Uragiri wa Boku no Namae wo Shitteiru

Well I really liked some characters, and one of my favorite character is from this anime - Luka, BUT anime overall wasn't as good as I would want. There are no action in story at all, each series till the final battle just introduce you with characters and than tadaam the final battle.Storyline progress very slow and if not sentimental and romantic beauty, I would fall asleep. Well main character Yuki really pisses me off how good and positive he is and all the dialogs remind of some religious brainwashing. Still overall it wasn't bad. Also I enjoyed gothic atmosphere in soundtrack and Luka is just hot, thats it :D

I was surprised at how much I actually liked this anime. I planned on watching it for the past ten years (no, really) and now that I finally did it I wonder why it took me so long. I am certain that I would have liked it even more if I would have watched it ten years ago. Story- The story isn't what I'd describe as amazing, but there is a pretty good plot that keeps you interested. I wasn't expecting much in terms of plot so I was taken by surprise. There are a few things that could have been polished a little, but overall not bad. Art- The art is just 2010s anime art, nothing more to say about it. It's not terrible, but it's not outstanding either. Characters- Here's where things get tricky. When it comes to the characters they are the very definition of cliché. However, that's not a big issue. Most of their behaviours have some reasoning and for the most part it makes sense. The one I had the biggest issues with is Yuki, one of the main characters. Yuki is a damsel in distress and everyone is supposed to protect him and worry about him. I would have liked for Yuki to be stronger physically, and actually do something. That being said, if you expect nothing more than a 2010s anime, you are probably going to enjoy it.

Review may contain vague spoilers, in part to address some of the issues previous reviewers of this anime had with the story and characters. UraBoku is an anime near and dear to my heart. I think it survives as a relic of an anime genre that has faded to the background in recent years - an encapsulation of an entire aesthetic, style, and design that really just isn't found that much in anime anymore, but that I happen to adore to my heart till this very day. The fact that it serves this purpose legitimizes it to this day in my opinion - I'll explain why more below. The story itself heavily references Christianity and utilizes Christian motifs - the romance is tragic and titillating at once with the featuring of Giou Yuki, the main character, being once a girl who chose to be reborn as a boy, and the classic shounen-ai tension created between Yuki and his former (current?) lover Luka. Personally speaking, it's not a genre I normally go for and I don't know that it's executed all that well (particularly in anime form), but because of so many surrounding characteristics of the show, I don't think that's really an issue. The overarching plot isn't the reason why anyone should consider watching this anime. As for the art, if you are/were a fan of Vampire Knight as I was once upon a time, the animation and artwork of UraBoku will DEFINITELY please you. The iconography used is Gothic and romantic to a T, chock full of red roses and dramatic black crosses and tall bishounen with impossibly good hair. I find a lot of comfort in this art style because it reminds me of simpler times in my life and in fact I often prefer it even to this day over what the average anime looks like nowadays. It's just so dramatic - every line ends with a flourish, if you will. I can't get enough of it and I'm only being a little ironic when I say as much. When it comes to sound, I actually think the music for this anime is great. The opening and closing theme songs are both great, particularly the opening. The soundtrack in general is honestly spectacular - perfectly suited for this kind of Gothic shounen-ai masterpiece. It's filled to the brim with violins, gentle guitar, and even music box sounds here and there. One song in particular played in the tensest, most mysterious and tragic moments of the show is a swelling, hauntingly beautiful orchestral piece whose opening violin still makes me emotional. It's a classic soundtrack that I would still happily listen to in my spare time today. Characters are one of this anime's strongest points. I consider Luka one of my 'anime boys' to this day - everything from his character design to his backstory to his neverending love and respect for Yuki in equal measure is perfectly heartwrenching to me. He is truly the pinnacle of devoted bishounen love interests! I love the secondary characters as well. Every single one of them is charming in their own way (not to mention eye candy to boot) and their relationships and interactions with each other are equal parts deliciously fraught and soul-soothingly sweet. Of course, you can't have everything. I completely understand the annoyance many other watchers of UraBoku felt with Yuki throughout the course of the series - it's definitely warranted! On the one hand, I think Yuki's gifts such as God's Light and his backstory are an exemplary depiction of the classic Fragile Main Character who needs their love interest to take care of them at all times while their only individual strength comes from their caring for others - I'm not saying that I particularly like this trope, but it has always been prevalent in anime (still is today) and Yuki is a great representation of how this main character has been depicted in 2000s Gothic-inspired anime to this day. Naturally, on the other hand, this means Yuki is quite passive - both his powers and his amnesia leave him in the dark and thus at the mercy of others pretty much in every episode. His past incarnation selfishly chose to become a man and forget everything, even Luka, who time and time again is shown to be the most ideal and devoted lover despite how Yuki's choices have affected him. I like Yuki, but at the same time he can be a little unbearable. My enjoyment of the series, however, will always be a solid 10. That may not be something viewers, especially those watching this now without much knowledge of or experience in older, similar anime, will share. Or indeed, even can share at all! For me, I've always loved tragic, angst-ridden shoujo/shounen-ai, yet again with all that juicy Gothic imagery. I love the drama and the tension of it all. Is that drama and tension performed subtly and to the best it could be? Certainly not, but that's irrelevant. This anime is truly very enjoyable, so long as you go into it with a looser and more forgiving mindset seeking tragedy and romance. Setting aside my personal feelings, I still feel like this anime is worth a seven. If you're into shounen-ai, if you're craving some Christian iconography, "forbidden love", and beautiful characters to look at, give it a try!

At first it's not so interesting because their just starting to introduce the characters. Also, it is quite confusing in the beginning. However, as the story continues you start to understand it and it becomes quite addicting to watch. If you only want to watch this for boy love... don't. It's not filled with romance but at times there are cute parts.

I absolutly loved it a lot of people say bad things over it like there a a lot of the familiar things in it yes they are But when you listen to music and and you listen to 1 genre then you got the same so it's not like a copied anime it's realy nice and you can learn things from the characters. It's a realy nice anime however you have to like the genre otherwise you won't enjoy it

This anime really spoke to me, I like to think the story was very thought out but at the same time unpredictable for first timers. One thing that should be noted for this show, It's not really what I'd call Boys Love. At the very least its a suggestive BL leaning more toward the bromance angle and copious amounts of shipping on the viewer side. Fanservice is definitely lacking in this one but it's wholesome levels more than make up for it. Depending on what kind of Boys Love you are into, I can with confidence say this is more of the milder grade, and recommended for those starting to dig their rabbit hole in this genre. That being said, if you are an open minded person then you will have no trouble enjoying this anime. The downfall with the show is how abruptly the ending came in this sort of "anticlimactic happy ending" sense, as if the story is going to continue in a second season despite never getting one. Perhaps they wanted the viewers themselves to interpret what's to happen but of course should be taken with a pinch of salt, the writing definitely started to de-rail in the later episodes so I assume they ran out of time. It's sad how they couldn't create a ending within 24 episodes because I was really digging the show, but now I'll never find out what's going to happen :(