Aiura

As spring vacation comes to a close, a new school semester approaches. Deciding to make the most of the remaining holiday, Ayuko Uehara takes a stroll into her neighborhood and stops by a small cafe. However, her peaceful day is abruptly disturbed when a girl clumsily bumps into her. Left puzzled by the encounter, Ayaku is even more surprised when she meets them again as freshmen at the same high school she attends. Recognizing her from the store, the girls introduce themselves as Kanaka Amaya and Saki Iwasawa, and the three quickly become friends.

As they go through their daily lives as high school girls, the trio's distinct personalities—Kanaka's happy-go-lucky attitude, Saki's tomboyish behavior, and Ayuko's easygoingness—are sure to make every mundane school day filled with silly and fun interactions.

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Amaya, Kanaka Main

Nakajima, Yui Japanese

Iwasawa, Saki Main

Iida, Yuuko Japanese

Uehara, Ayuko Main

Tamura, Nao Japanese

Wakatsuki, Misuzu Supporting

Tamura, Yukari Japanese

Yanase, Mei Supporting

Sakura, Ayane Japanese

Amaya, Souta Supporting

Hanamori, Yumiri Japanese

Yamashita, Sumiko Supporting

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Matsuno, Shuusaku Supporting

Sugita, Tomokazu Japanese

Satomi, Tetsurou Producer

Nakamura, Ryousuke Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard, Key Animation

Shimizu, Youji Sound Director

Hamasaki, Hiroshi Storyboard, Key Animation

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Jun 22, 2013

korinari

Recommended

I fell in love with Kanaka Amaya!! i really like this anime because they're so funny especially Kanaka who makes me really llove this anime.. every episode was very nice that it makes you beg for more because of it short time,,, it also makes you rewatch it again and again.. the only thing that i don't like in aiura is the time..seriously, only 4 minutes and 12 episodes? with epic characters?! no way!
but still i rate it 10/10

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Mar 8, 2014

JebusMatoi

Mixed Feelings

To be fair, this series is very short (3 minutes per episode with the OP taking up 1 minute each time) so I forgive it for not having much content in it.

...Though that excuse is thrown out the window when you spend each episode making 3 jokes at the most that fall flat due to late reactions, idiotic faces and just flat out boring interaction between the characters. None of the three main girls feel like they have much to offer except when combined with the other two for support. The side characters are just there to fill in roster spots and the setting ... is your normal everyday Japanese.

To be honest, there's not much to say about this show. It was one of those "here's your daily dose of moe" shows that you watched between episodes of longer shows that season, and that was pretty much it. Hell, the last episode just screams "JUST FINISH IT ALREADY" when you watch it.

I admit, the artstyle is nice and it's not something you see in every show nowadays. And for those who like to find attractive qualities in little girls, this show exploits it. From thighs to side boobs, this show tries to hide it's perverted side but it just falls out and lands in your lap. Though I guess this is just me overall and that's the only redeeming factor I found to enjoy.

Overall, it's a SOL 3 minute show for the casual SOL 3 minute fan. Nothing more.

Jebus gives Aiura 2 Crabs out of 5.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Oct 19, 2014

wutweeaboo

Not Recommended

I dived into this 66 minute show amidst glowing reviews, expecting a short and sweet morsel of slice of life that you really don't see in your typical 12 episode series. I was wrong.

While the show runs for 12 episodes and has a total running time of 66 minutes, the actual show itself, barring the repeated use of OPs and EDs boils down to only 32 minutes of ACTUAL content.

And while the art and voice direction is very polished, the whole thing is soiled by a disappointing display of mediocre slice of life that surprises no one. There's absolutely nothing new here if you're ... even remotely familiar with the genre. Many have been quick to defend this show on account of the girls' beautifully rotoscoped interactions with their legwear, but even that doesn't do enough to distract from the disappointing mediocrity that is Aiura.

This show leaves no lasting impressions except for a sense of innate aggravation that you may or may not experience after sitting through 3 minutes of absolutely nothing and then skipping through 2 EDs and an OP only to experience 3 more minutes of nothing. The story goes nowhere, and some might even wonder why some characters were even introduced at all, because you just want to see more of them and they never appear again. A real squandering of story-telling potential, if you may. That alone hurts more deeply than having sat through this show.

As a final note, the final 3 minute "episode" isn't even a real episode.
Rather, it is merely a retracing of the first episode, only with the girls wearing different outfits.
No closure, no real ending. It's over before it's even begun and you sit there wondering why you even bothered.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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