Midori no Hibi - Seiji's Right Hand Girlfriend

Midori no Hibi is one of those rare anime that are a perfect blend of romance, action and comedy, with most of the emphasis on comedy.

We start the story as Sawamura Seiji laments over the fact that he has no girlfriend and that his only girlfriend is his right-hand. Rejected by twenty different girls and doomed to never have a girlfriend, Seiji curses his fighting reputation and finds his only solace in porn magazines and eating lots of food. However, this all changes when after a nap he wakes up to find that his 'Devil's Right Hand' is no longer a hand. It's now a girl. I'll leave you to imagine the hilarious situations that happen afterwards.

The storyline is generally quite straight forward and simple, mainly revolving around Midori and Seiji's developing relationship and their quest to find out a way to resolve the situation. While Seiji is eager to solve the problem and get on with his life, he is unaware and sometimes insensitive to the feelings of Midori, who is glad about the situation and isn't that eager to change things back. As the story progresses, you feel more and more sympathy for both of the main characters as their pasts are revealed and their relationship tested.

I think it was pretty fucking hilarious. While the humor is crude at times, it amused me greatly and I was glad that I downloaded it. I've even managed to sway some of my anti-anime friends into watching it because of how rip-roaringly funny it is. I think it blends slap-stick comedy and dry sarcasm perfectly, as well as balancing it out with the more serious scenes with Seiji and Midori.

The story is well paced and interesting once you get past the initial stupidity of the main concept (right hand girlfriend). The relationship between Midori and Seiji is absolutely adorable, and Midori herself is so cute that it makes me wish I had her for a younger sister. Seiji is pretty cold, though a bit dense sometimes and there were quite a few moments where I wanted to slap him to high heaven.

While I found that both of the main characters were likeable, I became quite irritated with some of the other characters, such as the stuck up class president who fancies Seiji after he saves her. She irritated me to no end as her love for Seiji seemed so... false. I think my second favourite character, after Midori, has to be Rin. Loud-mouthed, uncouth and debaucherous, the woman without shame was my favourite out of the supporting cast, mainly because she was such a larger-than-life character.

The art in the anime was okay. It wasn't brilliantly done and there were times when I thought the character expressions were a bit overdone, but it was decent and served its purpose, though I found that some of the designs of the characters reminded me greatly of other different characters that I've seen. But then again, that happens with most anime and manga, doesn't it?

Overall, it was an enjoyable series with a predictable, yet satisfying ending. While there are a lot of questions unanswered, they're the sort of questions you don't really need to know the answers to, so you're not left disappointed.

If you're ever bored, I thoroughly recommend this. It's not too taxing on your mind and all you have to do it sit back and enjoy it.