Audience reviews
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ggol
Brief overview: One of the most annoying voice acting I have ever heard in my life
Story 5/10
Hinako spends most of her life in the countryside growing up and doing hard labour. One day she decided to move to Tokyo and transfer to a nearby high school where she lives. At the same time she is not used to being around lots of people and learn decided to learn the way of life from the people in the city. When she visited her high school one club caught her eye which is the theater club. She is excited to join but learns that the club is on a temporary hiatus and the club needs her help to reopen it. This is when the story of Hinako's note begins. It is a by-the-books story where cute girls do cute things and school life, but oh boy what ruins this series is the voice acting.
Characters 3/1…
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Story is awesome. I really love character development in this anime. It's seems ain't much but at least it is honest work. The story is also warming and uplifting
About art. The anime version is actually pretty well even though seems different with actual author's arstyle. All character still looks cute
Sounds: Oh this is where this anime really bless and relieving stress. Soft voice from M.A.O, Hisako, and Yui is always feels calm to be listened. The soundtrack also fun to hear and vibe on.
Character, actually overall awesome but... the character proportion is making this anime kinda...ero as it is full of fetish basically. (yea i am horny guy but this is review so i have to be rational)
Enjoyment, I really enjoy this anime. what make this kinda off is... no s2. The ending of the stor…
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So, this quarantine has got me so bored that I think I'm gonna write reviews for some of the shit i've watched. And what better place to start than the first anime I ever watched? Yep, I didn't start out with any of the big shounens or gateway anime, I started with a fucking less than popular slice of life. Crazy, huh? Anyways, the review
Story: 7
Now, as it is a slice of life, of course the story isn't going to be anything riveting, nobody expects that. But seeing a girl with massive social anxiety was something I could very much relate to, and I could appreciate that. Seeing her slowly work on overcoming her anxiety by taking on various challenges that tested her in presenting herself to the public was enjoyable for me to watch.
Art: 7
Basically all the art that is necessary for a slic…
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This is a checklist anime, a perfect 5/10 series, a show crammed with cliches and cardboard characters/situations. For example, here is a leaked conversation between executives:
"So listen, Bob. The first couple episodes aren't getting great ratings."
"That's terrible, Jim!"
"We need to get more viewers or this will just be 'Jiggly Jiggly Heaven' all over again."
"Okay, so I'm just going to add boobs. Lots of boobs."
"Great! Make sure to take the amount of boobs you're thinking of adding and double it!"
"Boobs!"
"Booobs!!"
There was definitely potential to tell an interesting story, but about a fourth of the way in I noticed that all of the character progression was taking place off-screen. I'm a big fan of the live-work scenarios because it provides two big stages for arcs, and I also e…
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Well uhmm...hi I this is my first review so uhh here we gooo.
I found this anime through a game called “Roblox” you should know what that is but in Roblox I found the game “Robeats” its a rhythm game kinda like Osu!Mania.Anyways one of the songs they had was the intro for Hinako Note so then a year later I decided to watch it.
In my opinion its really cute and pretty funny especially the character Kuina Natsukawa.I would say something funny she did then that would be spoilers :’)
The characters are really cute (but remember l o l i s).The intro is really catchy and I could probably listen to it all day.I dont really watch “cute” animes (sorry idk what word to use) but Hinako Note relaxing to watch to but I’m not really used to very light high pitched voice.Sorry no offence I’m just getti…
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I hate how this show has the potential to be one of the most wholesome "cute girls doing cute things"anime troupe, (like lucky star or wataten for example) where random turn of events may occur anytime; since the show's concept is built-upon the character's interactions rather than a static progressive plot.
But the people working on it just has another thing in mind and strewn about sexualization into the mix, As if that'd make the show more alluring to male demographics FFS. They might as well go gung-ho and oversexualize it to the brim and add an *ecchi* tag if they want cliques. It's so cheaply writtten ever since episode 2..
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One thing is for certain, a show with young'uns as main and ONLY protagonists, doesn't mix well with sexualization and adult humour. Just imagine that as an ac…
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Are you a fan of the Slice of life and Cute girls doing cute things genres? If your answer is yes, then this show is not for you. Why? Because you probably already watched much better, much more original shows than this one.
