Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

I can’t stress enough how nice it is to get mature workplace relationships in anime. As I get older, I appreciate these stories a lot more and find them to be more relatable than the usual high school rom-coms. Ice Man and His cool Female Colleague was a really cute and fun ride throughout with loveable characters, good banter and some genuinely heartwarming moments . I fell in love with this show from episode 1. The art style is some of the best I’ve seen in the medium, the character designs are very clean and other than the Yokai aspect, the world feels real. It really does a good job of making us feel like we’re in the office with the cast and going about their daily lives with them. Story wise, it’s a very episodic series with the obvious intent being to get the main coupe together and have them bond over daily work/work events. It’s a slow burn story that takes a lot of pride in small incremental victories for the couple. Going on a date, amusement park, etc. Basically, don’t expect anything major. That said, the little cute moments in this show are satisfying, adorable and a great way to wind down after a long day. The cast is small in this anime, but that works in its favour as it allows the side characters to get plenty of shine over the course of 12 episodes. Every ship has cute moments and gets some shine. There’s really not much else to say on the show. What you see is what you get. It’s a cute, fun and wholesome watch with great art, a simple yet satisfying premise and great characters who you will instantly fall in love with. If you’re a romance fan or just an older anime fan who wants a mature and adult cast, this is for you. Ice Man and His Cool Female Colleague gets 10 snowmen out of 10.

The premise for this anime was promising but it fell flat for several reasons. The pacing is horrible. Episodes felt really padded out with filler. Character development feels like it moved at a glacial pace. Did i mention poor character development? 12 episodes in and it feels like things have barely changed. The MC and his love interest act so formally and awkward towards each other even after it seems like they have progressed. The fox woman keeps saying that they've "made progress" but I'm barely seeing it at all. They still behave like awkward teens around each other after an entire season. If you want character development you will be disappointed. Even the auxiliary characters feel underdeveloped, the other love plots barely get any air time and are equally underdeveloped after 12 episodes. The characters themselves feel a little dull and one dimensional. Everything we're shown is fairly surface level and it feels kind of depressing how muted and reserved everyone is. The MC's young sister is the only character that really approaches having any sort of interesting personality and she's barely featured. After the hundredth moment where the MC makes a mini blizzard, the gimmick gets stale. Yeah, we get it guys, the MC makes snow when he's emotional. There's nothing groundbreaking about this when his love interest seems to ignore it 99% of the time. The only reason i managed to binge this entire season is because I'm stuck recovering in bed from surgery. If i weren't, I'd have definitely thrown this in the trash after the second or third episode. If you're planning to watch all 12 episodes, set your expectations low or you will be disappointed.

