Audience reviews
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TheColonel
This is a goddamn yuri comedy in disguise. The first two episodes will do nothing to prepare you for how much this show turns into jokes about homoeroticism. A lot of its humor doesn't always land, but after a few episodes it stops relying on the more typical jokes to carry it and ends up mixing in weirder and less predictable tones, leaning further into low key character drama and relationship building. I went from thinking it was kind of a weak comedy to being invested enough in its characters that even when jokes didn't land I didn't really mind anymore, it was going to much greater and more "real" lengths with depicting what their relationships and personal lives are like.
You know a show is good when it introduces a comedy lesbian and then... actually kind of takes her seriously and…
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Hyakko is a CGDCT slice-of-life, with all the usual trappings that entails, but it deviates from the formula so often and so unexpectedly that it stands out as a more memorable piece, even if it has a few noticeable flaws. Beginning with the story, it's largely your typical CGDCT faire, highly episodic with a generous helping of comedy throughout. In this respect, it managed to hold up, and a couple episodes were actually pretty good, though there were a few moments and even recurring subplots which felt bizarre and out of place, and not in an absurdist comedy angle either.
The art is simultaneously engaging and inconsistent, with solid use of color and visual comedy, paired with moments of almost amateurish animation and shot composition. We go from richly detailed skies and a command o…
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Well you may think is is just a cheap version of azumanga but this anime is is actually even cheaper.
Very lame jokes that just kids without much experience in anime would enjoy. Its is your usual comedy stereotype anime, i feel like i have seen so many such clones.
Cheap drawing, cheap story, characters are okey but jokes are cheap and cringy, and as usual some cheap drama as reward.
So basicaly i checked it becuase i wanted to see cheap les serious azumanga ver. but its not even good enough to be called a cheap ver. So no, i would not recommend it even to unexperienced viewers.
Read at the sourceMisakiOji
Okay okay Nice Anime
Spectacles That Can Be Said Simple but Attractive.
Simple what I can say
Anime Yang tells a group of girls at a school that can be spelled Elite
But Every-Every Student Personality Has Its Own Unique Traits, Not Just Groups That Just Prominent.
honest
on the First episode rather Ordinary Ya like anime Genre Slice of life and Comedy Generally (a little boring).
And what I say Anime is interesting that is:
On Moving From episode 1 to Next episode and so on which is not the only group that stands out
From episode to episode The Hidden Properties of Other Students Also Disclosed
Plus There's a Dramatic Element Approaching the End episode.
The problem lies in the last episode
I want to give a value of 8 on this Anime But Down slightly because of the last episode That is a…
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Hyakko is a comedy show that is meant to be funny, in such a show there is no plot or character development, its main selling point is the interactions between characters and the funny situations it leads to. Because of the nature of this show, then, there is only one question that needs to be asked, is this show funny? Is it satisfying what it set out to do? Is it making the viewer laugh?
Such questions are hard to answer, each persons taste of humor is different, all I can hope to do is try and explain how the comedy in this particular show works, hopefully from that you can understand if you would find it funny or not.
The comedy in this show uses one formula, events happen, the characters react to this events, they interact with each other while doing so and at the end comedic momen…
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This is a character-driven anime so I'm just gonna give my impressions of the characters here ok. All of them.
Torako: Starts off really brash and annoying but you get used to her soon enough. She doesn't change at all, you just get Stockholm'd into liking her.
Ayumi: I honestly don't remember if she had a personality, she was kind of just there.
Suzume: She's cool, goes with the flow and likes to eat a lot. Nothing not to like.
Tatsuki: She's cool, kind of a tsundere, acts a bit like an ojou which is one of my favorite character types.
Amagasa-sensei: I wish the school disciplinary policy was less lenient and less realistic so he could sock Torako and give her one or more of those big ol' anime head-lumps every episode.
Nene: A NATIONAL TREASURE AND A GIFT TO HUMANITY
Minato: A NAT…
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To be completely blunt, I didn't really get this show. I thought it wasn't very funny, and didn't feel any compulsion to watch the next episode other than to finish it to merit a review.
Hyakko follows the daily school life of a group of girls lead by the overly enthusiastic Torako. The basic synopsis is that Torako becomes friends with all of her classmates through various wild adventures and strange happenings.
Overall, if you're looking for a situational, comedic slice-of-life character then this might be your series. I'd relate this to Lucky Star but it lacks all the fun otaku feeling, and I'd relate this to Minami-ke except that I don't think it caries the same degree of hilarity that that series brings.
My impression is that it was pretty much an episodic show with a 4-koma feel.…
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Let me get this straight, i find it one of the most enjoyable anime i've ever watched in a long long time.
Hyakko first seems like a typical school life anime and of course i cant deny it but this anime has so much more to offer, not in the story line but in the characters and the comedy it has to offer.
