The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague

The premise for this anime was promising but it fell flat for several reasons. The pacing is horrible. Episodes felt really padded out with filler. Character development feels like it moved at a glacial pace. Did i mention poor character development? 12 episodes in and it feels like things have barely changed. The MC and his love interest act so formally and awkward towards each other even after it seems like they have progressed. The fox woman keeps saying that they've "made progress" but I'm barely seeing it at all. They still behave like awkward teens around each other after an entire season. If you want characterdevelopment you will be disappointed. Even the auxiliary characters feel underdeveloped, the other love plots barely get any air time and are equally underdeveloped after 12 episodes. The characters themselves feel a little dull and one dimensional. Everything we're shown is fairly surface level and it feels kind of depressing how muted and reserved everyone is. The MC's young sister is the only character that really approaches having any sort of interesting personality and she's barely featured. After the hundredth moment where the MC makes a mini blizzard, the gimmick gets stale. Yeah, we get it guys, the MC makes snow when he's emotional. There's nothing groundbreaking about this when his love interest seems to ignore it 99% of the time. The only reason i managed to binge this entire season is because I'm stuck recovering in bed from surgery. If i weren't, I'd have definitely thrown this in the trash after the second or third episode. If you're planning to watch all 12 episodes, set your expectations low or you will be disappointed.

im not even active on this terrible site anymore but since I know yall are gonna do this show disservice here I am [sighs]. this show isnt revolutionary, it probably isnt even a satisfying romance to many. what it does offer however, is a cute concept and lovely characters. the vibe of this show could be described in one word: relaxing. watching this is easy and doesnt require you to be in a certain mood. the color palette is pleasant and the soundtrack is decent enough. I do have some issues with the art and animation. at times their faces looked weird and disproportionate, movements feltstiff. it was obvious that there wasnt a big budget to work with. BUT they still made it look decent so I cant complain. the manga for this is one of my favorite works out there so I highly recommend it. it has amazing art so please check it out! theres barely any josei anime adaptions out there to begin with and they often dont get the treatment they deserve. I hope this anime opens doors for more josei adaptations.

Not too long ago, I came to the conclusion that most romantic comedies these days falls under several formulas: the girl falls for a guy or vice versa through certain circumstances, character growth follows for the two main leads, and eventually a narrative story that dives into their relationship. In truth, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague doesn't avidly avoid these type of writing although it adds additional elements to attract the viewers' attention. Based on the josei manga of the same name, it's delightful to realize that the cast consists of adult characters. It avoids the high school setting that adheres toevery teenage drama imaginable. Instead, this anime takes place in an office environment where realistic circumstances brings together characters. The spicing on cake is the supernatural element, most humorously crafted with the icing on the cake. I do mean that in a literal way as our main male protagonist Himuro suffers from a case of freezing himself. Through emotions, he sometimes gets into a frenized state. The anime explores his emotions and feelings as he connects with other characters, most noticably his co-worker Fuyutsuki-san. The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague takes a somewhat risk when adapting its premise because unlike standard rom-coms, it attempts to create a story that defies the logic of nature. Let's face it, a character getting frozen is not something we often see in romantic comedies too often. The same goes for youkai and fox spirits although one could argue that they exist more commonly by today's standards. Still, the anime does gets to a rough start with our two main characters having very similar personalities: stoic, reserved, yet also honest with each other. However, it is shown through Himuro's character that his outer apperance is more of an exterior that hides his timid side. Behind that face and personality is a shy man who is also a hopeless romantic. On the other hand, main female protagonist Fuyutsuki is much harder to read as she shows less emotions and avoids the gag of freezing herself. She's in much more control of her own emotions although throughout the show, we do see warmer sides of her. The character growth for both characters is a slow, and in some ways, a painful journey. I don't see this in a