Audience reviews
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fantasy_exe
Beautiful stories with a variety of frames, perfect for a rainy afternoon viewing.
I feel as if i had the perfect setting for thie show, which may be lending itself towards the high score it received. I watched Kita e after dinner on Valentine's day, with a backdrop of rain on a cool night. It's one of those shows that is great for watching lazily with a partner, or even as something to have on in the background while you go through your day.
I had high expectations for this show after falling for the Kita A visual novel's aesthetic choices, and I can say that whilst the visuals naturally don't match with the strange grainy photography of the original Kita E VN, I loved the charm of this show.
Personally, it peaked early, with the first two episode series being my favourite, but each si…
Read at the sourceErogakiPatches
Diamond DustDaydreams is a very average and run and uninteresting anime through and though.
The story is just okay while some stories are definitely better than others and most of the girls are very average and bland while others do shine through a bit with their carefree or bossy attitude.
The series is broken up into 6 different stories each girl has two episodes to show her story before it moves on. Let's go over each story.
The first one is a 20 year old girl named Atsuko who helps her mother run a fishery after her father passed away leaving some debt behind as well. The girl is headstrong and wanting more out if life than marriage especially at her age, which is why she keeps pushing her fiancee away. It seems it was an arranged marriage that both of the mothers worked out to ensure…
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This review contains no spoliers.
Kita e.: Diamond Dust Drops is broken up into various 2-3 episode vignettes that follow various female characters and their lives in Hokkaido. They all center around romance.
First things first, because this anime is broken up into these vignettes it is EXTREMELY hit or miss. At times I wanted to give certain story arcs an 8/10 overall but others a 3/10. The setting of the show is probably the best part. Not enough anime are set in winter/Hokkaido. To be honest, I would skip the story arcs that you don't enjoy and watch the ones you care about as a mini-series.
Ultimately, I'd recommend it as a light, romance show with great art and music. It's mediocre at best as a whole but some story Arcs (Akari, Suomi and Shoko) are worth it.
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a TL;DR review by Nerpco
Story - individual love stories revolving around six woman (each getting their own two episodes) and a myth about diamond dust during the winter season. Some are done very nicely and others being fine. 8
Art - Has a nice style, good amount of detail. But their faces have a weird shape when at an angle. 7
Sound - Nice soundtrack with soothing pieces that remind me of the season. Provokes and influences emotion. 8
Characters - Each one of the main characters (and most of the supporting characters) are fleshed out nicely, which is impressive to do with only two episodes each. 9
Enjoyment/Verdict - For me, this was a nice feel-good romance/josei that has nice characterization and emotion. 8
Overall: 8.0/10
Recommendation: Buy it, you can find the cute looking 3-…
Read at the sourceDarkAscent
A very simple minded and poorly done anime.
Story: The anime is broken into separate story lines following several different characters. All of the stories are obnoxiously cliché and simplistic. If you are looking for food for thought your brain will starve to death with this anime.
Art: Basic and not terrible but nothing that would count as high quality. The female characters all look very similar with kind of masculine odd-shaped jaws.
Sound: Bad synthesized background with a few acoustic overdubs. A kid could come up with this on his $80 Casio keyboard form Wal-Mart. Wasn't even good when this anime was new.
Character: This is really the killer for this anime. If you are going to do 2-3 episode story arcs you have to have noteworthy character development in that short period to gra…
Read at the sourceShidira
Story: This story is done in a non-typical fashion. This is a story about six different women who are dealing with situations that are not outside the realm of occurrences that could happen to anyone. This anime takes each woman, except one, and dedicates two episodes to their brief daily story. Each story starts by showing that woman within her everyday life, and by the end of the first episode, shows one major conflict in their life. The second episode picks up where the previous left off and continues to show what each woman finds as a solution to their conflict, tying up each story nicely. The only exception is the woman in episode seven, which is done all in just that single episode.
While each of these stories seems to have nothing in common, the final episode actually ties them tog…
Read at the sourceMapleRose
STORY
Diamond Dust, when the moisture in the air freezes in the cold mornings, it sparkles like diamonds. The legend of Diamond Dust says that if you're lucky enough to see it with the one you love, you'll be happy together, or you can wish upon it and find happiness.
This is the central theme to the stories of love, friendship, and self-discovery about six girls in Hokkaido of northern Japan. Each has two episodes dedicated to them (except for Suomi).
Episode 1 & 2 focus on Atsuko Akanegi, a 20-year-old girl who runs a fish-market with her mother that her late father left. They don't have a lot of money, and Atsuko has to work while her friends go out to have fun. There is a guy who wants to marry her, and he would help with her finances, but Atsuko has a crush on a jazz musician, who…
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I have been eyeing this series for a while but always put it towards the bottom of my to-watch list due to its obscurity. Now that I finally managed to watch it, I have to say I'm very surprised this series hasn't had more recognition.
The series is a collection of several virtually unrelated short stories each spanning 1-2 episodes and a final episode tying them all together (sort of). It may seem a bit off-putting to some, but I found that this partitioning was a great decision on the part of the team and managed to keep the whole series lively. I can confidently say that there isn't even one scene that feels dragged on, which is a fact that many longer series could learn a lot from.
Story
If you're looking for original plot, prepare to be disappointed. All of the stories in this seri…
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