Myself; Yourself

In the peaceful little town of Sakuranomori, a group of young friends are about to bid farewell to one of their own. Due to his parents’ business plans, Sana Hidaka has to move away from his quiet childhood home to the boisterous city of Tokyo. Though it pains him, he must say goodbye to his precious friends—the kind-hearted Aoi Oribe, the spunky Wakatsuki twins, Shuri and Shuusuke, and the cheerful and upbeat Nanaka Yatsushiro. But even though he is reluctant to leave them behind, he believes that no matter how far apart they are, they will always cherish the memories of their friendship.

Five years later, Sana, now a 16-year-old high school student, returns to his hometown with the hope of restoring his old life. However, he quickly realizes that although his town may not have changed drastically, the friends he left behind are not who they used to be. Unsettling shadows loom over Sakuranomori as his friends hold new secrets and bear burdens that threaten the bonds they once shared.

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Yatsushiro, Nanaka Main

Koshimizu, Ami Japanese

Hidaka, Sana Main

Tachibana, Shinnosuke Japanese

Oribe, Aoi Main

Kaneda, Tomoko Japanese

Hoshino, Asami Main

Nakahara, Mai Japanese

Wakatsuki, Shuri Main

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Wakatsuki, Shuusuke Main

Koyasu, Takehito Japanese

Mochida, Hinako ing

Murata, Ayumi Japanese

Fujimura, Yuzuki ing

Toyoguchi, Megumi Japanese

Electromagnetic Shogun ing

Wakamoto, Norio Japanese

Kamata, Hajime Producer

Ishiguro, Ryo Producer

Itou, Makoto Producer

Koyanagi, Michiko Producer

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Jul 25, 2024

IssyBoy

Recommended

I gave myself a goal to watch as much anime as possible during the summer since, knowingly, I would be quite busy afterward. Myself; Yourself was my first pick, not only because the art style reminds me of School Days, but 'cuz I was more invested that it was originally a Visual Novel instead. Since I can't actually can't play the Visual Novel for whatever reason, I decided the anime would do for now.

Myself; Yourself was a pleasurable watch that took a turn that I wasn't expecting. It may not be Doga Kobo's greatest work, especially given how basic the animation is (ignoring my love ... for the 2000s style), but the story definitely holds up the ground for me.

Episode 10 by far affected me the most. Not to give spoilers, but ya, it had me thinking.

Can we talk about the music? Yea, I think we should.
The soundtracks are pretty alright, assuming that it was taken from the Visual Novel, I think it fits the vibe quite well. Wouldn't necessarily say I would bop to them 24/7. The OP/ED is pretty good too, very catchy, very nice. Yea, that's pretty much it.

The only thing that left me disappointed was finishing this anime. The way they concluded it was pretty wholesome, but I just wanted so much more.. Would've been more satisfied if this was a 2 cour series, but we don't live in that timeline

Good anime, alright soundtracks, mediocre animation, engaging story. I enjoyed this show back to forth.
7/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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May 29, 2025

vaqsxo

Mixed Feelings

SoL TW topics DRAMA-FILLED crazy depending on the viewer but somewhat cute romance not really much of a storyline as expected from a SoL but it’s not that bad broke my initial expectations. The beginning half isn’t much to go on about. It’s solid but towards the middle/end, it does get more interesting. You shouldn’t get into it if you don’t have the patience but I really recommend the later portion of the show. It is a bit on the older end and source does come from a VN from way back into the days. In my opinion, it’s one of the better VN adaptation. ... (what came out before this)

Edit: I just saw there was a LN, I haven’t looked into it that much.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Mar 5, 2023

milkimatcha

Not Recommended

This anime is old, so as a watcher in 2023 I wasn’t expecting animation to be mind blowing. That being said, the art is pretty and the animation is OK. Is that it for this show though?

Story: 5
If your looking for an anime that starts of “cutesy” then slowly falls into a darker story then you may enjoy this; I personally love these kind of stories but this particular series failed to capture real depth. Keep in mind it’s 13 episodes and focuses on an array of character plots that quite frankly feel rushed and incomplete for the most part. It does contain some potentially ... triggering topics, if you need specifics I suggest you look yourself incase the anime is going to alarm you.

Music: 4
Just meh. Pretty standard, basic music. I like the violin piece, but again it’s nothing to blow my mind. Just your typical background OST that gives the scenes a little more mood.

Characters: 2
I really feel that Sana was the only remotely interesting character in this and even saying that feels like a reach. His development is so weak, he barely even gets 5 minutes to really delve into his past. I enjoyed the twins at first, but for me it slowly got really weird and became very uncomfortable to watch. Nanaka is annoying, I understand she has some pretty heavy issues but she is so unnecessarily rude and aggressive for the most part; only on few occasions did I really feel she had a right to be as moody as she was. Any other character in this is forgettable and downright annoying.

In fact, there’s one character who deserves their own paragraph based on how terrible they are. Aoi has easily earned the title of the most irritating character I have ever had to bare in a series, her voice is like nails on a chalk board, the laughs she does make me want to headbutt a wall. I COULDNT stand her; in-fact she was so gut wrenchingly ANNOYING that I had to actively fast forward the show just so I didn’t have to listen to her absurdly stupid voice. It made the scenes she was in unbearable and just filled me with anger that I couldn’t even focus on what any of the other characters are saying. They literally have scenes where 2 other characters talking and you can hear her screeching away in the background. That voice will haunt my nightmares forever.

Overall: 4
I hate that I am even giving it a 4, but the show must of had some relatively captivating moments that kept me watching, especially with how irritating some of the characters are. If there wasn’t, this show would easily be a 1, and that’s being kind.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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