Not too long ago, I came to the conclusion that most romantic comedies these days falls under several formulas: the girl falls for a guy or vice versa through certain circumstances, character growth follows for the two main leads, and eventually a narrative story that dives into their relationship. In truth, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague doesn't avidly avoid these type of writing although it adds additional elements to attract the viewers' attention. Based on the josei manga of the same name, it's delightful to realize that the cast consists of adult characters. It avoids the high school setting that adheres to every teenage drama imaginable. Instead, this anime takes place in an office environment where realistic circumstances brings together characters. The spicing on cake is the supernatural element, most humorously crafted with the icing on the cake. I do mean that in a literal way as our main male protagonist Himuro suffers from a case of freezing himself. Through emotions, he sometimes gets into a frenized state. The anime explores his emotions and feelings as he connects with other characters, most noticably his co-worker Fuyutsuki-san. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague takes a somewhat risk when adapting its premise because unlike standard rom-coms, it attempts to create a story that defies the logic of nature. Let's face it, a character getting frozen is not something we often see in romantic comedies too often. The same goes for youkai and fox spirits although one could argue that they exist more commonly by today's standards. Still, the anime does gets to a rough start with our two main characters having very similar personalities: stoic, reserved, yet also honest with each other. However, it is shown through Himuro's character that his outer apperance is more of an exterior that hides his timid side. Behind that face and personality is a shy man who is also a hopeless romantic. On the other hand, main female protagonist Fuyutsuki is much harder to read as she shows less emotions and avoids the gag of freezing herself. She's in much more control of her own emotions although throughout the show, we do see warmer sides of her. The character growth for both characters is a slow, and in some ways, a painful journey. I don't see this in a negative light but I'd also suggest viewers to keep their patience in check. Personally, I'm not the type of viewer that sticks around for an entire duration of a show to see if the two can even hold hands together. Among its character cast, not everyone has the similar stoic face as our protagonists. Characters such as Komori, Katori, and Yukimin are quite the opposite with their energetic personalities. The anime draws in animal motifs with supernatural features to further its gimmicks. Let me just say that this show attempts to balance out the colorful cast. Komori is a gold standard for bringing in the energy into the show. She displays an aura of playfulness and is never shy to be open about her feelings. Yet, the anime takes a very lighthearted approach to our character interactions, and rarely dives into a deep emotional drama. Even during heartfelt moments between Himuro and Fuyutuski, they are at most lighthearted with a feeling of gentle care. At this point, you're probably asking yourself if watching this rom-com is worth it for the story. After all, it falls under standard rom-com formulas and some episodes does put our cast into date-like scenarios. These include but not limited to amusement park date, going to the beach, shrine visits, and even Halloween theme contests. Common logic designates that the author wanted to bring our two main characters together as long as possible. It's everyday scenarios such as going to the amusement park together that allows people to bon. At its most basic form, the anime does a decent job at defrosting Himuro and Fuyutsuki's personaliteis. There are geninue moments when the two displays affections towards each other. Most viewers who sees these would interpret it as romantic but one could also it as a deeper connection. Nonetheless, the most important way to enjoy this show is how you approach it. The collective efforts of studio Zero-G and Liber ultimately gave us this rom-com with an unorthodox cast of characters. Judging on the technical quality, you won't be blown out of the water but will see the charm of character emotions. The most evident way to see this is the reactions of our main leads, such as Himuro blushing furiously when his emotions reaches its peak. The studio efforts made these characters react such ways to show their personalities as much as possible. Otherwise, the supernatural elements of the show feels like a letdown that overstayed its welcome. Trust me, the youkai and fox attributes quickly wears its magic off and brings little substance to the show overall. And also, there are lots of cat moments in this show, so I hope you like cats. It's no masterpiece for sure. In fact, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague hits some of the bare miminum themes for a romantic comedy. Yet, I do praise the author for daring to bring in some unnatural elements in an office environment with adolescents. Having finished this show, this definitely could've been better. You'd just have to limit your expectations with this one.

