Audience reviews
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Mhliadesu
It could be yes for other people tho. When i watch this anime, there some sort of scene that kinda relate to my real life experience. When everyone around you is so talented on their own way like creativity or aesthetics, you just want someone special for you to notice about how you capable on and don't want to live behind someone shadows. And when someone react "normally" to what you make without any reaction, it kinda hurt a lot like so relate to my real life experience. kinda coincidence right ?
Also i never know there's a lot of cup type in japan. afterall, this is pretty chill anime you can actually enjoy it on your free time to watch it
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Let's Make a Mug Too is one of the more underappreciated and underestimated animes because... well, it's pottery. It's not Berserk.
Much like any other craft like drawing or painting, the underlying process behind such crafts are often tedious, underwhelming through intense self-scrutiny, and often-times boring to the outside observer. In other words, the uninitiated would only be able to appreciate the end result of fine art.
Let's Make a Mug Too is about the beginning of an artist's journey, and it's a pretty damn good representation of it! It comes in two parts - half anime and half special.
Let's start off with the specials, which are the reason why this show gets a high rating. In it, the VAs go on a field trip to Tajimi and have the opportunity to make a mug and more! They also pa…
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Recommendation: It's short (half-length episodes) and inoffensive, so there are worse shows out there that you could watch, but this is one you can safely skip.
Story: Mug Cup has the bare-bones story setup that you'd expect from a cute slice of life show. The main character, Himeno, has moved to a new town famous for pottery, and joins the pottery club to learn more about her mother, a famous artist from that town that died when she was young. It's part hobbyist anime and part tourism ad for the city of Tajimi, but the tourism parts aren't so in your face that they're a turn off. It also does a pretty good job of translating the hobbyist part for a general audience without getting bogged down in boring details. The problem with the story comes in Himeno's relationship with her father and…
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Not gonna lie, the only reason I even learned that Yakunara Mug Cup mo, or Let's Make a Mug Too, is that I lurk on the website Anime News Network like a madwoman. This is yet another "cute girls doing cute things" anime which surprisingly flew under the radar this past season. There is one thing that made me decide to watch it though: The fact that Nippon Animation animated the series. Nippon is primarily responsible for producing all the anime for the World Masterpiece Theater back in the day, along with shows like Future Boy Conan, Fantastic Children, the 1999 Hunter X Hunter anime, and the Haikara-san ga Tooru remake movies. But they hadn't done much in the way of TV series since 2008, coming back with...this. Yeah. It's easy to think that Nippon Animation has fallen from grace from the…
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This is one of the short anime that I've watched for a very long time. And it's definitely worth my time... Probably lmao
I don't know what to say because while it had a coherent story and a nice pacing, I don't think it really accomplished anything in the end. Like, I sometimes think what's the point of this anime.
It just ended so abruptly.
But that's aside the point. How about the pottery and sh*t that it introduced? Well, it's introduced well and properly. It had some scenes that taught the audiences on how to do certain potteries. But because it is a short anime, it needed to limit those said scenes in order to make room for the boring story. Honestly, if this anime was all about pottery and not about some cliche sh*t, then I'd have like it more. Good thing there's no romance though.…
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In a season so bereft of CGDCT shows, I picked this one up to satisfy my seasonal quota. The verdict? Had it been any other season I wouldn't have bothered. Mug Cup is average, which isn't bad by any means, but it certainly could use some humor or relaxing elements to lift it up.
Part of the problem stems from its direction and style. I gotta give some credit to the production staff for at least attempting several unique cinematic angles you don't normally see in a CGDCT show like this. The problem is that you don't see them for a good reason. There was a scene where you get a grandiose reveal of the statue Hime's mother made and it's done in the most cinematic way possible with the eerie humming to lure hime in followed by several shots and angles emphasizing the alienness of its design.…
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I'm not a fan of long reviews so I'm going to keep this short and to the point...
If you are bored and have nothing better to do in life while wanting to have some wholesomeness then sure go for it and watch it.
Its just mugs and bowls, made by cute girls.
The art is pretty basic. With the 'look at me I'm the protagonists' character designs.
The story is mugs. We have no mugs, then we make mugs. That's how we have mugs. They have colourful mugs, they have unique mugs, and they also have normal mugs! They avoid ugly mugs! Ugly mugs are bad. Nice mugs are nice! Main mug girl finds out her dead mother made mugs, she uses mugs to find out about her mother and her mugs and why she made mugs!
So listen, they made mugs, and some other stuff, so if you like drinking out of mugs, you will like…
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Ah, Japan! What to think about its cultural beauties? This time pottery is the main theme of another honest and simple show, but one that deserves attention and care
Himeno is the character that plays the key role in the construction and the sample of the show. The protagonist has an interesting past with ceramics. In fact, her mother is the cause of this. She was an excellent artist in this profession, which requires concentration, creativity, and especially innovation. Himeno doesn't remember much of the past she had with her mother, not even with the ceramics she made. In fact, Himeno had a greater appreciation for this art only at school, when she joined a club with Naruse, Mika-chan and Tooko. All of them together go on to build a strong relationship with ceramics, regardless of the…
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(TLDR below, thanks for reading)
Every season, there is that one simple CGDCT anime. It may not mean a lot, but honestly, they mean the most when you want something to sit back to and generally pass the time with ease too. For Spring 2021, 2 of these types of anime caught my attention. One other I will mention for another time, the other being today's reviewed "Let's Make a Mug Too" (will abbreviate to "Mug Cup").
Mug Cup doesn't have too much of a real story, and whilst that may be looked down upon, it must be understood that this is no anime trying to be beyond what it sets out to do, something I would imagine people find pleasure in watching, considering how it also implies the simple nature of the anime is maintained throughout. Anyways, as it says on the tin, or in this case mug, Mu…
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Well, this is a bit of an odd ball.
It's the stereotypical CGDCT, with pottery, that is nothing more than just product placement and advertisement for the city of Tajimi, Gifu. Unsurprisingly, when you research about Tajimi's attractions as a Gaijin tourist, Mino-yaki ceramics will be the first thing that pops up since it's very highly regarded over there. And this short show attempts to replicate all of that in the similar "tourist attraction" mood.
As for this show, like I've said, it's just CGDCT with making mugs that slowly evolve into more ambitious earthenware like bowls and sculptures. There's nothing that makes this show stand out, unless you feel like you're watching something akin to NHK's educational content (which this does not air on that channel). Grab some kids and make su…
Read at the sourceIrrelevantGuy
I have been rather unacquainted with pottery throughout my entire life. Despite being born in a country where it's recognized as a long-established profession (although neglected now, unfortunately), pottery never really caught my interest. However, after watching Yakunara Mug Cup mo, I might have become a little eager to learn about it.
Yakunara Mug Cup mo takes place in Tajimi, a city which is known for its pottery. The story mainly focuses on high school student Himeno Toyokawa, who moved to Tajimi after her father's company went bankrupt. On the first day of her new school, a boisterous girl named Mika Kukuri invites her to visit the pottery club. There, she learns that her late mother was an exceptional potter who was known for creating remarkable ceramic objects. Now eager to pursue…
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