Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui! Episode 1! [Review]

I had some idea of what to expect from "Watashi ga Motenai no wa Dou Kangaete mo Omaera ga Warui!" (Watamote) before the anime had aired, both by it's high reputation and from having read bits and pieces of the manga! ヾ(*д*)ﾉ゛

Watamote is very much the world as seen through the eyes of Kuroki Tomoko. She's addicted to otome games and because of her expertness in virtual bishounen, it had convinced herself that high school would be her great blossoming, building on the six glorious times a boy spoke to her in middle school. Thus, making her believe that she is going to be popular once she enters high school. However, two months has passed since she started high school and she hasn't so much as made a single friend, let alone get a boyfriend. Tomoko is, simply put, one of the biggest losers you'll ever see ヽ(；▽；)ノ

After taking a good look in the mirror, she realizes she is not the popular girl she thought herself to be. Wanting to change, Tomoko comes to her brother, Tomoki for his advice. She attempts to blackmail him by threatening suicide in order to force him to converse with her for practice.

Tomoki seems like a nice enough kid, guilty of nothing more than being "normal" and "popular" and it really is a downside for him to be caught up in his sister's darkness when he's clearly unequipped to deal with it.

Make no mistake, there are laughs here. The parts when Tomoko experimentally changes her look to impress her brother, or disguises herself in the restuarant's bathroom to avoid being recognized (and pitied) by her classmates, or throws up after looking at herself in a mirror for too long, Hilarious! The visuals too are very funny! (*≧▽≦)ﾉｼ))

The OP and ED (sung by Kitta) were great - visually clever and lyrically on-point.  Kitta-san's casting was excellent, especially in those quiet moments where Tomoko struggles to speak out a word to her teacher or the fast food cashier.

Watamote is clever, dark, emotionally penetrating and often very funny. I'm not absolutely confident yet just how the series wants to be taken and that's one of many reasons I'm intensely curious to see where it goes from here! ヾ(ﾟ∀ﾟゞ)