RPG Fudousan

I'm a very simple person. Big Witch Hat = Good Show. And wouldn't you know it, like Elaina and Azusa, the MC in RPG Fudousan has a big witch hat. I kid (not really), RPG Fudousan has got to be the most refreshing Kirara show I've watched in years. As much as I love the comfort and familiarity of Cute Girls Doing Cute Things with some weak gimmick attached to them, they all start to feel very samey after a few dozen. RPG Fudousan, on the other hand, while also having a weak gimmick attached to it, somehow feels very novel by virtue of its setting,its characters, and its slow burning but ever present plot (which unfortunately is nowhere near resolved by the end of the anime, but one which has a good jumping point to the manga proper). RPG Fudousan is gorgeous, full stop. I just adore the character designs, the world and how beautiful everything looks and how comfy everything is. Gone are the utilitarian streets of modern day Japan as many CGDCT shows feature and what's here is a lush setting that is just so pleasing to experience. Doga Kobo may have half-assed this show by a country mile (all in favor of some mediocre romcom no one will remember in a week), but the strength of RPG Fudousan's own source material in terms of design still manages show itself even in this adaptation. There isn't a single weak link in the main cast, and everyone has a memorable and distinctive role they play in the series. Sure one of the girls is basically a ripoff of Rize from Gochiusa (who is funnily enough voiced by Fuyu from the same series), but the characters still have a strong chemistry with each other and the world around them. As I alluded to earlier, the central gimmick of the main girls operating a real estate company is weak. It's real estate on a very surface level where the girls help their customers find a place to live every episode or so without going into the actual real estate stuff like financing or mortgages. It's mainly there to serve as a vehicle for good jokes and to progress the overarching plot ever so slowly, but hey, it certainly is a more memorable gimmick than "4 Schoolmates Hanging Out" like many other CGDCT shows are. CGDCT shows largely live and die on their characters, but RPG Fudousan has the additional merit of featuring an intriguing plot as well. For that, as well as its gorgeous visuals, I have this as one of my personal favorite CGDCT shows in a long time, and I greatly long for a second season for the show to tackle some really interesting plotlines the manga eventually goes into. And the big hat. Don't forget about the big hat. 8/10

I feel sad for authors trying to make a mark where people have already established their names like stans on sub-genres that have well defined their premise and such. And one such prominent sub-genre will always be the CGDCT theme: Cute Girls Doing Cute Things, where this season, mangaka Chiyo Kenmotsu's latest Manga Time Kirara work has become an anime, after a fair few works to her (I assume it's a female) name. If you're a fan of Iyashikei / CGDCT themes, then RPG Fudousan a.k.a RPG Real Estate will certainly please you like Sweetness and Lightning, but I can understand why the score heredoesn't reflect so well because of its shallowness. This is directed by Tomoaki Koshida, who's also the director for Spring 2019's Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san, so if you've been looking forward to watching a spiritual successor to Senko-san, please watch "Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai." instead. So first off, RPG Fudousan is on the contrary, not the first anime to have done the whole real estate shenanigan. That award goes to last Spring's Dragon, Ie wo Kau. a.k.a Dragon Goes House-Hunting, which is a show that even exactly after a year since it was released, while the majority still shrugged it off like the typical love-hate game, I still remember loving this show immensely and haven't quite forgotten that feeling. That is, until RPG Fudousan appeared this season for those memories to come back, and frankly, I can't envision this show being as enjoyable as the former. But, make no mistake that the latter is still good in spots, it's just that the show itself is what you would expect of a 4-koma a.k.a 4-panel manga adaptation. RPG Fudousan is just exactly as what the source lingers: a Manga Time Kirara SoL premise with no overarching plot and endearing characters to make up the charm of the series, and thankfully it does what it's intended to be done. The RPG (that stands for Rent, Plan, Guide) real estate small business firm that's run by its employees: the happy-go-lucky mage Kotone Kazairo, pragmatic priest Rufuria, the tomboyish warrior Rakira, and the adorable dragon demihuman Fa, selling houses to their patrons, one house at a time. And these houses can come in all sorts of settings and fashions that are always unique to the patrons that the 4 girls accompany throughout their business, it's a fun time of exploring both the outside world and its canonical themes that at times are nice to watch, that as highlighted, can feel shallow at times. The brilliant shining moments are always in characterization, something that themes like CGDCT will always tend to leverage, and I think that RPG Fudousan did a nice job giving the 4 girls each of their unique quirks and features of their personalities. I can always think of Rufuria and Rakira being like the Yuri couple where the clique needs a man-like figure to stand out, and the warrior Rakira fits the bill of being a cutesy stronghold that can go blush at times, while Rufuria is the mother figure of the business. Kotone is the typical employee that does her job as she was told to do, and Fa is the dragon demihuman that's the gel bond of the group, understanding creature language and even going as far as to do literal translations of it, which I feel adds to the strong points of the show for small comedic punches. When it comes to CGDCT, you can always trust that Doga Kobo will be tasked to produce it, and where it seems like a requirement to have at least one CGDCT show per season, it's a good chance that it will be done to the T, just as good as it looks. The Chibi/moe style is definitely a plus in portraying the light-hearted aspect of the show, and it is certainly enjoyable depending on the beholder of the person watching. Really though, no problems here at all. This also trickles down to the OST, which again, is what I have come to expect of a cheerful OP and ED, and of similar themes as the rest of the show as well. RPG Fudousan is a comfy show, where at the behest of many shows featuring heavy action and fantasy, a guilt trip like this is much needed for a stress reliever of sorts. While I admit that this show isn't for me, if you're looking for a show that isn't much to swallow for entertainment, I'd think this show would do a great service to you. And even against yet another similar cusps of a feel-good show this season (Shachiku-san wa Youjo Yuurei ni Iyasaretai.), it just screams a good time, so ride those good times away for a comfortable watch.

