Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

Every day, Naoto Hachiouji is teased relentlessly by Hayase Nagatoro, a first year student he meets one day in the library while working on his manga. After reading his story and seeing his awkward demeanor, she decides from that moment on to toy with him, even calling him "Senpai" in lieu of using his real name.

At first, Nagatoro's relentless antics are more bothersome than anything and leave him feeling embarrassed, as he is forced to cater to her whims. However, as they spend more time together, a strange sort of friendship develops between them, and Naoto finds that life with Nagatoro can even be fun. But one thing's for sure: his days will never be dull again.

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Nagatoro, Hayase Main

Uesaka, Sumire Japanese

Hachiouji, Naoto Main

Yamashita, Daiki Japanese

Gamou, Maki Supporting

Komatsu, Mikako Japanese

Sunomiya, Sana Supporting

Mizuki, Nana Japanese

Yoshi Supporting

Suzuki, Aina Japanese

Sakura Supporting

Izawa, Shiori Japanese

Public Morals Committee Chief Supporting

Ogino, Hazuki Japanese

Gaming Club Otaku Supporting

Yanagita, Junichi Japanese

Female Fighter Supporting

Matsuda, Risae Japanese

Hosokawa-kun Supporting

Inoue, Yuuki Japanese

Kamei, Hiroshi Producer

Kishida, Takuma Producer

Sasa, Daichi Producer

Suwa, Yutaka Producer

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Jun 26, 2021

AcidicAccord

Recommended

My Ijranaide Nagatoro-San Review :)

Story 9/10

Most people dropped the series to quickly because of the bullying in the first few episodes and calling it problematic. Throughout the entire series you can see how these characters grow and develop into something that is clearly more than a girl picking on her upperclassman.

Art 10/10

I LOVE this art style, I think it looks so clean and colourful; It definitely stands out. The art for the opening is also incredible and interesting to watch.

... Sound 8/10

The opening and endings are really catchy and memorable. The rest of the soundtrack is also very fitting for the scenes they are intended for but nothing incredible.

Character 9/10

As stated before, most people dropped the anime too early because Nagatoro was a bully and problematic, and I will say the first few episodes may have been a little too over the top. But even after the first few episodes we can already see Nagatoro and Naoto’s dynamic change. Naoto starts to grow more confidence and is able to fire back at Nagatoro’s teasing. Nagatoro’s attitude around Naoto begins to change and is less bold with her comments, though she still likes to tease him it is in a more playful manner. I don’t have much to say about Nagatoro’s friends other than they are fun characters to watch.

Enjoyment 10/10

I really enjoyed watching this and I would definitely recommend this to someone else. It’s a great and fun show and I wish more people would have given it more of a chance instead of dropping it after the first few episodes.

Overall 9/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Jul 1, 2021

RythBane

Mixed Feelings

(Slight spoilers)
My expectations going into this show were not high by any means. Before the anime, I heard the term “Nagatoro” thrown around by my friends who read the manga, and from what I heard, I thought this series wasn’t going to be anything exceptional. I was right, since this is about as generic and “turn off your brain” as a show can get (which isn’t necessarily a bad quality).

Story - 5

The plot consists of an introverted and socially awkward teenage boy only disclosed as “Senpai” meeting his pretty underclassman girl named Nagatoro. Their relationship is toxic by every means and bullying and harassment ... of Senpai is the common theme. But, the more time the two spend together, the more the bully Nagatoro begins to soften up and like “Senpai”. This concept has good potential and many heartwarming and cute moments happen because of it. It’s very simple and if you want mindless entertainment, the story works just fine. However, this show feels lazy. 95 percent of all jokes in this show have an ecchi aspect to it with no originality and sometimes make me wonder why this isn’t hentai. The first few episodes have no interesting story with a rinse and repeat formula that gets old extremely quickly. The later episodes do better by incorporating new settings, characters, and situations instead of having everything take place in the art club room. But ultimately, it’s whatever.

Art - 5

The art is extremely unremarkable and doesn’t have any charm to it. Just your bland and boring anime art style with a slight pencil-drawn feel. It’s the same with the exaggerated faces and “funny” art style they use (I absolutely despise the cat transition the show uses between scenes). Just your typical rom-com look. Yet, the art is best in the opening and ending sequences. The opening is messy, colorful, and has the attractive and rough look of graffiti. It’s unique and pops out from the rest. The ending has its own charm. The blending of the character’s hair with the background was an interesting artistic choice and the characters are drawn softer. Very pleasing to look at.

Sound - 7

This soundtrack I really dig. All the tracks have cheekyness and playfulness to them. Some of the earlier tracks have a more evil feel to them, where the bullying is at its worst. There are well-used EDM, jazz, and playful tunes that accentuate the teasing aspect of the anime. And when the anime has some more serious moments, the track swells up and gets slightly emotional. The voice acting performances are good all-around with Nagatoro’s voice especially standing out. Her slight talking quirks and expression that the voice actor gives to her is original to the character and make her stand out from the rest.

Character - 4

Senpai is your typical introverted protagonist. He can’t make eye contact, starts to sweat when talking to others, and other small actions. Pretty standard and not very innovative or creative. The supposed star of the show is Nagatoro herself. Although she has a unique character design, interesting personality and character traits, and a great voice acting performance to back it all up, she still isn’t able to carry the rest of the characters from their monotony. From the outside, Nagatoro’s relationship with the MC seems one-sided and exploitative, but snippets of affection are shown and I find those moments to be pretty cute and wholesome. Also, I swear Nagatoro is begging senpai to mark this show as X-rated sometimes. The side characters in Nagatoro’s friend group are only there to add to or carry out humor. I get why they do not receive characterization in the attempt to focus on the main two of the show, but that would only work if the relationship of the main two were complicated enough to focus on. This aspect of the show needs a lot of work.


