I have seen a lot of romance animes but I think this is the first time where I encountered such a story that it is very hard to predict because every scene has a double meaning or can be interpreted both ways. Though there is still cuteness in many of the scenes, this episode manages to offer some suspense within the story.

Episode one tells the story of Sajou Wataru who is in love with his classmate named Natsukawa Aika whom he stalks, annoys, and asks to go on a date with him all the time until the day that he finally realizes that he must stop which of course makes Natsukawa Aika miss the attention.

I haven't been a fan of the opening songs of animes that I watched this year, but the opening song of The Dreaming Boy is a Realist stands out to me. The soundtrack is good and the beat is perfect for an opening song. Though I don't understand the lyrics, the beat is good enough for me to take notice.

Aside from the great opening song, the opening animation of The Dreaming Boy is a Realist is also very nice. It has a unique touch that can't be found in most animes that I watched. The creators of this anime surely did a job well done in making a great opening animation which was only made better by the great opening song.

There are lots of scenes in this first episode that make me think both ways. Sometimes the protagonist would make me think that he is about to give up but then tried it hard again when he had the chance only to get turned down. In the case of Natsukawa Aika, I thought she was going to confess that she now loves him but then I realized that she only misses the attention but still does not like the person (whom she gets the attention, in this case, Sajou Wataru).

This episode is not only centered on the stalking of Sajou on Aika but it introduces multiple plots that can be developed into interesting scenes in the coming episode. One is when Sajou bumped into a girl while chasing Rena Aizawa. And of course, there's the developing plot of Rena Aizawa which makes me think about what she is going to be in the next episodes since based on this episode (episode 1) she seems to have some liking with Sajou and what is her real reason why she suddenly talking with Sajout since they didn't know is other and haven't talked to each other before.

Though the mystery as to why Rena Aizawa starts talking to Sajou is not yet clear it is a good idea to include this kind of scene so as not to make the viewers get burned up on the story of Sajou and Aika.

All in all, this is a great school anime, the characters are cute, the animation is great and neat, and the story seems interesting which makes you want to watch the second episode right away. The creator of this anime did a great job of installing suspense and mystery in this episode which of course very effective for a viewer to want more.

That is all for now guys, catch you up with the next one. Wishing you all safety, good health, and abundance.