Audience reviews
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tetravious
Houkago Teibou Nisshi is a wonderfully relaxing slice-of-life series that turns something as simple as fishing into an enjoyable and surprisingly educational experience. The cozy seaside atmosphere, lovable cast, and wholesome interactions make every episode feel comforting and easy to watch.
What I appreciated most was how naturally the show teaches fishing without ever becoming boring. Hina's gradual growth and the chemistry between the Breakwater Club members are genuinely charming, and the peaceful vibe never gets old.
It may be slow-paced and lack big dramatic moments, but that's exactly what gives the series its appeal. If you enjoy laid-back shows like Yuru Camp△, this is an underrated gem that's definitely worth watching.
A calm, wholesome, and incredibly charming anime.
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I really liked this anime, even if it was short. The art style is cute and I can relate to some of the characters. In my opinion this anime is underrated, it deserve more love but I understand that just concept of just some random 4 girls fishing isn't something special or interesting to everyone. I agree that this anime isn't something super special like Demon slayer, Frieren or some others popular cool animes but it sure is relaxing in some way and comforting. Watching this anime, I remembered the times when I was younger and went fishing with my uncle in the summer.
Read at the sourceK4rpa68
Its like Yuru Camp but for Fishing
(My score is not a real rating, just doing it cause of the requirement)
Now following a Chatgpt Review:
Houkago Teibou Nisshi (Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater) is a charming and heartwarming slice-of-life anime centered around fishing, friendship, and personal growth. The story follows Hina Tsurugi, a shy and introverted high school girl who, after moving to a seaside town, inadvertently joins her school's "Breakwater Club," a small group dedicated to fishing. Despite her initial reluctance and fear of sea creatures, Hina gradually develops an appreciation for the hobby while forming bonds with her clubmates.
Story and Pacing
The anime's laid-back narrative shines through its episodic structure. Each episode is dedicated to a specific fishing tech…
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I thought this anime was just full of comedy at the first time, but I was wrong.
It's quite educational explaining about fishing and similar stuff with these 4 middle school girls (another CGDCT/ Cute Girls Doing Cute Things anime)
The atmosphere is calming and gave me relaxation. Mostly takes place at shore.
Also there is moral of the story about how to treat animals around the sea that is not fish or other sea creatures.
The characters are enjoyable not too exagerrated and each characters have unique different personality.
Overall, this anime is recommended for you who likes slice of life, sports and people who works as fisherman or fishing as hobby.
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First impressions are all about how worthwhile a show is and if one should watch it. While it may seem like just another CGDCT's anime, nevertheless the twist of fishing really surprised me in how different everything felt. The daily life of a club about fishing is the perfect setting for this type of slice-of-life.
Made by Doga Koba, they are known for multiple anime, but are notably known for slice-of-life. The many examples include, New Game, Maoujou de Oyasumi, Yuru Yuri, Gabriel DropOut, Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san, Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita!, and Himouto! Umaru-chan. When it comes to comfy daily lives of anime girls there aren't many better studios out there for the job.
The style of slice of life that Houkago Teibou Nisshi goes for is more mature and slow than most may enjo…
Read at the sourceSaucinator
another Slice of life that is worth the watch
I have zero clue when it comes to Japanese fish nor fishing at all but this really open my mind on the how's and what's of fishing. I don't know if there is really a fishing club in Japanese schools but it sure is cool if there was one.