Enjoyment - 6

If you enter this anime expecting “turn off your brain” entertainment, you will probably enjoy it. I wasn’t at first, but after a few episodes, I eased myself into the rhythm and enjoyed this show decently. A few things here and there such as the repetitiveness of the beginning episodes and the dumb isekai episode bored me, but everything else I managed to have a good time watching. The cute and wholesome moments were an unexpected but welcome surprise and made this anime pretty decent to watch.

Overall - 5

To me, this is an average throwaway seasonal show that I somewhat enjoyed in the moment, but will probably forget down the line. Simplistic and generic describes this anime very well, and that isn’t a bad thing to many people which is just fine. If you're looking for dumb entertainment, here’s your chance to take it. However, I did not enter this anime with high expectations and I was right in doing so. This show is exactly what I expected.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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Jun 26, 2021

Stark700

Not Recommended

The one major attraction of anime medium is that we can explore any idea, in any way possible. Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san (Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro) explores the idea of a fiesty girl who makes it their personal hobby to bully a guy. Just imagine that. We have a show about a girl picking on a guy as a major plot element in 2021.

Watching Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san is the type of rom-com adaptation that you know what you're going to get from day one. The premise speaks for itself as Naoto Hachiouji (better known as Senpai) is teased by Nagatoro every single day. And for ... his sanity, let's just say that Senpai would have to put up with Nagatoro antics even if he can never have a peaceful day again. Based on the manga of the same name, it's clear the author wanted to entertain us in the form of an eccentric romantic comedy. I'll warn you though. If you're not into watching a girl toy a guy on a daily basis, then I'd highly suggest to turn back now.

Even as the title suggests, the anime itself isn't sadomastic as it sounds. Senpai isn't Nagatoro's boy toy although he is teased as part of Nagatoro's favorite hobby. The first episode gives us a deep dive into how she operates. With every witty dialogue, she manages to put Senpai into compromising or embarassing positions. Senpai's own insecure personality doesn't help him stand up to Nagatoro either. Or perhaps there's a bit more? Watching the first few episodes also suggests that at some levels, he enjoys being with Nagatoro. Through their character chemistry, there's also some levels of sexual tension. This is evidenced especially whenever Nagatoro tries to use her body to tease Senpai. Other times, she makes sexual jokes alluding to adult references. It's the type of humor that you'll see every episode. And she's not even the sole character behind acting on these schemes.

Meet Gamo and Yosshi, two of Nagatoro's classmates who loves to tease and bully Senpai just as much as she does. Nicknaming our male protagonist as 'Paisen', they're known to call him Virgin at every chance possible. However, one interesting thing to note is that their teases sometimes irritates Nagatoro or perhaps even makes her jealous. At many points throughout the series, it shows that Nagatoro wants to keep Senpai to herself rather than letting others have him. Sure, she treats him like a toy but also wants to protect him for herself. Perhaps 'protect' isn't the right word to use here but Nagatoro has her moments of envy whenever Gamo and Yosshi takes their teases too far. It's physically reflected in her distorted eyes, a contrast to her usual bubbly self. Does that mean Nagatoro likes Senpai? That question may be ambigious and honestly too early to tell from this season alone. Unfortunately, this season didn't have enough time for any character development for Nagatoro. It seems that the anime itself just wanted to tease the audience about Nagatoro's feelings towards Senpai. In later episodes, we see this more evident when she engages in a rivalry with President but this really goes to nowhere.

With such a goofy cast and entertaining premise, you can bet this anime doesn't take itself seriously at all. The show generally follows a non-linear storytelling format with each episode playing out like skits. Each episode contains multiple parts but some of the recurring elements remains the same, most noticably being Nagatoro's teasing habits. The show also tries to throw off the audience on occasions by doing unorthodox episodes such as fantasy/isekai. Watching Nagatoro's relationship with Senpai equates to an owner playing with their toy, at least in the beginning of the anime. While the show always relies heavily on the teasing, it does get more playful later on. And of course, Nagatoro seems to be able to always find some way to tease Senpai with her clever mind. Whether it's physically or emotionally, she's the master at what she does, and is part of her DNA to tease Senpai.

We should give credit to where credit is due. Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san is known for its comedy but it's serious about its artwork style, straight out of the manga. Frames in this adaptation is consistent with character designs appealing to the way they look. Nagatoro is known for using her body sometimes as a weapon on Senpai so it comes to no surprise that the show gave her a slim figure. More importantly is the character expressions. The show adapts a highly expressive way of showing her personality whenever her emotions runs wild whether when playful, jealous, or sarcastic. Nagatoro's playful personality also includes cat traits to reflect just how playful she is. In essence, she plays around like a curious cat. On the other hand, Senpai is protrayed as a nervous character who seems to be fearful of Nagatoro's antics. Who can blame him though? If you were teased by Nagatoro 24/7, you might get anxiety like him too. This show isn't also afraid of throwing in fan service elsewhere especially with the President. Can you imagine who walks around at school with just a towel like that?

Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san isn't the first type of anime that focuses on a girl teasing a boy and it certainly won't be the last either. Here, we got this anime about a playful girl who loves to toy Senpai like her personal property. However, the big question you should ask yourself is if you want to join the entertainment with her along the way. Do you want to watch a show where the protagonist gets played around every episode? The answer can be both easy or hard to answer but if you look at the bigger picture, it's not difficult to decide. Because the fact is, this anime sells itself exactly the way it is: a huge animated meme.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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