2.5-jigen no Ririsa

After a disastrous romantic confession, Masamune Okumura finds solace in the fictional world of anime and manga. Now a second-year high school student and the president of the Manga Research Club, Masamune spends a peaceful existence watching the adventures of the angel Liliel, his favorite character.

In the beginning of the academic year, Masamune’s life is turned upside down when he meets first-year student Ririsa Amano, a passionate cosplay practitioner. Despite Masamune's initial reluctance, the determined young woman manages to convince him to become her personal photographer for the production of a collection dedicated to their common favorite character: Liliel.

As Masamune enthusiastically discovers the world of cosplay and photo editing, he is unexpectedly reunited with his childhood friend Mikari Tachibana, who has become a model in the hope of impressing her beloved upperclassman. Realizing that modeling is not enough to intrigue the hopeless otaku, Mikari decides to join the club and become a cosplayer herself, all to finally have a chance at winning Masamune's heart. However, Masamune's love for fictional characters may not be capable of extending to those who impersonate them.

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Tachibana, Mikari Main

Kitou, Akari Japanese

Amano, Ririsa Main

Maeda, Kaori Japanese

Noa Main

Suzushiro, Sayumi Japanese

Okumura, Masamune Main

Enoki, Junya Japanese

Kisaki, Aria Main

Watabe, Sayumi Japanese

Hanyuu, Mayuri Supporting

Ichimichi, Mao Japanese

Nagomi Supporting

Yamane, Aya Japanese

Taki, Midori Supporting

Mano, Ayumi Japanese

Eri Supporting

Hasegawa, Ikumi Japanese

Magino Supporting

Nukui, Yuka Japanese

Sotokawa, Akihiro Producer

Fujishiro, Atsushi Producer

Hara, Naoki Producer

Uehara, Yurie Producer

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Dec 17, 2024

Sneakrfreak

Recommended

A beautiful story of passion and love for what you do. I came in looking for romance and funny situations between MC and his heroines, but left with a lot of heart warming moments. At first the story is very rom com but quickly turns into a great story. Life bringing and finding friends that enjoy what you do, and never letting that fire go. Really inspiring even if you don’t cosplay, but the cosplay shows how deep you can love a particular art! The story being a reminder that you should always love your passions and stay true to what you love to do. ... Even if you feel alone, you’re really not. Amazing work!! Will be reading the manga for more in depth storylines but the anime brings great chemistry between all the characters.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Dec 15, 2024

Jozuwa-_-

Mixed Feelings

2.5-jigen no Ririsa - 6.5/10 "Cosplay-focused at first, became generic harem and 'Power of Friendship' drama by the end."

This show promised a story about Cosplay and it did just that. It was also quite a fun show to watch, comedy-wise, with its generic but well-timed comical bits. And while I found the story/character arcs being hit-and-miss, the entire show still managed to entertain me for 24 episodes-- mostly for the comical aspect.

STORY: 6/10
The story was fairly interesting, managing to stay on track with the Cosplay Culture concept. The cosplaying struggles they faced did feel like an insight into the life of newbie cosplayers. And adding ... to that, having some side-quests like their Otaku Club situation made it feel like the MCs have some obstacles to overcome before they could focus on their main goals. Unfortunately, most of the main story arcs they went through felt like it was downgraded to "Easy Mode", with it simply being resolve in a not-so-interesting ways. Also, while almost every arc had some senseful issues for the MCs to deal with, it often gets resolved through the "Power of Friendship". It becomes less about the attitude of the FMC as a cosplayer, and more about her personal attitude in general, which, for me, made those story chapters feel less interesting by the end.