RPG is just a trash show trying to be sweet. Is your usual vacant pretty anime girls, 3 of which look like the FBI will raid your house for. The show has no real story line, no real aims or ambitions, and of course no real RPG. If you're looking for an Isekai with monster battles and various creatures to explore, you're barking up the wrong tree. Is your typical, everyone lives happily ever after trash. If someone is mean to you, is fine, if someone blames you for something you didn't do, that's fine, if you kill someone, that's fine orif someone doesn't tell you someone with an obvious dragon tail is not an all-powerful dragon, is fine, It not that it is unreal, it is more that it is absurd, It is the typical trash for some girls to say they want to look like x, or guy to think she is cute even though a poorly drawn image. The show was boring, the monsters were miraculously social to adventures and of course no tension or hatred seeing as would usually be hunted by the other. Makes me wonder what an adventurers guild hunts at times like these, when demons, monsters, dark elves etc can all just meld into sociaty. The story is weak on why people would come to a city, never train really, never adventure, but want positions above where they are e.g. high priest at a church, would never work at a real estate office, a warrior would be training their sword regularly. So the plot holes quickly emerge especially on the difference in strength with those from the castle. So we have no real story, the art is mediocre, same with sound, The characters are dreadful and lack loyalty, especially with their doubt over fa, and kotones doubt in trusting the others. Is no depth to the characters, no special skills really or anything that stands out about them. It just makes it poor to watch in general. For me the ending of the season was the worst with a shitty end, just to please people who like the big boobed character basically and the only one not likely to be a loli hunter. Just send the people to an abandoned-looking island, to do the same again, on an island initially you see no houses on. SOL' peple may love it despite its holes, but my verdict, is it is stinking trash that should be thrown on a fire and burnt

Its an average CGDCT slice of life obviously We have An color-coded OP with moe girls with different colors, and each of them holds hands while they sleep in a green grassy field You can tell at this point that they aren't even trying to stand out at that point xD. It's enjoyable? sort there is a slight mystery element (But I mean they do make it quite obvious) that does provide for a good finale. the slice of life is on point really cute girls do RPG and Real estate stuff with different cute girls or monsters we got a beach episode an onsen episode andall the good stuff. number time! Plot (7/10) Except for the finale, the slice of life is pretty standard, with moe ness and all the girls being adorable with each other.THere I a bit of lore, demon lord dragons, etc, it is pretty nice but the amount or quality of action is certainly not the focus for long. characters(6/10) The main girls are cute and have good chemistry and have quite an adorable relationship we do have some gap moe with rakira as well. Most of the clients remain relevant for one or two episodes max. sound and VA (6/10) Very very basic ost cutesy stuff and a song that gets overused is present. the OP and ED are rather standard and have a really poor budget, ED is a pure walking simulator with still images OP is a moe showcase. Art and animation (7/10) Art is good , animation not so much. It's a slice of life CGDCT, its your call, you'd either love it or despise it depending on your taste on CGDCT

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