Audience reviews
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spicarie
A Mediocre Blend of Music and Mystery
In the realm of anime, where musical themes and mystery-solving narratives intertwine, HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru attempts to captivate viewers with its unique blend of genres. However, despite its promising premise, the series falls short in delivering a compelling and engaging experience.
Mystery that Fails to Intrigue
The central mystery element of HaruChika revolves around Haruta, a high school student with a keen ear for music, and Chika, a tomboyish classmate with a passion for music. Together, they form a brass band club and embark on a series of investigations, unraveling school secrets and hidden truths.
While the concept of music-infused mystery holds potential, the execution falls flat. The mysteries themselves lack intri…
Read at the sourceGalacticWeiss12
I do not want to give this anime anymore coverage than it needs to have. Talk about a chore that this anime way to get through. I honestly felt that I when I binged this last week, yes just last week this was like a marathon. I was overall exhausted from just watching this anime, and it felt like a gigantic waste of time. Again, I go in blindly not reading the reviews to give my own input. The premise of this anime is about the main character making a transition from volleyball to play in the school's small music band. A nice premise to show how the character can grow into a decent musician, but we do not get that. Instead the anime is less focus on the musical aspect, and more so on trying to be a version of Scooby-Doo that no one asked for.
A six out of ten is a fair grade.
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Haruchika is a show that feels like two different people wrote it. One that was very good at writing and the other was extremely bad at it. This made for quite possibly the most mediocre show I have ever watched.
Story 3/10
While at times the story can be extremely engaging (episodes 7 and 8 for example) at other’s it can be so random that it’s almost down right jarring (episode 10 is a perfect example of this). The plot felt extremely unfocused between its love triangle,the mysteries and the band while doing none of them particularly well. While I could enjoy an episode at face value for a while afterwards I could only think about the unsatisfactory way in which the plots mysteries were unveiled, and the rushed side plots of the band members.
Art 7/10
Despite the high rating I gave the…
Read at the sourceArystokitten
I don't usually write reviews here, but I decided to make an exception. Just this once, for HaruChika.
Not gonna lie, I'm very surprised people didn't really see it as something exceptional. It was, at least for me. It was everything I wanted at the time.
HaruChika is many things - a story full of mysteries, drama, music, hope, love, but most importantly, it's a story of the youth. It is quite.. confusing, at first. I mean, the synopsis says it's simply a story about a love triangle in a school band.. right? Well, it's not quite.. that. We do get a love triangle, but it's nothing more than just a background noise of adoration and respect. It's more like the feeling of sending a love letter to someone that will never look at you that way, and you know that, and you're okay with it. And i…
Read at the sourceWorinof
As I expected P.A Works, it always plays with your mind and your feeling.
They always make stuff that makes you want to get involved in the Anime to twist its fate.
Q: Is it worth watching?
A: "yes" but not for those who seek a great ride from the entire episode.
because each episode is a whole new page, but still in the same book.
Q: Tell me why should I watch this?
A: if you interest in a schoollike detective genre, then you should give it a shot.
it's quite to say this anime is a new thing, it's like a combination of vary animes.
This studio always gives a surprise at the end of the anime.
there's no reason for me to throw tomatoes on this anime, even though I did shake my head.
after all, it's a work of magic. you just can't hate it even you doubt it.
Read at the sourceZachM
Haruchika tries to be too many things. That much is apparent if you've seen just the first episode alone. But what is rarely mentioned are the few things that it does do well, which I think have plenty of merit. They make the show at the very least worth watching to anyone who can find some level of enjoyment in them. This is less of a review and more highlighting some of the show's good points.
The characters as a whole are underdeveloped and underwritten. Most of the side characters like Narushima or Maren get maybe an episode on them, and then fade into the background only to say a line or two each episode after. While the two leads, the titular Haru and Chika, are not fully fleshed out either, I still very much enjoyed their time on screen. Chika is spunky, energetic and passionate a…
Read at the sourceBanjoTheBear
(This review has been adapted from my blog/reddit thread. Spoilers ahead!)
One of the very first crushes I ever had was on my fourth-grade teacher.
Let’s call her Ms. C. While I wouldn’t say it was love, my ten-year-old self certainly liked her. She was pretty, funny, and smart. I had had female teachers in the past, but they were either too old or lacked an attractive personality. Maybe that was part of the reason why I liked Ms. C; she was not like the other teachers who taught me before.
