Senryuu Shoujo

What is senryuu? Broadly speaking senryuu can also be interpreted as "haiku" or rather modern poetry more or less like that. Tells about the life of a cute, cheerful girl named Nanako Yukishiro. He has flaws in communication, but he has one hobby, which is writing Senryuu, poetry to convey his feelings. Together with his naughty friend named Eiji Busujima, they enjoy a pleasant school life with just a few words. Storytelling goes well and is suitable for accompanying your boring daily life. The comedy and romance elements in this anime are very much felt especially when they spend time togetherI'm sure you will be laughed at by their behavior. Art is not so extraordinary that it can be interpreted as a standard with no special impression. Character design is pretty good especially in Mitsuki Koto's part, Thank you for creating a waifuable character. The background is also good, the effects of fireworks are no less good, and for the last to think of the opening theme animation is a difficult thing but here they are good enough in making animation the opening theme fits perfectly with the song that is carried and the whole animation is also not feels stiff. If you think of this anime from the title, then you imagine "surely the voice actor doesn't appear often". Eitsss, don't think like that the proof is why they brought Kana Hanazawa? Nanako does not speak, but every time Nanako writes a word on the board, the voice actor will read what Nanako wrote (although in a quiet voice). The opening theme sung by Sonoko Inoue was very good and I like it, while the closing theme sung by Rikako Aida was equally good. Of all types of characters here have everything from Kuudere, Dandere, Defenders, to Tsundere but here there is no such thing as Yandere (because this is not a psychopathic anime so it might not be there). The main characters who have a tendency to talk to boys who look like hoodlums are all mixed together as a result, the combination creates a distinctive characteristic. The screening schedule was right on Saturday so I really enjoyed this program properly because after a busy day I was able to let go of fatigue after watching this anime. Not only were they jokes, sometimes I also got carried away and laughed to myself, especially when I was in the cave scene (I didn't explain in detail because I was afraid the readers would be spoiled later). Overall it was good but the thing that stuck on my mind was why main Heroine couldn't talk (I already knew if the age of speech was not the title, I don't think that this is my joke).

Senryuu Shoujo is a lovely little show. It has a simple premise: an essentially mute, shy waifu (Nanako) is only able to speak through written poems, and the episodes chronicle her time with her hooliganish friend (Eiji). The show is essentially a gentle, wholesome slice-of-life with some good comedy and some cute romantic undertones. The art is cute. It is not ultra-detailed, but I found it charming. There is a funny effect where nobody has a complete mouth when their lips are closed, though it didn't bother me. I think it fits with the show. The characters are drawn very nicely in my opinion, and Iliked the character designs. The sound is great! I can't stop listening to the OP haha. I also really like the voice acting. Nanako's (internal) voice is very moe <3. In addition to Nanako and Eiji, there are several great supporting characters. One is a ... well-endowed and... sensual ... oneesan; another is an shy artist who can only communicate through images (similar to Nanako's poetry); there is their club president, who is something like a hopeless romantic; and then there is a kuudere+tsundere fortune teller. Altogether, they aren't really the classic stereotypes or tropes (not that I usually mind that anyway), and their weird quirks offer ample opportunity for comedy. One thing they didn't really take advantage of enough is the fact that Nanako is mute - one time they made a joke about her interacting silently with her artist friend, but they could have gotten more comedic mileage out of that I think. Categorically: - Moe: high due to Nanako <3 - Comedy: good - Drama: none - Action: none - Romance: present (pre-together) - Harem: none - Ecchi: very little Overall, this is a great show for anyone looking for something low-stress, with a kawaii protag and a little bit of a wholesome romantic atmosphere, along with a cute story meandering along. The only downside is that the show is short :( but I recommend this to anyone and I hope there's more. :)

Honestly, I really, really, really hate writing scathing reviews. Nonetheless, I also understand that when such reviews are presented as constructively as possible, it would reach the proper ears and eyes and may bring about better anime in the future. Here it goes... Senryuu Shoujo is a whimper of an anime. Looking at the most reviews on MAL, I deduced of which the generally high scores were most likely influenced by the heroine's femininity and not, ironically, her Senryuu-writing journey. The heroine, Yukishiro Nanako, can only communicate with Senryuu writings (poems with 5-7-5 syllables), most likely due to past bullying issues, but soon she finds herfellow kindred spirit in former yankee Busujima Eiji. Looking at this premise, various interesting scenarios could occur and be followed with rich possibilities. In fact, Nanako could be the elevated version of her predecessors --fellow socially dysfunctional charas-- such as Switch of SKET DANCE saga. Unfortunately, by the time it reached the first half of the series, I finally realized that it was too high of an expectation. Here are just some of the issues. One, the senryuu (the poems) as written by Senryuu Shoujo herself are nevertheless mediocre. She would simply converse but with a small twist of 5-7-5 syllables. There is no artistry, no finesse, and to be horribly ironic, her male interest writes better senyruu (isn't this supposed to be Senryuu Shoujo-- and not Senryuu Shounen?). Two, with such horrendous literary skills, it becomes hard to root for the titular character. Therefore, it is easy to assume that she is basically coping from her past by utilizing such mechanism that is neither attractive or flattering for her character journey. Yes, the series finale manages to unveil some context for the sake of development-- which leads me to Point Number Three: why the hell would you put such important episode as the finale? It is already too late to go back and root for the character (unless you would consider re-watching it but then one would most likely experience the deja vu of how pointless the experience used to be). Finally, there is also the unfortunate supporting characters that are basically the Cupid for the 'lovely couple'. There is a difference between supporting the heroine's strengths and enabling the heroine's weaknesses. This anime does the latter and this could be a very misleading, if not dangerous, message for the friendships in 'real world'. It truly pained my heart to write the above. It truly did. Unfortunately, I felt it had to be written. The audience deserved better. Why? Because once we choose to watch a particular anime, that also means we toss aside the rest. It is very, very, very important to choose wisely. #felixlovesanime

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