For some reason, this anime has got me laughing all through each episode. Perhaps it was the reality in the show, or the hilarious monologue of each character.
A slice of life anime, there is not much of a riveting story behind it, but the interactions between each character is really entertaining. The presentation of the story is in a way that there is focus on each character of the story, leading to a well round character development in the anime, something that a few other anime really needed (make your own picks :P)
I will not put any spoilers here as to the description of each character and such because really to be honest, this story depends quite heavily on its revelations. It is meant to be a one-off affair, I guess, but who knows, I might even give a second run next time I need a laugh, or want to see something cute.
In anycase, if you needed a light hearted comedy after watching some heavy anime or just had a bad day, give this a shot and you won't regret it.
Anime about the staff of the health and welfare section of the ward office of a certain city. Newcomers Hasebe Yutaka, Yamagami, Miyoshi Saya, and their supervisor Ichimiya Taishi go through the everyday quirks of working at their office.
Genre: comedy, slice of life
Review link: Servant x Service Review
Based on the highly popular KanKore game (only available in Japan, unfortunately), the story revolves around a rookie destroyer, Fubuki, who just assigned to be with the Third Torpedo Squadron. I was intrigued enough by the setting of cute girls as being possessed by warships to battle strange creatures of the sea to pick up the first 3 episodes.
The story starts off normally to explain how the warship girls (KanMuSu) are the only thing that can battle Abyssals, a "deep sea fleet" that emerged from, well, the deep sea, saving mankind. The OP hints at a dark undercurrent the anime has, but it is not evident in the later scenes...yet.
Fubuki is introduced to the new navy school grounds by her mates as each one pop into the scene. Each girl, except perhaps Fubuki herself, who is just a normal down-to-earth hardworking rookie, could be described as a moe showcase in quite a one-dimensional way, for the moment.
On the other hand, the action scenes are pretty interesting. The girls has their own different "Outfit" which gives different weapon abilities. As you might have guessed from the picture above, Fubuki can shoot a machine gun and torpedoes.
Here's another example:
Fun fact: The bigger the guns the more accentuated the body shape will be, if you get my drift.
For the moment, KanColle seems to hold some promise with an interesting setting, but hopefully the story and characters gets more fleshed out. The third episode does hold some promise that the story will change (Watch out during the sea battle near the end).
Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the "deep sea fleet," the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story revolves around Fubuki, a destroyer who comes to the Chinjufu base to train with other Kanmusu. Watch as their stories unfold!
Genre: moe, action, fantasy, sci-fi, military
Review link: Kantai Collection: KanColle First Look!
Kraft Lawrence, a traveling merchant searching for profit, finds a naked girl with the ears and tail of a wolf asleep in his cart. Her name is Holo – a harvest goddess with an untamed beast lurking inside who longs to return to her beloved northern home. Armed with his street smarts and her animal instincts, a simple peddler and a forgotten deity begin a journey through the wild countryside. Along their path, the riches of happiness shall be reaped, even as the bankruptcy which dwells in the human heart is exposed.
Genre:fantasy,adventure,romance
Source: Funimation
Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he's got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel. To top it all off, he's later reincarnated as a devil by his gorgeous senpai who tells him that she is also a devil and now his master! One thing's for sure, his peaceful days are over. In a battle between devils and angels, who will win?
Genre: comedy, romance, school, shounen, harem
Source: myanimelist
Hirasawa Yui, a young, carefree girl entering high school, has her imagination instantly captured when she sees a poster advertising the "Light Music Club." Being the carefree girl that she is, she quickly signs up; however, Yui has a problem, she is unable to play an instrument.
When Yui goes to the clubroom to explain, she's greeted by the other members: Ritsu, Mio, and Tsumugi. Although disheartened at Yui's lack of musical know-how, they still try to convince her to stay to prevent the club's disbandment. After playing Yui a short piece which re-ignites her imagination, they succeed in keeping their new member and guitarist.
Along with the tasks of school and homework, Yui begins to learn the guitar with the help of the other band members, experiencing many mishaps along the way. However, with the school festival drawing near and Yui getting stuck with her practice, will the Light Music Club be ready in time for their debut?
Genre:school,curing,shoujo,slice of life,comedy
Source:myanimelist
Long ago, all humans lived in the ocean. But some who longed for the land abandoned the ocean, casting off the special raiments granted to them by the sea god to adapt them to life under the sea...
Though mankind was divided into sea dwellers and land dwellers, each with different ways of thinking, they were all still fellow humans, and they continued to maintain contact as time went on.
Sakishima Hikari, Mukaido Manaka, Hiradaira Chisaki, and Isaki Kaname live in an undersea village, while Kihara Tsumugu lives on land.
When these middle school second-year land and sea dwellers meet for the first time, their hearts begin to undulate like the tides.
The youthful fantasy tale of these young people's lives unfolds in a strange and beautiful world.
Genre:drama,fantasy,romance,comedy
Source: Crunchyroll
It's one thing to honor your ancestors and keep old traditions alive, but there IS such a thing as taking it to a ridiculous extreme. In Kawakami City, having a samurai ancestor and enormous 'fighting spirit' isn't just an interesting fact, it's a huge part of how you end up being ranked on the social totem pole. That, in turn, rolls over into the school curriculum. Fortunately, that's something the local kids like Yamato Naoe have learned to deal with by forming into small 'bands,' (that's the samurai type, NOT music). However, while the delicate sexual balance of Yamato's group seemed fine when there were three girls and four boys, the sudden addition of two MORE girls starts to send everything spinning out of control!
Genre:harem,action,romance,comedy,school
Source: Sentai Filmworks
The eccentric mad scientist Okabe, his childhood friend Mayuri, and the otaku hacker Daru have banded together to form the "Future Gadget Research Laboratory," and spend their days in a ramshackle laboratory hanging out and occasionally attempting to invent incredible futuristic gadgets. However, their claymore is a hydrator and their hair dryer flips breakers, and the only invention that's even remotely interesting is their Phone Microwave, which transforms bananas into oozing green gel. But when an experiment goes awry, the gang discovers that the Phone Microwave can also send text messages to the past. And what's more, the words they send can affect the flow of time and have unforeseen, far-reaching consequences—consequences that Okabe may not be able to handle...
Genre:fantasy,sci-fi,action,mystery,thriller
Source: Anime Planet
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