But when I discovered that Ms. C was actually Mrs. C, my crush ended.
HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru features students who have stronger feelings for their own teacher. AndHaruChika also gets similarly crushed.
STORY
Despite the band and music within, HaruChika is not about music whats…
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Haruta to Chika wa Seishun suru - Episode 8 First Love Sommelier
This anime has got me pausing the videos many times to think about what could have happened next.
What's best is how episode 8 made me thought about it through the long night and I find this really impressive for a mystery/detective anime show. :)
Due to the analogy of using animals to describe ''Children of the Forest'' and references to Esperanto languages like Purastelo and Vengenta , it's easy to get intrigued or confused.
So basically if you have watched - it's about Naoko Serizawa 's aunt wanting to find out about her first love. After unsuccessful attempts with private investigators and such, she gave up - until First Love Research Group from their school got her aunt to once again investigate about her true et…
Read at the sourceErebus25
First thing I want to mention, if you are thinking, like I was, about watching this because it's P.A. Works, just don't. Animation is worse than in your regular harem anime.
Anime follows a girl named Chika as she joins Brass Instrument Club in her new high school and tries to get to the nationals. Now if this was actually true you might even have a decent anime, but it boils down to episodic mystery solving followed by adding a few new members to their club. You might get a few chuckles here and their from Chika's and her childhood friend Haru's interaction, but nothing more.
Characters are all made so tragic and "deep" and without exception their life problems are solved by Haru in a single episode. Imagine that. Animation as mentioned is below standard. Music in the anime, ironically,…
Read at the sourceFlawfinder
PA Works, why do you gotta make me hit you all the time? I like my narratives to be strong with characters that are actually engaging, and you handle those two elements about as well as an elephant handles being a ninja. Even your resistance in regards to jumping on the light novel trend means little when your regular novel adaptations somehow end up being more of a coma-inducement than the fucking Asterisk War, and don't even get me started on your original anime. When Jun Maeda and Mari Okada are the ones who are keeping you on the radar, something has gone seriously wrong. Okay yes, you made Shirobako, but does anyone really count that one as a reason to pay attention to you considering it was made by people who owed you a favor rather than your usual team? Oh wait, some people do. Let…
Read at the sourceZaku88
Looking for a show about putting together a band? You're in the wrong place. Haruchika is a show about a pair of childhood friends who don't have feelings for each other; instead, they both have a crush on their band's advisor. In order to grow the band and earn a worthy trophy for their advisor, they solve mysteries to recruit additional band members.
I'm not going to sugar coat this one; this show is a complete disaster. If you're looking for Shigatsu level music don't bother because very few sound bites are used on the actual band. If you're looking for a mystery that you can actually think over and solve don't bother because you have to wait for Haruta to divulge everything before things make sense. If you're looking for P.A. Works' typical character depth, strong facial expressions,…
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As much as I wanted to like HaruChika, I couldn't. I just couldn't.The first episode looked promising but the series just turned into a pretty-looking boring anime with annoying characters.
There isn't a real "story" in HaruChika, so to speak. The episodes mostly revolve around some issue the titular characters solve. This is mostly Haruta in the end though, and he gets pretty annoying when he solves one of the mysteries with little effort. It's also just sort of boring. The whole execution of the show feels rather bland. It's hard to exactly pinpoint a certain example in the series because of this, it all just sort of runs togther in an uninspired mess.
The characters were another low point in the series. I could care less about Haruta in particular-the second episode especially made…
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Minor spoiler to the first episode.
Wanting to become a 'cute girl', Chika Homura begins by joining the Wind Instruments Club which is struggling to find new members. After reuniting with a childhood friend, she and the rest of the club find many mysteries ahead of them, including their instructor.
The music and sound tracks were nicely done, the OP and ED were among my favorites of the season and the BGM did well to convey mood and feeling.
Aside from Chika and Haruta the other characters don't receive much development aside few defining characteristics. Chika is mostly well done, she is exactly who she is introduced as: a loud and active girl trying to become a 'lady'. Her ignorance to music is to be expected of someone who previously had all of no knowledge on the subject (Allowing ex…
Read at the sourceTrollMuncher
Sometimes a show manages to grab you without being especially entertaining, and that about sums up HaruChika for me. Its a strange episodic mystery show with many quirks that isn't anything exceptional, but holds up a bit better on reflection.
