Debu to Love to Ayamachi to!

This will be a bit offensive, but... let's be honest, if someone does a review about an anime, but only displays hatred towards it's art style or main character or even just the animation quality, sorry to say, I have to say you're the problem, not the anime! If you're criticizing based on those little things, don't forget, these reviews are for criticizing the anime as a whole package, not for criticizing the animation studio or the author by themselves! Why did I start like that? well, I know, many would hate this series simply because of unobjective reasons, like, let's be honest, I too hate how Himeko acts that makes me want to kill her myself, BUT, the story as a whole package, I must say, is rich in detail, or rather, emotionally complex. From early episodes, it was clear that it's going that way, as in, I already noticed that the "comedy" part is a mislead, since it felt somehow depressing from the start, with lots of suspicious characters showing up, to an end of a season (i do hope there's a 2nd season on this) that makes me start questioning (again) about life and humanity. That might sound like I'm exaggerating things but, as far as the season goes... well, the easiest way to say it is, if you do end up watching it, try to understand the background story and the emotional states of each character there to get what I'm talking about.

Plus-sized Misadventures in Love was a uniquely fun and heartwarming show that could have easily been 10/10 for me if the story hadn’t ended completely unanswered. Yumeko is the protagonist, and her uplifting attitude and body positivity are so refreshing! Especially considering that anime still doesn’t showcase different shapes and sizes of women. She is a wonderful MC, someone you can’t help rooting for, and I truly would love to have someone like her as a friend. The other characters in the show were all pretty well-fleshed out and likable...except for one. Rikka. And for me, she was someone who truly needed more backstory and character building. Though I don’t want to give away spoilers regarding her, so I’ll leave it at that. As for the romance, while I did enjoy the relationship that flourished between Yumeko and Keisuke, it was rather PG throughout most of the story, despite them being adults. One of the things I love about adult love stories is that it typically means more maturity; however, this pairing felt very juvenile. Though, despite that, I did still love them together, even if what we got was more platonic than romantic. Moving to the plot. Each episode had me guessing: what really happened to Yumeko? I was itching to know what fate she endured to end up with her amnesia. What really happened with the group of suspects that were there that night, too? I thoroughly expected the final episode to finally unravel the tangle of mystery and reveal what had transpired prior to and during that night. And yet...we weren’t given anything. Even more, I thought Yumeko’s memories would finally return, and we could see her side of past events... Again, nothing. Even more perplexing is that it’s not as if this leaves off on a clear cliffhanger that makes it seem as though Season 2 will give us the answers we’re looking for. So, I’m not entirely certain whether we will find out - or - if the writers are just going to move forward into other avenues. Which would be pretty disappointing, as the murder mystery part of this show was its most engaging facet. Overall, I did love and recommend this anime, but I just wish they had properly ended the original arc prior to the next season. It was not only unsatisfying to end everything unresolved, but in my opinion, it was a disservice to viewers who watched all twelved 12 epsiodes, wondering and waiting for answers that never actually arrived.

Massive waste of time. The premise is good and the main character is cute but there's close to zero main plot progression. The only major reveal is whether the main guy is single or not. That's it. The only question regarding the main plot that someone who only watched episode one couldn't asnwer that someone who watched all 12 could. What lead to the main characters "accident" isn't revealed. There is no confession or any romantic progress past the first few episodes. This anime frankly shouldn't have been made while the manga is still ongoing. They didn't even have enough material for 12 episodes, the final half of the final episode is a flashback montage.

Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love! - That's certainly one way to do a rom-com, by having a man deal with a plus-sized, self-claimed beauty that hides a rather dark secret within. For far too long, we've been graced with rom-coms, or even more romances in general, that feature the handsome young men and their pretty and beautiful young women as their partners, that it feels as if romantic and/or comedy-focused authors just want to helm unique traits that make their series special to begin with, either follow the trend or go off on their own path that they can crash and burn at the seams. So why not do something for a change that still emits the fundamentals of the genre combination but in a bizarre way? If you thought of a way to do so, then I've got quite the series for you to check out, by being in the POV of a rather fat girl and still pursuing love like any other ordinary woman through stereotypical means. This is mangaka Mamakari's lone series, Debu to Love to Ayamachi to! a.k.a. Plus-sized Misadventures in Love!, a show where even plus-sized girls can get the attention of everyone, even the guy in question, in a sweet rom-com deal. A near-death experience for a fat girl that almost feels as if she could've lost her life at any second, only to repeat the stereotypical Isekai reincarnation trope of waking up and realizing that she's in another world, she's so...not there, but back to the same world she lives in, but with a severe case of amnesia to forget who she was back then? Then welcome to the life of Yumeko Koda, who was once branded as the fat girl with an ugly face, only to "turn a new leaf" with her self-boasting that her plus-sized self is deemed worth the attention of not just herself, but also the people around her, and that obese girls can be pretty too. From a depressed state to a hyper-positive attitude that no trouble can faze, Yumeko exudes (and I mean EXUDES) positivity with her fatso charms that it almost feels bizarre seeing the combination of the two that often, if not, ever rarely goes well. Take, for example, the office environment that she works in for a food company, where colleagues are typical as they come with their selfish, self-serving demands, as are her colleagues Saki Tamai, Yutaka Shigemori, and Masahiko Hosoi, who see her make a radical 180-degree transformation from the slump who's full of unique ideas to this wholesome girl for whom negativity is not a word in her vocabulary. Despite some jealousy drama from the office partner that sits beside her, Saki Tamai can look and be quite the figure due to her annoying positive personality. Somehow, Yumeko is not just being full of herself but also showing the people who thought both positively and negatively around her that she's just like them: someone whose positive-thinking charm is just that infatuating to enjoy. Regardless of who she was in her past life, Yumeko definitely lived the high life with her new comeback. However, since this is a rom-com of all things, the man of choice...is always the handsome Ikemen, and Keisuke Yuki is definitely one of them. The young vice-president of Yumeko's company, his rather surprising reclusion to the nearby park around the office to hang out on his own due time, and his meeting with Yumeko truly turn heads at how such rom-com mechanics could work like that, and if there's a positive outcome from it, both Keisuke and Yumeko can definitely come to be close friends, but not lovers. That's because deep within the recesses of either of them lies an attempted murder-suicide mystery that connects the two, as well as key figures within and outside their company that engages the rather negative attention of detectives who have come to pursue this case, as it potentially links who Yumeko was then and now. In retrospect, as frenzied as it looks, you can always trust Yumeko to always engage conflicts hands-down and change the face of the tide, even when the cases severely impact her supposedly amnesiac condition to think that she and her centralized "lover"'s relationship could be jeopardized by past events that could potentially haunt her for eons to come, thanks in part to the participation of the police through Detective Motoki Minami and his assistant, Shunzaburou Tanigawa. And yes, I know what you're thinking...Yumeko's positivity CAN truly drive people insane, but that's what got her support group in the first place to "magically" turn hearts towards her, for better or for worse. You make the decision deciphering that. If you've told me that this was animated by Marvy Jack, the same studio that absolutely wrecked Nanatsu no Taizai, a.k.a. Seven Deadly Sins, with its production on Seasons 3 and 4 (with Studio Deen), one look at this, and it really doesn't show any traces of that infamy at all. This is quite the shocking surprise, as even with most 3rd-rate studios, Marvy Jack CAN actually produce something, even if on a tight budget, of decency! I would've chalked it up to a low-tier budget Studio Deen, but regardless, my perception of Marvy Jack has changed for the better, even if by a tiny bit of sliver and hope. The music is just as wack as it comes, though it's of the decent kind. The OST really shines, intertwining between the happy-go-lucky and serious moments that the series tends to navigate back and forth, and this is not easy at all when this show has two sides of the Yin and Yang spectrum—happiness against regret. It's a shame that while Gang Parade's OP is kind of decent in spots, this will (potentially) be their last Anisong, as they're due to disband from next year onwards, and I hope nothing but the very best for them. And me being a stan for Yuuma Uchida songs, it comes as no surprise that I would like his ED greatly. To say that Debu to Love to Ayamachi to! a.k.a. Plus-sized Misadventures in Love! is a series that explores the rom-com genre in an unorthodox manner is truly underselling it. The positivity side can be quite the cumbersome affair, listening to Yumeko just ranting on why the people around her are always negative to influence her newly "positive thinking!" attitude, and the negativity side is quite the writing brilliance that positivity could be accounted for in the darkest of days when all hope seems lost. But as a whiplash altogether? It seems like a contrivance...that it ultimately depends on you taking the series as it is, either for or against you.

Deeply upbeat light drama. Its generally a light screwball comedy, but also deals with some deeper messaging about relationships, grief and mindset. While its comedy is fairly hit and miss, the characters are generally both likeable and have an underlying sense of self and logic which drives the drama. Its also quite deft at pivoting between tones. Its focus on a larger protagonist is novel, and plays into the shows message about how attitude can be important. However, the fact that the protagonist is large and unattractive is also a constant source of jokes so its a mixed bag if thats the appeal. On the other hand, the adaptation doesn't get far enough into the material to solve any of the shows mysteries. As a standalone, therefore, its not that worthwhile. It also ends on a clip show, which is bizarrely awful.

Really enjoyed this but the moral of this story is something that leaves me very conflicted and takes the story from just having human contradictions to simply being inconsistent. On the positive side, the humor of the show is great and the overall message through the arc of our main character is fantastic, as well as the way they handled the self hatred she had for herself before being handled with the utmost care... Problem is that every other issue is handled very poorly, and not in a way that just ruins the narrative but in a way that goes beyond irresponsible. There are some characters that outright betray others, engage in cheating and even do some pretty dark things that I can't mention without spoiling... AND THE SHOW REDEEMS THEM. It even has our MC say that even if the guy she's crushing on has done said things, she doesn't care. In a show that captured me in the beginning with its positive message, that thing alone brought down the entire thing for me and leaves me with dictionary definition mixed feelings. It's still enjoyable, but it's hard to recommend this without a disclaimer...

