Ayaka

Ilovemenarcissistic Sep 17, 2023

9.5

This anime's last episode came today and it couldn't have ended in a better way, but still I am sad that this shit has ended  (っ◞‸◟ c), cause yeah all the characters in this anime were pretty likable, I don't understand why people find Jingi annoying he is a decent guy and pretty helpful by the end, but I guess his drinking habits and his carelessness is not considered to be a well grown adult but yeah who cares about that. This anime had a decent starting, showing us how Yukito lived on the mainland and then when he turned fifteen he retured to Ayaka Island, he was a student under Jingi and it really got emotioal by the end. To be honest, even if I say this anime had a perfect ending and there is no need for a second season but yeah I don't know if anyone grees with me but this anime could easily have a second season with showing us how are they as highschool students and with showing Ibara and Yukito as the main ml and fl with the occassional misshappnings bwtween the characters like I just ask for this much!!! Even tho it's a cliche anime, but hey sometimes cliches are best to watch!! Pretty good go binge watch it!!!

Fifelotus Dec 30, 2023

5

Storyline is okay, just wasn't really built upon that much. Most characters aside from the main character did not have a lot of character growth and as one reviewer put it, a lot of the male characters are rather effeminate-looking. I'm not particularly sure if they were doing this to bait a certain type of audience, but if they were intending to do that, I don't think it's good representation. They had okay characterization, but every time I see their fighting scenes, I couldn't help but laugh because their faces were distracting to me and I'm not saying that in a rude way, but because it's just seemingly there without a good justification for the way they are designed. I wouldn't mind if the makeup was less intensive. They could rock with some sharp eyeliner or something, but I think it's a bit too much here. All I could think of was "YES, SLAY GIRLBOSS! YOU GOT IT GIRL! 💅" when they were trying to portray it as this very serious one-on-one battle, and that's probably not a good, intended effect the creators were hoping to get from someone like me, SOBS. Moreover, knowing the cutscenes that shows their past and what they used to look like during that time just made me ponder about it even more. Overall, I couldn't take it seriously sometimes, but that's because I don't take myself seriously in the first place. Its story sypnosis only briefly appears here and there. I would imagine if this gets a second season, then we would get to see a lot more action. Would've liked them to spend more time on taking the time to flesh out the characters a bit more better, because a lot of them felt like spectators and you don't really get to see enough to be invested in them aside from their initial appearances.

alexgausa Oct 2, 2023

4

This anime was ok, but wandered from episode to episode.  It is a pretty slow anime so be aware of that.  The story was nothing special, and the characters were pretty weak in my opinion.  I am not sure why they had to make so many of the main male characters effeminate in looks or sound or both such as Aka, Haruaki, and Yako.  It took away from the anime for me.  There was also heavy drinking and drunkeness which they justified in the anime so be aware of that.  A number of characters whined a lot throughout the anime, again making me think less of the season/show.  The concept behind the show was pretty good, but I think the execution of it was poorly done because of the weakness of the characters.  There was also virtually no personal growth except for the main character.  They spent a lot of time on the characters and even then you did not get very much from it.  I can say I did not dislike the show, but I certainly did not like it either.  This is another anime that I would say is filler if there is nothing better to watch.