Anime Review: Mysterious Girlfriend X

Most times in anime, romance series seem to be a dime a dozen with little to no difference in story or relationship between the characters. However, some series deviate from that trend and become something different. Today I will review Mysterious Girlfriend X, or as they say it in Japan, Nazo No Kanojo X. This series follows two main characters: Akira Tsubaki, a normal school boy with friends and family, and Mikoto Urabe, a mysterious new transfer student with a habit of sleeping in class and being antisocial. One day Tsubaki goes back to his school after forgetting something and comes across Urabe still sleeping on her desk, Tsubaki wakes her up and she leaves. Then, Tsubaki notices her desk has a puddle of her own drool still on it. For no apparent reason other than curiosity, Tsubaki dips his finger in the puddle and tastes it, finding it to be sweet, Tsubaki immediately runs out wondering why he did that. the next day Tsubaki becomes ill and is greeted at his house by Urabe who tells him that he is going through withdrawal and it will continue unless he tastes her drool again. This starts a relationship between the two that shows both of them more about one another. This series is a great deviant from the standard romance anime, however, the drool factor can act as a turn off to the series. Overall the series is awarded a 7.9/10 for any fan of cute romance between characters, this series truly delivers.