Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro
Hello everyone, here am I with an amazing review of "Don't Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro" this anime is romantic comedy. If you are looking for a funny anime to watch then it's gonna be a great choice. I have recently watched this anime as I was looking for something new and fun. This anime is very old because it was released long ago but I got to know about it in recent time. I won't say that it's one of the best but it's a good one.
I could not find better trailer than this one, I don't even know if it's the correct one but still I am sharing it with you guys. I actually did not watch any kind of trailer, I found it by googling about animes online. Basically the story is about high school students where youngster's enjoy teasing the upperclassman. It might look like shojo but it's actually Shonen. If you ever has met a devil personality girl in high school then you will find this anime relatable.
Release date: April 11, 2021
Creator: Nanashi
Season: 1
Episode: 12
Genre: Comedy romance, slice of life
Plot
The story begins with Naoto Hachiouji. He is a high school student who is very shy and prefers a quiet life. He is a manga artist and wants to focus on his art club. On the other hand, there's another high schooler named Hayase Nagatoro. She loves to spend her free time bullying and teasing, and she disrupts the routine of Senpai (aka Naoto), who is her upperclassman. Nagatoro and her friends begin teasing him relentlessly. We often see how Nagatoro pushes Senpai out of his comfort zone. As time passes, the relationship between the two evolves. Senpai starts to take stand for himself, and we see his character development as he gains confidence. It's also revealed that besides teasing, Nagatoro has a vulnerable and caring side. The main element of the story is their playful dynamic, which is filled with humor. Moreover, there are plenty of awkward romantic scenes, but the bond between them grows deeper.
! [Spoilers Ahead!]
In Season 1, Episode 7, we see that a summer festival is held. Senpai thinks that Nagatoro will ask him to go together to the summer festival, and he feels very tense about the situation. Later, at home, he is playing a video game and keeps looking at his phone, expecting Nagatoro to call and invite him. However, he also thinks that he should be the one to approach her first, but then a wild thought crosses his mind that Nagatoro might see him as a creep. So, he ends up not calling her.
Later, we see that Senpai goes to the place where the summer festival is being held. People are wearing traditional Japanese clothing, such as yukata. Some have come as couples, while others are with their families. There are many kinds of stalls and beautiful lanterns. He goes there only because he is bored—he just wants to buy yakisoba and go home.
But at that moment, someone touches him from behind, and when he turns around, he sees Nagatoro’s friends, Yosshii and Gamo, who are wearing yukata. He can already sense trouble and tries to run, but they catch him. They say they didn’t expect him to come to the festival and are surprised. They tease him by saying he came in hopes of bumping into Nagatoro, which makes him feel awkward, and he denies it. After hearing his response, they tell him it’s too bad because Nagatoro is already busy with her club. Upon hearing that, Senpai wants to leave, but they won’t let him go, as they want him to spend some time at the festival.
Then Gamo asks Yosshii to bring the raffle prize they won earlier in the games. They put a collar on Senpai’s neck and send a photo of him to Nagatoro, who has just finished swimming and is drying off. Nagatoro becomes furious after seeing the picture. Meanwhile, Gamo is confident that now Nagatoro will join them at the festival.
After a while, Nagatoro arrives and asks her friends to hand Senpai over, but they refuse. Nagatoro's friends challenge her, saying that if she wants Senpai, she must win him in the festival games—and the one with the most prizes gets to keep him. Nagatoro agrees, and they all, including Senpai, start participating in various games.
In the end, Nagatoro bribes Yosshii with one of her prize pool gifts, and they hand over Senpai and leave the area. After that, Senpai and Nagatoro walk together through the crowd, and she remarks that it feels like a date, which makes Senpai feel embarrassed.
Nagatoro decides to watch the fireworks, so they get in a long line. But the crowd isn't moving forward. Later, when Senpai decides to take another path, he gets out of the line, but Nagatoro cannot get out of the crowd. At that moment, Senpai holds her hand and pulls her out of the crowd, and they go down a different path to watch the fireworks.
Meanwhile, Nagatoro teases Senpai for bringing her to a dark place, and at that moment, the fireworks begin and they watch them together. Nagatoro keeps teasing Senpai about his "intentions" for bringing her to a place like that, and Senpai keeps denying it.
After a while, they notice that there are couples around them hiding behind the trees—they hadn’t seen them before because it was so dark. They both feel embarrassed and leave the area.
Review
To be honest an anime's success lies in its character development. Senpai’s journey from a timid person to a more confident individual is unexpected. Also, we get to see that besides teasing Nagatoro has a side which holds affection. The anime truly balanced the humor and awkward romance very well. There are plenty of comedy scenarios there's no heartbreak. Visually, the characters are too expressive. Moreover, the supporting characters adds extra chaos to the show.
Seeing their relationship evolve was a heartfelt moment. This anime is worth it. Also, explores young love in an unique way. when I watched this anime at first I didn't like it very much because of the expressions. The eyes are not the same always they always change due to expression also the smirk of Nagatoro is hilarious. I think it wouldn't be this funny if not for the Expressions. The expressions are more funnier than the storyline.
The 7th episode of this series is so interesting because of the summer festival. In every anime you will find people joining Summer Festival but it won't happen in action thriller animes, you will find it in comedy or romance related animes. Which is good we get to know more about the japenese culture through watching anime. One thing I didn't like about this anime is that Nagatoro teases Senpai a lot and is a bit overboard. I never saw her being normal for a moment she's always in the teasing mode so it gets annoying for a bit. I recommend everyone to watch this anime and the ratings I will give is 7 out of 10.
Some pictures are from the screenshots that I have taken while watching the anime.
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