Jan 8, 2021
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Blend S is just another slice of life anime. There’s nothing that really stands out. It was pretty fun to watch in the beginning and I really enjoyed it. Enough to give it an 8.
Though after the fifth episode I was mostly forcing myself to get through it since I only had about half of the episodes left. Every episode after number five was pretty boring and felt like it took forever to finish.
It didn’t have a great plot or story and just took a maid cafe and tried to change it so that it would seem different. The plot can be summed
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up as a bunch of cute girls working at a cafe. I didn’t really realize that it was a comedy until I looked at the genre. The jokes were bland and didn’t make me laugh. An example of an anime with great jokes that made laugh is Hataraku Maou-sama. I was just bored and it was too slow paced for my liking. This is coming from a person that has watched every filler in Naruto and thoroughly enjoyed it.
The art and soundtrack didn’t differentiate itself either. The art style was generic and nothing out of the ordinary. Just what you would see in a stereotypical slice of life anime. Although I really did like the illustration they showed at the end of the last episode. The soundtrack had one good song and that was the opening. It’s really catchy and a great template for memes. The rest of the music wasn’t bad but wasn’t good. They fit in with the context of the scene and that’s about it.
The characters were mostly just a bunch of tropes but that’s all there was for most of the characters. Ouran high school host club is a good example of a show that does their characters good. Though they are based on tropes there’s more to them an they’re all unique in their own way. Maika was a bit too dense for me and reminded me of Kirito. Mafuyu was just a short, aloof kuudere. I liked Kaho’s character the best because she had quite a few traits but she wasn’t the best either. She was like a reliable older sister that enjoyed video games and isn’t too good at school. Amano is just a hentai artist. Kanzaki is just a femboy. Dino is just an otaku that likes Maika and I still don’t know much about Akizuki except for that he’s into yuri and cute girls. The last four characters didn’t have much of a personality and are just there. The character designs were also pretty bland although I really liked Kaho’s design. The characters weren’t too memorable and I only remembered two of their names. Overall there isn’t really anything special about the cast but there also isn’t really anything to point out as a horrible trait.
That’s pretty much all I have to say and I wouldn’t recommend this show but it mostly just depends on what type anime you enjoy. I really like slice of life but I wasn’t too fond of this particular anime. This show wasn’t too great but it’s not like I hate it but I do think it’s a bit overrated. You are free to like whatever you want. I respect your opinion either way but I stand by mine.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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