This show poses one really good food of thought: Wouldn't it be cool if people from ancestral spirits commune with one another just like the typical ordinary daily life, from work to home and hanging out together? It is that imaginative. If you thought that you're having a close resemblance of WotaKoi while watching this show, you're exactly right, though in some good and bad ways. This is mangaka Miyuki Tonogaya's Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi a.k.a The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, which is just Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii a.k.a Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, but fantastical like because of how the premise is set up. It's been close to 5 years since WotaKoi dressed up to the 9's towards the anime scene, and people still to this day, gush about its greatness in many a certain way, though not as much right now with how so many seasonal anime are pumped out these days. That said, if you are looking for a close alternative to WotaKoi through watching this show, hear me out before you make a decision. Adult-casted workplace series are a dime a dozen, but in context to this show, it's considering modern-day classics like WotaKoi, or even as far back as the Working!! a.k.a Wagnaria!! franchise back in the early 2010s. You might say it's just a narrative plot on how these are usually set up with the characters anchoring the series, and I can agree with you on that, though the execution depends on whoever you ask if it's either decent or not. Such is the case of this show here, which features people whose ancestors were spirits. The main couple (as you can tell) are dubbed the Ice Guy and the Cool Female Colleague: the Yuki-Onna a.k.a Snow Woman descendent Himuro and the regular human that is Fuyutsuki, with a calm and collected spirit. Himuro, for better or for worse, shows his feelings through snowstorms / blizzards: the stronger the blizzard, the greater the affection. The both of them were hired by the same company and starting off a new job, and it's the basis of this interaction that Himuro slowly falls in love with the somewhat oblivious woman who loves flowers and cats, and has a cat named Nyamero. You could say that she is a descendent of a cat spirit, and I'd like to believe so that she is just the calm and cool human that she is, just hanging around with the bunch of regular and spirit-descendent humans. Himuro has a younger sister named Yukimin, and she is the idol streamer that has her fanbase as well, though she lives off with her seemingly innocent older brother. The side cast of the show are also what makes and breaks the series, and I'm just both glad and disappointed that they were not shown much to create the same diversity and effect as WotaKoi does, or maybe it's that I input in myself a modest expectation going into this show. Like the main duo, there are both regular and spirit-descendent humans: the typical Saejima, the playful Fox spirit Komori, the outlandish Phoenix spirit Katori and the manager Otonashi, and not forgetting their department boss and company president, which as you've guessed it, is also a spirit-descendent of the Buddha and the Nurarihyon (yokai). Saejima is a sharp guy, and Komori's the playful woman, so these two are peas in a pod of self-awareness, especially since they are close towards Himuro and Fuyutsuki, with the former being lovestruck whenever Fuyutsuki appreciates him at every corner to let them have their own lovey-dovey scene. For Katori and Otonashi, I love how Katori is this unhinged man shining like a star at everything, owing to his Phoenix descendent traits, while Otonashi is just playing along with his traits like a mother caring for a child. I especially loved how WotaKoi got the side cast formula right the first time, so being full of expectations and looking towards this show for the exact same, I quickly learned that shows like these need the side cast for the series to perform at its best, and though WotaKoi aced the execution, this show was mild on that portion, choosing to bias for the main couple instead. That's not to say that the main couple are uninteresting, because they really are forging the humans, both typical and spirit-descendent together in its own way, which I am totally fine with the interactions of the character cast. But the diversity of the side cast is just as equally important, and somehow this show missed the mark, at least for me. You can love or hate it the same way it's presented here. The production side is an interesting one to say the least. A collaboration between Zero-G and Liber, it's a decent effort for a rather rom-com like adaptation that has its moments, especially with Himuro's constant blizzarding and snowman-ing of feelings objected towards the people around him. Even more so, the staff are not really that known for their prowess in such a show like this. Director Mankyuu kinda suffered a long drought where he didn't direct anything else other than the iD@LMASTER franchise of SideM and Cinderella Girls, and this was way back before the 2020s. Scriptwriter Tomoko Konparu last worked on last year's Love All Play, before then also suffering the same drought where shows like Nil Admirari no Tenbin and Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi were the rage back in Spring 2018. This is Miyako Kanou's first time doing character design work, before all of her prowess in the animation space as mainly key and more recently directorialship, and it's got a style that I kinda quite like though. Music composer Ruka Kawada helmed shows like the Kiniro Mosaic and Gochuumon franchises a few years back, and you can quite tell that it was definitely geared for a more girlish-centric OST since this manga was made for the Josei a.k.a adult woman demographic. In many a sense, there's not really that much to direct this towards its best, but all the effort here shows that they just need to do a good work, and they did it. The music here is what I'll give praise to the show about. Takao Sakuma's "Frozen Midnight" for the OP is very catchy, alluring and comforting to the musical senses, and I would say that it's one of the better OPs of the season, in a slew of not a lot of standouts. This is the same for Nowlu's ED Rinaria, which after coming off from last season's "Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.", has struck gold again with a song that's lovely with the tunes, as it is to listen to no end. Overall, for a show, which Crunchyroll advertises as the "heartwarming workplace where a snowy-white romance blows in like a blizzard", I definitely didn't feel like the descendent of the Cupid that constantly gets my heart love-shot for rom-com shows like these. If anything, the show tries to play it safe since it's coming off from the manga, and this is a safe show where you could just pick it up and relax to, no problems at all. It's just that you have to manage your expectations for this show being a lesser WotaKoi, but yet with the same amount of whimsical fun that only this show has its flex on the docket. It's a decent chill pill, but hey, you may like it.

