Audience reviews
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Spukky
This was a show that when I first noticed it I got so excited about. A slice of life about board games, yes please give me.
But after watching it it left me disappointed.
It's not a bad show but not very good either.
They tried to put drama in it but failed miserable. It didn't give me any real feelings it just felt boring.
I liked the inclusion of some sort of romance but again it didn't really work because it al felt boring. The characters aren't likable enough.
The board games where nice but it felt again boring. To much rules explanation after the first 2 episodes I was hoping they where gone go into some meatier games with shorter explanation and more gameplay but no.
The characters didn't really evolve, there was an emotional struggle, they played a game, the power of friends…
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After School Dice Club is one of those anime that I didn't hate, but at the same time I found myself slowly losing interest as the longer it went on for. Not enough to stop watching it as I try not to drop anime but enough to feel like each episode felt like a slog to get through sometimes.
The main premise of this anime is helping an introverted girl who doesn't feel like she can fit in with anyone, by playing board games with her new friends that she's meeting along the way (Basically she was adopted by an extrovert) Each episode will have them do something be it go to a water park, or just hang out with each other. Nothing out of the ordinary. However, the main gripe I had with watching this was the board games which was the entire point of the show. I felt increasingly bored and not…
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Who knew that an anime about friendship, happiness and board games would keep me entertained for 12 whole episodes.
A simple anime and perhaps with the aim of commercially popularizing board games, Houkago Saikoro Club explores the adventure of Miki, a girl who seeks to find and understand what happiness means. And the answer appears when she comes across Aya and Midori, two girls who will eventually join the main cast.
I felt immersed in the games many times during the course of the work, trying to understand how the game worked as if I was waiting for my turn to play.
From episode 6, the anime unfortunately ends up getting a little lost with the main objective of the work and with the presentation of a new character
The end is also a little rushed, I believe it could be 24 episodes a…
Read at the sourceMoonalice
Nothing New.
Cliché characters and an extremely boring protagonist. The girl with the glasses has more motivation and a better storyline than the protagonist. It was annoying when the protanist constantly repeated that she was lonely all her life in the beggining of most of the chapters. It's like I already understood girl!- And it was very forced that in the first chapter she managed to have friends and a new hobbie all at once. At this part of my life I can't stand anymore the genki characters like the girl with two ponytails.
Some table games were intereting but I don't care about table games as much as the girls in the anime.
Even the opening is forgettable, not bad but it's a meh.
In general, I don't recommend to waste your time in this anime.
Read at the sourceKYOTO5
Will charm you more if you are a board game player. Not so much if you aren't.
Calm, relaxing. No stupid cliches. Gets straight to the point - presenting you the most popular and fun board games. Story isn't very unique, the plot is simple and characters have little personality, as is typical for such a short anime, but they are not annoying.
Well, maybe slightly towards the beginning and the end. The beginning is really rushed as the anime does not want to waste time on introducing these simple characters, which is actually a plus. The ending is typical secondary school anime melodrama, yet made short too. Thankfully
Read at the sourceLucain50
The show spoke to me personally. Every episode I was rooting for Miki, and as the show went on it seemed to get better. It might seem a bit boring in the very beginning, but as it goes on a few things become immediatley apparent
1) A new character is introduced roughly every episode. It's a great opportunity for us to meet new people and see how they interact with our main characters
2) The show is so god damn wholesome. Holy shit, I love it so much, the show just makes me happy when I watch it.
3) Characters develop over time. Progression is a huge boost for me when watching a show, and seeing how the characters improve and love each other was incredible.
Unquestionable 10/10, was in literal tears by the end.
Read at the sourceWorinof
if only there's more execution in the story I would give this 9-8
Let's make it simple.
This Anime gave me a slight interest in Tabletop games. I like how they briefly explain every game they play, and yes the games they played are real. so you could actually play it with your friend (in real life, if you have any)
but it isn't only about school girls playing tabletop games. I really love how they put a splash of romance, flashback, a blonde foreigner (like always), and anxiety~
it's like when the first time you cook, you just put and mixed everything up. And it didn't turn out nicely. Its looks good for sure but the taste isn't promising :')
probably you still ate it because you proud of it even it was a fail :D
Should I watch this anime?
