Tsurezure Children

Where do I even start? This anime is like a breath of fresh air, folks! It's like a gentle breeze on a summer day that reminds you of the beauty of first love and high school romance.

What sets Tsurezure Children apart is its unconventional approach to storytelling. There's no single main character to root for; instead, we get a diverse cast of lovable misfits, each with their own unique struggles and triumphs. It's like a slice-of-life anthology, where every episode is a new chance to fall in love with a different couple.

I loved how the anime explored different personality types - introverts, extroverts, ambiverts - ... and how they navigate love in their own ways. It's like the show is saying, "Hey, you don't have to be a certain way to find love." And that's beautiful, man!

The first love, first kiss moments? Absolutely precious! I found myself grinning like a fool, reliving my own high school memories. The anime has this way of making you feel all the feels without being too sappy or melodramatic.

If I have any gripes, it's that some storylines felt a bit rushed or underdeveloped. But honestly, that's a minor complaint in an otherwise fantastic series.

All in all, Tsurezure Children is a must-watch for anyone looking for a lighthearted, feel-good anime that'll leave you smiling. It's not perfect, but it's a beautiful reminder that love comes in many forms, and that's something to cherish.

If I had to describe this in one word, it's McDonalds. It's not healthy. It tastes only fine. However, you didn't invest much and you just got some chemicals that you need.

Putting a romance setting as a highschool is pretty generic so that already is a bad start. Tsurezure Children tries to be different where instead of telling one generic story, it tells around 6 generic stories and skips the usual filler. The upside is skipping the filler, the downside is that 6 generic stories told at once are still as generic.

The show seems very focused on trying to induce the "fuzzy cringe" feeling you're ... supposed to get from watching a romance show. It's hard to put this into words, but it feels like everything you see is a variant of *twiddling thumbs* "What if we kissed during Morbius premiere"? If that's what you want, this is the show for you. I personally don't appreciate the failed attempt to make me feel this way in such an inorganic way.

Besides that, there isn't really much going on because this is a short series. There isn't much of a story. There isn't much of a reason why the characters hook up. There isn't anything they do except awkwardly flirt. There is comedy that is honestly better than the average SOL romance slop. I exhaled out of my nose several times, but I never laughed.

Interesting concept. Not for me but might be for others.

I watched Tsurezure Children, also known as Tsuredure Children. Here are my thoughts:

These are ~12-minute episodes that consist of generic highschool romance skits between various student pairings. The characterization of these students is shallow and tropey.

I found the dialogue in this to be very clunky and unnatural. The romance feels quite inorganic and hamfisted, and overall simply not emotionally engaging. The script is seriously awful and a crippling flaw from my perspective; it feels so unnatural it's uncomfortable at times just having to listen to it.

The characters have simplistic same-face designs, and the animation quality is unremarkable. The voice acting is okay but that doesn't ... mean much when it's wasted on such a clumsy unnatural script.

If you can tolerate its flaws, this show can be mildly entertaining. It is sometimes cute, and some of the romance-oriented humour can be funny. To be honest, I only watched it with at least a bottle of wine in me, mainly because of how cringe-inducing the dialogue is.

Overall this is a very juvenile anime that feels targeted to an audience in their early teenage years. Somebody in that demographic may enjoy this more than I did. Frankly, I can't imagine anyone older than early teenage years enjoying this anime much.

My personal overall rating: 3/10