HaruChika likes to delve into topics you rarely encounter in anime. Ranging from the Vietnam war and Tibetan dogs to radio shows, the mysteries will sometimes surprise you with their conclusions. These conclusions aren't anything mind blowing, but they are always logical and follow the clues each episode sets up.
Quirky characters tag along to provide a source of entertainment and the way each character interacts with one another is charming and pretty funny at times. When it works, the show absolutely flies by, I was surprised several times by how…
Read at the sourceV1nn13z
You know what happen if you actually mix "K-On!" with a hint of "Hyoukai"? This anime...
Is it a fun anime to watch? Yes
Is it a mystery? Not... quite.
Should you watch it? If you like a cute girl and a cute guy who-is-basically-a-full-cannon-gay-character... Yes you should
I like the whole anime, I really do. Sadly it's not like his brother, ERASED. I can't call this a mystery anime. Really I can't. It's like calling DxD a hentai anime. It's not. Reason I can't call it a mystery anime is because it's basically just 2 nutjobs who like snooping around. Then what-ya-know, they solve a mystery.
Should it stop you from watching this? NOPE. Hell, I actually think you should. It gives a bit of a fresh breeze to the genre. And it's actually one of my "I hope there's a season 2 of this" list.…
Read at the sourceBaconzombie
Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru, or HaruChika for those who don’t want to run out of breath before finishing their sentence, is a victim of misidentification that bears partial responsibility for the hole it sunk itself in when Winter season began. Misguided direction muddles the small moments of brilliance and potential the series teases, which is a shame because even with its messy composition, HaruChika remains as an endearing anime that is sure to entertain more than its rating entails.
As the title suggests, our story closely follows the lives of childhood friends Kamijou Haruta and Homura Chika. Reunited upon entering high school, Haruta and Chika quickly invest the bulk of their free time reconstructing the crumbling remnants of their school’s brass band club. While the incentive f…
Read at the sourceMaz
Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru (from hereon HaruChika) centres on Chika Homura being reunited with her childhood friend from many years ago, Haruta. They both wind up in the Brass Band club, and face the issue of the club not having enough members to properly function. They wish to end up playing in professional places as a club, but the initial tournaments they set their eyes on require having 30 members as a minimum. This results in them trying their best to recruit new members each week.
That's about it as the story and plot goes. Other than for the addition of new characters, each episode is unrelated to the previous one.
My issue with the story, however, is that despite the premise being about a music band, there's very little in the way of actual musical performances. Rather, it fo…
Read at the sourceKaoruMatsuoka
[This review may contain a few minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.]
Anything made by animation studio P.A. Works, in my opinion, can best be described as a mealy apple. It looks beautiful and delicious on the outside, but bite into it and you'll see that beneath the surface it's really not that great at all. While 2014's Shirobako offered some hope that the studio might finally put some depth and thought into the plot and characters of their shows, this winter's HaruChika returns P.A. Works right back to its "all style, no substance" ways.
PLOT- 3/10
Right from the beginning, it's apparent that HaruChika is quite simply attempting to do way too much. The story is about two childhood friends, the titular Haruta and Chika, in a music club at their school who end up encountering and sol…
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Allright, it´s time to check P.A. Works´contribution to the Winter 2016 season, HaruChika. It´s a School/Mystery anime with a musical theme, so this sounded promising to me. Unfortunetly, it could not live up to my expectations...
As the title implies, our main heroes are named Haruta and Chika, who are both members of their schools brass band club which at the beginning of the show only has five members. The duo tries their best to find new talented musicians to join the band and get involved in random mysteries along the way to achieving this goal.
Unfortunetly, this anime gets off to a bad and slow start. The mysteries are not very interesting and Haruta is nothing but an anooying smartass solving everything by himself while Chika just tags along. This changes for the better from epi…
Read at the sourceSpiritedTrash
A famous idiom is, "To kill two birds with one stone."
But with Haruchika, it's more like "To miss two birds with 12 stones."
Haruchika revolves around two main characters (in case you haven't guessed from the title, their names are nonetheless Haruta and Chika), that are part of the Brass Band Club. Not only are Haruta and Chika trying to do their best for this club, and thus, attempting to get more members, they are also solving mysteries going around the school that, very conveniently, involve introducing new characters that play an instrument (and with every solved mystery, it often results in gaining a new member for the band club). While this seems like Haruchika is technically killing two birds with one stone, in the actual execution of it, it is anything but that.
Also, on a side…
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