Makura no Danshi (Pillow Boys)

Makura no Danshi (Pillow Boys) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Assez Finaud Fabric. It began airing in Japan on 13 July 2015.

I saw the anime and I think it brings a new and refreshing concept. There are 12 “pillow boys”, each with his own personality, who talk and sleep beside the viewer. Since it is a first-person story you feel like part of it, which is interesting. Each episode is short, I watched 10 episodes in two hours, more or less. It’s difficult to stop after one or two episodes because you want to see all the boys and find one who suits your tastes (if you’re a girl). So yes, I think this anime is dedicated to girls/ women in general.

The first “pillow boy” is Mary/ Merry, the cute and caring type. 

                                                                                   


Sōsuke Tanaka (senpai boy), the second, is the business type.          

The third one, represented by Kanade Hanamine, is the music boy; he is narcissistic and terrified of spiders (I think he is funny). 

Eiji Kijinami (dialect boy), one of my favorites, is the fourth “pillow boy”; he is honest and misunderstood. 

Next is Ryūshi Theodore Emori, the astronomy boy; he’s passionate and shy, delicate even with feminine features (bishounen). 

The sixth boy is Yū Maiki, a freshman with illusions of grandeur (he has an eyepatch and thinks there’s something evil growing under it). 

Haruto Enokawa is a five-year old boy, the cherub type. 

The eighth boy, Nao Sasayama, is also one of my favorites; he’s outgoing and kind of blunt, very charismatic.

The last of my favorites is Shirusu Mochizuki (librarian boy), calm, charismatic and fond of books. 

Yonaga and Yayoi Chigiri (flower arrangement boys) are twins. They’re charismatic and kind of perverts (hentai). 

Yuichirō Iida is the last and the oldest (41 years); I haven’t seen him yet, since the anime is ongoing.

The anime is addictive and fun to watch, so I recommend it (especially to girls). The opening theme song, "Makura no Danshi", written by Masayoshi Ōishi, will be performed by voice actor Natsuki Hanae.