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Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! (WATATEN for the friends) is an anime released in 2019 by studio "Doga Kobo".
This series is the maximum expression of comedy and slice of life that you can look for in animation. Funny, relaxing, MOE and not boring at all, in a nutshell, a home cure for sadness and depression.

Story: 8.5
Miyako is shy, a NEET, chubby, clumsy and she has no friends. Hana, a friend of her little sister, Hinata, one day finds herself at her home and literally becomes a miracle for our protagonist in suit. Miyako literally falls in love with Hana at first sight and and that ... day marks the beginning of her change.
The story is a classic Slice of life, so it does not present anything special in terms of narration. It's simple, but very enjoyable.

Art: 9
Doga Kobo is a guarantee in animations. The design is very different from the manga, but literally better and cute. The animations are accurate, the characters' faces and bodies are well proportioned and an excellent color calibration is used, perfect in this context.

Sound: 8
Opening and Ending present very melodic,funny and context-appropriate songs.
OSTs in general are very well appreciated and enjoyable during the episode.

Character: 8+
WATATEN presents a wide range of characters. The main characters present very well-characterized and different personalities: Miyako, Hinata, Hana and Noa will succeed in impressing us in the same way, without leaving a character back respect to another.
Excellent work also in dubbing, which manages to interpret the characters in an excellent way.

Enjoyment: 10
As I said earlier, this series is a cure for sadness. The first episode was probably one of the most fun I've ever seen. The other episodes also have a high level of entertainment, going from hilarious moments to some small tear-jerking moments like the last episode. Each character managed to get me a smile and different emotions in the various moments of the episodes and the story, although very simple, has a noticeable impact.

Overall: 8.5
Wataten is certainly one of the flagship series of the "Doga Kobo" studio. A very funny anime, relaxing and without any pretense, but that manages to keep you glued on the screen for all 24 minutes, guaranteeing you different laughs and hilarious moments.
Highly recommended for lovers of this genre and of this animation studio.

(This is my first review on MAL. I chose a short anime and easy to review to practise it.)

Danchigai is a short-type anime released in 2015 by studio "Creators in Pack".
Nothing incredible, but the 3-minute duration of the series is more than pleasant and not too boring. The anime presents the classic stereotypes of this genre, however it is not irritating and too repetitive.
Let's see what this series offers us

Story: 6
Nothing incredible, the story is based on 4 sisters, two older and two younger, and a brother, where all live in the same house.
Each episode has some gags, some interesting, others less so.
However, as mentioned ... above, the duration of each episode allows the series not to be not too repetitive and boring.

Art: 7-
Not too bad to be honest. Sometimes i see some short-anime with a questionable art apparatus, but this is not the case. Animations are not bad at all, even if they are not at all articulated. Notable also the choice of colors, very apt and pleasant.

Sound: 6
Well, there is not too much to evaluate. There are 4 different ending versions, quite nice, but nothing more, and the background songs are pleasant during the episode.

Character: 6+
The key part of this series. Obviously every protagonist has a totally different character from the others, mirroring himself in different other characters seen in other series. From the older sister, who pretends to be a good person in front of her sisters and instead shows her true lazy and unkempt nature only when she is with her brother; to the second sister, the classic tsundere, to conclude with the last two, with a totally opposite character: one more frantic, the other calmer.
The brother, obviously, must try to contain all 4, with a calm and kind character.

Enjoyment: 6
3 minutes are more than enough for this type of anime. Not boring, not incredible, just relaxing.

Overall: 6+
Danchigai is a series that does not claim too much. If you are looking for a short, relaxing series, with some comic moments and a classic comedy / slice of life, this anime is a good solution.