Himouto! Umaru-chan

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Protagonist Umaru appears to be the perfect high school student; she is beautiful, popular and top of her class… then she gets back to the home she shares with older brother Taihei she puts on her animal eared hoodie and becomes a total slob. She lies around playing video games while eating crisps and drinking cola; she expects Taihei to provide everything she demands; much to his frustration. She is so different at home that some people believe that she must be her younger sister. Over the course of the series we see her getting into various amusing situations.

Whether you enjoy this series almost entirely whether you find Umara to be an entertaining character or whether you believe that she is just a selfish brat… both opinions are quite understandable. Personally I thought she was pretty funny… and at times genuinely hilarious. Her character design was great; when she is outside she is tall and beautiful but once she gets home and dons her hoodie she is drawn like a young child so it is believable when people who know her believe she must be her younger sister. While Umaru is slobbish and self-centred she is still a nice person at heart. The other characters are fairly entertaining too; one can't help but feel sorry for Taihei as he has to cope with his lazy sister. Overall I found this to be a really entertaining series although I can see how some viewers might be put off by the protagonist.

These comments are based on watching the series in Japanese with English subtitles.

score 8/10

Tweekums 2 October 2015

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw3327286/