Yaku nara Mug Cup mo (Let's Make a Mug Too)

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Synonyms: Yakumo

Japanese: やくならマグカップも

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 3, 2021 to Jun 21, 2021

Premiered: Spring 2021

Broadcast: Saturdays at 00:55 (JST)

Producers: CBC Television, Planet, Half H.P Studio, Nippon Columbia, 81 Produce, Tokyo MX, BS11, Maho Film, Zipang

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Studios: Nippon Animation

Source: Manga

Genre: Slice of Life

Themes: CGDCT, Iyashikei, School, Visual Arts

Duration: 14 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 6.57¹ (scored by 15,469 users)

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Ranked: #6928²

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Popularity: #3224

Members: 46,928

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The city of Tajimi is well-renowned for its Mino ware ceramics and being the hometown of Himeno Toyokawa's mother. Considered a legend in the world of pottery, Himeno's mother suddenly passed away when Himeno was four. However, her legacy lives on in the dozens of unique mugs that adorn the Toyokawas' new restaurant in Tajimi.

Having moved back to the city recently following the bankruptcy of her father's company in Tokyo, Himeno brings some of her mother's mugs to her first day of high school in an attempt to make friends. One person who immediately takes an interest is Mika Kukuri, an eccentric girl in Himeno's class who soon introduces her to Tooko Aoki, the president of the Pottery Club. After learning more about her mother's contributions to the club and the art form, Himeno asks her father for permission to join, which he gladly gives.

Alongside Mika and her childhood friend Naoko Naruse, Himeno enters the Pottery Club to continue her mother's beloved work and discover her own passion for the craft.

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Yamamoto, Heiseki

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Kamiya, Jun

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Itou, Takumi

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Uchinuma, Natsumi

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"Tobira wo Hiraketara (扉を開けたら)" by MUG-MO

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"Pale Blue" by Aya Uchida

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Jun 13, 2023

Mhliadesu

Recommended

It could be yes for other people tho. When i watch this anime, there some sort of scene that kinda relate to my real life experience. When everyone around you is so talented on their own way like creativity or aesthetics, you just want someone special for you to notice about how you capable on and don't want to live behind someone shadows. And when someone react "normally" to what you make without any reaction, it kinda hurt a lot like so relate to my real life experience. kinda coincidence right ?

Also i never know there's a lot of cup type in japan. afterall, this ...

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Jun 22, 2021

ren0080

Mixed Feelings

This is one of the short anime that I've watched for a very long time. And it's definitely worth my time... Probably lmao

I don't know what to say because while it had a coherent story and a nice pacing, I don't think it really accomplished anything in the end. Like, I sometimes think what's the point of this anime.
It just ended so abruptly.
But that's aside the point. How about the pottery and sh*t that it introduced? Well, it's introduced well and properly. It had some scenes that taught the audiences on how to do certain potteries. But because it is a short anime, it needed ...

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Jul 30, 2021

AnimeEnjoyer420

Not Recommended

Recommendation: It's short (half-length episodes) and inoffensive, so there are worse shows out there that you could watch, but this is one you can safely skip.

Story: Mug Cup has the bare-bones story setup that you'd expect from a cute slice of life show. The main character, Himeno, has moved to a new town famous for pottery, and joins the pottery club to learn more about her mother, a famous artist from that town that died when she was young. It's part hobbyist anime and part tourism ad for the city of Tajimi, but the tourism parts aren't so in your face that they're ... a turn off. It also does a pretty good job of translating the hobbyist part for a general audience without getting bogged down in boring details. The problem with the story comes in Himeno's relationship with her father and deceased mother, which is completely loaded down with unearned sentimentality. Himeno's desire to make something that impresses her father is a good enough, if basic, storyline, but the entire part with the mother seems like cheap tragedy and fails to connect because of how obvious the emotional manipulation is.

Audio/Visual: Visually, things are pretty hit or miss with this show. The character designs are iffy and the animation is functional at best, but it uses its obviously very limited budget to display the pottery artwork nicely and the more-cartoony-than-usual character animation at least gives it a somewhat unique look. The audio is more nicely done. Sounds and effects are warm and comforting, the VA work is good if unremarkable, and the music is catchy and fits well with the laid back theme of the series.

Characters: There's not really much to say about any of them unfortunately. This is the weakest part of the series. Himeno is your standard shoujo protagonist to a T. Kukuri is a loud idiot and Touko is aloof and serious, but both are talented and helpful. Neither of them receive an ounce of character development or backstory until a brief look into Touko's past as a competitor in the pottery contest in literally the last episode of the series. Nao is slightly more interesting, but what her entire deal is is never explained, so she's more of a curiosity than a real character. Somehow she has incredibly detailed knowledge of anything the characters need to know, and this is quite literally just hand-waved away without ever properly acknowledging how weird it is. She seemingly keeps a diary or or is writing a manga about Himeno and narrates what she's doing in one episode, but there is no explanation of why and it's never followed up on. There really aren't any memorable or good characters the entire time in this series, which takes it down from being a no-stress slice of life relaxer to just being boring instead.

Overall, it's a cute girls doing cute things show that lacks fun characters and isn't entertaining or unique enough to be worth watching.

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