im not even active on this terrible site anymore but since I know yall are gonna do this show disservice here I am [sighs]. this show isnt revolutionary, it probably isnt even a satisfying romance to many. what it does offer however, is a cute concept and lovely characters. the vibe of this show could be described in one word: relaxing. watching this is easy and doesnt require you to be in a certain mood. the color palette is pleasant and the soundtrack is decent enough. I do have some issues with the art and animation. at times their faces looked weird and disproportionate, movements felt stiff. it was obvious that there wasnt a big budget to work with. BUT they still made it look decent so I cant complain. the manga for this is one of my favorite works out there so I highly recommend it. it has amazing art so please check it out! theres barely any josei anime adaptions out there to begin with and they often dont get the treatment they deserve. I hope this anime opens doors for more josei adaptations.

I am SOOOOOO tired of animes being marked as romance yet they never end up together or even kiss, the idea was unique and could have been cute had they actually ended up together and we saw them date for the first time and all that but instead it's just about two coworkers having crushes on each other and never ending up together. Sure maybe it had a second season they planned on doing but most romance animes never do have a second season so why bother marking it as romance. Lastly what in the world is up with him being a kid when he is hot? ??? He catches a fever and becomes a child which then has a weird scene that gives pedo vibes where he falls on top of her and she is blushing looking at him like she is about to kiss him AS A CHILD!!!!!

The reality is that the story seemed good, but it didn't get anywhere, they cut the manga everywhere, the manga is very bad, the story seemed good because of the characters, but a very bad outcome, a very bad anime, a horrible story and a Horrible ending, I don't know why I saw it complete... It's terrible, even the manga is bad, it doesn't close a story, one file ends and the other file doesn't continue. Fuyutsuki-san is beautiful, but the story is bad the panda is good but the story is lousy, I thought I was going to see a more adult romance, they are young, but nothing. La realidad que la historia parecia buena, pero no llego a ningun lado, cortaron el manga por todos lados, el manga es malisimo, la historia parecia buena por los personajes, pero muy mal desalance, un anime muy malo, una historia horrible y un final espantoso, no se porque lo vi completo... es malisimo hasta el manga es malo, no cierra una historia, un file termina y el otro file no continua. Fuyutsuki-san es hermosa, pero la historia es mala la panda es buena pero la historia es malisima, pense que iba a ver un romance mas adulto, son jovenes, pero nada.

Another one of those, cool premise, snooze execution, gotta coin a term for this case, it's becoming more and more common, got my dopamin all high for measly pay off, it's just unwatchable with how uninspiring it is. you read the first line? That's it, the rest is rant I feel like if you're not at least a little bit unhinged and willing to write out of pocket characters then you shouldn't write a story reliant on characters, boring people shouldn't write character driven stories, Every other character feels like they're cardboard cutouts of the next, it's a talent truly, turning the romance tag into something so detached from the romance, and let's face it, romance alone can't be, it needs something to nudge the story, comedy, thriller, mystery, drama, GIVE ME SOMETHING. This one right here? You got my blessings, skip it, time is relative and with this anime every episode felt like a 48 hour chore, the premise can only carry the story so much when everytime the protagonist opens her mouth to speak she sounds like an encyclopedia, her quirk is being the main character, that's it, it's like watching aliens with autism, the story boarding is so rigid, the dialogues are very lame, the story is so eh, the leads have no chemistry, there aren't even heart jolting moments.

