Hi-sCool! Seha Girls

CaptainSlow Jan 7, 2015

6

What I Liked: The mixture of references to Sega and its various franchises. The fact that all the anthropomorphisations have character flaws related to their real console counterpart's hardware / software limitations. Each of the Seha Girls were interesting in their own respect (despite falling into moe stereotypes).   What I Didn't: The MMD animation takes a bit of getting used to - and even seems to show its limitations in some episodes. Some episodes started with actionless skits that fail to drive the plot or improve characterisation. Episode 8. The second half drags as it struggles to cover all the ground it wants to in its brief run-time, but almost slows to a crawl in places. The moe elements begin to overpower the Sega / gaming references in the second half. No NiGHTS or Crazy Taxi episode. The episodes spent on obscure mobi-RPGs and arcade games may fall flat with international audiences.         Final Verdict: Hi☆sCoool! SeHa Girl is an odd little entity that blends moe antics with video games, aimed at the niche market of Sega fans past and present. It's rather adorable at times but feels a little haphazard as the second half suffers from awkward pacing and incredibly obscure Japan-centric references. As a Sega fan I must admit, sometimes the cutesy antics of the Seha Girls (in all their MMD glory) get in the way of good ol' Sega-tinted nostalgia.