Mysterious Girlfriend X

Wow, is this an unusual and amusing anime about a first dating relationship.

First of all, there is a lot of fluid; dreams about fluid, swapping drool, condensation, you name it there is a lot of fluid symbolism (female excitement and male 'fluid') that makes this the most suggestive thing since bubblegum pop. (It has a lot of thematic crossover with bubblegum pop).

Second, this series is seriously kinky. There is some major dominant-submissive play and a lot of other kinky things that I'm not used to seeing that might make some viewers sort of uncomfortable. This is especially true if you put it in a japanese cultural context. Another weird thing is that the series supposedly takes place 2nd year of high school, but it feels more like middle-school. Even the closing credits are sort of a foot-porn with drool thrown in.

It was weird. I normally enjoy dinner, lunch, or something delicious while watching anime, so when I saw the first episode it almost made me puke. But I somehow finished watching the entire episode. Then, instead of deleting it from the queue, I kept it, as it managed to keep me curious. After about a week later, I found myself reading the viewer-reviews, and I got more curious, so I watched the next episode. This second episode totally pulled me right in.

Besides the usual whole bunch of fluid action with this series, I actually find it to be quite an interesting love-story. The storyline does not seem to have a childish antagonistic evil villain, but instead focuses on the different relationships that form around the main characters, which is a nice change. In a moral sense, I also find it to be quite clean and decent, as the relationships seem to be quite mutual and the characters exhibit respect to the spaces and wishes of one-another. I also find it amusing in that the behavior of the characters are so totally their ages, which is quite nice to think back about the times when I was their ages. I also enjoy appreciating the details such as a lunch-box wrapped in a napkin - I used to also carry a little rectangular lunch box, and even carried mine in a napkin just like that. When I think back, I can even sense the aroma of the curry and steamed rice in it, with little fresh cucumbers and veges on the side. If you want to know how to wrap a lunch-box in a napkin, please post a note on my page.

Anyways, back to the review - I got into the show so much and I wanted to find out so badly as to what was going to happen next that I found myself watching Episode-4, even though someone had forgotten the subtitles, trying to push my limited Japanese vocabulary so that I could follow the story the best I could. I am hoping that they would turn the subtitles back on, as I am planning to watch the episode again to see what I may have missed.

The show is not for everyone, especially not for kids - they would not enjoy it anyways. They would probably say ewwww. As for me, I find it interesting and quite entertaining. I guess there is a reason why shows have ratings. I'd say this one would be rated as Ecchi and Seinen, and the category would definitely be in Slice-of-life. If you are a kid, this show is not for you.

Update - the subtitles are there on Episode-4 now. Thanks, Crunchyroll!

First I am going to warn you ahead of time, at the time of me writing this review only 3 episodes have been released, use that information as you will. I was originally intrigued by the strangeness and the originality of the plot. Honestly, first few minutes in I thought to myself, "You've got to be kidding me! This is so freaking weird!" I decided to stick with it and finish the first episode and I'm glad I did. The plot line is very origonal and the weirdness of it makes it really interesting. You grow to start to love the characters as they become further developed (by the way, I can say this since after i finished the 3 episodes, I went and read up to chapter 66 of the manga). I can't really compare the manga to the anime at this stage, but so far so good. The animation between the real world and the dream world I find very enjoyable. If you have some time to kill, this wouldn't be the worst thing you could spend your time on.

Mysterious Girlfriend X is one of those series. You feel like there's something wrong with watching it, but you just can't put your finger on what, or look away in case you miss something. Certainly one of the more original I've seen in a while. Likeable characters, solid animation, good use of colors, shadowing, music, etc. It's nice to see a lead female character that doesn't sound like a six year old on helium. I'd definitely recommend it - but never at dinner time. :-)

Edit - bumped up the storyline because I have no idea where it's going - but it's captured my family's attention and I'm intrigued!

This review is coming from someone who imported all the volume of the Manga in the original Japanese.

I love the manga and have been following it since the Fan translations first appeared.

When I heard that the anime was going to be made I had High Hopes for it but low expectations since I figured who ever did it would not stay true to the themes and over do everything. I was wrong. They are staying true the story and themes and are treating it with the respect it deserves plus they are doing a great job with the dream sequences something I wish the Manga would return to.

I think what makes it so great is the animation, the old and new style mixed together is a very refreshing take and the voice acting is superb,

Music is good but my taste in music has almost never fallen into the normal anime/j-pop style, I find it unoffensive and thats all I ask for music.

I should state that I would never show this to a kid since a lot of the themes are rather adult, from the body fluids and the light sub/dom themes.

For the last comment on this I'm hoping they do the Raw Bacon Chapters.

Now, I'm used to all the gross humor and sex jokes and girl-on-girl action in regular Japanese animes, but this one, blew everything out of the water. 0-0
I didn't really think I would be watching this, but since the first episode, I was hooked!:D
It's not just the drool... Okay maybe it is, but it's a good show! The characters have good developement, relations between people are good, supporting characters have a role.
The only thing you will have to get pass on this anime is the pure humor and lessens it has to teach all of us.
Becasue we all have a mysterious girlfriend.;)

if your able to watch more than 3 episodes than I am sure you will say that this series can be just as addicting as Urabe's drool. If you aren't into love and romance mush you may not like it. There is also little violence other than "scissors" and although there are some heated moments it doesn't get too...shameful...? But if you like mystery and a sense of build up which will grab you at the end of each episode you will find this to be one of your favorite new series. It's exciting to wonder how far these two will get...if Tsubaki-kun can survive that long.

Seriously, I AM HOOKED ON THIS SHOW.



Since the show actually just began, I can not give a thorough review about it. What I can say is that I do and have recommended it to a few of my friends. So far everyone has agreed that this anime is "top notch".
Each character has their own style and personality that perfectly compliments the plot and helps the main character, Akira Tsubaki, get to his goal.

This isn't your typical "lovey-dovey" anime where the guy falls for the girl. There is a huge twist to the story, but I will let you find out for yourself. Give this a shot, I completely recommend it and if you don't like it well, there isn't much I can say, but sorry. I am sure that anyone, even new people to anime will love it!