Mamarêdo bôi

Marmalade Boy is a great anime. The story is about a girl named Miki with very strange parents. When her parents meet another couple, things get weirder as she suddenly now has two new step-parents and a new step-brother. But she has a plan. She and her "new brother" will put a stop to this ridiculous plan to divorce, switch partners and remarry. Problem is, her new brother doesn't seem to care! And no one told Miki that Yuu was so good looking. So in addition to her strange parents, Miki now has to deal with strange step parents, Miki has a new step-brother she has a crush on yet can't figure out, and now her long time crush finally confesses his love to her! You think this is a lot, wait til you get past these first few episodes.

Now, after you watch the entire series (no cheating on this), find the Marmalade Boy movie. This movie shows Yuu's reaction to the news about his parents' plans to swap partners and shows his first meeting Miki from his Point of View. I say to watch the series first, because this movie gives you a new prospective and you'll enjoy watching the series the second time as you'll finally see what Miki doesn't. But as I said, don't cheat. The series is a lot of fun when you are as lost about Yuu as Miki is!

This alternately hilarious and poignant series is simply one of the wildest emotional roller-coasters Japan has produced, and it's quite simply a lot of fun. As Miki and Yuu weather all manner of things while coming to terms with their attraction to each other, you feel all the mood swings a high schooler can have. It's like returning to your teenage years, even if they all just happen to be high-class Japanese who vacation every other week. Marmalade Boy appeals to the high schooler in all of us - and let's hope this series gets the exposure in the Western world it deserves.

This is another great anime to watch...Don't let the name fool you, this series isn't about a young jar of marmalade flying around and saving people...(snicker). It's a teen drama-comedy-action rolled into one! It starts off with a girl named Miki whose parents divorce and remarry another couple. The other couple has a son Miki's age, and the whole swarm of them live in one huge house. And much more happens past that.

I absolutely love Marmalade Boy and I'm so happy they have finally released it to DVD. My anime collection will just have to make room for this MUST HAVE. The characters are unbelievable. You watch them all from young teenager grow into a young adult and better understand the way they feel about others including their parents, fellow students, and newly acquired siblings. The artwork is gorgeous and there is so much plot you'll never get bored. So much drama in one show it should be classified as a soap-opera. All the characters are lovable. If you do watch this be sure to get a box of tissues. I cried so hard! Miki and Yuu are the main characters but the supporting characters only add to it.

I watched it in the middle of 2020 on TV (I'm Italian so it's normal that national channels air cartoons like this) and It's a sweet sentimental story. Totally recommended ^w^