Audience reviews
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himalaysia
the perfect anime if you just want to watch cute girls cutely kissing, but there's not much more past that.
my biggest problem with the anime is that the honestly heartwarming scenes that it has seem like aren't taken seriously. as soon as it gets genuine, they immediately follow it up with boobs animated at 500 frames per second taking up your whole view, essentially softening the impact of anything meaningful that could possibly come through.
there's not much progression. other than the passage of time and the graduation of mitsuki's class, nothing changes. haruka and yuu kiss in the first episode and they're embarrassed. haruka and yuu kiss in the last episode and they're embarrassed. a year has passed between those two scenes, if you could believe it.
i enjoyed the pacing quite a bi…
Read at the sourceEleonorish
Anime has been saved!
Maybe not, but sometimes, you just want yuri. Something simple, to the point—even better here, devoid of most angst about romance and what have you. The main characters live in the moment. A kiss isn't the apotheosis of 23 episodes, meant to symbolize transcendent love.
The dynamic of the two main characters is quite enjoyable because they're both of the genki type, but in a moderate way. I really like this kind of pairing, and it's very rare as usually authors want opposites to be together, leading to very similar relationship dynamics. Here they're instead silly together, and it's a joy to watch.
The animation isn't amazing, but there's an effort with the aesthetics, which makes it work.
Read at the sourceJuliatheWizard
Well I came in expecting fluffy romantic garbage and I got fluffy romantic garbage. If you’re like me and not as desensitized to anime horniness you’ll find it isn't as innocent as it’s cracked up to be but that’s honestly completely fine. This would be the part where I talk about the male gaze and while yes, this is a seinen, at the end of the day we dykes appreciate leg and boobie shots as much as any straight man. With that being said however the only thing that goes on here is making out, I don't think Yuu and Haruka even know what sex is and god bless them for it. Speaking of which basically everyone here is a dumbass but not in an annoying way. I think it’s because the characters' stupidity isn’t mean spirited. Even Haruka’s jealousy is mostly played for laughs and doesnt seriously h…
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ah yes. sakura trick. thats one i havent thought about in a good couple of years.
little eight year old me found this anime and was absolutely mesmerised. yes, this anime was quite literally my gay awakening.
....then why am i writing a bad review? well when this anime suddenly popped into my mind again i thought to myself "....wait...this anime was...so weird."
of course, i am no longer eight years old. now, being almost a teenager, my mind and opinions has grown and matured with me. and what is my opinion on this show? it's mediocre at best and weird and fetishy and worst.
this show holds such a special place in my heart, as mentioned beforehand, but i simply cannot say that this show is good nor do i recommend it to anyone okay, the plot. i havent watched this anime in a good three y…
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I'm honestly a bit surprised, but I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. It has your typical rom-com aspects and Yuri content is there in spades beyond just the main characters. The side characters are well developed and fit just exactly what the plot needed. I was surprised at the comedy part of it and how much it made me chuckle out loud. There was something in at least one half of every episode that got me. The only had to be small things and subtle things, but they delivered.
There are only a few complaints that I have, most of them being with the fact that we have way, way too much lip lock in our faces rather than trying to develop full formed relationships. We can all see where Haruka and You are headed and there's finally inkling of what you can expect in a relationship…
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Sakura Trick aims to instill in the average kissless male otaku a sense of nostalgia for something they never have and never will experience: the innocent passion of sapphic love among high-school children. It succeeds spectacularly.
That this is a genuine love story, not porn, the writing makes clear; no character is obviously written to be the object of voyeuristic sexual desire. Instead this show demands the viewer to empathize directly with the girls and take an active role in their relationship. Despite its almost lecherous depiction of physical intimacy (which is far and away the highlight and major appeal of the show), Sakura Trick is tender purely. High-stakes, adult soap drama should be sought elsewhere.
With that said: who on the production team thought the constant, pointless…
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I watched it. Don't remember a single thing except they kissed a lot. If a yuri were they kiss is what you looking for, here ya go. Oh and the animation was on the edge of being a slideshow. That's about it.
There's nothing else I could write. was there even a plot? What is a plot anyway? I think they kissed in a public place once. Scandalous. Why is this a classic? Are we so starved for animated representation that we go buck wild for a kissing montage made in PowerPoint?
