Dear Boys

I loved this series and it's a darned shame they haven't made a follow up one, it's frustrating when they leave you hanging at the end. I'm guessing it just didn't sell well enough at the time. Great storyline, lots of characters which you soon find yourself loving or hating. It's got a combination of action and watching friendships develop. I'd recommend this to anyone who not only enjoys sports animes but for those that like lots of character development and interaction.

Waiting for a season 2!

I so wanna know how that can evoluate!

Luckily, it is different from Slam Dunk! So you cant really compare!

Maybe new players will come tag with the group!
I wanna see a match against Tendoji!

Its was great series on baseket ball. I like it so much...it was good script......its was good story on baseket ball.....& His animation work its maevelous.... i apperciate the guy who make this story...!!!!!!!!

though at first i didn't like how the characters are drawn but i eventually got used to it and learn to love them (but suppose considering this was kinda old anime with small budget). i enjoyed the plot and the characters. it has a lot of humour and somehow touches your heart. Like some sport anime it contain a lot of surprises that'll make u smile and excited.

i would recommend it, and its really is worth watching. though i wish they would make act 2 into anime. it was sad to see it end. it would be a lot better to watch it than read the manga.

I love this anime it tacles about hardwork,friendship,and love..
it gives inspiration to basketball lovers..
the story was nice and the characters are great
more episodes....plzz watch this anime youll love it

Overall this anime is great.

I like the storyline. They need to make more seasons.

The music has to change. I have no idea what they were trying to do with that theme song. But it is just awful. Don't let the music mislead you. This anime is great.

The characters are likable.

The animation decent. You can tell what is going on. But I would prefer if they improved the animation.

I find that Dear boys is a really similar anime to Prince of Tennis in certain ways. The fact that they are both sports related is obvious but when watching you come to realize even the characters are really similar. Anyone who has seen PoT would agree that they are almost based along the same idea with similar looking characters. The background music is really fitting with the techno beats to the games that they play and the soft music for the romance parts of the story, they really get the viewer into it. The only problem I found with this anime is that some of the voices did not seem to really match the look of the character but that is easily overlooked and I found that after the fifth episode it did not bother me anymore. The animation is not the greatest but do not let that fool you, it might be a bit choppy at times but overall its a great anime to watch. The storyline flowed quite nicely and the characters did not get to in depth over irrevelant things such as their pasts. They did have quite a few flashbacks to a particular incident but that is to reference the potential of the players and shows their passion for the sport. I felt that the other reviews for this anime did not do it justice as I almost passed right over watching it and I don't think others should be fooled by it. Even if sport anime is not your thing I would suggest giving this one a try. Its fairly short with only 26 episodes so far so theres nothing to lose but maybe 25 minutes of your time if you do not like the first episode. I have tried to be thorough in this review but I admit I know for sure that I have missed many things. It would be impossible to completely describe this anime and so I would recommend watching it for yourself. =) Have fun watching.

Dear boys is an anime about basketball, friendship, trust, overcoming obstacles and to win the championship. It is short and sweet, I wish it was longer coz I wanted to see their new player but can't make everyone happy.

Well to me it was worth watching even though I am not a fan of sports animes. The animation may be old but it's decent and the storyline is awesome to it has it moments with romance but I think it really worth watching XD apart from the ending was bit of a let down I hope they will be a season 2.

Sad to say it but this anime was too short, and very low budget. Just like peach girl, Dear Boys could have been made better, with a bigger budget. The music has been changed from the original and was a little tacky. Overall, the manga was much better. If you look closely it says "Hoop Days" which is not right. Also, there is no happy ending to boot, they ended the series with no closure.

My rating 2.5 out of 5