May 23, 2012
I only watched the first few episodes of this series, though i think i'm able to write a review about it.
First of all, i'm not someone who is pleased easily. I don't watch many anime, in fact i don't watch TV or Movies all too often, because they are, well let's say ... crap. When i read and heard about this anime i was eager to watch it, for it promised not to be "mainstream" (as i like to call it). Also, Yoko Kanno was on board as well, so that held my hopes high enough. It's really hard to see this promise not fullfilled.
Why,
...
you ask?
Well, yea it's quite rare to see such "good" characters, so early on in a series, but episode 4 already had signs of your typical "Slice of Life"- Bullshit. To be honest, even the first episode made me worry. These "mood swings". Don't get me wrong, character developement is not a bad thing, but in this case, it is not believable, and more importantly, it is too fast. Kaoru's character developement in particular. It's almost hilarious. First, he is depicted as a loner, who doesn't give a damn about anything in school, or rather life. In this and the following episode he slowly "befriends" Sentarou, the tough guy everyone is afraid of. He also developes a crush for Ritsuko, an old childhood-friend of Sentarou. Wow. And with that, one might think the "Love-Triangle" is set. Well, we thought too soon. Another girl appears on the stage, Mariko. Sentarou saves her from some guys and, yes you guessed it, he wants to get into her panties.
And that's just the beginning. I could still bear with that, i even was okay with it, but the thing that really struck me was what followed soon after, or rather, what DIDN'T follow. To keep it almost spoiler-free i'll just name it the "Kaoru-Ritsuko-Resolution". It's like little girls drinking tea, if you know what i mean. I just can't relate to that. The series is called "Kids on the slope", but they aren't THAT little, are they? I mean, i tried to continue watching it, but i just couldn't. This anime left a bad taste in my mouth.
Anyone just wanting to watch their new season anime, go ahead, have fun with your routine. I can't watch this, seriously.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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