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lucienne.schamberger - 2017-05-07 07:45:21

Quick Review: Hanamaru Kindergarten is a fun, lighthearted slice of life anime that knows not to take itself too seriously, however don’t expect this to hop into your favorite list.

Story: We follow our main character, Noazumi Tsuchida as he begins his first day on the job as a kindergarten teacher. On his way to work on the first day of his job (Which he is late for due to staying up all night playing video games) he sees a little girl standing by herself. He stops to see if she is okay and the little girl, Anzu, assumes he is hitting on her to which she immediately falls for him. He later learns Anzu is one of his students and hilarity ensues as he tries to ignore Anzu’s advances as well as muster up the courage to ask his coworker Nanako Yamamoto out on a date

Characters: With the characters in this series, you can split them into two categories, Adults and Children. With the exception of Tsushida, most of the adult characters in the anime get so little screen time the only time they are present is to remind the audience they exist and to reinforce their archetypes, They simply over-packed this 12 episode series with characters, which is one of its larger flaws. This coupled with the attempt to try to keep all the characters connected somehow just feels a little too forced. The only adults who get enough time on screen are Tsushida, Yamamoto, and Sakura (Anzu’s Mother). I thought Tsushida was actually really fun to watch on screen all his interactions were fun whether they were with a student or an adult. Yamamoto on the other hand was the most infuriating character in the anime. The running joke with her is that she is dense and doesn’t understand romantic advances made towards her. This is nothing new and can be funny, but i don’t think it was done very well in this case. I’m not quite sure why Sakura got so much screen time as in the bigger picture of the story, she really doesn’t have that much of a purpose. The children in the show are much more fun, the main three children are all cookie cutter, but all three of them pull it off enough for you to enjoy them, even the secondary children characters are tons of fun and will be the reason you want to watch more, its a shame they get overshadowed at the end for the romance plotline, save for Anzu

Setting and Sound: Well from the title you can guess that the setting is a Kindergarten to which I would say you are right, sort of. The kindergarten is the main focal point of the series but surprisingly enough a large portion of it takes place outside the kindergarten, which is a shame because the first couple episodes really shape the kindergarten setting and it makes you want to explore it as much as the students themselves. The music is nothing really special as no song really comes to mind from the series though in all fairness there are very little songs to begin with.

Animation: The animation is smooth and there are no real errors that pointed themselves out too obliviously, the settings in particular were always nice to look at even though the overall feel of the animation was pretty cookie cutter

yfriesen - 2013-08-19 10:18:00

I really didn't expect much from Hanamaru Kindergarten when I was going into it. I mean, come on. A Slice of Life/Romance that takes place in a kindergarten? How cool could that be? I only decided to actually watch the show when I learned it was made by studio Gainax, the studio that is responsible for glorious shows like Gurren Lagann and Evangelion. It turns out that I ended up loving the show! It's the combination of cute wittle kindergarteners combined with the romance plot that keeps this thing interesting.

The story of Hanamaru Kindergarten is probably the one major turn-off that people will find with this show. The show follows a typical young bachelor who decides to find a job teaching kindergarteners. On the way to his first day on the job, he stumbles across a little toddler girl named Anzu, who appears all alone on the sidewalk, and he asks her if she's alright. Instead of explaining her situation, however, she thinks that our protagonist, Tsuchida, is hitting on her. Thus, she makes it her ultimate goal to... prepare yourselves... marry the guy, who she soon finds out is her kindergarten teacher. Problems follow when Tsuchida then falls in love with one of the other kindergarten teachers instead, and a strange love triangle is formed.

Although at the beginning of the show I was clouded in my own WTF statements, I soon grew used to the somewhat disturbing plot. My friend's little sister, who is about ten years younger than me, wanted to marry me at one point, and although I thought it was creepy at the time, it's kind of cute. The fact that I could relate to the main character in his situation made the show a much better experience. Once you get used to the fact that this cute little girl is in love with her teacher, then everything is cleared up, and it all seems better. As for the romantic plotline between Tsuchida and the kindergarten teacher he is in love with, Yamamoto, I was disappointed, but what could I have expected from an 12-episode slice of life show based in a kindergarten?

The pacing of Hanamaru Kindergarten is just right for a slice of life show, because it's not to the point where the pacing is so slow that it bores everyone to death, (*cough*LUCKYSTAR*cough*,) but it still maintains a relaxing, just-right feel.

The ending was, at the very least, interesting. While the show did end on a pretty happy note, I didn't really feel a sense of closure. Although it would be extremely unlikely, I would love to see a second season, or a continuation, OVA, etc. For me, story gets a 6.

The animation for Hanamaru Kindergarten is not exactly spectacular, but it never drops below the "average" level. Most everything moves pretty smoothly, and there wasn't much that bugged me style-wise, so I liked it overall. One of the best things about this show is how it spices everything up with cuteness. K-ON! can suck it, because nothing is cuter than undersized anime kindergarteners. This is the first anime I have watched where I literally had a cuteness overload. I never thought I'd say the phrase, "IS SO KAWAII DESU DESU," but I did. Deal with it. Other than the awesome designs of the kindergarteners, the rest of the show's style is pretty common. Animation gets a 7.

Hanamaru Kindergarten's soundtrack is filled with cute, childish themes to go along with the children's everyday antics. While I don't know the name of the track, there's this one with a lot of marimbas that I love in particular. I wish I knew the name of it so much! I think the soundtrack, as a whole, fits the show pretty well, and isn't distracting, so I thought that was quite nice.

The opening is unfortunately a bit generic, and I didn't think it was all that special. I do like how they made 12 different endings for the series, though. That takes quite a bit of effort, especially considering how awesome the endings look.

In regards to the Dub vs. Sub argument, there isn't an english dub to speak of, so you'll have to watch it subtitled, but english dubs don't usually fit well with overly cute toddlers anyways, so if there was a dub, I'd most likely be telling you to watch it subbed anyways. Sound gets an 8.

Oh, and if you happen to watch this version of subtitles, Anzu doesn't mean it like that. Or, at least let's hope she doesn't. The version I watched said "hit on me..."

Shinji, what the hell are you doing here?

The characters aren't all that complex. First off, we have Tsuchida, who really isn't all that special. He's the stereotypical Anime bachelor who is obsessed with gaming, as well as anime and manga, particularly Evangelion, as is shown on screen in a couple of scenes, (this is a Gainax show, after all.) Anzu is an overactive, energetic toddler, who is absolutely obsessed with Tsuchida, and Yamamoto is the kind, sweet lovable character. Most everybody in the show fits into an architype, like Hiiragi, the super intelligent quiet girl,

and Koume, the shy chick,

but it doesn't weigh down the show as much would others, because everything is so cute! No character was particularly annoying, though, which is rare. Very rare. Characters get a 6.

Oh, and by the way, this is Anzu.

I enjoyed Hanamaru Kindergarten quite a bit. I always felt the want to go to the next episode, which I rarely feel for slice of life shows, and by no means was I bored watching it. It was a very entertaining, albeit a bit strange, show. If you want to check it out, it's available on crunchyroll for streaming. As far as I know, it's unlicensed in North America, which I think is a real shame, but then again, it is hard to market a show like this. Enjoyment gets a 9.