Asobi Asobase MAL Review
In a nutshell: If American youtubers who made anime parodies were given license to write the entire script for a school series. I wasn't sure if I'd like it going in. I assumed it would be another slice of life anime with overly kawaii characters, fanservice, harems, and no actual depth - the kind of anime that's popular nowadays, and unfortunately, tends to be a hit in North America. I figured I'd drop it after the first or second episode. But the storyline was intelligently written, and it was easy to follow along after the second episode. All the mini stories, almost like 'chapters' of a book, were hilarious, because the characters were hilarious. For me, Hanako's "socially repressed, thus insane at times" character was actually the most relatable, especially when I was growing up, so it was super funny to watch. Each character breaks an anime archetype in their own way, and more than once. This anime is full of self awareness, so a lot of the...