This show, despite it's cute demeanor has a dry wit about it that makes
it so fun to watch. It even talks about popular american bands like the
Red Hot Chili Peppers.Since once again, this show has no plot, I will have to talk about the
characters. However, in this anime, there are only five main
characters, so I can name all of them. Main character, Chika Ito is
probably the most mature out of all the girls, mostly acting as a foil
for the other character's antics. Not much else to say about her, even
her older sister thinks there isn't much to say about her. Speaking of,
Nobue Ito, the oldest at 16 or 20 depending on whether you are reading
the manga or watching the anime. She's a the babysitter, but at the
same time, she should not be allowed anywhere near children. She
drinks, smokes, and seems to have an eye for moe, so she tries to
exploit the cuter characters. The only thing she does that is anywhere
near positive is beating Miu Matsuoka when she goes out of line. As she
is wild and infinitely annoying, she pesters everyone around her to
play with her and call her awesome. At many times, she is shown doing
something really stupid, then in the next frame, lying face down on the
floor, implying that she was smacked down by Nobue. Mostly she picks on
the weakest of the group, Matsuri Sakuragi. She bugs me because of all
the parallels you can draw from her to me, despite our differing
personalities: when this anime came out she was the exact same age as
me, we sing the same (i guess), she has a ferret with the same name as
me, etc. She's weak and shy and easily exploited by Miu or Nobue. Not
much else to say, except she's close friends with the british girl, Ana
Copola. Ana cannot speak english, but because she wants to be seen as a
foreigner, claims she cannot speak japanese and is a proper British
girl. She's not, she loves bread and miso soup and is so assimilated
into japan that it's almost painful to watch her try and bluff her way
into claiming that she's foreign.The art isn't anything special in the first season, it gets better with
the following seasons, but the main 12 episodes look kinda simple. It
gets the job done, but you feel like it could have done it better.Music, is cute and bubbly or calm and nostalgic. The BGM isn't
noticeable, but the ending theme makes you feel sad that you aren't
that young anymore. But the opening is always bright and cheerful to
get you going for the show, not like you need to be worked up for it,
kinda going for the hidamari sketch approach on this one. Both dub
casts aren't big name nor are they bad. The english dub is about the
same as the japanese one. So either way you win. But I just love the english dub for having Ana complain how she can't speak English, while speaking perfect english.Once again, it's slow, and not as easily excepted as sketchbook. It's
hard to hate, but if you can't handle much cuteness then you might pass
out pretty quickly. Also, Miu is a bit too over powering in a cast of
shy or mature girls, seeing as she's the only one who is bursting with
energy.This one would probably be further down on the list, but really, it's
like chibi-azumanga, sure, the new flavor might not be good on
everybody's pallet, but if you can handle it, it will sure get you a
bunch of laughs.
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