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Dec 30, 2023
9/10 Stars! Definitely would welcome more of this series or any stop-motion slice-of-life Pokemon (mini) series! My only complaint would be that it wasn't longer!
Story: It's a simple story about a hardworking and serious girl that is looking for employment and learns to relax and have fun on the resort! Her fun is directly tied to the fun of the pokemon, and ultimately, she ends up doing her job - making sure both her and the pokemon are having a good time!
Art: Stop-motion animation is NOT an easy art, so I have soooooo many compliments to the art direction and the way they animated the
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motions and varying states of the characters' faces! Very impressive.
Characters: This was so cute. Too cute. It was difficult to not stop the episode 2 minutes and and coo over the latest pokemon that was darn stinkin' cute. 100/10 recommend for those that love seeing pokemon doing stinkin' cute things!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Oct 21, 2021
As the people have said in the reviews before me, saw the anime's first 3 episodes, came for the BL, but stayed for the plot. What in the good world was this plot?? At first I thought that the power system was vague- and lemme tell you, after reading 47 chapters, it still is! Well, mostly.
Where did these people get their powers? Why were they born with them? Why are all of their powers different?
The best answer this manga gives you is that the characters /believe/. And in extension, you have to too. Once you've let yourself suspend some of your questions for later, this
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manga slowly fills in the blanks, but in a very non-straightforward way.
This manga truly shows, not tells.
I got so hooked that I read this manga until 6:30am in the morning, without stop nor sleep. I just /couldn't/ put it down until I had caught up. That's the kinda ride that you're in for.
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Jun 3, 2021
I've already read through the manga, and let me tell you: Episode 6 is where the plot is really gonna start to pick up! I'm SO excited to watch the next few episodes that this anime has wormed its way up to the top of my most looked-forward to animes of each week for this season!
In terms of enjoyment, this anime hits the perfect sweet-spot for me. It's not too heavy on the plot while also retaining a flow to its story that doesn't feel as episodic and slice-of-lifey as the prequel (though I enjoyed that one too, lol).
Honestly, it's a feel-good anime that doesn't
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require as much investment as other darker, more plot-heavy anime of this season. The characters are good, and their journeys are just as enjoyable to watch. I'd say just give this anime a try, and if you can't seem to get into it, maybe wait until the anime is finished then start at ep 6 and binge the rest of the anime in one sitting from there. It's honestly worth it 👍
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Feb 21, 2021
This anime didn't have to go that hard. But it DID. And I'm thankful for it!
SK8 could have easily turned out to be mindless trash anime that I watch only for the fujoshi bait and the shipping like I do with most other B-tier sports anime.
And honestly, I didn't expect much from this anime other than some good feels and a comfort watch at the end of each week either.
But somehow this ended up being actually one of my most-looked foward to animes of this season. It's even beaten out Jujutsu Kaisen for my most anticipated new episode of the week after episode 7
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of this anime aired!
So give it a chance! It's certainly entertaining and a fun watch for all the emotions it puts you through. The characters are charming and quirky and their relationships are really what makes or breaks the show - and right now, it's making it.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Jan 28, 2021
Listen,,, if you're looking for an anime with fast-paced action scenes and a long, overarching plot like a typical shounen anime, then this isn't your thing. Turn back. Look for another anime.
But if you enjoy/don't mind episodic series, then this is the one for you.
Firstly, the stories that Natsume Yuujinchou presents are all self-contained and cohesive; they'll get you to choke up and it doesn't even have a long-ass plot like One Piece! Still, the smaller bite-sized stories will pack a punch with the way they introduce information through flashbacks - and NO, the flashback "gimmick" doesn't get old. In fact, each one will feel
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like a well-earned puzzle piece to add to your information stock about Natsume's past. Honestly, the long haul is the game that you want to play with this series.
There's a reason - a GOOD reason - why this series has 6 fuckin' seasons (of which I've watched them all), a movie, and more stuff to come. It's a big thing in Japan too. Basically, the reason is that every episode provides a little more information about the world of Natsume Yuujinchou; so while you aren't exactly advancing a "plot," it still feels like you're moving down a dimly lit path on a foggy mountain, finding your way through a world that opens up to you the more you tread through it. The worldbuilding is great - probably because it takes the real world and steeps it in something hidden, something traditional and old and so very close. Like pressing your hand to a glass window, knowing that there is more beyond it, but being unable to see through the fog.