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If you ever want to start a new hobby this is the perfect anime for you it teaches a lot about fishing, how to lure the fishes, the baits knots and many more, just wish that you live by the sea or something
In terms of character the story revolves around a certain number of characters and all of them have their time in each episode, most of the time in specific episodes.
the art is really good, the hardest thing in thins anime is drawing the fish and they really hit the homerun
Highly Recommended
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SOL is my favorite genre. And most of all I love comfy ones that I can watch when I am in any mood. Something to relax to after a long day. An escape with wholesome content is what I love most. This anime surprised me, I mean I have always loved fishing but I felt myself wanting to go after each episode. This show had everything I look for in a good SOL, quirky characters that are easy to relate to, soothing sights and sounds, good comedy and a great wholesome vibe. I loved it, and I hope for anotther season
Read at the sourceGippy
This one was missed by many in 2020. That's because the first 3 eps aired in the Spring season, then it went on hiatus for 3 months due to Corona-chan. The remaining 9 eps were aired weekly form the end of last July, but by then the damage had already been done. No one cared about the show anymore, and without any positive momentum, the MAL score was below 7.00 for much of its run.
And that's a shame, because this is a diamond in the rough and is one of the best SoL shows I've seen. Breakwater integrated the educational bits very well into its skits. It didn't need any narrator like Laid-Back Camp, as the club members taught Hina how to cook. And it didn't need any texting. The skits were quite creative.
But what puts this show above other SoL shows is that Hina doesn't automatically suc…
Read at the sourceNatsuhiko15
I will give a brief review for those who dont like to read long reviews.
Story: basically Yuru Camp but instead of camping its angling.
Art: simple animation not Demon Slayer ufotable high level but also not Usagi drop low level. Fishes are draw beautifully and captures the real thing.
Sound: its good.
Character: average character development. quirks and traits are nicely shown in various scenes. If you have watched Eyeshield 21 it would be Hina=Sena, Natsumi=Monta, Oono=Kurita and Kuroiwa=Hiruma
Enjoyment: if you like angling, interested to try angling, just wanna see a group of girls do angling, want to watch a relaxing anime in a beach setting after watching a fast-paced shounen or whatever then this is for you.
Read at the sourceanime_watcher_62
Very good anime.
I like the scenery. Other anime (slicer of life) always in busy place (like tokyo for exampler). THis anime wass countryside ( i think ) and create nice variance .
Also i like fishin so of coarse i like this one :DD
all and all i think good (top notch) and liked the art and the, opening /ending songs as well. And well of courser the storry is just fishing club activeties but thats how i liked it! i dont know who is my favorite character they seemed all nice. also they didnt have the cliche of broken family, the main character had both mommy and daddy present in daily life (happy family)
looking forward next seaosnon (hopefully??)
-with love, anime_watcher_62
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Solid gentle episodic cute-girls-doing-cute-things slice-of-life anime revolving around fishing as a club activity.
It gives a gentle but well-covered overview of fishing: people would expect to learn about hooks, fishing rods, baits, and what kind of fish they're best suited to catching; however it also covers preparing the fish, appropriate equipment/gear/clothing as well as acknowledging that there are people that might not be keen to touch creepy-crawlies, or are scared of swimming. Also mentioned are fishing regulations and rules-of-thumb for fishing (e.g. only keep fish that are large enough, throw back the smaller ones).
How I recommend watching this anime: 1-2 episodes per viewing session. This is more an episodic anime where there's a different story per episode and you want to…
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This is a typical slice of life and CDGCT anime. Similar to other hobby-based slice of life anime, this one uses a similar formula: introduce X different things in that hobby. In sports anime, it could be X different techniques to hit a ball. In this anime, it’s catching X different types of fish using X different methods/hooks/fishing rods/etc.
Story (6) & Character (6): There is no story. Every episode is basically fishing a different type of fish with some banter between the characters to keep things interesting. It does work and manages to keep my attention for 24 mins. Each character’s charm and personality shines throughout the series and works well; the character interactions don’t feel awkward or forced. As per anime of this genre, there’s usually no character development because…
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as a fisherman I absolutely enjoyed this anime, it fondly reminded me of teaching others how to fish and the trial and tribulations of the sport. It is definitely one of those animes you will either love or hate, it was one of those "I will watch it and pay attention, but its not a must watch". If it gets another season it will be interesting to see where it goes, tome the story should have been made into a shorter small series with a hard ending.
The technical aspects of the anime: music, animation and overall flow are decent but nothing super special.
