LIGHT SPOILERS ARE MARKED WITH TAGS Overview At first glance The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague might seem similar to a known romcom anime: Wotakoi. Is this true? Only in some ways. Like Wotakoi we have a colorful main cast of four with one couple taking center stage and the second couple getting not that much some attention. And we also have another couple more towards the back. And of course it takes place in an office setting in Japan. The similarities pretty much end there. Were you expecting something like Wotakoi where the couples get together early on? If you were well This show is absolutely not like that. You were warned Himuro is the descendant of a yukionna yokai aka snow woman. Somehow this is why he makes winter weather snow ice blizzards you name it he makes it whenever he feels strong emotions. This guy literally freezes up when hes nervous and makes snowmen when hes happy. Anyone can tell how hes feeling with a glance. Then we have the polar opposite of him: Fuyutsuki. who is human btw Shes pretty but her face is expressionless most of the time. She was called cold and stoic for most of her life. You cant tell what shes feeling without practice and even then its a bit hard. They say opposites attract dont they? And this couple is no exception. There is no linear plot mostly we just see the work and daily lives of the characters as they blush and get to know each other. In case this wasnt hinted at enough already Now that you have a general idea of what to expect I can move on to the next topic. The Good So what is the first thing worth mentioning hm The art style/animation is of decent quality that much I can say. A show thats worth its appearances. Its not stunning or anything dont get me wrong it is just an office romcom after all. Its worth noticing if you pay attention to those kinds of details though. What do I mainly notice about it? The eye movements thats what made it more unique and gave the art style/animation more than a single sentence. It doesnt have a huge impact but I havent really seen any shows that pay attention to little eye movements. I think it was mostly because Fuyutsuki needed a way to express her feelings to the audience without stating them outright or using a thought voiceover. Or even just to amplify the effect since shes known to be expressionless after all. Even so its a nice little Easter egg detail. Points added. I like how they mixed the supernatural and office work together. Its one of those contrasts that mix well: the normal and mundane and the strange and uncommon. I honestly wasnt expecting that when I heard the word ice guy since I didnt really look at it too hard when I started. This overall idea is just nice. Points added. All the couples interactions are fun to watch if I had to name the best one itd probably be Komori and Saejima. I like Komoris personality and her literal foxy ness ngl Himuro and Fuyustuki can be nice too and even though Komori and Saejima needed more screentime it wasnt annoying how centered in the spotlight they Himuro and Fuyustuki were. As frustrating as it was the blush blush and shes too damn cute was pretty entertaining. Points added. Shout out to Himuros VA good work Kobayashi Chiaki Some other good random details? Fuyustuki is pretty I like her design. Her outfits look great too. It feels realistic the way she switches them everyday. Komoris ears and tail match her quite well Moving on.... The Bad The main thing I have to rant about is how they NEVER become official We have dates we have hand holding we have blushing matching sets.... We build up and up over 12 eps... But nothing happens. A spark is felt they get close But the couple in the spotlight doesnt actually become a couple Extremely disappointing and frustrating. Not enough attention imo is given to Komori and Saejima even though they deserve it. Otonashi and Katori got enough time for me but Id have enjoyed more Komori screentime. This can be a common issue in romcoms unfortunately Other point deductions are nonexistent or come from lack of excitement. I was more eager to watch the Campfire Cooking ep every Tuesday when it aired and watched this after. So yeah not that excited although I prioritize this over some other shows this season. Lets move to the last section. Do I Recommend? Tricky question. Are you looking for a decent to tolerable office romcom? A unique idea of supernatural mixed with mundane? Looking to try a situationship anime or increasing the count for a genre? If so yeah. Since bullet points are easier to understand Ill restate that in simpler terms and because thats just how I write reviews decent office romance supernatural stuff like ayakashi/yokai situationship this is less about enjoying it and more about tolerating it cough cough a male lead with an intense crush on female lead blush blush between adults zero lewdness unless counts Then go ahead Watch Ice Guy. I warned you about the frustration though. Also added in my Shoutout to OP/ED music list