Hi Score Girl was originally a manga comic and was adapted into an anime show and released by Netflix in 2018, to the extreme happiness of many anime watchers, praising the show for ‘saving’ the season of anime. Having never watched an anime tv show before, I was unable to compare Hi Score Girl against any expectations or stereotypes while watching which was advantageous in terms of keeping an open mind and reacting honestly. However, it must also be taken into account that I haven’t watched anime before because I didn’t think I would like it, and those preconceptions most definitely stayed with me at least throughout the first episode of the show. In the interest of reacting honestly, I will begin by saying my apologies to lovers of the show, as it seemed to me to be utterly disjointed. Therefore, my autoethnographic response in this blog will…