Audience reviews
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Mister_ermo
Skip to Loafer is definitely among the best slice-of-life anime out there, since it succeeds at what 90% of such series fail to do - find the fine balance between offering a realistic depiction of life while staying true to the usual positive tone of the genre. As a result, we get a cast of down-to-earth characters who genuinely resemble real human behavior. This, in turn, makes the whole experience much more rewarding (and heartwarming) when they interact with each other and, through the power of communication and common sense, overcome their worries without overcomplicating things with mental issues straight out of the DSM-5. You know why? Because, just like in real life, overthinking is often the biggest hindrance to our happiness, and it's only when you finally let yourself open up to…
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I didn't liked it at all. The drawings, the animations, the design was good indeed, the show was really light and comforting? But the story was so annoying and boring I thought I could've watch another movie at the same time and nothing would evolve... I would not recommend it but I feel like a lot of people are going to agree. The end was bad, I don't know if the manga has another ending but the one of the anime just left me like in a "wtf was that" mode. The MC was cute though, I really liked her personality and I loved how she was not the usual cute girl who blushes every 10 seconds. The boy's personality was realistic though, he was calm, and far away from the usual cliché of the "popular, arrogant and cold buy".
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Skip to Loafer is an anime I dived into with a fair amount of expectation. I had come from an anime analysis video on character writing that compared its protagonist, Mitsumi, to the likes of Frieren and MaoMao (two universally agreed-upon examples of quality female characters). Comparing any character to these two is already a high bar and sets up a lot of room for disappointment. Yet, Skip to Loafer manages to be wildly entertaining, wonderfully cheeky, and remarkably sincere in its messaging and character development. It comfortably met my expectations and even bagged some points for the voice work and animation.
Mitsumi should be a landmark achievement for the slice-of-life genre. She is one of the most heartfelt, genuine characters I have ever encountered in an anime. Among all the…
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if one is to be really critical I guess it's not all that different, BUT if you're looking for sth to restore your will to live, this is it (no cap)(speaking from experience). there's no forced drama, no forced romance, nor purposefully hateful characters, they explore stereotypical (east asian/ japanese) high school tropes in a refreshing way that warms your dead body from the inside and makes you anticipate the flowers a bit more. surprisingly with this take it's not boring either, whereas there's no crazy drama or dense plot, we uncover our mcs and get a glimpse of our side characters' backstories through lighthearted but interesting events.
Basically, no surface-level characters. And the colouring with everything else just screams 'youth' in such a lovely way.
i always thought high…
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The pace is very slice-of-lifey, so it's hard to get absorbed into it if you don't have the best attention span. That said, the characters make it worth-while since they're unique and realistic. I haven't really seen some of the conflicts before portrayed in anime in the same way, and it feels like a lot of this show can be summed up as "not everyone is as they appear." A lot of the more trope-like characters often have hidden details making them more complex. The plot is pretty standard for a slice-of-life school anime, but the characters push this anime to an 8 for me.
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I'll keep it entirely spoiler free, let me start by saying that i love the genre and this was a suggestion from a friend of mine that read the manga.
The story starts like any other romantic themed anime with some cliché, one of the two main characters being a bit too focussed on something/delusional/hikkikomori or any other cliché that occurs in this genre to then evolve during each episode.
In general i want to say that Skip and Loafer is good, good enough to be enjoyed but not good enough to get you hooked in the stories of the characters.
Our main characters are Mitsumi Iwakura and Sousuke Shima, they go through an evolution of their characters but in different ways, but it doesn't resonate with me since i've never knows a single person that wants to be in public administration since…
Read at the sourceKiloSixteen
Thought it was supposed to be a romance. I was extremely bored the whole show. Not sure why I even finished it tbh.
I know there have been alot of good reviews about it, I think people enjoyed the slice of life and the character development aspect, but that still was absent for me personally and I was more or less just waiting for something romance-related, which never came.
There was I think one part where it was hinted at the possibility between the two main characters but it was so short lived. So if you like romance stuff, this aint for you.