Read at the sourcecleithous
Recreational fishing with cute girls. But pretty much Stardew Valley.
Did that spark your interest? If so that might just be enough for you to start watching this show. As that is the whole premise of Houkago Teibou Nisshi - to start, you just need a little bit of curiosity.
And that's exactly what happened to our cute female protagonist, Hina Tsurugi, when she was forced to join her school's recreational fishing group, the Breakwater Club. At first, Hina was hesitant. But after struggling and finally being able to catch a fish herself, she grew fond of it!
The way the show is presented is wholesome. No complicated plot. Characters are all distinct and likeable. Music, story pacing and art style are simple. But combined together you feel relaxed. It's like casually staring at the blue s…
Read at the sourceHenriqueNeves
Even though Houkago Teibou Nisshi is categorized as a fishing anime, I like to think of him more as a sports cooking anime. When the characters manage to catch a fish, the anime celebrates the moment in a very conquering and rewarding way. He also praises the realization of the characters at the time of their meals, in addition to an organic preparation, the foods are always framed with an extra shine, there is an avidity built that stimulates a thirst for continuity in these actions. This method is very similar to that used in Dr. Stone, who also exalted his achievements well and was even more stimulating.
But even so, the anime is not interesting in all the minutes of its episodes, in fact I think it cannot escape the generic formula of this type of fixed-gender anime. Maybe this comes…
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This is by far the best anime and most underrated of every anime this season was so annoyed when it got pushed back because of covid however was straight back to watching it when it came back. it is super chill and educational some of the scenes are hilarious and so fun to watch. definitely love that the adults in this are more like kids than the students are I also love that this is clearly an anime that had alot of work put into it there was alot of knowledge only a person who does fishing or done alot of research would know in this which was nice to see it wasn't just thrown together by people who didn't know what they were doing which is nice to see they also somehow incorporated humour and teaching together which is a nice blend it was a shame that it had to come to an end at episode…
Read at the sourceMeeeku
This is one of the very under ratted animes this season. Looks boring at first, but actually it's pretty interesting and also calming to watch.
While there is nothing special on the story or character designs, it's the feel good factor of watching friends enjoying each other's company that made this Anime really enjoyable to watch.
Artwork is pretty good for this Anime series with decent graphics and good art style.
The Anime also goes into detail on various fishing techniques which is very cool. Beginners might find this Anime informative to a certain extent.
End of the day it's for those who want to feel good, nice and hungry after watching each episode.
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I highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a light, friendly and heart-warming slice of life. Personally I found it particular because of the type of story that follows, centered on a fishing club. The designs are very beautiful and the characters well done, very easy to get attached to them. The music is nice, but nothing exceptional; same thing the opening. Very useful as it also gives you some basic knowledge about fishing. To see calmly and enjoy it. As I said at the beginning it is a simple but well done anime, which warms your heart, so much so that once it was finished my heart cried.
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I LOVE anime like this. It's so adorable and laid back. Laid-Back Camp is among one of my top favorites and this reminds me of it a lot. Also, I love food anime, too. It's kind of ironic that this is going to be one of my top favorites since I'm vegan. lol I loved how they have a safety episode about vests and such, info about fishing gear, and saved a crane from a fishing line. It makes me want to go fishing even though I shouldn't. Maybe, I'll save for a kayak and going on a boat trip instead....
1000% Kawaii, 1000% Rewatchable
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I want to say a few words about this Anime that just finished and is undervalued, for those who know what fishing is, are interested or like, this Anime is for you, it is the reality of real life what fishing is in everything the world.
Identifies you in every aspect, the protagonist may or may not please you but the rest is totally perfect of what fishing is.
Has everything I did when I went fishing since my childhood, it is a shame that an Anime jewel is not recognized.
What it transmits to me is the good moments that I went fishing with my father and friends, when I finished watching this Anime, I cried a lot because I know that those good moments will never return.
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