The main character of this show is Hinako, a girl who gets embarassed every time someone talks to her. She moves from the countryside to Tokyo in hope of overcoming this habit by joing the drama club in her new high school.
However, like most SoL/CGDCT shows, Hinako Note quickly abandons its plot, and instead of giving us cute girls doing cute things, gives us cute girls doing nothing, or rather, cute girls doing the same thing cute girls have been doing in every SoL for the past five (ten?) years, only with new characters.
The beach episode? Check. Characters tryin…
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This show is absolutely AMAZING! I never thought I would get into the world of Moe so easily lol... the animation is very beautiful, and the seamless transitions between regular art style and chibi style are perfect. There's a sprinkle of ecchi here and there. The op is so addicting, I've been listening to it so much! If one would sum up this anime, I would say it's basically, "Is the order a rabbit? -Cocoa in another world" or something along those lines. Mayu is super cute! I don't care if my dignity is gone, long live moe! I sure hope there's gonna be a second season. Otherwise, it was a great show. I'm now on the hunt for more shows of a similar genre.
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If you're only here because you want to see cute girls doing cute, everyday things, battling with truly uninteresting and normal problems without anything else whatsoever, then I guess you've found four hours of enjoyment.
The understanding and being beloved by animals was the only truly interesting setting in this anime and I wish it was used more. Sadly, the only moment seems to be the little chick that somehow follows her around all the time and it's sadly not used much more than that, every once in a while.
As for the acting/theater part, it was kind of boring. Honestly, it felt like they overdid the cuteness a bit too much and focused unnecessarily much on erotic shots. Libido would be the only thing getting fired up with stuff like that and I doubt that's what people watch this fo…
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I'll keep this short and sweet, kinda like this anime.
This anime is very kawaii, it's something you watch if I guess you're into this stuff but it can also be if you stressed or tired out.
There wasn't much of a story to it, but the characters and the art were very nice.
If you're looking for an anime with a good story and something you can get into, well leave. This isn't an anime for that, it's something that you should watch just to relax, snuggle under a blanket with snacks and enjoy.
My opinion, if you don't like it well... sorry
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Without something uncute to provide contrast a cute thing can never shine at full strength, the cuteness becomes a hero without a villain. This is Hinako Note in a single line.
A story about a country girl who wants to cure her inability to speak in front of others who moves to the big city in pursuit of getting involved with theater could have been a powerful foundation, unfortunately it ended up as a mere general direction. Nearly every situation that could have been used for intensity ended up feeling trivial, this means that while it's easy to like most of the characters you never get the opportunity to worry about how things will turn out and this makes them feel more like static background characters. Not sure if the occasional swimsuit scenes and such were supposed to be fan servic…
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What creates a successful Slice of Life(SoL) show? SoL shows generally don't have a proper story, most of the time it's there just for the sake of being there. SoL shows generally don't have proper characters either, or any character development. This doesn't mean that a SoL show can't have story or good characters, it just means that most shows out there choose not to include them. They use the SoL genre as an excuse for the lack of story or proper characters, these type of shows are all over the place, they don't have a proper goal that they are trying to achieve with the show and just put out random acts every episode. A show must know what its trying to achieve if it wants to succeed, I don't mean plot wise, what I mean is in a more broader sense, what is the director trying to convey…
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Story: so the story for this is actually pretty basic honestly it basically starts where hinako is very shy and if anyone approaches her or even talks to her she ends up turning into a scarecrow so to get rid of that fear she decides to go to Tokyo and hopefully join a theater club in hopes of getting rid of her shyness and such.
Art: Art is very good usually don't talk a lot about this usually its kept short with this and sound art again though was pretty good.
Sound: the OP and ED are meh to me to be honest not the best in the world but decent at best also the characters all sounded good as well.
Character: Hinako is the really shy one of the bunch and again like i said she cant really talk if anyone even approaches her or even talk to her she does mature as the anime goes on and she…
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So nowadays, every new season, you will see that moe slice of life about cute girls doing cute things. And in winter 2017, Hinako Note is that anime. But is that really a bad thing? For me it's not and if you agree with me, feel free to continue to read my review.
