Ranked #223

Hidamari Sketch x 365

Essentially, Hidamari Sketch (as a whole) revolves around the lives of 4 art school students living at the Hidamari Apartments just across the school. The girls consist of 1st years Yuno, the shy, quiet girl who is often seen with her trademark X-shaped hairpins, and Miyako, the overly hyperactive and spontanious girl who appears to be an excellent artist despite her childish demenor, and 2nd years Hiro, who is an excellent cook, but can't stop worrying about her weight, and Sae, who excels in writing stories that even gets published in magazine, but has the tendancy to get nervous when asked about her "active" love life. Though x365 is the second season, the anime is not in chronological order, and, in fact, the first episode of the season is first in chronological order of the whole series.

STORY
Let's all admit, there isn't really much of a story to speak of, and the constantly bouncing timeline doesn't help either. Each story is very episodal, and can be somewhat childish, but it is still very enjoyable to watch all the same.

ART
Despite many complains by many that wattch the anime, I actually like the art style in the anime. They are simple, yet carry the message very efficiently.

SOUND
I love the cheerful opening song to this anime. Various sound effects in the anime are placed efficiently too.

CHARACTER
Now, what's not to like about the characters? They are a very mixed batch of people, and yet, they live together, both enjoying and causing trouble for each other. Sae was a personal favourite of mine in the first season, but this season, the great parts went to Yuno and Miyako. Either way, the characters are very much lovable.

ENJOYMENT
I think the anime has the whole package. Calming, comical and entertaining

OVERALL
What's not to love about this anime? Great characters, simple yet effective artwork, good for a laugh, and calms a stressed out person (I can personally attest to that).

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As expected from SHAFT, Hidamari sketch x 365 have show a masterful use of animation techniques and storytelling. I also liked ED for both first and this season of Hidamari Sketch. My rating for this anime is 10 for art and sound, 9 in storytelling and 8 for characters and character development. All skillfully combined together to make a splendid 10-points anime.

Animation technique is another thing that outstanding in many SHAFT anime. Those techniques include the way they use special effect, fascinating way to use simple technic (as simple as Photoshop’s filters) and it looked real good, and use of real object (photo) in anime. If you are curious enough, you can look for these techniques in SHAFT former anime such as first season of Hidamari Sketch and Pani Poni Dash.

For story telling, Hidamari Sketch used the “what happened in a day” method. This method is simply a diary of Yuno, the main protagonist. Audiences followed Yuno everywhere and see how she deals with things that come into and passed by her life. Sounds boring but they really can make it interesting.

For Character development, SHAFT shifted some episode back and forth. For example, the very beginning of original Manga is around the time when Yuno is taking entrance exam and moving into Hidamari apartment(if I recall it right), but you will never see that in the first season. Yuno is taking entrance exam and moving into Hidamari Apartment in the first episode of season 2.
Even if they distorted timeline a little, the main storyline is not changed. The method of chronological distortion is for making the anime more random than original work.

I can’t comment much on Sound since I have no real knowledge on how sound team works. But from my perspective, I think sound is what made “x 365” a sequel of Hidamari Sketch. The opening theme is filled with same mood as in the prequel’s OP and ED goes the same way.
For voice actress, this anime filled with some famous seiyuu, such as Goto Yuko and Shintani Ryoko. Also, you can expect to see and hear more of Sae’s sister(Kugimiya Rie) in this season.

With my deepest apology to original author and animation studio (because I watched fansub, as always) this anime is highly enjoyable for all age and gender. You will feel peace in your heart and a mild smile on your face when watching this.
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