Sanrio Boys, aka Sanrio Danshi, is about individual boys who all likes a certain character from Sanrio, a popular maker of toys that is probably best known for Hello Kitty, but one of the boys, Kouta, is too ashamed to admit it. I know what you're thinking, this sounds like a really mundane premise for a show, I honestly wasn't looking for to it myself, but I got a pleasant surprise.
Kouta Hasegawa is your average do-gooder protagonist, and much like do-gooders there isn't anything particularly interesting about him, but that's kind of the point. He isn't a very interesting person, and it gets to him that he doesn't shine as much as a lot of the other boys he sees at school. One sunday, he hangs out with his friends to cheer up and decides to help a lost little girl, this leads to a couple of hilarious jokes. It also so happens that the little girl has a bag modeled after the character that he once liked, Pom Pom Purin, after heading home he reminiscences about when his grandmother first bought him the plush. He used to spend all of his time with his grandmother and the stuffed thing and they would encourage him. But one day he was picked on by other boys for having a stuffed animal and he disowned both it and his grandmother. According to him, this is when he entered his rebellious phase but we don't see him doing anything that would imply that but this is a wise decision, instead he seems to be regretful of breaking his ties with his grandmother but never gets the chance to apologize before she passes away. This was a decision was wise as it depict him as sympathetic instead of a heartless jerk like he would of.
The next day he finds a My Melody keychain laying around and picks it up, he thought he saw the character on Yuu Mizuno the day before but this confirms it. He thinks to give it to him but hesitates because their peers are watching. Yuu seems to be a more laid back and carefree character, and doesn't mind chasing Kouta through the school once he realizes that he has his missing "lady" as he refers to it as.
Once Kouta loses him he runs into Shunsuke Yoshino, who is friends with Yuu and has more of a bad boy persona as evident when he almost beats up Kouta when he thinks he did something to his friend. In the end, both Yuu and Shunsuke end up having their secrets revealed, but neither of them seem to mind before the credits roll.
The episode seemed a bit shallow in terms of writing and this was more noticeable early on in the episode, but there were a few jokes that made me laugh. The plot was light overall but considering it's a slice of life anime that is to be expected. I'm not sure where they'll take this concept in sequential episodes, and this definitely isn't anything ground-breaking but it's good for what it is, a sweet and innocent anime. If slice of life is your thing then you'll want to give this one a try for yourself. That's all for this post, but if you haven't already be sure to check out my impressions on Hataraku Onii-san!, Grancrest Senki and Citrus. Tomorrow I will take a look at Gakuen Babysitters, Mitsuboshi Colors and Slow Start. Have a wonderful day.