Girlfriend (Kari)

Girlfriend(Kari) is your typical slice of life show that aired in Fall 2014 which puts you into a soft and a fluffy atmosphere. It obviously has high budget, judging from its content, however, it is left unnoticed by most viewers because of its genre, slice of life and school. This anime mainly focuses about daily lives of high school girls added with some blend of moe and light fanservice.

Some consider this anime as trash, moeshit, or even pure garbage. But the anime itself isn't that bad, it has a very satisfying ending.

Story - 4 - Decent

GF has no particular story at all, it is ... like episodic and repetitive, featuring cute girls in their daily high school lives every episode and a bit of friendship thingy.This anime only takes things lightly,so stay away from this if you want some serious drama slice of life or something.
For every episode they have those little problems of their lives and help each other, then for the last minutes of the episode they wrap things up making a conclusion.
My only problem is that, why don't they just set the story in an all-girls school instead of an open school for both men and women?

Art - 9 - Great

From Silver Link studio, they present us cute character designs and having a light fanservice. It is of high quality and top-notch, the backgrounds were nice and pleasing to the eyes, fitting the mood of the anime.
Every girl is detailed and we can distinguish them from each other from their character designs.

Sound - 9 - Great

With over 30+ characters in this anime, I must say they did a great job to portray each characters' voices. I can't just ignore the voice acting of the characters. Superb.
The Opening, Tanoshiki Tokimeki, by Neuron Creamsoft(which I believe is performed by the cast), is good and kinda grows in you. It fits well with the anime.
The Ending, Hareru Kana by Kokomi Shiina, the main lead of this series, is very calm and pleasing to the ears. It's just so cute, that cutesy ED is rare to find these days. It blends perfectly with the anime's heartwarming atmosphere.
The BGM were also nice, adding to the mood and atmosphere of the show, but didn't stand out nor bad.

Character - 8 - Very Good

As I have mentioned, there are 30+ characters in this anime, however, there are five main characters that gets most of the screen time of course. There are varieties of girls in this anime, some may be generic, some may be unique, and some are pretty entertaining.

Enjoyment - 6 - Fair

I have to admit it, but this anime is really boring at times and does not live well to your expectations. I guess comedy is one of the things that it lacks. But I think it is normal for a slice of life show to be like that. Sometimes I consider this to be a pain to watch because it is so boring.

4+9+9+8+6=32/7=7.2

Overall - 7 - Good

I don't know why but this anime has its touch that it makes it something quite special. For those who wants to watch this, sure, it is worth watching, but be reminded that this is quite boring and you might drop it. I think it was a good way to promote the video game, and it didn't do anything bad.

This is also a good anime if you something that is heartwarming, cute girls doing cute things, or if you want to pass time and add another entry to your list. As I have said above, I think it has a very satisfying ending and still worth watching.

Just the epitome of cute girls doing cute things. That's all there is to sum the series up. If you want to watch it for romance or deeper plot, stop.

You might have known, but this series is an adaptation of a simulation game of the same title. However, it didn't go in the direction of Amagami. Since the cast of that game was far more than Amagami, I can understand why. But then, I can't shake off the feeling that this whole 12 episodes are just to make more money for the game.

Never the less, I was in the mood to watch something lighthearted ... and this fits perfectly. It was generic in most field and even pretty bad when it comes to story line. But I still enjoyed it since every episode was designed so you come to like the girls better. And heck, it's cute girls doing cute things. What can be wrong with it?

Well, a lot can. That's not the case with this Anime though. It's just as I said, generic and even forgettable. So much I kind of started guessing the voice actresses participating in this Anime, which was kind of fun. It didn't affect my assessment, just to say.

Summing it up, again, it's a mediocre, generic series about cute girls doing cute things. Each of them have a set of field and archetype to fulfill, and you will likely find a girl you like among them.

Story: 5. Everyday life. Nothing big happens. It goes off from home, and come back home by the end of the day.
Art: 9. Well, it's, again, cute girls doing cute things. Of course they are going to be cute. However, background and other places on it was nicely done too.
Sound: 6. Not good, not bad. If anything, was on the better side.
Character: Not good, not bad either. But as individual, you are likely to find a girl of your type.
Overall: I was going to put it 5, but since I remembered about some series I dropped and what I evaluated them, it got to 6.

Overall enjoyment: Pretty good. Fitting as I wanted something lighthearted from all the saving the world happening.

P/S: Murakami Fumio-chan is my best girl here.

Have you been feeling sleep deprived?
Have you been feeling restless when trying to sleep?
Have you previously experienced insomnia?
Have you awoken up feeling tired in the morning?

If you answered, “yes" to any of these questions, look no further, there is a solution for you. It’s called, “Girlfriend (Kari)! The most sleep-inducing anime ever with cute characters, narrating you to sleep.

Now, what does “Girlfriend (Kari)” contain, one might ask? It contains four essential components: 1) no progression, 2) lackluster characters, 3) placid sounds, and 4) cute designs.

1) No Story Progression: Story progression is overrated. Who needs it? We don’t ... need an overarching, complex story with depth. Yeah. We just need to focus on the cuteness factor and their daily lives at school, that’s it. Don't worry about it.
2) Lackluster Characters: The budget called for cute, bubbly characters with little substances, it’s the most important factor. We don't need to learn about their past, or their backstory, or how they became cute. We just need to know that they're cute and they all love each other. Again, don’t worry about it.
3) Placid Sounds: Can you hear me, now? No, that’s because I’m whispering and most of the girls do this. They like to talk in a sweet, low tone voice because they act cute. Furthermore, the background music enhances their cuteness by adding quiet and relaxing music. Again, don't worry about it.
4) Cute Design: The most important component is that every character is overly sweet, cutely drawn, and slightly moe and appealing. Every character, especially Chloe Lemaire, has a cute facial expression with lovely smiles. Do worry about it. Because, you will be affected by how cute their smiles are.

Now, a word with some previous customers:

Viewer A – “After watching the first 10 minutes of Girlfriend (Kari), I was able to have a good night sleep. And I haven’t had a good night sleep in over three days!”

Viewer B – “The nice, quiet, whispering sounds helped me sleep like a baby.”

This anime may differ from viewer to viewer, some may sleep within the first couple of minutes, others within a few episodes, and remember do not overdose on viewing.