-it's not a must. but if you run out of a plan…
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The idea was really cool. I 'm playing a lot of board games so I thought that it would be a nice anime to watch.
Now if I was watching this series in any other circumstances I would easily rate it with 1 or 2. But my mood was so bad that I needed something soft like this. Something to chill.
First, the pros.
Most of the time, everything is better in anime format. Something simple as throwing a dice, writing on a notebook, or just plain staredown contest, is always epic to watch. This again applies here most of the time. Board games you know are beign played here and you see how characters react to them, in a way you wouldn't react. The characters state details in the rules, the cards and the miniatures that you would never even bother, but is rather satisfying to watch the characters p…
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I'm going to miss this show a lot. I wish a lot of people had seen this to make the company have a will for making a second season of this! especially since the manga gives the enough story to make 2-3 more seasons.
So many things good about this anime:
1. the characters! I loved the characters.
-Even though there were some that I didn't like, it was me not liking them for a good reason. For that reason, I like them in their own way, also. All the characters have a purpose in the story.
2. The story!
-The story in general was really nice.
-I feel like that they also captured the emotions of the how the world views board games quite accurately. I work at a local tabletop game store where I live. Everyday, I get a classmate of mine, or a stranger, question games and question why th…
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Follow along the tranquilizing story and learn about different types and kinds of board games with a group high school of girls! This is Houkago Saikoro Club ( Afterschool Dice Club ), an anime about high school girls playing board games!
As simple as the anime may sound. After School Dice Club actually holds a strong sense of Slice of Life despite not being categorized as one. It could also be reckoned as a CGDCT & Soft Yuri due to how much moe and insignificant teases the show gives off in spite of the fact that the characters look mature and "friendly".
This anime shows you a variety of board games from reality. Some of them are even recognizable if you've ever played them with your friends and/or families. An example would be something like Cockroach Poker. Other than the group of…
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Do you remember Chip and Dale, the worlds most polite and considerate squirrels ? Next up think of Pollyanna the most optimistic girl in the world, toss in Louisa May Alcott's little women blend a little, dumb it down, toss in some do your best to overcome obstacles messaging, last a little gaming and you have After School Dice Club. If you think you would want to watch something like that Dice Club might be for you. The rest of this review is about why it wasn't for me.
First up, I don't think I have ever seen anything aired that had so little dramatic tension and left me so unconcerned about the characters as Dice Club did. All their problems/challenges are so easily and neatly resolved that it's impossible to generate any concern. Especially after you go through the cycle of problem,…
Read at the sourceLeoneMirajane
Story:
I missed some parts in it. There was this feeling like something more should be made of it but then the Anime was over. It still got a 9 from me, because it was still a little but nice story and I loved the concept a lot.
Art:
I have nothing to complain about it but it also wasn't outstanding or something special. It was nice, but that's all. (Not that that's a bad thing)
Sound:
It was ok. Character:
I loved most of the characters but the most of them weren't unique. You saw the same type of this character allready in other Animes. And I would have liked to see more development in some people in the Anime. But I really liked the main character.
Enjoyment:
It is an Anime about games, so it's clear, that the characters would play some games. But it was really cool, as they played a…
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On the surface, this may seem like another one of those usual shows where you have cute girls doing cute things for club activities at school. I mean, I get it. If the show was only about girls playing board games and nothing else, you’d probably get pretty board of it early on, right? Okay, that was a bad one…
But, anyway. It isn't, it's better than the usual ones. And I’m here to briefly convince you guys that it is. So let’s jump right into it.
As the synopsis mentions, Houkago Saikoro Club begins when three girls meet and come together by chance to start playing the one thing they have discovered to love – board games. A new game is introduced pretty much every episode and the rules are clearly explained each time, allowing us viewers to understand the game well, as though we were p…
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Houkago Saikoro Club (2019)
Beginning with a sad story of an introverted girl due to the bullying she faced from her shyness. She has little in the way of friendship but this changes with the arrival of Aya. Later Midori and Emilia join the fold too. They all share a past time going through the series with analogue games. Miki the introverted girl meets various people and solves a few misunderstandings with some pointless romance devices shown. Pointless because they are barely touched, they could have been not shown and the show would hardly change.