CHARACTERS: 7/10
Entertainment-wise, both the MMC (Okumura) and FMC (Ririsa) were quite fun to watch as a couple of eccentric hardcore Otakus: Okumura being the genuinely overly proud Otaku and feels no ounce of shame for it, and Lillia being an airhead who seemingly trained under the "Gray Fullbuster Stripping School"-. Although, they still ended up being quite generic by the end of the season-- Okumura being the typical "Dense" senpai who doesn't see the overflowing "Nectar Juice" of the waifus that he causes, and Ririsa being a typical very nice, innocent, and pure girl that sees no evil in anyone, not even ghosts (seriously, she tried to catch ghosts like they're Pokemons).
The love rival, Mikari, didn't really feel like one, not until the final chapter of the season. Why was that you ask? Because she was barely in the show, seemingly forgotten. It didn't help that the very first rival that the Ririsa faced (Nagomi) was basically a leveled-up version of her: A cosplayer, sees Ririsa as a rival, and eventually fell for Okumura as well. If Nagomi stayed around a lot, they would've felt redundant, and Mikari would've likely been the odd one out with her mostly only getting involved in the story through her interest in Okumura. At most, she adds something by being the "normal" character that provides the 'confused' reactions to the Otaku Club's Otaku shenanigans.
Nonoa was quite an interesting character at first-- her 'communication disorder' worked for both the initial comedy parts and the latter serious parts of her character arc. Unfortunately, she was a victim of the aforementioned "Power of Friendship" effect, with her becoming a typical 'cute awkward little sister' to the group as soon as she started hanging out with them. It would've made sense for her to still slightly have problems communicating seeing as she just overcame a trauma, and it would've also given her a lot of comical materials as well. But all that personality trait went out the window as she turned into just another character we've seen a thousand times before.
Aria felt like a filler arc character with her not really being interested in cosplay or otaku culture in anyway, but instead only decided to do cosplay as it helps her accomplish her goal. But the thing is, she does accomplish that goal. And with that, she's basically in the same situation as Mikari with both of them kinda being in it for the fun friendship ride. On the positive side, she does somewhat play the role of representing the audience with her being a non-Otaku that's interested to get into the fun of that. And for what it's worth, she is up by one "Heart Event" with Okumura over the two main waifus (or three if we include Nagomi).
Mayuri has a 'Dommie-Mommie energy"... need a say more? Yes. I will say more. She's the resident "guidance" to these young Otaku group, who is also an Otaku herself. She provides the mature wisdom to them, but while also not able to provide the MCs all the answers they need since she's not that much older than them anyway. She's just more experienced than them, but it doesn't mean that she's seen it all, which is a good thing as it leaves the MCs a lot more things to figure out on their own.

ART & MUSIC: 5/10
Since my standards for Anime art are still based on the post and pre 2010s, this was fine for me, personally. Although, for today's standards, I'd say this is far from being good enough, especially when it comes to the body parts, i.e. the disproportioned drawing of hands, fingers, cleavage, and lats. Not to mention, 2 of the 4 main female character's cosplay design (Mikari's and Aria's) not really having that "Main Character" energy as the other half (Ririsa's and Nonoa's).
Music-wise, I'm personally not a fan of the genre of the music they used for this Anime but, I think it was fairly fitting for this Anime genre. All the music used does sound generic Anime idol pop though, imo.
The VAs, imo, is what made it easy for me to enjoy. It's nothing too impressive but, each VA fitted the characters so well that it made them easily distinguishable from one another, even with the lack of unique manner of speaking cliche for each of them.

OVERALL: 6.5/10
It was a fairly entertaining, easy to binge-watch show that relies on characters, comical bits, and of course... the Ecchi. The cosplay aspect is definitely there and not just a bait gimmick. The comedy, depending on how much you appreciate the 'friendly banter' and character-based running gags, could either be a reason to enjoy this, or get turned off and drop this show. And while it's tagged as "Ecchi", I'd say this one is definitely on the tame side of it, even during the mandatory Beach episode.
I wouldn't recommend this for the drama since most of the serious parts of the story either felt like the characters are self-pitying, over-complicating, the arcs being a bit tamed to avoid being too dark, or worse, over-staying it's welcome, i.e. a character going on and on when the point has already been made. Not to mention that the resolution tends to be disappointingly lazy.

Overall, I'd say there's nothing to lose by missing out on this show, but it could also be quite an entertaining watch for anyone looking for a basic comedy of mostly friendly banters and character shtick, with a lightweight drama.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Dec 12, 2024

MAKAIT

Not Recommended

Preliminary (5/24 eps)

The studio should be sued for false advertising. This anime has nothing to do with Otaku culture, it has betrayed it if anything, and there's no way this anime is ecchi.

This review focuses on the quality of the adaptation from the perspective of a fan of the manga. If you're looking for a traditional review of the anime, you’ll need to look elsewhere. However, I would say that the animations are bad with wooden expressions that betray how lively the manga looks. Don't get me started with some arcs that have been butchered.

The biggest issue for me is this trend of double-standard censorship. Extreme violence ... and gore are often tolerated, even for shows rated for teenagers, yet brief and minor nudity is censored for everyone. This time, there isn't even an uncensored edition available.

I genuinely don’t understand the logic behind adapting a manga that is known for its partial nudity and suggestive material as core elements, only to censor and water it down. Don’t adults have the right to watch their media as intended? If you lack the courage to produce a faithful adaptation—where even the modest, iconic costume of the main heroine has been censored—perhaps you should work on something more aligned with your childish sensibilities.

We’ve reached a point where age ratings feel purely cosmetic due to this double standard. Need proof? Compare the first chapter of this manga on MangaPlus with any chapter of Chainsaw Man. If the first chapter of this manga isn’t suitable for kids, then every chapter of Chainsaw Man is even worse by that standard.

I’m deeply disappointed by this modern trend, knowing that most of my favorite manga and anime would likely be heavily censored or even completely banned if made today. Iconic works like Ghost in the Shell, Berserk, Elfen Lied, and others. Just look at the joke that is Berserk 2016.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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