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One of the best anime about friendship. Slice of life high school romance is about as rote and staged for mediocrity as a genre can be, but every now and then, there's something that isn't just a vehicle for cuteness, gags, ecchi nonsense, or the basest impulses of viewers.
Skip to Loafer works. The main character is amazing for this kind of anime in that she's direct but not rude, goofy and silly but realistic, personable and weird but not a social extreme, with a unique background and motivation. The supporting cast fills it in with living, rounded characters who have goals, indecision, and flaws. The tone is light even if there's some heavier backstory at points. The opposites attract romance in this is also very likable and charming, even if that's not the emphasis at all thus far. T…
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Slice of Life is such a mixed bag. I mean, how are you going to figure out why a romantic slice-of-life show about high school students is going to be good or not just from the overly generic synopsis? Is it going to be melodramatic as hell, tropey, or maybe too many embarrassing declarations of love or cringe-worthy monologues?
Skip to Loafter fills in all of my checklists for a good show. The beginning threw me for a loop since I expected the show to be kind of like Komi, where the entire premise of the show was going to be about Iwakura trying to make friends with all of the class. The next few episodes revolving around making friends with various people didn't help, either. So I was quite glad when the show decided to stop introducing characters to the show after a small 4-person fri…
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Serviceable and forgettable is not good enough for an award winning manga. What a poor adaptation of a masterpiece of a manga.
Important context removed, sloppy pacing just to fit episode and time guidelines, impactful scenes watered down by subpar voice acting or framing, and panning shots and still frames galore. This does not show the uniqueness of skip and loafer as a standout among school romance- something that many of the "mixed feeling reviews" are saying, that it feels same-y.
The positives of the manga are placing these characters in what is ultimately a good relationship devoid of any of stupid or straight up problematic issues so much shoujo or josei or even seinen have. A cast of characters who feel like people rather than individuals to be paired up and shipped off. Both fe…
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So...Skip and Loafer. I heard about it through Amazon recommending the manga to me quite a bit, and I skipped out on the anime version when it came out because I was busy watching other things. Then some of my online friends were praising it up the wazoo. One day, I was bored and decided to sit down and watch it. I will say, while I do like the anime, and it even does a lot of things I wish more romance anime would do...I feel like it could have done more. The premise goes as follows: 15-year-old Mitsumi Iwakura is moving to Tokyo from her rural home in Ishikawa Prefecture so she can go to the elite high school Tsubame West Academy. She dreams of becoming a politician so she can make her hometown more prosperous, but for all her studying and ambitions, she is woefully unprepared for city l…
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Wholesome, light hearted, with moments of drama, it’s a good slice of life anime. When it gets interesting is when we look at Mitsumi adjusting to the dynamics of more complex relationships with some of the other students acting in less than honest ways than her.
I did wish that it delved into this part more. Mistumi’s pure heart wins people over, but it would’ve been interesting to see more exploration in this realm. It’s touched on a bit with one slightly antagonistic character, but that’s it.
Shima’s storyline is somewhat interesting, yet I know it’s part of the wall he puts up, it would be nice to see him and other characters break past the facade of politeness.
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2023 has been an improvement to 2022 regarding seasonals so far in my opinion. While 2022 does at least bring up a lot of exciting ideas for newer anime, they barely care about using them effectively. With some exceptions I have in mind, they’re nothing worthy to talk about. 2023 does the same thing except, a lot of the anime this year (again, so far) have thought to themselves. Skip and Loafer is no exception. At first, I thought this would be just an alright show judging from the first 5 minutes of it. But as I gravitate towards the series, oh my! This is a combination of a refreshing experience and pure excitement.
So what exactly is Skip and Loafer? Skip and Loafer is about a country girl named ‘Mitsumi’ who would show Japan sheer positivity by attending a prestigious school. When she…
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At some point in everyone's early school life, they experienced the feeling of agony, dread, and uncertainty as well as excitement and anticipation when they first entered this peculiar realm known as high school. A realm within the larger school system that’s often branded with much importance in the eyes of many as it’s the stage in one’s early life that marks many transitions: The transition phase from a teenager to an adult and becoming a part of society, the transition phase of preparation for further education in Universities, and in some cases, it’s a transition phase of life-changing events that define who one can be later in life. This emphasis is felt throughout various people’s lives and it’s certainly presented heavily in media such as anime.
