Audience reviews
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teddyRex
Tired of lots of painful drama? Life itself can be a challenge, so it seems nice to be able to unwind and relax. This is so sweet that it is simply cheerful. It is easy to lose oneself in the sweetness. Parcel them out, and give the show a chance. The artwork is good, and the music is nearly perfect. It ties the scenes together without being intrusive. Background music should be in the background, and not come charging into scenes and spoiling the plot or the suspense. If looking for a feel good anime that can be watched regardless of who is in the room, this is it.
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I've watched it when I was like 13.It was one of my first animes, so it was a good experience for that time. It's pretty cute, but I don't think I'd enjoy it nowadays (I'm 20 now). There's some scenes and characters that may be kinda annoying. But it's good for passing time (if you're under 15).
Even though the story is kinda cliche and pre visible, I enjoyed it at the time.
The art is okay, pretty cute I'd say, but nothing special. The characters have all the same face and the only thing that changes it's, yk, eyes/hair color and height.
The characters were likeable (at least some of them) , I'd say, they had some development, specially in the relationships between each other and I liked to watch them growing up mentally.But their personalities were kinda one sided, but it's okay for w…
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Recommendation: Skip it unless you have the highest possible tolerance for corniness and overly-sweet sentimentality. This review covers both seasons of the full length anime, not the original short OVAs.
Positives:
+ Sweet and innocent. Red flags may go flying up when you hear it's an anime about 6th graders in love, but there is zero fanservice or sexualization of the characters here. It feels like it was written for the actual demographic it portrays (middle school-aged girls), rather than for otaku voyeurism. Rest assured, there is nothing in this series that could possibly qualify as objectionable or creepy.
+ Convincingly portrays the transition from childhood to adulthood and all the anxieties and grey areas that come with it. All the blushing and nervousness in the romance comes…
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First of all, this is a kid's show so don't even try to complain anything, im pretty sure the author/director knows what's he/she is doing so don't listen to these people that disagree.
But for me this anime is good all and all, it's quite relaxing and soothing to watch which makes you smile every minute, the story, characters and plot is very simple which is to make it easier for kids to understand. if you like cute/adorable litte unique romance that has unique characters which is they're 12, then this is what you're looking for.
If you're looking for more anime like this go to ciao channel from youtube, I'm pretty sure it's their studio or something, plus they got a lot of shoujo romance upcoming more for kids and it's quite decent btw.
Read at the sourceMetalTsundere
I do think that this show did live up to it's expectations of having a cute and innocent relationship or 12 year old kids. and for me i think the fact that they're 12 and in elementary is their selling point because i think it would have been boring if the characters are in high school, it would appear as a generic shoujo anime.
Story.
Like is said, I do think that this should lived up to it's expectations of having a cute and innocent relationships as the series circles around the two girls Hanabi and Yui adapt from the fact that they are now in a relationship.
this goes on going dates calling each other in their first names and more.
you just smile seeing them being together.
Characters
The main characters are pretty much likable, even even Yui and Hanabi stays the same with no cha…
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So did i like it? Not really i found it pretty boring. Would 10-12yos like it? Probably, this is what i would’ve loved to watch then.
This is the sort of 12 year old i would’ve wanted to be like, not some weirdo, who still hasn’t been in a relationship at 15, so from that pov i guess it’s not too bad a show. But comparing it to all the others romance anime’s i’ve watched it’s pretty bad.
I’ve never had these experiences irl but i’ve wished for them and i guess this anime shows experiences that could happen, maybe that’s the charm of it, it’s a very plain realistic ankme(maybe that’s why i don’t like it, i like extraordinary stuff haha)
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This anime was super cute and brought me back to when I was twelve years old, getting my first boyfriend, making and losing friends, it was around the time everything changed. I do find myself relating to the second couple more than the first because they are the shy ones and don't really know what to say to each other. That's how I was when I was with my first boyfriend. This show is super cute, and has some pretty good fluff episodes, as well as humorous ones thrown in the mix. I give this anime an 8/10, here's why.
Story: 9/10
This story follows two sets of couples, all the characters being 12 years old, getting into their first relationships. This anime shows the awkwardness of first love, friendships strengthening, and how to cope with jealousy. I really enjoyed this story, even thou…
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This anime is definitely for a younger demographic- specifically 12 year old females- and with that being said I think the anime was great.
Story 7: It had a very basic plot with not too much drama, the main drama was the classmates being jerks sometimes. Relationships were established pretty early on and the plot was mostly about them, young 12 year olds, learning about it.
Art: The art was decent. The only problem is the eyes are large, wide-set, and basic and the eyebrows are just lines so when the animation on the eyes isn't perfect it is very noticeable. But eyes are often wonky in anime and this anime liked to do a lot of still frame, dramatic shots.
Sound: Loved the voice acting. A++. The sound effects were meh and repetitive though.
Character: I think the characters all worked wel…
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Keep in mind that this is a romance where the main characters are 12 year olds. Think back to when you were that age, and how you behaved (especially concerning love) back then. If that sounds annoying, embarassing or cringy to you, then this show probably won't be a good choice for you.
