Story; 6/10
For some reason that I can't recall being explained, this high school has two different newspaper clubs. Our main characters are in the Second and run a life advice column. But oh darn it, they can't ever agree on anything because they're all ridiculously opposite to one another. In comes Yuuki Akamatsu, the new member tasked with getting this club's shit together.
An /okay/ sounding story on the surface, Jinsei had its moments.
An episode generally has someone write to the club with their problem, the girls can't decide on an answer, so they go do something and pull an answer out of their asses by the 20th minute.
Art; 7/10
I'm no expert, but I can't say Jinsei is bad looking. Quite the opposite, really. The show is colorful and pretty nicely animated.
Sound; 6/10
Again, not really confident to say a lot about sound. The OP is catchy enough and has managed to get stuck in my head as I write this. Upbeat and generally matches the tone of the show. I didn't really like the ED, though.
Character; 5/10
I feel like this is where Jinsei needed to sell itself. With plots only lasting an episode or two, the characters need to be likeable. For the most part, they're okay. Just okay.
More or less archetypes on legs, the Second Newspaper Club really aren't anything special to me. Ikumi Suzuki the tomboy sports player, Rino Endou - a nerdy, tsundere Homura Akemi, and Fumi Kujou, the boobs.
The other member, Yuuki Akamatsu, is so far into the "normal guy" territory that there's just nothing noteable about him other than his mandatory love interest in Rino. Which, surprisingly, is the enjoyable aspect of the show.
No real development in any of the characters over the episodes I watched other than the relatonship between Yuuki and Rino edging closer to the 'dating' zone.
Enjoyment; 6/10
As I said in the beginning, Jinsei does have its moments. Over the episodes I managed to sit through I found myself both laughing out loud and taking a break half way to do something else because I could not keep watching.
Jinsei is nothing if not mediocre. I'd say watch this if shitty humor and the occasional cheap bit of fanservice is your thing. Otherwise, go watch something else.
