Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi

No other anime lives up to its title like this one. Also as an adult I havnt related to an anime so deeply in quite a while so this was a treat. Working adults who date isnt expolred often but this anime is par for the course. This was my 2nd favorite rom-com of the season, mostly due to its strong leads and their ability to pull you into their relationship.The anime has plenty charm, nice comedic moments and the love story presented felt the most realistic, which is funny considering the ancient sprit ancestory the Mc and others have. Supporting characters love stories arnt expolred which is a shame, but they do their job pushin the main characters growth. I foud myself relating to the Himuro, which almost never happens,crowing him Best Boy. If you cant relate you may not enjoy it as much unfortunately. I guess this anime is only as deep as your emotional intelligence allows you to swim, and most of that comes with age and experience. Himuro's snow anxiety is the big theme and to some it gets old but not me.The animation mixes 2D and 3D effects masterfully and looks great.They do something with the eyes that Ive never seen before either. If youve seen “LOVE IS HARD FOR AN OTAKU” then youll enjoy this one too.

I'm giving "The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague" a "very good" but! there are some things i want to say. First and for most, the concept of this anime, is actually REALY cool, i enjoy it, it's unique. I enjoy, that his gimmick, is used as much as it is, i like that his emotions play a very big part in how his "power" is used. This was genuinely a great watch, but that's sadly where it ends, i know i'm giving this an 8, and if you watch it you'll see why i did. It's a lovely anime, that's easy going, and mainly no blueballing either. Sadly, the build up, is that she is his polar opposite, as in she is the heat to his cold. And that's hinted at only once, his frost stops at her, now that alone should and does show us that she is THE ONE. In of the last EP's, he does something so romantic for her, and it's not even warranting a kiss, or a confession. Like she is made to be such a smart women, and yet even when he does THAT she just says "wow das cool"... And the ending is also.. so meh? I mean i guess it can't always be the prince charming ending, that would get boring, but it's like, we all know they like each other quite tremendously, so why are we ending on that note? Idk this ending doesn't sit right with me, and as other reviews already said, the start went at highspeed, but towards the end, it felt so slow, so artificially slow :(

It'a kinda cute. Really. With that said, everything's sort of said. There isn't much more to the show. It's a pretty slow-paced, semi-entertaining show with a few unique features. The world is inhabited by Yokai, and our ML is essentially the child of a Snow Woman. Sounds interesting, doesn't it? Don't get your hopes up. The world is never really expanded. We know the ML has snow effects when he feels in love, nervous, scared, whatever. Like, his feet literally freeze up when he's nervous. It's pretty fun, but ultimately it's an overused gimmick with no real consequences. It sounds more interesting than it actually is. They use it as a 'cutesy' gimmick when they look into eachother's eyes and blush for like the hundredth time (without the FL ever realizing she's crushing for him). The biggest disappointment I have with the show is its lack of mature characters. We're in modern-day Japan and our protagonists are young adults entering the office worklife. They meet here. Despite that, the characters basically all have zero experience with love and lack the cognitive functions needed to go beyond being a twelve-year old kid. The FL is quiet and never realizes her feelings. The ML isn't much better. He often dawdles and doesn't know what to say or do. It's both endearing and aggrevating, as this is a show with adults. They're also super reserved and formal. It's not just them, all characters are. It's just kinda weird. The show isn't bad. Like I said, it's kinda cute. Kinda endearing. But for all its wonder of snow... by the end of it, you feel left with just a puddle.