negative light but I'd also suggest viewers to keep their patience in check. Personally, I'm not the type of viewer that sticks around for an entire duration of a show to see if the two can even hold hands together. Among its character cast, not everyone has the similar stoic face as our protagonists. Characters such as Komori, Katori, and Yukimin are quite the opposite with their energetic personalities. The anime draws in animal motifs with supernatural features to further its gimmicks. Let me just say that this show attempts to balance out the colorful cast. Komori is a gold standard for bringing in the energy into the show. She displays an aura of playfulness and is never shy to be open about her feelings. Yet, the anime takes a very lighthearted approach to our character interactions, and rarely dives into a deep emotional drama. Even during heartfelt moments between Himuro and Fuyutuski, they are at most lighthearted with a feeling of gentle care. At this point, you're probably asking yourself if watching this rom-com is worth it for the story. After all, it falls under standard rom-com formulas and some episodes does put our cast into date-like scenarios. These include but not limited to amusement park date, going to the beach, shrine visits, and even Halloween theme contests. Common logic designates that the author wanted to bring our two main characters together as long as possible. It's everyday scenarios such as going to the amusement park together that allows people to bon. At its most basic form, the anime does a decent job at defrosting Himuro and Fuyutsuki's personaliteis. There are geninue moments when the two displays affections towards each other. Most viewers who sees these would interpret it as romantic but one could also it as a deeper connection. Nonetheless, the most important way to enjoy this show is how you approach it. The collective efforts of studio Zero-G and Liber ultimately gave us this rom-com with an unorthodox cast of characters. Judging on the technical quality, you won't be blown out of the water but will see the charm of character emotions. The most evident way to see this is the reactions of our main leads, such as Himuro blushing furiously when his emotions reaches its peak. The studio efforts made these characters react such ways to show their personalities as much as possible. Otherwise, the supernatural elements of the show feels like a letdown that overstayed its welcome. Trust me, the youkai and fox attributes quickly wears its magic off and brings little substance to the show overall. And also, there are lots of cat moments in this show, so I hope you like cats. It's no masterpiece for sure. In fact, The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague hits some of the bare miminum themes for a romantic comedy. Yet, I do praise the author for daring to bring in some unnatural elements in an office environment with adolescents. Having finished this show, this definitely could've been better. You'd just have to limit your expectations with this one.

This show poses one really good food of thought: Wouldn't it be cool if people from ancestral spirits commune with one another just like the typical ordinary daily life, from work to home and hanging out together? It is that imaginative. If you thought that you're having a close resemblance of WotaKoi while watching this show, you're exactly right, though in some good and bad ways. This is mangaka Miyuki Tonogaya's Koori Zokusei Danshi to Cool na Douryou Joshi a.k.a The Ice Guy and His Cool Female Colleague, which is just Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii a.k.a Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku, but fantastical likebecause of how the premise is set up. It's been close to 5 years since WotaKoi dressed up to the 9's towards the anime scene, and people still to this day, gush about its greatness in many a certain way, though not as much right now with how so many seasonal anime are pumped out these days. That said, if you are looking for a close alternative to WotaKoi through watching this show, hear me out before you make a decision. Adult-casted workplace series are a dime a dozen, but in context to this show, it's considering modern-day classics like WotaKoi, or even as far back as the Working!! a.k.a Wagnaria!! franchise back in the early 2010s. You might say it's just a narrative plot on how these are usually set up with the characters anchoring the series, and I can agree with you on that, though the execution depends on whoever you ask if it's either decent or not. Such is the case of this show here, which features people whose ancestors were spirits. The main couple (as you can tell) are dubbed the Ice Guy and the Cool Female Colleague: the Yuki-Onna a.k.a Snow Woman descendent Himuro and the regular human that is Fuyutsuki, with a calm and collected spirit. Himuro, for better or for worse, shows his feelings through snowstorms / blizzards: the stronger the blizzard, the greater the affection. The both of them were hired by the same company and starting off a new