Can a Yuki Onna descendant get a cold? Of course not. The thought alone is ridiculous! - Almost as ridiculous as the whole show. It started out interesting with our maincast being a group of human office workers mixed in with supernatural beings. And this is were it stopped being interesting. They did next to nothing with the supernatural element of the show. This could have potentially been very interesting to learn about the quirks of those supernatural descendants, but it was mostly used as a background animation, nothing more. There was no attempt to create some kind of conflict between the normal humans and the supernatural ones. This could have been a fun show about a romance that conquers the differences between the two races and maybe misconceptions about each other, but it just went nowhere. The main character calls forth a minor snow storm about three times an episode but nothing is done with it. Not some malfunction of the equipment, not a cleaning lady that is fed up with him or something besides the "hey, you're snowing again". After a few episodes I was as bored of it as the main girl seemed to be for 90% of the show. Also the romance went absolutely nowhere. As innocent as both characters were it felt like watching a romance about grade schoolers, not young adults that joined the work force and go to a drinking party. The main character has been in love for a year by the end of the season and he is as close to a relationship with the girl as Myanmar is to a healthy economy. It will probably take another 5 seasons for any of the two to confess their feelings and another 3 for their first kiss. To me it was pretty much a waste of time and I'm still struggling between a 3 or 4/10.

WHY HAS NO ONE TALKED ABOUT THIS??? When I first watched the trailer, it was like I was finally watching something that was made for me, the target audience. I really liked this anime, it was just so pure and innocent and especially for an adult romance anime. The animation is gorgeous, the characters at times can be bland and boring but there are other characters that do show off pretty colours. The romance part is also nothing particularly new but that doesn't bother me. I do wish there were more episodes and I do so badly want a season 2. I do wish that people talked about this more but it was unfortunately outshined by Dangers in my Heart, Kubo-san Won't Let Me Be Invisible and My Love Story with Yamada-kun at level 999 which are all good romance anime out of this year. But I do wish that this one was talked about more. Give it a watch and just enjoy. It's very cutesy.

the anime are not bad at all, but, dont have any reason to watch this, its just a lost of time its just boring, start boring, end boring. the anime dont have desnecesary fan service, and i like this in the anime, the desing of the caracters are nice, but that was the good points, dont have any other the desing are really good, but the animation is average the history, just doesnt exist, its a sequence of fillers the caracters development, dont exist too, the fox girl say a thousand time "wow, they are progressing", but we barelly can see any development on the protagonists the world constrution its nice at the begging, but doesnt have any development the caracters doesnt are bad, but they are boring, like everything there its just boring people, in a boring world, making boring things in a boring way

The best realistic adult romance anime out there. And one of the best romance anime in general. It doesn't have much comedy, nor overly animated scenes, but have some of the realest story romance by far! Though the premise of a supernatural being falling in love in normal working environment might sound like a bit fantasy, this romance anime is one of the MOST REALISTIC romance anime so far. It feels really real and wholesome, and just and joy to watch and put smiles on your face the whole time. Though one downside for some people is that their romance progress is so little to be made, it's still an enjoyable show. Also not to mention their are also many romance dynamic in the casts as well, not just the MCs. Category ratings: - Animation : 10/10 (In term of romance anime) (the characters movement, their eyes and actions is really well made and real) - Sounds and OST : 10/10 (the OP and ED is one of the best this season + the OST really get the mood and vibe going, in a nut shell, the ost really made it feel like those tom&jerry ost chase scenes, but in romance version instead) - Story and Telling : 7/10 (it's slow pace, not for everyone, but easy to follow) - Characters : MID/10 (the side characters personallity are just add in for comedic effects, and not impact story much) Overall : 9/10 for me (for the romance genre)

