This series is centred on Ryuji Takasu, a high school student whose looks make people think he is a thug, and his classmate Taiga Aisaka, a diminutive girl with an aggressive temperament... known as 'Palmtop Tiger' to her classmates. The two are also next door neighbours and inevitably they gradually become friends. Soon after becoming friends they discover that each of them secretly fancies the other's best friend.
This series is a real delight. It has elements of comedy and drama but ultimately it is all about the characters. The two leads are fun to watch and so are the secondary characters; particularly their aforementioned best friends; a young model who joins their class and Ryuji's mother. The humour never feels overly forced and the characters are believable. Over the course of the series we see various highs and lows for the characters as they interact and do the sort of things high schoolers do in anime. The animation is decent and the character designs are good. Overall I'd recommend this to all anime fans looking for an enjoyable little story, great characters you care about and emotional moments.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.
This series is a real delight. It has elements of comedy and drama but ultimately it is all about the characters. The two leads are fun to watch and so are the secondary characters; particularly their aforementioned best friends; a young model who joins their class and Ryuji's mother. The humour never feels overly forced and the characters are believable. Over the course of the series we see various highs and lows for the characters as they interact and do the sort of things high schoolers do in anime. The animation is decent and the character designs are good. Overall I'd recommend this to all anime fans looking for an enjoyable little story, great characters you care about and emotional moments.
These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.