No, not the game.
The first episodes of Acchi Kocchi (あっちこっち) were actually enjoyable compared to the staple slice-of-life shows of the past. The show’s pacing isn’t too fast or too slow, the characters are very lovable, and the antics have a new flair despite being the norm. Simply put, it’s easy to digest, even for someone without a knack for slice-of-life such as myself.
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I am guilty of doing something like the above image suggests. And yes, I did it when I was in middle school.
I know a lot of us watch Nichijou with a reason, ranging from the wit, the laughs, and the stunning quality. But unknown to many of us, there is one more reason why people enjoy the show, one that strikes me the most every time I watch it. What reason is that, you ask? That, is remembering the youthful indiscretions of one’s youth.
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I’ll be frank: I have never watched any slice-of-life shows that involve and/or combine comedy and middle school life. No Azumanga Daioh, no Pani Poni Dash, no Ichigo Mashimaro, and definitely no Lucky Star. So when I saw Nichijou and its description on Scamp’s show chart for Spring, I decided to watch it and see how deep the rabbit hole goes. And boy, was I caught unprepared!
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REIMU KOUME AT 9 O’CLOCK: Digiboy, if there’s someone I can clearly blame on this, that would really have to be you.
Okay, fine. I’m convinced that there’s actually something that’s good for Winter season. I admit defeat, Winter. You too, GAINAX. You both happy now?
Hanamaru Yochien. A seemingly harmless, slice-of-life-ish show featuring kindergarten life: Kids, caretakers, parents and all. But before you (or in a much more dramatic case, I) can think it’s going to be the same mundane type of show that has a 99.9% probability to mutate into a case of KODOMO NO JIKAN, the show suddenly shows an inner gem in a setting where innocence is so abundant and sustaining, it defeats any sense of precociousness and false instances of maturity.
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To explain the cause of this post, I’ll be short and quick: Thanks to Baka-Raptor, I’m never going to watch Cromartie High School, EVER.
It’s every man’s dream. Find me a man who won’t ignite the fire on his loins while looking at this picture, and I might gladly kill myself. Wait, Shin’s one. OHSHI-
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Four Seasons: This student council ain’t finished yet. Or will it ever be?
Digitalboy always said to me that I don’t have appreciation for slice-of-life. I admit that. For someone who finds curiosity as an asset, I find my inner fire on the weird, peculiar, taboo, and for the most part, insane. Of course, that also means that I don’t find anything interesting from the norm. This attitude puts me at odds with society, where everyone sees me as an embodiment of the abnormal, the uncommon, the perverse, and the reverse. No, no, I’m not bragging about it. I’m just telling you about it because it will greatly affect the entirety of this post.
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