I don’t write reviews on MAL often, if at all, since, at the end of the day ratings shouldn’t really matter; however, I think Ice Guy is an exception that deserves a fair and honest review. MAL reviews tend to review anime like all anime should be a generation defining masterpiece, I will be upfront and say that Ice Guy isn’t that. Not at all. But what Ice Guy is though, makes the anime worth watching! What Ice guy is aiming to do: be a nice fluffy rom com with an adult cast of loveable/interesting characters, it does well. Characters/Story: I can’t stress how much I love that this show has an adult cast, it’s such a nice change of pace compared to the run of the mill high school romances we get every season and the older I get, the more I appreciate a story set outside of that setting. The character interactions are warm, cute, and funny – which I think is the main highlight to this show. You fall in-love with the characters. The characters in Ice Guy are beautifully done character design wise and all the outfits they wear are such a nice touch. The supernatural aspect of the show, with some of the characters being descendants of spirits makes for an interesting twist to the usual office romance, but the show doesn’t rely on it as a crutch. In-fact, especially in later episodes I thought the small additions to how Himuro-kun expresses himself was a great touch & added to the story. There isn’t anything huge that happens in this story! It is a slow burn, based around slice of life everyday happenings, so in that sense I’d temper your expectations – however, it is not a boring watch by any means. All the romances in the story get their chance to shine, and I think that’s another great aspect of the show – do I wish certain romances were explored further? Yes! But I hope a season two, if it ever comes to fruition solves that issue. The story does feel incomplete, but the source material isn’t done yet so that makes sense – but I think that’s a big weak point story wise. Animation: I don’t think Studios Liber & Zero-G had much budget to do this show, however, even with that limited budget I think they made the show look fairly amazing. The environments are warm, and they do immerse you into the world of the show. There are random episodes where the quality does seem to drop a bit, but I guess that’s expected. The eye animations they did in this show were great, and super expressive. I think this is one of the strongest aspects in the animation department. TLDR: Is this going to be a life changing watch? No. But is it nice to put on after a long day at work? Oh. 100% yes. If you want a warm, fuzzy, cute romance with an adult cast of characters, I think Ice Guy is the anime for you.

I found this anime to be a relax and fun anime to watch when you just want something simple. This is a slow burn romance, so when though we as the viewers know their feelings early on, but things progress slowly. This slow progress is because of how the main characters personality, so it will feel weird if it was rushed. But I wanted either one of them to confesse their love in the end. This anime is based on a manga and the manga is ongoing and has six volumes, so I understand why since the anime was short.I wanted to hear more of the main girl's inner monologue. I want a season 2, but I don't know if that will ever happened.

What happens when the descendant of a snow woman meets an 'ice queen'? A quite wholesome experience packed with snowmen, cats, and ...Buddha? The show mostly revolves around Himuro and Fuyusuki around the office they work at, along with a few other co-workers, as they go on business trips, holiday retreats, or even get up to mischief at the office. The other co-workers are also paired as potential relationships, and are fairly entertaining and likable. There are also other descendants of other myths pop up during the show, so the show's interesting premise doesn't go to waste with just one character being special. The show is overall a simple feel-good anime, has a really pretty coloring and design, and the OP/ED are very nice. 7/10 experience

Honestly was bored watching this series. I kept waiting for something to happen between the two leads, but the characters kept getting more and more ridiculous. The supporting characters did nothing to really make the plot more interesting or FOIL the mail characters. I thought the character development among all characters could have been deeper and more creative. I understand why people would find this anime cute, but since the plot and characters are not particularly interesting, it's really just cute as a concept. I've watched a lot of anime in this genre, and this was a disappointment. Nothing seriously questionable and not terrible, just not good.

I like this because the romantic story between Fuyutsuki and Himuro which is not rushed but is able to make the audience, especially me, flutter when they see them, I really like them both T-T Don't forget that the story of the side characters is no less interesting, I like them all. The story is also light and sometimes there are some character moments like when Himuro was shy about Fuyutsuki and caused snow to suddenly come which I thought was funny >_< I'm quite interested in stories that contain mythological themes like this I really hope there will be a season 2!! I want to see Himuro and Fuyutsuki again!!

