Lovely Complex

I don't usually watch anime about high school romance, but I really liked the premise of Lovely Complex. There is nothing special about it - a boy and a girl are high school friends who always argue but later realize they like each other. Seems generic enough, doesn't it? Except for the fact that she is 14 centimeters taller than him. A love affair between a "midget" and an "amazon. *gasp*

I liked the fact that the writers really gave them a reason to be friends. Even though they constantly bicker, they like all the same things and enjoy doing them together. The first half was fun and interesting as Raza was slowly realizing that she had the hots for Otani. And Otani was blisfully oblivious, but not completely emotionally detached.

Unfortunatelly, after Raza confessed her feelings, the story started spiraling down. She turned into a love obsessed puppy chasing after Otani and crying in every episode that he was not returning her feelings. Otani turned into somewhat of a jerk who couldn't make up his mind about Raza. Even after he realized he liked her and they became a couple, they didn't even act like one. He seemed to be much nicer to Raza before the whole romantic drama started. I didn't like the fact that he was constantly smacking her and telling her that she has to work hard to make him love her. I didn't know whether to feel sorry for Raza or to be mad at her for acting so pathetic towards a guy who didn't even seem like he cared much about her.

Some of the characters I found pointless, like Haruka, who would have been much more likable if he created a love triangle between him Raza and Otani and made Otani sweat. The little cute girl who ended up to be a boy was a bit of an overkill.