Okay, this is a fine watch. I definitely recommend people to watch this as the plot itself does have its interesting elements. BUT, I also want to mention that it does leave A LOT of questions unanswered. So, I'm really hoping for a 2nd season where it will finally further explore the mystery behind the character's backgrounds! (If I knew this was going to happen, I would've just waited for a possible 2nd season...) Now I haven't bothered reading other people's reviews, but I'm probably guessing one of them is about the animation?? I do agree that the animation is quite...lacking and simple. The way Yumeko has been drawn especially her side profile, really irritates me cause her profile itself is drawn just fine. Anyways, it's watchable and if this overall was a turn off, I would've dropped it without hesitation. Also I really like Yumeko! That positive and self-confident personality is something to admire for! You can say her personality was also one that kept me going in the series. It's definitely a different take and I actually applaud the original for coming out with this because I feel in this day and age, this series goes against current society view of beauty standards especially ones that are extremely toxic. I hope this short review helps with deciding whether or not to watch this anime. I for one might have a hard time coming back to watch this if there is no 2nd season, but if there is I'm more than happy to give this a rewatch in hopes for questions to be answered!

An anime that doesn't try to sell you on obesity as something positive. It aims for something simpler: simply love yourself. The anime is good and has a solid story. It's not the best story you'll ever see, but it's good enough to keep you engaged for all 12 episodes. We have a girl who gets a second chance at life after an accident that left her with amnesia and a personality change. Added to this is the mystery of who tried to kill the protagonist in the incident. Two things happen here: one that can only be told from the viewer's personal experience, and the other where one can be objective and neutral. Let's start with the first part. Yumeko Koda, the protagonist, is an overweight girl who attempted suicide. She survives but suffers from retrograde amnesia, which alters her personality. The new Yumeko is an overly positive girl who genuinely loves her body and feels beautiful. The series isn't telling you that the girl is pretty and you have to love her for it. It's telling you that she's comfortable with her body and with who she is. This is where I say it depends on the viewer's personal experience. If you've never struggled with being overweight, or if you did, lost weight, but dislike that version of yourself, then you're not going to like the anime. The anime isn't trying to be an anti-fatphobia message or anything like that. It simply shows a girl confident enough to love herself despite everything. That confidence is what bothers many people because they think it's a bad way to live, given their experiences. As someone who is currently losing weight, I can tell you that this anime, FOR ME, was like a band-aid on an emotional wound. The anime tries to tell you that loving yourself isn't wrong. This shouldn't be confused with the message that being overweight is okay. Yumeko loves to eat and has no intention of losing weight. We can all agree that this isn't healthy, but at the same time, it's not a wrong way to live because we can't dictate other people's lives. Her message is simple: live the way that makes you feel best. Many people can't handle other people's happiness, especially if they don't look like "a normal person" should. The part where we can be objective is the story. The mystery is good enough to make you think of new theories at the end of each episode. It's a mystery that tries to tell you that appearances are deceiving. That those you see as good and kind can have a dark side, while people who usually seem tough can have a gentle side. The anime plays with appearances while incorporating them as pieces of its central mystery. Many times, you'll end up more interested in the mystery than in Yumeko's life because there isn't much to explore in the new Yumeko. The anime has many motivational messages tied to the "love yourself" ethos. It's a powerful message, but one that isn't always well-received. It's an anime that walks a tightrope, and it's understandable whether you like it or not. It's a complicated anime for people who want a dominant female character. Yumeko Koda isn't for everyone; she's a character you either love or hate. You can see her positive side just by looking at the promotional visual. If you don't like what you see in that image, then don't watch the anime because you'll only make yourself miserable watching someone who is happy despite your ideology telling you it's impossible.

I gave it a 9 out of 10 because is a short anime... however it is a great aniem. i was trully surprised as this story was definitively unexpected, I adore the positivity and how I can relate woth the main character in her work life as well as her reseeming qualities. I love the mistery behind her "suicide attempt" and I absolutely love the uncovering of the very heartwarming stories of the characters that surrounds MC. I do wish plus sized peolle be represented in a more beautiful phisic , showing all the beautiful qualities of an us sized queen, especially with the mentality MC showcases. Great story, great charcters, misterious, business oriented and heartwarming even healing as well. Excellent work on this one! Is super entertaining and relatable... we definitively need a season 2 and more anime like this one. Cuz we ar 35 year olds bow watching anime!

She As Positive As She Thick Plus-Sized Misadventures in Love! Is an anime about how to actually to be happy, it's not about losing weight, It's just about losing your memory. The main character is just the right amount of arrogant that it becomes cute, and seeing her help her colleagues and the people around her, by her being as shiny star is just so funny. It's also not afraid of showing the dark side of self-hatred and self-destructive urges, but it's tackles them well, and appearing in the side characters. The mystery is also interesting and the characters that appear in them are even better. It's just such an entertaining mystery love show. I really like the anime and want to give it a higher score, but the ending is not a conclusion at all, so we will have to wait.