What more is there to say about this work? The twintail protagonist remind me a bit of Raibaru from yandere simulator. In the sense that the only memorable personality they got is being gay and having orange/blonde twintails.
Read at the sourceGhostfriendly
Plenty of SoL shows put cuteness and fanservice over plot, and don't get as much stick as this show because their yuri is non-explicit. It isn't any more necessary to go into the deep complexities of life and gay relationships (No gay marriage in Japan yet, for a start), when this is simply a charming depiction of lovey-dovey highschoolers who think about each other all the time and keep finding new ways to express their love through kissing. The genuine teenage concerns of love, unrequited love, school not lasting forever and parental expectations re arranged marriage are dealt with in a very rose-tinted and simple way, which still puts this series well over dramas that contrive angst, erase the gays or abuse women for fun. Sakura Trick does have more unnecessary fanservice than depth, bu…
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Somebody really liked drawing girls kissing.
Sakura Kiss stands out in my mind from other slice of life all girls school shows and even some other heavy yuri shows is just how explicit it gets with the fanservice. It's can't quite claim the title of ecchi anime since they never draw any nipples, but I'm sure there's someone out there who tried to fap to this. Like I said there's a lot of girls kissing and some of the time it gets pretty heavy.
The premise is pretty funny in that the girls only start doing their secret kissing play because they wanted to have more special memories with each other than just what they did with their usual friends. But then the one girl's older sister and student council president starts to catch wise about their intimacy and of all things starts to feel jea…
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Sakura Trick is simple, it doesn't stand out with amazing animation or visuals. It doesn't pull you in with deep and meaningful plot, or excessive or playful ecchi. It does one simple thing very well and everything else is just a sideshow. It is an anime about two girls kissing, about how every kiss is special, and has meaning.
I'm not saying it's the greatest anime ever in an objective sense, I'm saying that as someone who has only enjoyed same-sex relationships, it made me cry. As much as people may make fun of the simplicity of wanting a relationship similar to that of Haruka and Yuu, this is the ideal relationship that a lot of people, especially including myself, want.
It may be pathetic to live out your deepest unfulfilled desires through an anime, it may be trash in comparison…
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i fully enjoyed this honestly as a yuri fan i loved this so damn much it was cute and wholesome but also made u go "ah that's so hot" and not to mention this also had comedy like HEY that's GREAT yuri +comedy that's a rlly nice combo
does has a bit of drama or rather none lol but the comedy makes it more fun to watch and enjoy it too bad there wasn't any ecchi tag would have been sexier HA i highly recommend it to anyone who is starting to get into yuri and wants something "good" to watch sakura trick is wholesome, cute and also funny and sexy as well
Read at the sourceGusssss
So...this is a yuri anime, hm, yes. Obviously you won't enjoy this if you are not a yuri enjoyer such as myself. This is actually the first yuri anime I've seen, and overall I enjoyed it more than I didn't like it. I came into this series hoping for a good story with some banging character development and romance:yuri edition. What I got was not quite what I expected it to be.
I did enjoy the yuri romance(?) scenes throughout the show, but getting to them were kind of a drag. It doesn't have a good story to keep me interested all the way throughout. Other than the main two characters, everyone else feels like cardboard. All the other characters seem to be defined by one or two things and that's it. Take for example, Shizuku Minami. I could explain her character in one sentence. She like K…
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Sakura Trick is the latest in Girls Love anime that I've been kind of drilling through and I was actually pretty impressed with it.
Story: Haruka and Yuu are two friends who are starting high school together after being best friends since middle school. It's heavily implied that Haruka's a bit of a loner, but when she met Yuu, she was able to mesh into her group of friends. Once they join high school together, they seem to find their little friend circle, which includes them, Yuzu, Kaede, Kotone and Shizuku. Together, they go about day-to-day life in school. However, we are shown very shortly in that Haruka and Yuu are actually romantically interested in each other. What follows is we get to view their life in their first year in high school, which include various events, or the crew just…
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Story: 6
Art: 9
Sound: 8
Character: 7
Enjoyment: 7
Overall: 7
Sakura Trick is a lesbian romance with about 0 male characters. The only males of note are the girls' fathers, both of which get about 6 seconds of screen time combined. Not saying that's bad, just the school setting wasn't as flushed-out as I would think ideal.
