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Nice to see you again, and hello. The anime I will be looking at today is one by the name of Yuru Camp△. At the very beginning you see all of the girls together around a campfire enjoying marshmallows together talking about nothing in particular which not only feels more or less pointless but probably is. After the opening plays we are shown one of the girls driving along the highway with scenery like a painting, which could of been problematic since the painting-like background do not mesh very well with the rest of the world when in motion and two trees look awkward as they're pulled away from the audience's vision to create a effect of them passing the camera by. When you focus on the scenery people are bound to notice this, thankfully for most of the episode the camera remained still and it does look pretty stunning otherwise. The girl traveling is Rin Shima who is camping during the winter in order to take in the surrounding nature alone. At first I was going to praise this show for showing her setting up a tent instead of having her tell us the process of doing so by way of monologue, as this should be reserved for a more natural opportunity, this remains true however it does something even worse in that it explains some basic tips of how to start a campfire by way of narration. To be fair it is crucial to show what the anime is about in the very first episode so something like this should be expected. But considering they already had narration once then it's very unlikely that they won't drop this in substantial episodes, meaning that even if more natural ways to explain different aspects camping presets themselves, at least a few will still be left to narration. Rin comes across Nadeshiko Kagamihara several times sleeping on the steps of the public restroom, when she finally does wake up she comes to Rin for help and explains she has become lost after moving to a new city and has misplaced her cellphone and is unaware of her new phone number. This is a more smoothing moment as the two girls enjoy a cup of ramen together under the brilliant moonlight, allowing for the two to bond and befriend one another. Nadeshiko realizes that while she doesn't know her phone number, she remembers her sister's. While I could complain about the issue presented being easily resolved I don't really think they could of dragged it on very much longer, not in a way that would be interesting anyways. I said a lot of negative things about this anime, but I was simply looking at it from a objective standpoint as to point out the things it could of done and executed in a better manner, overall I think it was a enjoyable experience, I see the potential in it and will likely continue watching it until the end and would recommend this title to fans of the slice of life genre. That's it for this post, but if you haven't already then please check out my impressions of Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san. And tomorrow I will take a look at Ito Junji: Collection as well as Toji no Miko , until then I hope you have a wonderful day.

Nice to see you again, and hello. The anime this time around is Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san, which translate into Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles. Before I delve into it I would like to recommend that you watch the first episode yourself as this is a slapstick comedy, these types of anime unfortunately tend to repeat the same joke over and over again and can get old very quickly and considering I'll be focusing on the comedic elements I will spoil what few jokes this anime has to offer as a result. With that in mind I feel you should watch at least worth checking out a single episode before reading any further. So the series is written in about as basic of a manner as the name would imply, since the jokes come across as equally barebone it's a shame not much effort seems to have been put into the writing, not just in the scenarios but also the characters as a whole and I can likely summarize their personalities in a few short sentences. Koizumi-san loves to eat and is very passionate about the ramen she eats at ramen shops, but ignores everyone around her. Yuu Oosawa wants to hang out with Koizumi, and even though she is constantly turned down she looks at whatever positive thing one could when she is. Misa Nakamura doesn't like Koizumi, probably because she's afraid she'll take Yuu away from her. Jun Takahashi didn't really leave a impression on me. The main thing is that Koizumi-san loves her ramen and eats them incredibly fast and smiles, then is immediately back to her old self afterwards. The problem with this is that Yuu reacts in a predictable manner every time. If you preset the same joke every time and the characters reacts the same every time then the audience is going to see it coming for a mile away. There is actually a bit of a lesbian undertone to this anime with Yuu seemingly falling in love with Koizumi the first time she sees her to the point of calling her cute and continues to chase after her to the point of becoming a stalker, furthermore, Misa is jealous of Yuu calling Koizumi cute instead of her. As I mentioned before, Yuu is constantly rejected by Koizumi and the thing she says may be different each time but it is essentially the same joke as five minutes ago, there are a few unique ones here and there but I feel as if this series will overstay it's welcome long before it ends. One other thing is a melody that plays which I first thought was the intermission but it actually plays every time the scenario changes and I found it to be a bit jarring. In conclusion it's simply another series based off of one joke with little variety beyond it, I personally think that my time would be best spent elsewhere but I don't think slapstick comedy is necessarily a bad thing, it would work well if there was more to it then a single concept being repeated time and again as no matter how absurd it may be it's still just a single concept. That's it for this post, but if you haven't already then please check out my impressions of Yuru Camp△. And tomorrow I will take a look at Ito Junji: Collection as well as Toji no Miko, until then I hope you have a wonderful day.

Nice to meet you, and hello! Today I am giving my impressions of the first episode of A Place Further Than The Universe, otherwise known as Sora yori mo Tooi Basho, the basic premise of which is four highschool girls embarking on a journey to search for Shirase Kobuchizawa's, one of the girls', mother who went missing somewhere in antarctica. The main character is Mari Tamaki, an airheaded girl who oversleeps and stumbles upon a old notebook of her's that mentions all of her plans for once she entered highschool which includes keeping a diary, skipping a day of school, going on a trip without a plan and getting the most out of her youth. Much to her dismay she has accomplished none of these things and tells her friend that she usually talks herself out of trying new things, which isn't something someone would just straight up say but it does offer insight into her character. Megumi Takahashi is Mari's friend, she doesn't think of Shirase as weird for wanting to make good on the plans she made before she entered highschool and instead simply encourages to do those things, telling her there is nothing wrong with skipping school. I think she's a very good friend for these reasons. And then there's Shirase Kobuchizawa, the last character to be introduced in this episode. Mari notices her drop a envelope on the ground while Shirase rushes to check and train, after Mari loses her and she looks inside the envelope, she realizes it contains ¥1,000,000. The next day she sees her entering the bathroom at her school and after a probably unintended jumpscare, she returns the money to her and Shirase explains why she has that much. She has been working a part-time job in order to earn enough money to travel to antarctica to search for her mother, it's all she talks about and everyone at school makes fun of her for it, but that just fuels her drive. She asks Mari to come with her, she has people about it before and their friends talked them out of it or they got scared, so she wants to make sure that Mari is serious so she asks her to come with her to look at a boat she's been looking it on the weekend. Thus begins Mari's journey to both fulfill her own wishes and to become stronger as a person. So far it has been presented in a cute way, but also written in a beautiful manner. So expect to see a anime with plently of laughs but also some more warm, touching moments. The right balance between a light-hearted and serious tone. That's it for now, please join me next time when I take a look at Yuru Camp△, have a wonderful day. = )