The premise is really quite simple. An "ice" guy meets this girl who helps him on his way to his first day at a new job. Surprise, she also is starting her new job at the same place. Ensue romance. There's nothing that really stands out as being bad about this anime, but that doesn't mean it should qualify as "good". It has it's cute moments and I really liked that we got another romance among adults, but it's really just an ok romance. I appreciated that there was essentially no drama and they really only focused on the romance and some of the emotion part of this story. The characters are the best part about this show, but it kindof feels like we've only had some superficial character writing and development. There are parts of the characters that are really cute and make the show somewhat worthwhile, but nothing about their personalities or really any part of their stories is anything special. Pacing is fine, about what you expect in this genre. Animation was a little lackluster, without looking I would assume this story is based on a LN just based on the animation and character designs and that's really how this comes across. Audio was just kinda meh, super forgettable in VA and music. So. Characters: 7/10. Pace: 5/10. Animation: 4/10. Audio 4/10. Enjoyment: 7/10. Overall: 6/10. I rounded up to an overall of 6 because I like the snowmen but really this anime is just average. This is the kindof story where I really would rather just read a cliff-notes/spark-notes version that would probably be identical to 70% of romance stories anyways.

“The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague” is what happens when someone has a cool (pun unintended) idea, pretty well execution and yet still manages to create a cringy annoying af relationship dynamic. We follow the ventures of two people. A descendant of a snow woman - Himuro, who isn’t good at controlling his powers and often creates snow and ice related phenomena when he’s overwhelmed with emotions, and a human woman - Fuyutsuki, who works with him. For 12 episodes we watch them work, interact with their coworkers, getting close to each other, witnessing the tension between them rise only to… get absolutely nothing out of it. The show even gives You a pretty big F-U by mocking the monomyth - ending the show in the exact same place it started. Let’s look at our main duo: Himuro - basically the viewer's avatar. We experience the world and plot mainly from his perspective. He is a descendant of Yuki-onna - a yokai from japanese folklore who is known for a beautiful visage and wandering during a snowstorm to drain weary travellers of their life force, breaking into people's homes to freeze the inhabitants and sometimes (depending on the region) she also has some motherly virtues. Most of her traits depend on the region the story is told. So yeah… pretty awesome lineage if You ask me. As for Himuro, he is calm and mostly collected on the outside, but inside he's like a pubescent teenager, often screaming with joy in his inner voice. As most anime protagonists he also lacks anything that could be considered a personality. He’s just nice and kind. That’s it. Despite having a childish and almost exalted inner life he doesn’t let it show. The only “hint”, and I use this term loosely, is the fact that when emotions get the better of him, he unwillingly creates a variety of snow or ice related phenomena. Those vary from having literally frozen feet, to whole body freezing, a localised snow storm and even creating diamond dust. There is something alluring with the contrast between his inner and outer self. The problem is his childish persona becomes annoying pretty fast, like by episode 2 I had just enough of it. As a character he’s an awesome idea with a very mediocre execution. Fuyutsuki - the human girl who befriends (and a bit more) Himuro. She’s the second protagonist of the show and there are moments when we witness the plot from her perspective. Unlike Himuro she doesn’t have a contrasting inner life. She’s basically what You see is what You get. She’s calm and collected on the outside and on the inside. That said, she's not heartless. She’s a very compassionate person who cares about people around her and often goes out of her way to help Himuro. She does have an obvious soft spot for him but is so inexperienced with close relations that she’s unable to name her own feelings. That’s her annoying part. Despite obvious actions and even the ability to verbalise her feelings (granted her understanding of them is a bit lacking so she doesn’t interpret them as romantic) she acts like a complete moron aka the way to artificially prolong the moment our dynamic duo will finally confess their romantic feelings for eachother. The show serves 4 supporting characters (yes, 2 more pseudo romantic pairs) who are boring af. They are flat cliches that You find in any romcom. I can stomach Komori and Saejima but Katori and Otonashi are totally pointless. Good thing that the latter two aren’t seen all that often. But when they are… god… I just wanted to fast forward to not have to suffer their existence. They are by far the worst written pair of the show and if someone were to erase them the show would be better for it. That said, Komor and Saejima aren’t all that great by any means. One has a crush on the other but the show won’t let them do anything about it because.. Reasons? That said, they annoy me a little less than our main cast's interactions. Just a little. When it comes to the writing the show blows his load in the first episode. The most original part is the coexistence of humans and descendants of yokai. The problem is that apart from Himuro’s blizzards, the show doesn’t really do anything with that setting. There isn’t any drama about it, no conflict, nothing. You work with an angsty Sub-zero wannabe and that’s just another day at the office. I’m not saying there is something inherently wrong with it, but why create such an awesome universe if You’re not going to utilise it? As it stands the show would probably work equally well if You’d change Himuro’s yokai powers with some kind of psychological issue. Maybe a gynophobia like it was in “Mayo Chiki” or if You want something less cliche use asperger syndrome or BPD. The show would lose absolutely nothing if You did. Actually, now that I think about it a BPD character could work even better. Another thing is that despite having an adult cast they still have pretty childish interactions. The will-they-won’t-they dynamic is basically the same as in any teen romcom. Yes, they are pretty open with how they feel (apart the romantic part) about each other and have no problem in telling how much they cherish each other but that’s about it. They do nothing with it. Even someone as dense as I am, when it comes to real life romance, would get the point. Especially after what happens in the last two episodes. Thanks to that the show overstays it’s welcome. At some point (for me it was episode 5 or 6) the show stops being interesting because You know it will go nowhere. You already know who has a crush on who and You know that it will just revel in its own romcom status quo bullshit. In a show with competent writing we would have at least 2 dating couples by episode 9. In this show we have… people who despite having desires do nothing about it. The most painful part is that they have zero excuses about why they do what they do. Unless all of them are psychopaths who think “Love is War” is a manual and not a comedy the writer is just incompetent. That said… I did get some enjoyment from the show. Yes… it overstays its welcome… a lot. Probably more than even “The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten”, it is entertaining for the first few episodes. If You can forgive and forget the blue balls ending it serves and You don’t give much importance to writing I think You can find this show worthwhile. It's just that I can't really recommend it with a clear conscience

Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi anime has been one of an experience. First of all, I’m so glad it aired in winter 2023 season because considering the season and the anime name, it really imparted warmth instead. As for the show, if you’re into shoujosei then you’re going to love it a lot but if you aren’t into those demographics then it’s probably going to bore you due to the pacing etc. So do take a note of that. Anyways I loved it and if I were to say then it has the vibe of wotakoi (kind of). Just the vibe, nothing else tbh as wotakoi had better animation, budget and pacing etc. So if you watch it with expectations of it being similar to wotakoi then you’ll be disappointed. The best thing about this show is there is literally no drama no love triangles, just wholesomeness. This surprisingly had a supernatural element wherein certain characters are descendants of mythical beings and channel their emotions based on their ancestors powers. For example, the ml, himuro is a descendent of Yuki-onna (snow women) so depending on his state of emotions etc he’d end up causing a blizzard etc. So these elements made it very intriguing. The fl fuyutsuki is a normal person (tsundere probably) and she accepts himuro for who he is so their chemistry sets off and the anime is just them chilling out. Himuro’s kansai-ben was such a treat especially whenever he went “mecchaaa-kawaiiiiii” along with a blizzard and a shamisen (I guess) bgm. I adored those parts so much! There isn’t even a process of them falling in love or confessions and stuff because they already are or rather they don’t care labelling their emotions. You won’t see them mulling over stuff like oh does he//she like me or how do I confess etc. They just seem married to everyone including the viewers…it is great in that sense. The animation was great but I think around the middle I felt as if they weren’t showing much expressions at all, at first it definitely seemed cool but later it did feel stagnant. This series is not something you’d want to binge watch as you might get bored at times since they’re just chilling, watching movies, hanging out with colleagues so nothing unique there….but if you watch it like any slice of life anime then you’ll enjoy it! The manga chapters are quite short so in that sense the anime was well adapted to form a cohesive storyline. But I’d prefer the manga since I feel they’re more expressive there and it’s a short read so quite enjoyable too. Overall I would rate it a 7 or 8 depending on whether you’re binge watching it (7) or watching at a slow pace (8). Considering the open-ended ending I wonder if there will be a season 2 (since manga is not over I believe) but it’ll be great if they do make one :-)