So the story is pretty standard, Hinako is a shy girl from the countryside, it seems like the only thing she can do is to be a scarerow in the field since she can be friends with a lot of animals. In an attempt to cure the shyness, Hinako left her peaceful town to go to school in Tokyo. There she stays in an old book store and meet her new friends and join the drama club to break free from her shell.
The anime itself is pretty relaxing, it follows the everyday life of our main cute girls. The episodeds are clique and mostly fol…
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TL;DR Section at the end of the review. This review may or may not contain minor spoilers.
Hinako Note was Passione's attempt at CGDCT (Cute Girls Doing Cute Things) which ended fairly well, though at times the direction of the show felt lost.
Hinako has now just moved out to Tokyo in an attempt to become an aspiring actress. There's just one major setback: she freezes up like a scarecrow whenever she talks to any human being. How will her acting career fare as she receives help from her new roommates at Hitotose Manor?
The main cast of characters consisting of five (cute) girls all compliment each other in the way they interact with one another. Hinako, the scarecrow, Kuina, the ever-so-lovable glutton, Mayu, the super short doll like girl who's actually older than the prior two, Chi…
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Are you having a bad week? Is school or work exhausting your life force? Do you want something at the end of the week to look forward to?
Hinako Note was just that thing. Spring season is at the end of the school year and a busy time for people who work. At the end of every week I sit down to enjoy this lovely show that whispers to my soul "everything is all right" and pumps me with energy for the coming week.
Why would anyone expect something other than light hearted comedy with very cute girls after reading the synopsis and looking at the poster of the anime. It is very clear as to what expect from this anime and it delivers more than what's expected.
Story 9/10
Watch, enjoy and cheer for our adorable Hinako who struggles to get over her shyness and try to become a theatre actress. Ot…
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Gimmicks here, Gimmicks there, Gimmicks everywhere. There is no problem that Hinako Note has more of then letting the Gimmicks take too much space in the show. The gimmicks themselves aren't the worst but they get repeated so often that it clearly becomes a crutch of the show. Maya is small and childlike, Hinako is a scarecrow, Kuina eats EVERYTHING (especially books), the gimmicks can be somewhat creative, the scarecrow, but there's so forced that it's hard to see anything good in them. Especially when one's like Kuina's have been done so much before. It's telling when standard tsundere is one of the better characters of the story, although that may be due to my own like for tsundere.
Sadly the gimmicks get in the way of character development. Rather than give them depth and shine, time…
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I liked this series, wouldn't mind a second season, something about it I enjoyed simple story, a young girl who is super shy moves to the big city to do plays in hopes it will help her be less shy. Simple premise but I enjoyed it.
the art is usual fair for this kind of anime.
Characters: they are fascinating, particularly the main char wich I can't help but feel is a human fluttershy from my little pony, even good with animals, The others are passable each with their own quirks, but it's really about the main char.
I enjoyed it, just enough there to keep me interested for the most part. I suggest it for those that are interested in something along these lines.
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This will be my first ever review for an anime. Since it's my first, I'll get better at doing this in time.
As someone who has quite a liking towards moe anime, I found this show fairly alright to watch. Hinako Note was a fairly decent moe slice of life anime. It wasn't really anything standout, but it was overall an alright anime to watch.
When I first started this show, I didn't really think I'd like it a lot because it couldn't have felt more generic to me. It felt like the show was trying to be too cute with things like the character having very high pitched voices and how they would have to turn into chibis to act out small scenes at some point in every single episode, but I thought the show got just a BIT better I kept watching to the end.
Story
The story isn't anything unique or…
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TL;DR – A cute girls show that is never quite sure what cute things they should be doing, Hinako Note feels unfocused whilst at the same time increasingly focusing on the characters bodies. The potential for a good cute girl show was there, but it really needed a redraft or more editorial oversight to achieve it.
It's not easy starting again in a new city. It's even harder for Hinako, a girl whose social anxiety makes her freeze like a scarecrow when approached by strangers. It wasn't as bad in the countryside, where having a human scarecrow to attract animals away from fields was useful. But it won't do her much good in Tokyo.
Yet that's partly what drew her there, because she has come up with a solution to overcoming her shyness: acting. After meeting her new house mates – the book-eat…
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