Natsunagu!

// SPOILER WARNING // Natsunagu! is a very cute short show about a girl who wants to meet up with someone she met in an online game after an earthquake hit the area her friend lives in. // Story // 9/10 This one is a simple to understand show, nothing complex about it, but it's simplicity makes it good. Natsuna met a girl on an online game and after an earthquake hit where her friend lives, she wanted to check on her, especially after said friend sent her a text saying "i want to see you", before the game shut down, cutting all ties between them. Natsuna now has totrack her friend Itsuki down with nothing more than her name and old adress, making some good friends along the way, and eventually reaching her goal in the end. Overall a good development for a short story, and it kind of reminds me of Kimi no na wa in some aspects, the whole looking for someone but you don't know who exactly you're looking for aspect. // Art // 10/10 The art style in this anime is actually quite simple but refreshing from all the plastic looking bright anime we've been getting as of late! A very water-color vibe and 90's ish vibe for the backgrounds, the art style is very clean and nice to look at, and definitely fits the tone of the story! // Sound // 8/10 There isn't much in the way of sound effects in this anime, when Natsuna stumbled, there wasn't any sound when she hit the floor (and if my memory is correct she didn't even say anything) but the voice acting is very good, Natsuna's voice is especially nice to me, it just has a nice ring to it. // Character // 8/10 The characters are kept simple and likeable, which is a good thing for a short show like this one. The only character surrounded in a mystery is Itsuki, but we do get to see her by the end of the series, so that's all good. Izumi's dad is also very likeable, reminds me of a typical american dad who likes to have a cold one with the bros on a saturday // Enjoyment // 9/10 I enjoyed watching this as the episodes were short and so there wasn't time for any filler. Everything you watch adds to the story and development, so you aren't wasting any time, everything builds up to the finale, and in my opinion, a nice and fitting conclusion to a cute short anime!

This was an enjoyable watch overall. The story is pretty simple as you can probably tell by the synopsis; I would say it isn't executed as well as it could have been. Some episodes seemed to kind of lose my interest with what was actually happening story-wise but I kept watching because I enjoyed the art/music. The art is absolutely beautiful, lots of very nice landscape scenes with sunsets and mountains. It feels quite simple but has a certain vibe to it that is aesthetically pleasing. The art-style goes well with the music choices, in my opinion. Sound is pretty good. I enjoyed almost all ofthe voice acting and the music selection was used well/all the songs were enjoyable. The characters felt pretty flat besides the main characters. I did become emotionally invested in her throughout the series, though.She is cute and you want things to work out for her the more you learn about her. All of the other characters mainly just a play a role in her story so they aren't really worth mentioning. Overall, it was an enjoyable watch. It's quite short at 48 minutes so it doesn't take a lot of time and would probably be a decent binge-watch if you are in the mood for something simple, aesthetically pleasing with good music, and pretty cute.

Reuploaded, forgive my bad typing skills. TL;DR Review: Story - 8: A Tokyo student decides to travel Kumamoto to meet her online friend she lost contact with after the Kumamoto earthquakes. The concept of meeting an online friend is surprisingly relatable. Art - 8: Unique and nice to look at. The animation isn't bad either. Sound - 7: Nothing too special or memorable, but it was nice to listen to in the moment. Character - 7: Normal characters. Nothing special about them. Enjoyment - 7: Some episodes felt rushed, with long pauses between dialogue and lack of sound effects at the right moments. Annoying, but not discouraging toenjoy. Overall - 7.4 (7) Full Review: Online friends are something that most people who use the internet have, it's very common. However, the thought as to who these 'friends' are like in person is a question many may find themselves asking, something I find myself asking, and maybe you who is reading this. Going across your town, city, country or even the world to meet an online friend is something else, some people simply don't have the motivation needed to meet friends across a said distance. Although, a few are willing to travel this distance to meet someone who is, essentially, the person behind the screen. Natsunagu! is one of those stories that tells the tale of meeting an online friend in real life. Story - 8: Natsuna Keyaki, a university student in Tokyo, decides to go meet her online friend, Itsuki Kusunoki, who is about 890 kilometres away from her after she lost contact with her due to the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes. Even though she has little information as to where her exact location is. Along this journey, Natsuna meets a junior high school student, Izumi Chiba, who helps Natsuna find Itsuki. This story heartwarming story is very short, though, it does give a nice wholesome experience for a viewer to enjoy. The downsides of Natsunagu! is that it does follow generic storylines towards the ending of the show which made for a less unique experience for the viewer. Art - 8: The art was unique, not seen anything like it before, though it isn't outstanding. It was simple, like art from a sketchbook, but very nice to look at. Same for the animation. Sound - 7: Nothing memorable, though it was nice in the moment when listening to it. There wasn't a wide variety of sounds either, just a few nice and calm OST. Character - 7: Fairly normal characters, that were kinda unrealistic or generic at a few points in the anime. Despite this, there weren't any other flaws with the characters, all weren't two dimensional and had some humanity to them. Enjoyment - 7: What killed the enjoyment was pauses between dialogue were extended a lot for some odd reason, this didn't work well since they were used constantly throughout a few episodes. Also, the lack of sound effects at times when they were needed. Apart from this, there wasn't anything wrong. Overall - 7.4 (7)

No spoilers review Story - Natsunagu! is about a young girl searching for her friend from online in real life after she loses connection with her online. Interesting to follow and heartwarming to watch. 7/10 Art - I love the animation direction the show decided to go with. Character designs to the world itself looked amazing. 6/10 Sound - Nothing about the music or sound of the show stood out to me, I would have to rematch to see if anything was interesting but that would miss the point. On the other end nothing was off with sound design ether. 4/10 Character - Adding onto the show'sanimation design, the characters look great but nothing more. 5/10 Enjoyment - It was fun while it lasted and I'm not sad its over nor happy it ended. I would recommend this to friends but personally it was fair. 5/10

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