The art itself supports this feeling. Watching this anime is like looking at a moving water colour painting, and I absolutely love the atmosphere it gives off. If you're the kinda bitch that loves the fantasy in a forest/supernatural youkai/there's-something-magical-in-the-air with a dash of hurt/comfort setting, then this is soooo gonna be your jam.
Seriously, I could wax poetic about the aesthetics and the FEEL and the atmosphere of this anime - no matter the in-anime season this anime covers, the overall feel always manages to stay nostalgic and like a small town full of hidden childhood secrets across the little stream in a forest past the bridge. It's like eating ice cream on the porch of your grandparent's house in the summer, overlooking the street and watching cars pass over blurry concrete. It's like looking up through a canopy of leaves turning yellow and red and seeing the setting sun light it up like gold fire while your boots crunch over dead twigs. The art may not be what others would consider "high budget," with fast moving action comparable to that of One Punch Man (first season) or flashy like Space Dandy, but that's the charm of it. It's humble and airy and painted with brushstrokes that know what they're doing. It's a delight to my eyes.
The characters are lovable and I just want them to have a good time. This poor traumatized boy and all his slightly less traumatized but understanding and supportive friends!! I just wanna see them happy :)) Nyanko-sensei is literally my spirit animal, hehe.
The soundtrack for this anime is iconic. It's relaxing and the kind of OST that you could put in the background while you work/study. Actually, I'm listening to it right now! It's the kind of music that you'll remember - and they always fit well with what's going on in the anime too. If you like instrumental OSTs, specifically with a sort of backwater town or traditional sound with a touch of that ethereal melancholy, this will please your ears to no end. And along with that, the anime has its pick of really good openings and endings too. Especially the endings - that shit eases you from a sad episode into a melancholy ED and it's over- the tears start coming out. (Btw, if you knit to de-stress, this anime's OST will get you feeling like an old widow out of some Howl's Moving Castle shit, looking fondly out the window, reminiscing about when you were younger and full of magic or some shit)
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Each time I watch an episode that's bittersweet (which is actually most of them because being in a shared world of youkai and humans that can't see or talk to each other is a SAD SLOWBURN PINING HELL), I feel like I'm left with a warm hollowness. The kind that you feel when you've come out of a really good book and you feel bereft and pushed adrift onto a dark lake, fairy lights and glowing fireflies keeping you company across the rippling surface. It's a feeling that only Mushishi has been able to evoke in me previously.
It's just that good.
Obviously, you don't have to share my opinion, but you'll never know how good Natsume Yuujincho can get till you try it for yourself. So please give it a try. I can't guarantee that you'll like it as much as I do, but if you've gotten to the end of this review and were intrigued by all the descriptions I gave of it, then you know that you're probably interested in the vibe of this anime enough to give it the 3-episode test.
When all's said and done, this is one of my favourite anime of all time. It's one that I will almost always recommend to new anime watchers and sentimental friends alike, aside from Mob Psycho 100. And I've watched a LOT of anime. ;)
Reviewer’s Rating: 10
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Dec 4, 2020
I guess this anime was trying for something new? It has a little bit of a twist in the beginning and it FEELS like you're kind of getting character arcs, but do any of the characters actually change? No.
All the girls are annoying - they don't pull their weight during the missions. And to the ones that say they're gonna change... well, they don't really. If there's character progress, it's slow as fuck. The one with glasses is also annoying - she's got a bone to pick lowkey all the time.
I'm not glorifying Yotsuya either. That guys feels responsible for carrying the weight of
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the team, but it feels,,, shitty. Like a power fantasy anime, but done off-kilter. Also, he's got some sort of shady, emo background with a bear, a tree and some fence?? Abandonment issues? Idk. Either way, it flashes back to these kinds of hints without progressing anything - it's just the same 3 hints each hecking episode. He's edgy without a real purpose for it, it feels like.
The progress of this anime is slow and overall it's one of the lower grade isekai animes I've watched.... And that's saying a lot 👀
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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