Jan 11, 2024
I have never written a review before, but this anime genuinely infuriated me to my core. The story is essentially about a dead beat dad who used to be one of the best gymnasts in Japan. Because of this his daughter, who lost her mother at a young age, is often left alone at her home and has to deal with bullying from the kids in her class. Her dad, the main character in which i am supposed to be rooting for while watching this anime is always busy with his sport, so he has never once made it to a parents day event for
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his daughter. She is faced with the harsh reality of being forced to grow up much faster than she should be. She cooks for her and her dad, and can be seen many times calling him daily to see if he is even going to come home. In episode 6 there is a scene where the main character tells his daughter he won't be able to celebrate her birthday with her because he wants to do a training camp, even though he knows he is never going to be as good as he used to be and will not win. She stays strong to this news and encourages him to try his hardest, seeing that her dad is happy with doing gymnastics again. A few nights after this conversation, she calls her dad asking, "Are you coming home for dinner tonight?" He says no, and she decides that she will just order food for herself. Her pet bird gets a hold of one of her chicken strips and then falls into a shock, because he just ate his own kind.. the daughter then has to rush the bird to the hospital, by herself. She does this on a bike that her father gave her for one of her past birthdays, that he never taught her how to ride. After this she leaves the bird in care of a veterinary doctor and goes walking alone at night to clear her head. She is later found by friends of her grandma, and her dad shows up not too long after. After all this, the daughter finally loses it and cries "I never told you.. i don't know how to ride a bike.. i was just so happy you decided to give me one." Soon later there is a "heartwarming" two minute scene of the dad "teaching" his daughter how to ride a bike, even though she has a natural knack for it and nails it her first try, further showing her premature independence due to the lack of presence of her father even after her mothers death.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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