Initially, I thought this would be a hidden gem, however, I, unfortunately, was mistaken. Initially, it had a slow pace but that was expected and my issue is that the show is just boring.
I gained so little joy out of watching it, for the…
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Houkago Saikoro Club, or After School Dice Club, was a refreshing anime, and an overall nice change of pace. I love serious animes with life or death stakes, as much as the next guy, but, I loved having a show this season where the biggest stakes at hand, were simply who would win the board game the girls were playing that episode.
Past that though, Koukago Saikkoro Club is something more, there appear to be a lot of life lessons embedded within the simplistic nature of this anime, leaving you feeling good and refreshed, and even at times, looking up from something that might be bothering you in your real life.
You see, Koukago Saikoro Club, takes you on a journey of growth, and not just from one of the girls either, but all of them. The board games are generally speaking, both physicall…
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Board games is probably not the most mainstream hobby out there but in my experience, it is one of the best social experiences you can have with your friends. For the past 5-6 years now I've regularly hosted board game nights at home with my former high school classmates and it's one of our most regular ways to hang out and reasons to meet. Board games are a great way to interact with each other in a fun, intelligent and rewarding way which also offers flexibility and versatility, and just in general it's one of the most social experiences you can have. I just wish more people gave it a chance because it sure beats going out clubbing, I'll tell you that much.
In case it wasn't obvious, Houkago Saikoro Club is a slice of life anime about exactly that: board games and the social experience…
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Asobi Asobase's more tame Board Game variant.
Houkago Saikoro Club is by the by a very wholesome anime about an afterschool board game club, wherein Miki Takekasa voiced by Saki Miyashita being extremely shy and anti-social due to a childhood trauma keeps to herself, until Aya Takayashiki voiced bu Marika Kouno sweeps her away as she befriends Midori Oono voiced by Miyu Tomita the class rep of their class and works at a board game shop. With these three they inadvertently play games after school and deepens friendship with board games.
Houkago Saikoro Club does two things, character growth and board games. So first let's talk about the characters.
Well with the core cast, Midori Oono is the stern but holds-no bar when coming to games even with newbies, her passion and dream is to become…
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Friendship through the power of board games - a board-gamified review of Houkago Saikoro Club
(this review is structured and meant to be read as if it was a board game manual)
-- General game info --
> game idea and concept by Xiaraith
> inspired by LIDENFILMS
> original story and art by Nakamichi Hiroo
> for any player count, age 13+
> Playing time: 5 minutes, potentially leads to another game of 276 minutes -- Game Material --
> models of 3 girls, board game shop, manager
> locked boxes to be opened when instructed
> decision board, pawn
-- Game Setup --
Prepare the game by taking the two models of the introverted (Miki) and the cheerful (Aya) highschool girls out of the game box.
Initiate their starting situation by allowing them to meet, which results in them starting a quest th…
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Houkago Saikoro Club is a simple show that manages to succeed with its accurate representation of playing board games along with the character development and heartwarming interactions that are brought on by these games. There are lots of fun moments that can happen during a board game and the show does a good job of communicating these moments and showcasing the fun, glory, and growth that they get from playing these games.
The characters in Saikoro Club are generally well developed and showcase a good example growth that is tied in well to the subject matter that is being focused on. In the case of Miki we see a girl who is not only an introvert but is very shy from being bullied frequently in her youth. Her mental state reminds me of my own back in the day. She is hesitant to join wit…
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The foundation of Houkago Saikoro Club (Afterschool Dice Club) is based on tabletop games in the form of card games, board games, and of course, dice games. Chances are that you played a tabletop game at least once in your lifetime, whether it’s between friends or family. Hiroo Nakamichi manages to create a manga about tabletop game culture and to my delight, this is a slice of series I can recommend to just about anyone.
To start off, you don’t need to be a fan of tabletop games to really enjoy the show. I haven’t played tabletop games in a long time but had no problem looking into interest from the very first episode. We meet Miki Takekasa, an antisocial girl who has trouble finding fun in her life. After meeting Aya Takayashiki and Midoro Ono, she discovers a world of fun and excitemen…
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