Reviews

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).

Possibly the best series to air during the summer season.