That aside, it's a nice, short romance that doesn't seem to share as many tropes as other romance anime I've watched. However Sakura Trick lacks depth. In the first episode, the theme of cherry blossom trees (that is hardly revisited) is set and the girls kiss. The first three episodes have a strong sense of progression, but that weakens as the show progresses. It isn't as dried-out as many other anime are, but slowing down the progression definitely wouldn't hurt at a…
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Story-6
Just super repetitive BUT that being said each episode was so so funny despite how stupid it was.
Art - 7
The style is adorable and suits the show very well however... the boobs... they disturb me... and the creepy shots are funny to me but also. creepy. And women's bodies just do not look like that! I know it's an anime but.. come on
Sound - 7 The intro song is so good omg. but the sounds they make.. ew. sometimes I felt creepy watching.
Character- 8
Again so funny. Kaede and Yuzu should have ended up together tho seriously. Also Yuzu was my fav character!! Loved her
Enjoyment- 7
Again, it was so funny to watch most of the time but super repetitive.. like you could watch one episode and get the gist of the whole series.
Overall- 7
Fun to watch! I think you can probably te…
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When I first started watching yuri shows, I wasn't sure to expect more romance or more hentai. This being my first real yuri anime, I must say I was impressed.
This show was really damn innocent. The main couple have this relationship that is so sweet and sometimes childish, you feel guilty for having hentai as an assumption in the first place. I enjoyed the cute and cuddly feeling this show gave off. It really helped me to unwind after having hard days at work or just emotionally in general.
Recommend this as something to just sit back and enjoy.
If you're looking for a yuri show that is more dramatic with more story, Strawberry Panic is what you want to check out.
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So... this is show is basically cute girls doing cute things and kissing from time to time. However, if those cute things are interesting or fun is another story, in short: THIS SHOW IS BORING. I haven't read the manga, and I doubt I ever will.
Yuri fans have it rough when it comes to anime (thank god there are some good mangas out there), that being said, I can see why some people might like this anime so much. If its your first exposure to this kind of genera, it might work as a gateway drug (like cigarettes).
If you have some time to kill while drunk on a Saturday its harmless and mildly entertaining at best, and forgettable at worst; but it's not something I would recommend if you are looking for something more substantial in your cravings for shoujo-ai.
Without further to do, lets…
Read at the sourceSYZekrom
The trick of Sakura Trick is that it makes you think it's a good show in the beginning, then it repeatedly takes a dump on itself. That's what this show does with the introduction of Mitsuki Sonoda. From the moment she's introduced into the show, the show is slowly trying to commit suicide, until the final two episodes where it's stabbing itself with a knife.
My first impressions with the first about 3 episodes were that it was a definite 9, and possible even a 10. Then the show goes on and it might be a more average 8. But Mitsuki becomes more and more annoying of a character. She appears more frequently and becomes more oppressive, not just to the Main Characters but to the mood of the show itself. It became a chore to enjoy the good moments when you were too annoyed by the feeling that…
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It's cute girls kissing the show.
This show will not win any awards for anything. It's not the best animated, it's not the best written, it's not the best soundtrack. What it will do is fill that hole in your heart with some cute yuri goodness. While there is an emotional journey I have seen it done better. It's best to take this show as a cute, lighthearted, semi serious show dealing with kissing and emotions. It's a show, deeper about self discovery. It does suffer from Yuri universe syndrome, in where, everybody is a yuri. While that's not a huge problem it always feels like it pulls away from the main message of being able to accept who you are. When literally there is not much of a struggle because 100% of our recurring cast is in the same situation. At the end of the day I fully rec…
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So this is the first review I write here on MAL and surely you are asking "Why do you write a review for an anime which aired almost five years ago?"
I know we have already July 2019 and Sakura Trick aired in Winter 2014, so almost five years past already. I am not a guy who is good at writing reviews or generally writes a lot. Maybe no one will ever see my review about Sakura Trick, but my intention is not to compare my review with the one's from other users. I have already seen some very good reviews about Sakura Trick and they have written a lot about it.
So why will my frist review on MAL about Sakura Trick?
First of all I usually only watch animes with MOE, CGDCT. My favorite genres are comedy and slice of life. I don't really like those classic action animes which everybody have…
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