Hyakko has a large range of character including the 4 seemingly main characters and their classmates. And every characters have their own personalities and it's great to see such a simple show can do that. And it's very rare that i love all the characters, dont hate anyone.
The art is beautiful, the music is touching at some point, the ed is great. I think this is a must watch for any anime fan.
Read at the sourceNeverKnowsBest26
High school slice-of-life comedies are possibly the most common of anime. Dozens of them come out every year, and with a frequency that has only increased over time. Sometimes one of these school life shows does something special that makes them memorable and standout from their ilk, but usually they fade into obscurity, lost among a sea of similar shows. Such is the case with Hyakko, a generally enjoyable high school romp from 2008, that ultimately provides nothing outside the usual anime high school shenanigans.
The shenanigans are those of teenage trouble-child Torako Kageyama and the many odd friends she makes at Kamizono Academy. And what a eclectic group of friends she has; including the cute and shy Ayumi, snobbish Tatsuki, physically fit and gluttonous Suzume, yankee Ushio, Sadako…
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I wish I could write good things about all the shows I review, but I suppose there must be an exception to the rule, and Hyakko would appear to be it.
I think the problem with Hyakko is that its underlying concept is not original. Having a bunch of disparate personalities come together as friends within the school environment has been done countless times (although none come close to the brilliance of Azumanga Daioh). Even the class full of dysfunctional (or maybe just odd, in this case) has been beaten to death in Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei.
That said, it doesn’t start badly. Our four protagonists – the timid and shy Ayumi; haughty and abrasive Tatsuki; impulsive Torako and the quiet Suzume actually form a pretty decent team. Then again, it’s the kind of pairing (or quadrupling if you lik…
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Overall, this is a very laid back, slice-of-life type anime. However, don't let that stop you from watching this because this is an amazing anime. It surprised me just exactly how deep this anime is, and it really made for a good watch. Characters and character development is probably the strongest point in this anime - you will see a change in their personalities overtime, and personally that's my favorite part. The cast is great. If you can compare this, it's similar to lucky-star but less humor and a tad-bit of drama. Great mix.
Story.
Not too much happens but its 13 episodes, and we get to see the life of a group of high school girls who slowly become inseparable. Its touching, it has humor, and its a great watch. Not much depth to the story but it is a deep (emotionally) anime. Too…
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You could call this series "The Melancholy of Torako Kageyama" and not be far off. If you like Kyon, Mikuru, Yuki and Haruhi you'll probably enjoy Tatsuki, Ayumi, Suzume and Torako almost equally. Normally, Torako would be the the character in charge of slapstick comedy - loud, boisterous, and embarassing like Tomo, Himeko or Kana but here she shines. But Hyakko revolves around Torako no less than MoHS is centered on Haruhi, as a matter of fact if Haruhi were a "normal" human she'd probably be Torako Kageyama. In Torako's world there's too much to do and too many chances for fun and entertainment to spend your time worrying about the sadder aspects of your life. Torako hates sitting still, grasping both life and her classmates with both hands she pulls both along in her wake blithely ignor…
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FOR YOUR SAKE, watch in this order: Episode 13 then Episodes 1-12.
Why? Because Episode 13 occurs chronologically before all the other episodes, and is a whole lot more enlightening if viewed first, and, I'm sure, will make your viewing experience much more enjoyable. It's a waste of time to see the "first" episode at the very end, because, by that point, you can pretty much fill in all the blanks yourself.
As for the show on the whole, it elicited a lukewarm response from me. At first, it deceivingly markets itself as a comedy, when it truly follows more of the drama/slice-of-life genre, although the drama is mild and far-between.
The only thing driving this show is the characters, comprised of a diverse cast of different personalities. Hyakko's characters are certainly the only thing…
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well hyakko is one of the wierdest anime series i seen in my life... the beginning is far too slow and doesnt make any sense until you get to episode 5 or 6. well when i started this series which was when it first aired, it was put on hold for months because the first two episodes didnt really make sense. the beginning feels somewhat like azumanga daioh but less interesting and the story is very slow in the beginning and rushed in the end. the last two episodes is where all the action takes place.
this anime is a school, slice of life, and comedy series, but there is quite alot of drama nearing the end. the characters in this anime doesnt play out that well. some of the support has nothing to do with the main story or the main character in the anime, not sure about the manga though.
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This show completely blew me away. Usually when Maceart suggests something to watch, it's some harem melodramatic crap or moe moe crap. But Hyakko is a different beast altogether.
Hyakko is about the lives of students in Kamizono Academy. The cast numbers around 20 well-fleshed out students, mostly high school students and two elementary school students. The series is fairly episodic, and goes into each of the characters one by one.
The characters make Hyakko golden. No other show in recent memory was this funny. The plot synopsis, a group of girls and guys hanging out in this high school, may sound like the most boring thing ever. But it is not. You get the classic hyper girl, the quiet girl, the glasses girl, the scary girl, the tall airheaded girl, the girl who never opens her eyes, t…
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