Yuru Yuri

After a year in grade school without her childhood friends, first year student Akari Akaza is finally reunited with second years Yui Funami and Kyouko Toshinou at their all-girls' middle school. During the duo's first year, Yui and Kyouko formed the "Amusement Club" which occupies the now nonexistent Tea Club's room. Shortly after Akari joins, one of her fellow classmates, Chinatsu Yoshikawa, pays the trio a visit under the impression that they are the Tea Club; it is only once the three girls explain that the Tea Club has been disbanded that they can convince Chinatsu to join the Amusement Club—a group with no purpose other than to provide entertainment for its members.

Based on the slice-of-life manga by Namori, Yuru Yuri is an eccentric comedy about a group of girls who spend their spare time drinking tea and fawning over each other, all while completely failing to even notice the supposed main character Akari amongst them.

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Toshinou, Kyouko Main

Ootsubo, Yuka Japanese

Akaza, Akari Main

Mikami, Shiori Japanese

Funami, Yui Main

Tsuda, Minami Japanese

Yoshikawa, Chinatsu Main

Ookubo, Rumi Japanese

Sugiura, Ayano Supporting

Fujita, Saki Japanese

Oomuro, Sakurako Supporting

Katou, Emiri Japanese

Ikeda, Chitose Supporting

Toyosaki, Aki Japanese

Furutani, Himawari Supporting

Mimori, Suzuko Japanese

Matsumoto, Rise Supporting

Gotou, Saori Japanese

Funami, Mari Supporting

Uchida, Maaya Japanese

Yoshizawa, Takashi Producer

Oono, Ryousuke Producer

Oota, Masahiko Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Ebina, Yasunori Sound Director

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Mar 26, 2023

vitriolcocktail

Recommended

This is a very cute anime, with a fun sense of humor. The manzai comedy between kyouko and yui never gets stale.

There's a decently sized cast of characters and they all get a decent chunk of airtime. There's plenty of tropes to satisfy various tastes.

The art style and animation are a step above the average, with more effort put into animations and expressions.

If you want comedy and lighthearted yuri romance with a little wholesomeness thrown in, you will most certainly enjoy this anime.

Easily a 8 out of 10 for what it is. I am looking forward to checking out season 2 and beyond.

Reviewer’s Rating: 8

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Aug 11, 2024

vegemikey

Mixed Feelings

This show made me feel really uncomfortable at worst, and maybe got a chuckle at best.

The main problem with YuruYuri is that the characters are 13 years old, yet are depicted in suggestive/outright sexual contexts. This combined with incest and forced kissing are just not the right mix for what should probably be a wholesome SOL anime. There's a few episodes which really did nothing except make me feel gross, and I nearly dropped the show twice.

The show actually has a few funny moments, and an alright set of characters. I only had real issue with Chinatsu, a self-imposing prick who does nothing but subtract ... from the anime. The best episodes were the few without her.
There's also this running gag where Akari has "little presence" but this gets old quick and feels more like cheap bullying for laughs.

In short (toward the beginning) this show is essentially a softcore lolicon Yuri fan-service compilation with some storyline to keep it going. It picks up a little but gains no real depth, and feels like it's written to be enjoyed by probably the worst guy you'll ever meet. Incels unite!!

Watch it if you want but it's not a big recommendation from me (and I normally love any SOL show), I've heard okay things about season 2 so might watch that, although I heard those same things about this season, and it's clear how that turned out.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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May 18, 2025

Giulezkami

Not Recommended

Oh boi, this did not survive my attempted rewatch.

I really loved this show when I was somewhere between 13 and 17, can't pinpoint my exact age anymore, unfortunately. I had originally rated it 9 stars... I don't know, how I did not notice the following themes.

The first episode alone consists mostly of sexual harrassment/stalking(?) of multiple characters (including incest) and bullying of one.
This is treated as a joke, even though the show even depicts the emotional effects of the torment on its recipients. It just... doesn't care. Seeing the characters suffer and unable to flee or defend themselves... makes it all the more funny apparently?

For ... the sake of my own peace of mind, I will not continue this re-watch, so I can't reliably say, if it gets better or worse over the course of the season or entire show. I still had to write this as a warning, because this gave me intense whiplash. I was trying to indulge in some nostalgia, not question my former self's entire moral compass... What the fuck is this and how is it a fairly respected piece of media?

My rating would be even lower if it wasn't for the fact, that I once enjoyed it and it does deliver in terms of production value and stuff like that.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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