job, and it's the basis of this interaction that Himuro slowly falls in love with the somewhat oblivious woman who loves flowers and cats, and has a cat named Nyamero. You could say that she is a descendent of a cat spirit, and I'd like to believe so that she is just the calm and cool human that she is, just hanging around with the bunch of regular and spirit-descendent humans. Himuro has a younger sister named Yukimin, and she is the idol streamer that has her fanbase as well, though she lives off with her seemingly innocent older brother. The side cast of the show are also what makes and breaks the series, and I'm just both glad and disappointed that they were not shown much to create the same diversity and effect as WotaKoi does, or maybe it's that I input in myself a modest expectation going into this show. Like the main duo, there are both regular and spirit-descendent humans: the typical Saejima, the playful Fox spirit Komori, the outlandish Phoenix spirit Katori and the manager Otonashi, and not forgetting their department boss and company president, which as you've guessed it, is also a spirit-descendent of the Buddha and the Nurarihyon (yokai). Saejima is a sharp guy, and Komori's the playful woman, so these two are peas in a pod of self-awareness, especially since they are close towards Himuro and Fuyutsuki, with the former being lovestruck whenever Fuyutsuki appreciates him at every corner to let them have their own lovey-dovey scene. For Katori and Otonashi, I love how Katori is this unhinged man shining like a star at everything, owing to his Phoenix descendent traits, while Otonashi is just playing along with his traits like a mother caring for a child. I especially loved how WotaKoi got the side cast formula right the first time, so being full of expectations and looking towards this show for the exact same, I quickly learned that shows like these need the side cast for the series to perform at its best, and though WotaKoi aced the execution, this show was mild on that portion, choosing to bias for the main couple instead. That's not to say that the main couple are uninteresting, because they really are forging the humans, both typical and spirit-descendent together in its own way, which I am totally fine with the interactions of the character cast. But the diversity of the side cast is just as equally important, and somehow this show missed the mark, at least for me. You can love or hate it the same way it's presented here. The production side is an interesting one to say the least. A collaboration between Zero-G and Liber, it's a decent effort for a rather rom-com like adaptation that has its moments, especially with Himuro's constant blizzarding and snowman-ing of feelings objected towards the people around him. Even more so, the staff are not really that known for their prowess in such a show like this. Director Mankyuu kinda suffered a long drought where he didn't direct anything else other than the iD@LMASTER franchise of SideM and Cinderella Girls, and this was way back before the 2020s. Scriptwriter Tomoko Konparu last worked on last year's Love All Play, before then also suffering the same drought where shows like Nil Admirari no Tenbin and Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi were the rage back in Spring 2018. This is Miyako Kanou's first time doing character design work, before all of her prowess in the animation space as mainly key and more recently directorialship, and it's got a style that I kinda quite like though. Music composer Ruka Kawada helmed shows like the Kiniro Mosaic and Gochuumon franchises a few years back, and you can quite tell that it was definitely geared for a more girlish-centric OST since this manga was made for the Josei a.k.a adult woman demographic. In many a sense, there's not really that much to direct this towards its best, but all the effort here shows that they just need to do a good work, and they did it. The music here is what I'll give praise to the show about. Takao Sakuma's "Frozen Midnight" for the OP is very catchy, alluring and comforting to the musical senses, and I would say that it's one of the better OPs of the season, in a slew of not a lot of standouts. This is the same for Nowlu's ED Rinaria, which after coming off from last season's "Fuufu Ijou, Koibito Miman.", has struck gold again with a song that's lovely with the tunes, as it is to listen to no end. Overall, for a show, which Crunchyroll advertises as the "heartwarming workplace where a snowy-white romance blows in like a blizzard", I definitely didn't feel like the descendent of the Cupid that constantly gets my heart love-shot for rom-com shows like these. If anything, the show tries to play it safe since it's coming off from the manga, and this is a safe show where you could just pick it up and relax to, no problems at all. It's just that you have to manage your expectations for this show being a lesser WotaKoi, but yet with the same amount of whimsical fun that only this show has its flex on the docket. It's a decent chill pill, but hey, you may like it.