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For the past year I already saw three CGDCT/bike themed shows, out of that Minami Kamakura Koukou Joshi Jitenshi-bu was the one that I enjoyed the most, yet. While the three were all Slice of Life anime, this show has that SoL charm that I'm looking for. The info segment which discusses the do's and don'ts on bicycles, and the excursions on Kamakura to search for the best place for sightseeing added to the enjoyment value of the show.

The story and characters surely has it's striking resemblance to the other two shows of the past seasons, I had high expectations to it hoping to be ... a bit more orginal on this aspect, well much to my dissappointment it failed nevertheless there was still a part of it that I enjoyed and that was the criterium arc of the series which shows the camaraderie, teamwork and strengths of each characters.

When it comes to art, J.C Staff x A.C.G.T did a great job on the visuals and background thus earned the highest point for me, the vibrant colors of Kamakura's refreshing nature stands out as the bicycle club cruised the road from one place to another was very pleasant and relaxing to watch, the 3DCG... I don't see any problems to it since it was used the right way, I also found the character designs unique, it's like those characters in the pre-2010 shows.

Sound was good, the bgm fits to the SoL genre, I was a bit surprised in the ED song performed by Ika-san, at first I thought it was a male-female duo but turns out that it's only a one man... errr woman band.

I gave the show a 9/10 as I truly enjoyed it despite the setbacks on some parts. Whether you're a Slice of Life lover, a bicycle lover or just wants to have a change of pace in anime I recommend this show for you to watch.

While browsing for some shows that I might watch this Fall season, I stumbled on this one, got curious on the visuals, I watched the promotional video on it although I found the synopis too vague that time and I thought to myself "This show has potential" and it came the pilot episode.

Flip Flappers, the show that most of the people overlooked because of the number of magical girl shows this Fall 2016 season has brought. What I liked on this show was it's subtle yet too vibrant and how it was incorporated with meanings behind it that you will not notice 23 minutes had ... already passed. Graced with beautiful art design, engaging characters,and some of the most consistently sharp visual storytelling, episodic themes where at times calm and subdued then comes a bombastic outing, even crazier and bigger in its scale it manages to break away from easy comparisons thanks to a tone, aesthetic, and narrative ideas that are so unique and engaging. Flip Flappers’ storytelling and character writing goes completely unsaid. It's strong point was both character story and adventure , but it stands out as a confident, imaginative, and consistently beautiful example of visual storytelling done right.