I love K-On!, but I knew I'd love the series even before it began. Not because it's an adaptation by Kyoto Animation... though that certainly helps. I knew I'd be hooked from day one simply because it falls under the category of slice of life. The same reasoning lies behind why I can't get enough of a flawed show such as Hyakko.
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Really, what excites me most is that this show could ppotentially absolve the problems people have with the other shows. The jokes, delivery, and directing that flawed Hyakko are handled finely in this show. People who hated Haruhi because of Haruhi's bitchiness will be glad to find an upbeat girl with much more rationale. Lucky Star's general plotlessness and boringness is cured by the central element of forming and progressing with a band, so it's less like things are totally idling and stagnant. And, uh, I guess it doesn't have Manabi's loli designs.
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I’ve finished up a few series, but my total backlog on current shows is still around 35-40 episodes ;_;  Thank god I’m watching almost nothing from the winter season, and by almost nothing I mean like 6 or 7 series, which is only half of what I picked up last season. But enough about that, [...]
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Torako is not to be trusted.
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Minnie: I am so late. I don’t even know why. I guess there is a part of me that believe that Koala will review this anime but he didn’t so here I am. I watched this weeks ago but I can whip something up at the last minute. Since I am back in college, I [...]
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So, we reach the final episode of Hyakko, and it appears that the series has pulled a bit of a Hidamari Sketch on us, switching us around to the first day of school before most of the major characters had ever met one another. While I suppose this is an interested concept to shake things up a bit, and does feel quite "right" in its own way as the end of the season, to be frank there isn't really
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We see how everyone prepared for their first day of school, before the series started.
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We learn of the problems Torako has with her family as her sister Oniyuri is introduced.
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Torako’s class all plays dodge ball against each other.
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After the last episode of Hyakko surprised a little by turning on the humour where it had previously been lacking, the latest instalment of this slice of life series turned things entirely on their head, eschewing comedy almost entirely in favour of a far more dramatic storyline. For starters, we're finally introduced properly to Torako's older sister, Oniyuri, in an episode that fills in all of
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Well, whaddya know? After having quite the moan about how dull and unfunny episode ten of Hyakko had proved to be, so it goes and manages to improve itself in the very next episode. Not to the heights of absolute hilarity admittedly, but it made for a far more entertaining prospect nonetheless. The episode got itself off to a good start, with the class teacher Amagasa playing with his new
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Minnie: Ah. I believe Hyakko has finished airing and it is about time the subbers are catching up on episodes. Hyakko has the same problem as Kuroshitsuji I swear! Anyways, I might not sound too enthuiastic about this review because I am going through something right now. But by tomorrow, I should feel better. Anyways, [...]
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Another episode of Hyakko introduces us to yet another "new" (new, as in we've seen her before but didn't really know anything about her) character, but yet again it appears to have left its sense of humour at the dry cleaners or something. This time around, the emphasis of the episode is upon Touma Kazamatsuri - A quiet girl who wants to keep herself to herself, not wanting anyone to intrude on
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This is actually the first time I am reviewing an anime series on this blog, wow. Over a year now since I first started, and the first time. I was supposed to review Kaiba ahead of anything else, but what the heck, Hyakko just ended and I found it pretty funny, so here are my [...]
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Of course everyone makes up and kiss up (blood sucking, nevertheless), but of course, another happy ending in Otaku season (catering to Japanese and some Asian Otaku - remember, unlike American ones, Asian Otaku don’t like sad endings and rather not be cynical) Ready? OK! Here it goes - Kannagi - Of course Jin finds Nagi, [...]
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Torako tries to befriend Touma, but continues to fail when Touma wants nothing to do with her.
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Following immediately after episode 12, the thirteenth and very last episode of Hyakko starts on a rainy day with one or more people sleeping at a bus stop with dismantled boxes in lieu of blankets, after which the opening credits start. It is April 4, the first day of school at Kamizono High School [...]
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Episode 12 of Hyakko starts with Torako trying to call her friends one night and failing. The next day, it turns out that Torako had been trying to find a friend for a place to stay. Unable to connect to Suzume, Ayumi, or Tatsuki, she ended up staying with Ushio, although they stayed [...]
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Usually, I’m not too big of a fan of school life series. I dunno, but they always look the same, there’s always the same set-up, often filled with dull moments. It makes it really hard to separate the cream from the crop at first sight, and even the ones that do seem vaguely attractive often [...]
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When Torako helps out a classmate, she starts to cling to her trying to pay her back for her kindness.
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