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In order to pursue her dream of bringing positive changes to Japan, Mitsumi Iwakura leaves her countryside town to attend a prestigious high school in the hustle and bustle of Tokyo. As she has already mapped a clear life plan, she has absolute confidence that there will be zero mishaps from then onwards.

Despite her ambitious promise, the country girl ends up running late on the first day when she gets lost on her way to school. Fortunately, she meets a fellow first-year student, Sousuke Shima, who is in the same situation and offers to go with her. They eventually make it to school, but the misfortunes do not end there, as Mitsumi leaves an unfavorable first impression in front of her classmates.

Nevertheless, the class soon takes notice of her friendship with Sousuke despite their opposing personalities. Only time will tell whether Mitsumi will be able to forge fruitful relationships with her classmates, and she will certainly not be alone.

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Iwakura, Mitsumi Main

Kurosawa, Tomoyo Japanese

Shima, Sousuke Main

Egoshi, Akinori Japanese

Murashige, Yuzuki Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Egashira, Mika Supporting

Terasaki, Yuka Japanese

Nao-chan Supporting

Saiga, Mitsuki Japanese

Kanechika, Narumi Supporting

Kimura, Ryouhei Japanese

Kurume, Makoto Supporting

Han, Megumi Japanese

Tooyama, Fumino Supporting

Morohoshi, Sumire Japanese

Takamine, Tokiko Supporting

Tsuda, Minami Japanese

Yamada, Kento Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Cao, Cong Producer

Matsui, Yuuko Producer

Kurosu, Nobuhiko Producer

Tsuji, Mitsuhito Producer

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Feb 7, 2025

patkarunungan

Recommended

It's not as good as I would have liked, but it's still worth watching. It's a fairly decent slice-of-life anime.


§ Overview

Iwakura Mitsumi is an ambitious girl from the countryside, and she attends this prestigious high school in Tokyo. She has a lot of plans laid out, but fate has other things in mind. After delivering a speech representing her class, she embarrasses herself on Day One. Despite that, she learns to relax and have friends.


§ Notes

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1. Mitsumi is not conventionally attractive. She is quirky. Despite that, she first befriends Shima Shousuke and then her other classmates.


2. Mitsumi as a main character is decent, but I don't think that she alone can carry this show. For now, she doesn't seem to have a backstory that would make you really want to root for her success. Her ambitions are a mixture of vanity as well as genuinely wanting to help her hometown.

This show can be a compelling watch because of the supporting characters. There's this beauty in class, but she is not a bitch contrary to some people's expectations. She quickly vibes with Mitsumi. There is the unsociable nerd that she wins with some effort. And finally, we get a girl who initially bullies her but eventually warmed up to her. These comprise the gang.

Other interesting characters are the members of the student council, which Mitsumi wants to join, the would-be president of the drama club, and Mitsumi's transgender aunt (or should be uncle).


3. There's a hint that Mitsumi and Shousuke will eventually have some romance, but season 1 is not about romance. Those who are expecting some romance will be disappointed.

For now, Mitsumi and Shousuke have great chemistry as friends, and it's unthinkable at this point if having romantic feelings for each other is the right direction to take.


4. Shousuke's backstory was drip-fed, but I think its presentation could have been better.


5. The style and æsthetics are good but not too awesome.


§ Conclusion

It's an okay show. If you love interesting characters, this show is for you. But I have a nagging feeling that this is missing something, that factor that would make me say that this is a must-watch. I am still marking this as recommended because of its virtues, but manage your expectations.


ETA: 7th of February 2025

I recommend reading Tokku's negative review here: https://myanimelist.net/reviews.php?id=502878

I'm not as negative as Tokku, but the review indicates that the anime and the manga are night-and-day different. That may explain why it feels that the anime could have been better despite hearing some praise about it. I will still watch season 2, but I know that to fully experience the greatness of Skip and Loafer, I must read the manga.

There's still something to be gained by watching the anime, but if you feel that the anime is meh, try the manga before judging the story to be lousy.

AND BUGGER OFF TO THE PEOPLE WHO TOOK OFFENCE IN MY REVIEW DESPITE ACTUALLY RECOMMENDING THE ANIME.

JacobDeZoet IS A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JacobDeZoet IS A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

JacobDeZoet IS A LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Mar 16, 2024

randomath

Mixed Feelings

The pace is very slice-of-lifey, so it's hard to get absorbed into it if you don't have the best attention span. That said, the characters make it worth-while since they're unique and realistic. I haven't really seen some of the conflicts before portrayed in anime in the same way, and it feels like a lot of this show can be summed up as "not everyone is as they appear." A lot of the more trope-like characters often have hidden details making them more complex. The plot is pretty standard for a slice-of-life school anime, but the characters push this anime to an 8 for me.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Feb 16, 2024

KiloSixteen

Not Recommended

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Thought it was supposed to be a romance. I was extremely bored the whole show. Not sure why I even finished it tbh.
I know there have been alot of good reviews about it, I think people enjoyed the slice of life and the character development aspect, but that still was absent for me personally and I was more or less just waiting for something romance-related, which never came.
There was I think one part where it was hinted at the possibility between the two main characters but it was so short lived. So if you like romance stuff, this aint for you.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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