Brief overview: Watch this if you have nothing else to watch. Story 6/10 So it's hard to give this story a rating as this animes mostly focus on the enjoyment. animation and characters to make it interesting and many of the settings does not give enough definitions. The story mostly sets in a office where all the characters are basically doing work and outside of work it emphasise on slice of life aspect around its surroundings. Most of the time its all about the snow guy thinking how cool her female colleague is by simply doing basic everyday life essentials. Characters 6/10 The character setting set's in a universe where there is two humans species doing normal office jobs and working alongside each other. One human group is the descendants from the Japanese folklores and the other are normal humans. Personality wise the characters are very plain. They don't have any explosive personality and most of the scene where a character should have some shock element added into the expression they didn't do anything to make the characters feel more enlightened which makes the series very dull because the characters for the most part are very plain or by the books standard . It's not done in a special way which makes the character feel generic. Animation 8/10 The animation did a very good job at drawing all the scenes. No scenes looks scribbled and everything looks clear and concise, but it doesn't take any risk to improve the animation further. However, one thing for sure is that the character is very well designed, it has a very simple yet elegant and satisfying art style. TLDR It's a simple story where a group of normal human workers are working office job alongside the descendants from Japanese folklore. Most of the time one character keeps thinking how cool another character is, but the characters feels very generic and doesn't have any personality that fits well within the genre. The animation is very good, but doesn't have that satisfying character movement like Bochi the rock or unique integrity in it. However, it does have a very beautifully designed characters.

This show is aimed pretty narrowly at people who want a low-energy office romance show where everybody acts like an adult. It's not encumbered by drama, it's not concerned about having a plot, its comedy is circumstantial and matter-of-fact. The soundtrack is downbeat and the characters are never on guard around each other to support the idea that you're supposed to be taking this show easy. It's about normal people hanging out and that's it. In all it's a pretty comfy package, if played a little too safe for its own good (maybe a lot too safe). As said, there is no plot to speak of and things end just about where they started. What you get is a slow drip of insight into the characters and the setting, which can be interesting but doesn't materially affect much. You find out this is a soft fantasy setting where everyone in the office reports to Buddha, the MC is a snowman on his mom's side, and one co-worker has deployable fox ears. Otherwise this is contemporary Japan and most people are still pretty normal and have normal problems to solve. From there the romance begins with the cast neatly subdivided into 3 couples who all have their own things going on. And that's where it stays for the whole series. On one hand the low stakes do make it easier to watch casually and enjoy it as a wind-down show, but on the other hand you could probably watch in random order and not miss anything. This is fine from a SoL angle but this kind of non-commitment does hurt it as a romance because there's no point to any of this if they can't decide whether they're in a relationship. It has the ongoing romance manga problem where it's too scared to break the status quo and potentially end the story, so it strings things along forever. Not a show-stopper but when people dislike the show this is probably what they're talking about. Most of the show is dialog so there's not much to talk about technically. There's no feats of animation happening here, although some interesting compositing is used to make the eyes a little more lively. It's not bad looking but most of the characters have the same deadpan stare all the time just because that's their personality. Some shots are recycled to the point where you wonder if you've already watched this episode before because it's the same set of exterior shots again. No obvious defects or mistakes, though. On the whole: I watched it, I didn't mind it. It's not a must-see show but it occupies its micro-niche of easygoing office romance well enough. Also the fox girl is voiced by Rudeus from Mushoku Tensei and you will never be able to un-hear it. The Rudeus voice even makes a cameo which is hysterical.

This may not satisfied someone who usually watch romance anime/ romantic genre, and that is me. It's still a typical anime, even though its type is 'slice of life', it much boring than Tada kun wa Koi wo shinai which I highly recommend. The plot seems unique as there are love stories between colleagues, and they are not human but some have special 'characteristic'. If you love peaceful, slow flow, slice of life anime, this one is definitely for you ^^. Although, this is just time-wasting for me, predictable, not too funny... hm kinda cute too, but not that interesting. If you are finding new romance anime in these year, I would recommend Mushikaburihime or Better Than I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss (this one is not an 8.0 but still it is more impressive and novel than Koori Zokusei Danshi).

TLDR Ver - It's one of those feel good animes that make you feel good, and nothing important happens. Not into it, but I can see the appeal. 5/10 Iyashikei - "A sub-genre of slice of life, portraying characters living out peaceful lives in calming environments, and is intended to have a healing effect on the audience." - Wikipedia Personally I'm not into this kind of anime but I gave this one a try and its the most Iyashikei anime that has ever Iyashikei in my life. Feels like a drag to watching, since the characters literally talk about nothing important. But, I found myself watching in every week for that feel good feeling. Even though nothing happens, the ending is kind of "controversial" and I'm not into the genre. I can easily see someone would like this anime and the whole Iyashikei sub-genre as a whole.