spinka.lee - 2016-05-12 15:52:54

Not the best anime I've ever watched but (for now) I guess the most realistic one. So the genre 'Slice of Life' makes very much sense. The anime 'A-Channel' is just really realistic in many ways. It just gives you the feeling of a normal day in life. So it didn't really have a special moment, but it just went on and on like in normal life. I never really thought: 'Wow this is so exciting!' but i guess the atmosphere was just so relaxing and calm, that I wanted to watch it all. A nice anime for in-between.

roma12 - 2016-03-09 20:37:20

A-Channel takes us into the daily life of a group of young high school girls and invites us to share their adventures.
The anime presents four young protagonists. First, we find Run, a jovial girl, carefree and somewhat "slightly" in his world. This made some encounters on entering high school whose Yûko, much resembling a shy brunette model and Nagi, a smart girl and slightly obsessed with her weight. Finally, it presents Tôru (my favorite), a small gifted slightly complexed and introverted.
At the beginning of history, Tôru which is the childhood friend of Run learns that she have new friends and tend to be very approached by boys. It therefore takes a very dim view of the arrival of these changes in his daily life and decides to protect his friendship with Run by any means and blows bats baseball (that's a woman !!).
Then, having laid the foundations of history, what it really A-Channel?
Well, it shows several things. First, this is an anime-type "slice of life" in the tradition of K-ON !. The characters look very conventional at first, but we finally attached to it. The humor is present and we even have the right to some good jokes. The design is friendly without being transcendent and heroines are very kawaii.
Nevertheless, A-Channel has some flaws. First, one is forced to see a little lack of originality with scenes we've seen in other productions but hey nothing serious. What bothered me the most is the very slow pace of the anime. Unlike K-ON! which is boosted, we meet here face a slow drives even a little soft for some time (especially in the first half). I find this just spoils the effect of some jokes that would have had a little more energy. Also, I have not found the musics really good but hey it's a matter of taste.
In the end, A-Channel is a friendly anime with characters that you end up attaching despite appearances. I recommend it to fans of the genre, I think they will be interested. Too bad it lacks that little touch of madness.

tip for men : Never approach a woman with a baseball bat!

gbarton - 2013-06-29 02:36:39

Note: This was written as a season preview and only covers the first 2 episodes. The overall score has been updated to reflect the full series.

A Channel is the latest in the Moeblob wave to be made into an anime. It is adapted from a 4 panel manga strip (as is a lot of things in the anime realm these days). To start, your enjoyment will be initially based on how much you like pure slice of life shows. If you're looking for something resembling a plot or story you're watching the wrong show.

The anime is undoubtedly going to be compared to other slice of life shows, but the one it shares the most resemblance to is K On. I'll put this out right now, as of the end of episode 2, this show is no where near as good as K on, in almost any facet. Since slice of life shows depend greatly on the characters (more so than others), you'll be disappointed that the characters are not really memorable as of yet. All of them are pretty stereotypical so far, and if you're familiar with the genre, you'll instantly be able to make comparisons to other characters. Although, this is true in most anime, it's painfully obvious here.

Run and Tooru have the most personality, Tooru is pretty much built to be a fan favorite moeblob while Run is more or less the default main character. Nagi and Yuuko have very limited personality, even less than their counterparts in the show. Most of the enjoyment people will get will come from Tooru (and people who don't probably just don't like the show.) The first episode was rather slow, when the Lucky Star premier when they talked about food for like 5 minutes was more entertaining... you know the show is going slowly.

The second ep was much more enjoyable. Verdict: Watch if you like the genre and moe shows. Pass for anyone else.

jazlyn62 - 2013-05-22 03:34:45

Many people may not like A-Channel that much due to the fact that it bears a lot of similarities to other slice-of-life/school life anime in that it has 3-5 girls attending school and the end of the anime is either during Christmas or graduation. I can see why people may give a low score for A-Channel due to those reasons but I believe the anime deserve more credit than it was given. Many slice-of-life anime can get boring to some and I can see why. There's no real story and it's just the story of the lives of people who aren't real and you don't know. However, I felt that A-Channel kept this in consideration as I was not bored one bit. It may be due to the fact that I love slice-of-life anime but I don't think that was it. Sure, the anime had no real story but what kept me glued to the screen were the characters. The personality each character had was quite generic but the combination of these 4 different personalities and how it interacts in daily life was what made it unique. You had the girl who looked smart but has her dumb moments, the girl who seems perfect in every way, the air head, and the last girl who I will talk about later because I felt that her personality was the most unique.The smart-looking girl may seemed typical. However, what really made me smile was that she was actually very pretty without her glasses and she has odd habits like the way she calls her brother aniki instead of onii-chan (aniki is normally used by a younger brother, not sister).The girl who seemed perfect in every way is one of my favorite personality because this sets them up for so many comedic moments. I really don't want to spoil the fun so you'll have to really watch A-Channel to understand what I mean.The air head is just pure laughter because they made her into an air head but not a stupid air head. She isn't dumb nor is she uneducated. However, the things she does for her friends really makes you want to laugh but can't help see it as something so sweet. My favorite scene would have to be the doll, again, watch A-Channel to really understand.The last of our heroine! Her personality was simply unique. I felt that it was a combination of Nagato Yuki and tsundere with a bit of innocence and maturity within the body of a child topped off with a bit of moe. Yes, you may think that she'll be a super cute girl that you'll want as a friend one day but get this, alongside all those features, she also bears the wrath of an angry mother protecting her child. You'll understand when you watch the anime. You can't help but laugh at the things she does in some scenes, question what the heck or why the heck in another, or just have one of those "Awwww" moments. She has got to be one of my favorite characters in A-Channel.There are two others but they're just comedic relief, but you see quite a lot of them!About the artwork, normally, i dislike artwork where the arms, body, and legs of the characters are ridiculously thin but in A-Channel, I felt that the proportions of he body parts to their thin structure was just right and it did not bother me at all.There is not much to talk about the sounds, it was like any other anime. The music really sets the mood but what music doesn't do that in anime?There is also not much to say about the story line either because slice-of-life anime normally doesn't have one set story line, if any at all.. So why did I give it an 8? Because since it has no story it doesn't mean it deserves a bad score, but that also mean it can't really receive a 10 either. The smaller stories within each episode was great though, some I felt like it was a tad bit slow but some I felt was right on the dot and made me laugh.Overall, I would recommend this anime to anybody that loves Lucky Star or K-On. Word of warning though, if you did not enjoy lucky star whatsoever then I would not recommend A-Channel. These types of anime are unique in their own way and it really takes a person that loves these types of anime to really appreciate them.