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If you are looking for a warm, cozy and yet vibrant anime, perhaps, Tsuritama is for you.

Story: 7
The story follows Yuki, who recently moved out to Ennoshima island. In his new town he meets Haru, who’s an alien and insists that they have to be friends and go fishing together.
The story itself its simple developed and doesn’t show us too complex scenarios, but keeps a focus on human relationships and feelings: ‘How do we express ourselves? How do we handle trouble?’ are the main topics expressed on the series, which aren’t deeply developed, instead, it follows the plot with the common structure of beginning, ... develop and final resolution. Its very simple but it didn’t came across as a poor story for a 12 episode anime.

Art: 8
Bright pastel colors make this anime fresh and vibrant yet simple in consistency with the plot. The art plays an important part in show us how Yuki feels: Yuki’s anxiety and fear of meeting new people is presented in a symbolic way, in various scenes we can see him being drowned by water as a metaphor of his feelings at the moment, and, as someone who has anxiety, u can really relate to that sensation of suffocation.

Sound: 9
The soundtrack is in hands of ‘Kuricorder Quartet’ a group which main instrument is the recorder, a sound that transports us to childhood and simpler times. Because of this, the anime is loaded of nostalgia and a bit of humor, making the story homely and lively, at the extent of making you forget about the fact that Haru is an alien.
Basically, it’s a heartwarming soundtrack that also rescues the magic of the real life and its simplicity. -please listen to ‘tsuritama march’, it’s a gift-

Character: 8
Teenagers with common worries and also different ways of connecting with other people are presented in the series. I gave it an 8 because there’s no much complexity in the characters and they develop friendship through fishing, just like a common sports anime, something that we have seen before, which is not bad at all. I think that’s the charm of the series, bringing a light story to us.
Also, I want to mention Haru’s voice and way of talking, because his japanese isn’t perfect and sounds like someone who just learned the language, it’s a small detail, but I consider it important to the characterization of an alien.

Enjoyment: 10
I love light stories with a bit of fantasy. Tsuritama gives u that, a fresh story, with relatable characters and twist of magic.
I hope u enjoy as much as I did