For Valentine’s Day, we watched a trio of RomComs. The first being The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague -or- Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi.
Himuro-kun is a living descendant of the Snow Woman from Japanese folklore. But anytime he’s around his eccentric yet kind colleague, Fuyutsuki-san, he totally freezes up! Despite the snowstorm of love that rages on in his heart, and her complete cluelessness, will he take a step forward or stay frozen in place?
Genre: Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Supernatural
Demographic/Démographique: Josei
This show took the group for a loop since it’s Josei (writers are women writing for women) as oppose to slapstick romcoms of Shounen (written for target audience of teen boys). So what did we think of The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague?
Rom-com involving supernatural creatures in a contemporary setting. A young graduate starting her first job in the workforce at an office. Has a black cat with white whiskers. She meets an ice spirit coworker, and slowly a bond develops. The ice spirit outwardly exhibits his emotions with manifestations of snow weather for comedy purposes. I’d say it’s mainly targeted towards young women, but the show is quite charming and laid back for casual viewing too. I don’t think it’s as good as “The Princess Next Door Spoils Me Rotten” from this season, but it’s got its own style, and comes at romance from an older age bracket. The character designs are a bit plain in comparison to the backgrounds.
… Mr. G
This is a very slow paced show. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, if the world or characters are being established, but it felt like the show was going out of its way to put the viewer to sleep. Normally I’m okay with slice of life style shows, but this is slower than I normally see. There are some good points to the premise and story, but it would have to pick up a bit to keep my interest.
… Braden
Off beat comedy. Being Josei comedy as oppose to shounen, saves us from the hijinks typical of anime rom-coms. Didn’t expect the kitsune being thrown into the mix but Japanese yokai in a real world setting is an unexpected bonus to this series. If you’re looking for something different, give this series a go.
… Michael Eh?
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