Orenchi no Furo Jijou Review!

Konbanwa Minna-san! ♥


Today I will be reviewing the series Orenchi no Furo Jijou! First and foremost the main thing I loved about this series is that you can finish all 13 episodes in around an hour as they are all 4 minutes-ish long.

The story is about a regular high-school boy called Tatsumi who finds a merman called Wakasa drying out on a river beach, he then takes him home lets him live in his bathtub. At least 90% of the entire series takes place within this bathroom.

Each episode has a central/event problem that circles around both characters, however these issues are always light hearted. Every episode also stands on it's own and never has a follow up episode to continue on too, so the series is very simple and easy to get through without much thought.

The relationship between Tatsumi and Wakasa is purely platonic despite the amount of fan service involved in this anime, this mostly stems from how flamboyant Wakasa can be and also how dependent he is on Tatsumi.

The Interactions between these two are so adorable as their characters/personalities clash a lot due to Tatsumi being quite stoic and quiet.

As the series continues there are more people-sea creatures that come into the bathroom to see their friend Wakasa, a jellyfish an octopus and a hermit crab to be exact!



Overall this was a cute light hearted series that was very funny and easy to watch, the animation was fantastic as it was only aired late last year and the character design was very deep for such a short anime.

Story: 6/10 - There isn't much story line, but each episode does have a structure to it that will not leave you disappointed.  

Characters: 9/10 - It would be a full 10/10 but I just wanted longer episodes tbh, the characters have so much potential, the series should definitely be longer. 

Art Style/Animation: 10/10 - I personally love the art style, it's easy, relaxing, very bright and modern.  












Overall: 8/10 - I loved this series, I can't get over the length though, I really wanted each episode to be far longer. However I also think it's amazing the way it is... I'm quite divided on this in all honesty.

This series is also available on Crunchyroll:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/

Free! Iwatobi Swim Club Season 1 & Season 2 Review

Konnichiwa  Minna-san! 

Today I am going to be reviewing the anime series Free! Iwatobi Swim Club, both the first season and the second season (Free! Eternal Summer). 

The series surrounds five boys who all have girl names, with four of them previously swimming together in their younger years. 

The main character is Haruka Nanase who is obsessed with water and swimming, this shows in the way he talks about water and rather humorously tries to swim in any water that he comes across (including a fish tank). Unlike his friends he will only swim freestyle as it makes him feel "free". 

His friend and only true rival Rin Matsuoka moves away to Australia shortly after they and their two other friends Nagisa & Makoto swim together in a relay. Rin chose to move as it would give him a better chance at becoming a Olympic swimmer. Since then Haruka refuses to swim competitively and has not joined a swim club.

 Fast forwarding to their high school life, Haruka, Makoto and Nagisa have decided to create a swimming club. After having trouble finding members, Nagisa spotted Rei who was part of the track team and relentlessly hounds him into joining the swim club.

As the swim club becomes more established they acquire a manager in the form of Gou Matsuoka, which is Rin's little sister who stayed in Japan with his parents. 

The series progresses to show the hardships each member of the Iwatobi Swim Club goes through as they begin competing again. 
As can be expected Rin appears again and becomes Haruka's rival once again, which gives an emotional element to the anime. 






Overall this is one of the best animes I have ever watched, it truly captured my heart despite the fact that it is usually not my style.

The genre is a sports/slice of life type anime, there are some intense scenes but nothing too dramatic and the majority is kept light-hearted yet thrilling.

The art style & animation is jaw dropping and gorgeous. Everything is so mystical and the metaphors and symbols for each character are portrayed so well in this series. A truly beautiful anime. 

Story: 8/10 - Kept to the point with a lot of back story. Maybe not someones taste if they don't like sports.

Characters: 10/10 - I honestly loved each any every character, even minor ones. I feel like they all brought something to this anime, with all of their very different personalities.

Art Style/Animation: 10/10 - Completely awe-inspiring, I have never seen such a beautiful anime, especially the water animations throughout the series. Fantastic.

Overall: 10/10 - One of the best relaxing animes I have ever watched, very gentle with thrilling moments, a very pleasant anime to watch at night or when you are ill (like I was).

This series is also available on Crunchyroll:

http://www.crunchyroll.com/

 

I hope you all liked my first ever anime review, I hope to do a lot more in the future! 

Sayonara! ♥ xxx