Skip to Loafer, to its basic prem…
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Skip to loafer is hands down one of the best high school romance anime I’ve seen in a long time. The way it handles relationships is so refreshingly nuanced and realistic that I could not help but have this among my top anime of Spring 2023.
Now admittedly, I have a low bar to clear in terms of anime enjoyment, but I think even the most stringent of critics will agree with my assessment of this show. On the surface, skip to loafer may seem like a generic shy unpopular girl moves to new city for school and meets popular guy etc etc type story, but it’s so much more than that.
Mitsumi and Shima’s relationship doesn’t have the traditional anime leaps in logic, instead it feels like a genuine friendship that slowly develops into something more. Just how things work in the real world. The st…
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P.A. Works, what can I say. You've done it again, after the first manga adaptation of Paripi Koumei a.k.a Ya Boy! Kongming, nothing seems to frazzle the studio in the process of making manga adaptations come to life.
It's easy to see why female mangaka Misaki Takamatsu's Skip to Loafer a.k.a Skip and Loafer has earned all the high praise from people who've read the manga. Hell, this work won the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category, which is saying a lot, despite it being a school-drama themed Seinen work, and only earning 1 million copies in total circulation at the beginning of the year. It looks like an underground work that you'll only know about through word-of-mouth, and that honestly, isn't quite a lot that the manga should've gotten considering its small fanbase of po…
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For every one of us, growing up is an unique experience. No one's childhood is exactly the same and as teenagers, we climb the steps to adulthood. For a girl named Mitsumi Iwakura, she has her own unique experience after moving to Tokyo. From the life on the countryside to being part of the high school in a new city, following Mitsumi's story in this how is nothing short but an enjoyable experience.
Adapted by studio PA Works, we can tell right away that they were aiming for a faithful aesthetic with its character designs, visuals, and overall tone of the series. They didn't give this show its classic scenery. In other words, don't expect some sort of visual extravaganza that PA Works fans are more familiar with. It's clear they wanted to honor the faithfulness of the manga by adapting si…
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This is the epitome of modern slice of life. It’s a very high standard of grounded, realistic high school drama, that can have you really connected to the characters without any of the developments being particularly forced. One might look at the opening and think this is a romcom, but it’s much more than that. On the surface, it’s just some teenage school drama, and very simple, but I can assure you, this is something quite worth your time if you’re into the slice of life genre.
The story is centred around Mitsumi Iwakura, a lively girl from the countryside that looks to bring change to Japan, transferring into a prestigious high school in Tokyo. She’s got her life all mapped out, the first day of school is looking great, but then, she’s late for school, runs into misfortunes, and barfs…
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Let’s start with a rather cynical stance (I won’t stay there for long, I promise) – it is perhaps rather silly to expect that the main group of characters in *Skip to Loafer* would end up becoming such good friends. They come from such different worlds, both in terms of their social and geographical qualities. Each one has their own preoccupations and problems that stand in their own way, running the gamut through vanity, listlessness, a lack of recognition, and having cold doses of reality splashed in their faces. With so many obstacles in place, one could say that this confluence of forces would keep the characters apart, left to their own devices to be far lonelier in the end.
Yet, through life’s odd ironic twists, it is one such force that gets everything moving. Iwakura Mitsumi is la…
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A slice of life that is more heartwarming than a romance anime (galaxy next door) ? And has better nuanced and realistic characters than an anime posing as a mystery anime (home hero)? Wow sign me the fuck up.
It's no surprise that Skip and loafer is an award winning manga, tho why is the title skip and loafer is still a mystery to me to this day.It has got the best blend of characters most of who are quite faithfully written ordinary highschool kids with no severe and unrealistic quirk for the sake of being interesting. It does this while also balancing a good amount of tension and drama but it does not hamper the feel good slice of life feeling from the original setting.
Simply put it is a highschool anime done right and I cannot emphasize enough how much I was missing this , since no…
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