Hidamari Sketch Honeycomb
Short Synopsis: Our lead character is an art student.
Well, the fourth time I check out Hidamari Sketch, and the fourth time in which I got no incentive to keep watching. This just is the type of slice of life series that just isn’t meant for me, and to be honest this was a bit of a chore to watch. This episode combined random slice of life scenes, with characters who were all really trying to be cute. It’s different from how Chuuninbyou did it, but the effect is similar, in which we pretty much get a cast that’s trying too hard. In a slice of life series like this in whih the cast is the single most important matter, it’s a bit of a problem to have none of the characters stand out. It’s all just so dull, hardly anything intersting happens. Beyond that: does this series really deserve so many sequels? Wouldn’t it just be better to make this a short but sweet series instead of dragging it on like this?
OP: Very obnoxious J-Pop, but at least the animation has some nice moments.
ED: It looks nice, but it’s also surprisingly plain and normal for a Shaft ED.
Potential: 20%
Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne!
Short Synopsis: Our lead character has seduced his sister and the entire student council.
Urgh Japan… when will you ever quit making these utterly horrid incest series? This is the umpth one in the line and really: they still are terrible in every single way aside perhaps from the animation. This episode was nothing but the lead female hitting on her reluctant brother, and the worst thing is that this show frames this as if it’s the brother who is not normal. As the episode goes on it throws in three more girls who all have just one defining character trait that they keep flaunting all over the screen. I mean this was bad. By far the worst of the season and I am not going to waste any more time on this.
ED: Uninspired recap ED with a bad song
Potential: 0%
To Love-Ru Darkness
Short Synopsis: Our lead character is the romantic of every girl in existence.
There’s one line from the main character at the beginning of this episode that I find to be… peculiar: “…to someone like me, who is not used to being with girls.” DUDE! It’s been more than forty bloody episodes. What the hell have you been doing in that time in which you succeeded to seduce every single girl who laid eyes on you?! Beyond that, what do you want me to say? It’s porn. This time they dropped all pretense and just changed the premise into trying to get the lead’s harem as big as possible. There was some drama, and I guess it’s an improvement over the stupidity that was in the first and second season, but it’s still horrible and annoying to watch. Every scene seems to look out for ways in which it can stuff the male lead’s face in some sort of panties, like he’s some sort of panty-magnet. Just turn this into a hentai and don’t make me watch this for god’s sake.
OP: Generic J-pop.
ED: FANSERVICE
Potential: 0%
Great way to torture you, just hold you down and force you eye open to watch to Love-ru over and over and over.
Why did you even bother Psgels? You knew what it was going to be going into it but you went in anyway…
Cause he actually gives a chance to every new anime that comes out? I wouldn’t have the courage to suffer through all the softcore porn animes that come out XD
“Just turn this into a hentai” is a humurous line because that is PRECISELY what the manga is. The author took an SJ manga and turned it into one of the most pornographic manga around.
psgels, your wish has come true.
You poor poor man psgels
“Urgh Japan… when will you ever quit making these utterly horrid incest series?”
I totally agree with you here, Psgels. This trend needs to die already!!!
I hope you’re not watching SAO.
I dropped SAO after episode six.
Obviously Hidamari Sketch deserves its sequels, or how else does it make it to a 4th season green light. Commercialism says yes