Before watching this anime answer yourself the following questions: 1.Do you consider yourself weird? 2.Do you feel like you dont have any true friends? 3.Do you think of sex constantly all day? 4.Do you feel like people dont understand you? If you answered yes and no appropriately for a normal human being skip this anime and watch something else...youre in for torture. If you answered no to all of these questions youre fine. Watch with contentment. If you answered yes to all of these questions though slap on some naked butler porn and start whacking with toothpaste at the prologue of Episode 1this anime was made specifically for you. Psst. I answered yes to all of them. Like a bitch in heat. 88/100 Watashi ga mottenai no wa dou kangaetemo omaera ga waruior from hereforth Watamotewould be equally titled as The Autobiography of the Narcissistic Melancholic Otaku. It outlines the boring wasteoffood lifestyle of an introverted 21st century teenager Kuroki Tomoko and her misadventures in becoming a sociable person. With the lewd objective of capturing the hearts and souls of her peers with each episode she draws forth a depressing yet outlandishly hilarious conclusion. The plot in this anime is episodic outlining the seasons of the school year more definitely as the series progresses. Tomoko struggles with communication and all but too often winds up doing something socially awkward or unacceptable at little expense of notice to her colleagues. The series gradually draws towards more embarrassing or heartbreaking consequences allinall while Tomoko remains spirited through to the narrow conclusion. I strongly feel that the story itself is the weakest part and precisely why the series faces much scrutiny the balance of the plotline heavily relies on a character that is distrusted by the audience and rapidly grows repetitive with the endless frustration. I think the series would have benefitted more with another arc possibly more focused on the character changes that slowly developed as Tomokos continued failures amassed. Which in regards to the characters this series shines. 92/100 Tomoko is undoubtedly a relatable character to a part of all of uswherein we seek to blame others for our weaknesses try to change too quickly and excuse our dark thoughts with solidarity in loneliness. In my lifetime I cannot stress enough how often Ive thought along similar lines as Tomoko about my peers only to realize in the end just how catastrophic that was to my personality. The consistent negativity and judgmental thoughts that she exudes are enough to make anyone feel sorry for her if not additionally hate her. Yet brilliantly she emblazons the series as the protagonist or dare I say antihero. We watch her struggle to an end to become a happier person sometimes even feeling proud that she has sought out meaningful changes. Also considering her level of social anxiety it is fascinating watching her persist and continue to look brightly toward the future. After all we might choose to hate her but are forced to love her. Laughing the entire time. Tomoki her brother is another catch. Though he remains secondary and purely comical he provides the audience a chance to see Tomoko act as herself. His shrewd responses and sarcasm add just the right amount of flavor. Though many disagree with me I feel that this was enough to keep the focus on Tomoko alone preventing her from being trapped in the inner monologue. A symphony composed for the socially inept. 99/100 Izumi Kitta did an astronomical job voicing for Tomoko. Being a good seiyuu is something expected out of Japan but her mastery of inner monologue and conflict gave the series a bigger kick than had it been a higherpitched tsundere. Voicing in a darker messier timbre than a typical shoujo Kitta employed the role with the right snappiness and vulgarity expected from a person like Tomoko. Also her emphasis on certain words and sounds in Japanese for those of you who dont speak Japanese just call me a name and skip this part especially puns and sexual innuendos are outstanding. The general grit of her tone alone kept the series best in the balance. The opening ranks high on my top 10 favorites. I absolutely hate screamo yet I am enamoured with this opening. The 1 minute and 30 seconds of clashing drum sets veinpopping growls and echoing female vocals are accompanied by a vignette of Tomokos personal struggle. There is a great deal of innuendo of sexual repression and symbolism that is profound to this series. I strongly recommend to everyone to not skip the introduction when watching this series as it will constantly refresh you about the deepest meaning of the series itself. The background music is perfect too. It actually is quite unnoticeable maybe perhaps for a few weird sexualized beats elevator music or accordions. For a series of this nature I think stronger BGMs would make the subject too lighthearted which defeats the purpose of Tomokos character study. Awww it so...NOT cute. 82/100 Artwork in Watamote is bewildering. The splash of light effect and heavy detail on the eyes deceives us to believe that the series is meant to be cute. It of course does have many cute moments but the choice of ambiguously dark colors or animation methods such as crayon during imaginary scenes retains the moody quite well. There is a great amount of detail on the passage of time as we see emphasis on Tomokos moods reflect the time of the day. For the truly openminded possibly highlydisturbed anime viewer. 99/100 Again if youre afraid of seeing disgusting or repulsive behavior from your protagonist then go watch cheap directtovideo Christmas films. Watamote thrives on less perfect minds and hearts engaging them as It does Tomoko about her issues and choices. And again make sure your naked butlers are wellnevermind.