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Originally Posted by Dawnstorm
This year's best anime, IMO: Nazo no Kanojo X. If you can get past the squick-factor of saliva tasting, you get one of the most straightforward and warmhearted romance anime since Kimi ni Todoke. It does contain the occasional pantyshot, but that seems more like a strange sort of genre parody than anything else. The visuals are retro, the soundtrack sounds like Danny Elfman.
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Absolutely agree. With the plethora of romance animes out there with annoying (albeit good) stories and characters, Nazo no Kanojo X is different -in a great way. The two lead characters are not just your typical romance characters (bland, indecisive male; un-confident, shy female), and it's such a breath of fresh air.
The relationship in the series starts out odd, but it feels
real. The worst thing about many romance series is that the characters are always so unsure of themselves and with this series, you don't get that feeling very often. There may be indecisiveness for the story's sake, but the characters move through it -much like people do in real life (vs. taking 13, 24, 26, 52, etc. episodes to figure out things like "wow, I'd like to kiss her" or "omg, I
do love him!").
So yeah, give this series a chance, it's definitely worth it.