There's really not much more to say about it than that. There is no depth or tragic backstory to the characters, or some fancy drama build around them. It's plain and simple, 2 couples of kids falling in love, and experiencing what it means to have a boyfriend/girlfriend and being in love in general. Insecurity, blushing, cute and awkward moments, classmates getting in the way, love rivalry, some changes the female body goes through at that time, and so on.
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The anime itself is a slice of life about young girls having their firrst love so can't blame it for the plain storyline. At first the anime gives in a 'cute' vibe but then it's just painful to watch because of the overdone romantic scene. In fact it is just too unreal for a mere 12-years old. For adultS, who watch it for amusement and for nostalgic, 12-sai is a good material. It can help you survive the fear of getting older and remember the taste of first love: bitter-sweet. But for those who don't even share the same feelings, they definitely want to smack the table or crush computers due to unreal love and the characters keep spouting out adult-like lines (yet still innocent on some levels).
The art is very typical, not too bright but also not too dark. But sometimes the sparkling eff…
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If I had to choose a word to describe this anime, it would be "cute". This anime was so adorable and cute that it really touched my heart. I judge anime based on enjoyment and whether or not it executes it's stated genres to perfection. For example, This anime was romance and it gave us a lot of romantic scenes. I fell in love with all the romance scene. The characters where also adorable and I imagined myself as the heroine, Ayase.
This anime explores topics like first love, growing up and friendships and relationships at a young age. I know a lot of people are going to pass out on this anime because it is about children but I wouldn't recommend you doing that because it is a really good romance anime and focuses a lot on the two relationships in the anime. I can dare say that this "chil…
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12-sai.: Chicchana Mune no Tokimeki tells the story of two 12 years old girls, Yui and Hanabi, it's a story how they found their first love and how they live that love.
Storie: 6 out of 10
There are many better romance story but what i liked about 12-sai is that they tell the story of two girls that fell in love for the first time, and each girl have different problems. It is a story show the innocence of a 12 years old girl (or at least what it should be).
The development is really slow, 1 little problem per episode and the end is always the same.
Art: 7 out of 10
The art is nice and cute, it fits the anime style.
Sound: 5 out of 10
Imagine the most generic background music to set the mood, that's it.
Character: 6 out of 10
The character development is slow and is always like:
1º…
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Story : 4/10
The story was too cliche, literally and it basically shows how 12 years olds go date and have relationships but I like the fact how they make everything innocent, like the fact that they say Yui just gets much more mature and not say she's getting menstruation for that.. and I ship Tsutsumi with Ayase (o3o).
Art : 8/10
I swear! The eyes becomes smaller and bigger for some reason. I promise my eyes aren't lying.
Sound : 5/10
The like the opening music but not the ending :(
Character : 8/10
Character Designs were cute. (because I'm a shota/loli-con) Personalities were fine, except for those other girl characters. (WTF, They're already being bitchy)
Enjoyment : 5/10
I mean.. It was funny (sometimes, mostly because I see them suffering [yes, i am a sadist, I laugh at pain of o…
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What's the first thing you thought of when you saw this anime?
- "Wow, this basically sums up my elementary school life."
[6] STORY: Yes, it has an original idea of showing 12 year-olds instead of highschool students, but that doesn't change the fact that it's pretty stale and cheesy. The plot itself is weak and there's not much to talk about it.
It's relatable enough to the point where you have some déjà vu to back when you were in 6th grade. If you couldn't relate to anything in this entire anime, it doesn't have to be "My first love was in 6th grade" it can be your fellow peers experiencing there first love or you remembering boys in your class and how obnoxious they were or maybe even if you were one of the annoying boys, then I want to know where you went to middle school/ elementary…
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This anime is romance between 12 year olds, it follows two couples Hanabi x Yuuto and Yui x Kazuma. Aside of the romance it's also has their school life but also I think friendship is also a major part in this series. I would describe this anime as quite cheesy, cliche, cute, charming, immature and silly.
As a romance fan, I enjoyed this show. The greatest thing was, although these characters are much younger then most animes, they had more progress and development with there relationship than current shoujo anime out there. We have the couples get together from the first episodes, it's quite sudden and spontaneous, but love is like that. It was nice not to have to wait 12-24 episodes for just a confession but just get straight to it. There love is very innocent and shy, and more often th…
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12 years old???, then why do they act more mature than that????.
Ok look, LA knows this anime isn't for LA's demographic but LA is kinda a sucker for romance anime and LA watched the ONA for this years ago and wanted to see how this would get the full anime treatment that Houkago no Pleiades did.
12-sai follows the relationships of 12 year olds of Hanabi Ayase voiced by Ai Kakuma and Yuuto Takao voiced by Soma Saito as well as Hanabi's friend of Yui Aoi voiced by Juri Kimura and Kazuma Hiyama voiced by Shun Horie and follows their experiences and obstacles in first love and follows some typical cliches of the romance genre.
If LA could analyze the two relationships, Hanabi and Yuuto's one is the more generic one out of the two, with Yuuto pretty much solving EVERYTHING that comes into…
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