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

i loved dear boys very much
loved it very much
i loved the episode 10 very much
i will watch it again and again
until my cd will be broken loved it
i love it when keiko shot a 3 points and she gives miura a sign of peace
and the reaction of there face
especially
aikawa,ishi,and dobashi

Meet the transfer student Aikawa A.K.A. chibi!

Aikawa transfers to a new school and decides to join the basteball team which seems to have little or no interest in the game.
After some searching Aikawa realises what transpired to bring about such an unfortunate disinterest and decides to give the team an ultimatum in the hopes that the team will come to their senses and start playing ball once again.



All in all surprisingly good graphics and sound as well as action.

-V