Wakaba*Girl

So with most of the summer anime is closing their curtains, Wakaba Girls is also one of them. Being a 13 episode and 7 mins long, i would say, it was a fun ride with Wakaba and the girls through out the series.

The story tell us about Wakaba who is a rich girl trying to learn the common things that are done by commoners, she wanted to be a 'gyaru' which her friends help her, it was cute to see them doing girl things like eating ice cream, hanging out and more which Wakaba really takes it to the next level. The cultural festival scene ... was also fun, enjoying to see Wakaba crowned as the winner and yeah. Overall, it's a fair amount that i enjoy looking at the story as there is nothing much on the plotline except trying to become gyaru but glad that the story is not too complex to understand, as this is basically slice of life.

From my perspective, i already know that this author is the same person who write Kiniro Mosaic, since the character designs are obvious. Background image are not too saturated, and animations are not that bad either, great job Nexus studio! Would love to see more of your works.

Well, this is the second anime where i don't hear any ED song aside from Wakako, just only the OP, the OP is really catchy , i enjoy hearing it. Aside from that, most of the seiyuus are the seiyuu i've known like Ozawa Ari and Rie Murakawa whom they voice acted Wakaba and Nao. Great voicing! While Ichimichi Mao voiced Mao Kurokawa, i never know she can voice different way which she already voice acted Gakkou Gurashi's Wakasa Yuuri and
Izawa Mikako where she voiced Moeko, kinda cute to hear. Overall, it was enjoyable to listen all the seiyuus voice.

I do enjoy Wakaba, since she love to explore new things which she hasn't done in the past, i love seeing her doing stuff at the next level, like taking pic of foods repeatedly and taking a huge bite of Moeko ice-cream. She does react very funny but very cute. I find her interesting for a rich girl trying to be a gyaru. Nao, does really like to act like tomboyish since she kept saying boku but she tend not to use in front of them since she loves the boys-love genre.

Overall, i do enjoy watching Wakaba for my loveable wee hours of saturday, it alerted me to wake up before going to school as i do love watching cgdct, with the season over, wouldn't be a fun saturday wee hours anymore, but i do gonna enjoy with fall anime as they would have more SoLs and CGDCT airing but hopefully on Saturday.

So i do hope you guys enjoy reading this review, hope it's helpful to you though there are some of it can be a bit nonsense since my brain is overloaded with stuffs, but yeah do enjoy and have a nice day!~

P.S get me a season two for this.

7/10

Wakaba Girl pretty standard fare for a cute girl show. Our main character, the titular Wakaba, is starting her first day of high school hoping this will be the time she finally gets to make friends & do the things Japanese men like reading about Japanese girls doing. In this instance, Wakaba is a rich girl who has spent all her previous childhood following her father's work, so naturally she doesn't have a clue what to do in normal school girl situations. Cute!

Not wanting to waste time, Wakaba soon latches on to the first group of girls she meets. This forms the quartet of friends ... who we'll be following through the school year, & what a bunch they are: Wakaba is rich & naive; Nao is "rotten" & a bit boyish; Mao is the impulsive one & speaks in the third person; & Moeko is moe. Together they'll go to the usual places, talk about the usual things, & get into the usual misunderstandings.

*cough*

Wakaba Girl is by the same mangaka who graced us with Kiniro Mosaic, & it seems likely that it's the success of that show which resulted in this one, which ended circulation in 2013, also getting the anime treatment. It's certainly clear why it was Kirino Mosaic & not Wakaba Girl was the one that became the success it has. For lack of a better way to put it, if Kirino Mosaic is like eating cake, then Wakaba Girl is like eating refined sugar.

The components to a good cute girl show are there. The moe character designs, vibrant colour palette, voice actresses trying really hard to reach the upper limits of human hearing, the day to day vignettes about girls doing things & girls crying over what great friends they are. It's all here, all arranged in such a way that feels like Wakaba Girl was practice for what would become Kirino Mosaic (although they began publication at around the same time).

The setting is one that's been done to death several times over. The characters lack anything that makes them seem more than just cute girl cutouts. Wakaba being a rich girl whose spent a lot of time abroad is simply used to make fairly pedestrian jokes resulting from her apparently having never had friends, seen snow or used a kotatsu before. The other three girls are just kind of there for the most part, there to react to Wakaba rather than do much themselves.

Occasionally it can even get rather mean spirited. One episode, for example, sees Nao try to enter a beauty contest, only to first be all but told she isn't good looking enough by her friends. Then, after a self-inflicted cold causes her to have to let Wakako take her place, they throw out the dress she designed & made herself in favour of a bland maid outfit. Wakako wins, of course, because rich girls are amasing. Maybe that's funny, & maybe there was a point to it. But I didn't laugh, not once throughout this predictable cute girls doing cute things parade that did precisely nothing to distinguish itself.

It's inoffensive, & it does enough that If you're a committed fan to the cute girl thing, Wakaba Girl might be alright if you need a quick sweetness fix & aren't picky so long as there's girls with oversize heads smiling on screen. Otherwise, you can pass this one by. It's sweet, but it lacks heart.

I've liked this anime so much.
The history is not something very complex, by the way, it is pretty simple. But the anime is so interesting that makes you want to watch more even without a complex history behind.
The humor is nice. Particularly I've liked a lot the animation and expressions of the characters, it is "one more point" that made this anime so funny.
The characters are so different between each other, and it's nice and funny to see their friendship because of this. They are very cute too!
The only thing I didn't like so much was the fact that the episodes are pretty short (seven ... minutes each one), the anime is pretty interesting and I wish I could watch more. That's why I'm giving rate nine.
Conclusion: I recommend a lot this anime if you are looking for a simple history and humor.

The moe genre is something I don't always watch. Mainly because I want a story and watching events I may as well do is rather boring of a concept. But I oddly enjoyed this show so let's see why.

Story
There really is none . It's just events of a year span and characters doing there thing with each other. I actually liked the show's sense of humor and it is entertaining to see what there doing. It's an enjoyable show that can be relaxing. So in the very least it's fun.

Characters
They all are cliche archetypes but they work. There fun,up beat,and in cases realistic with the ... events and how they interact in said events. They aren't the best thing in the world but there likable at least.

Animation
It's average and decent. Nothing special but it doesn't need it . But I can say the art is cute and pretty.

Sound
Nothing stands out but it fits. There is no Ed. Now let's talk about the OP.
It's annoying as all hell in my books. The singer sounds off key to me for some reason. The VA did there job nicely for there roles.

Overall
I enjoyed the show. I want to see more anime in moe like this. It's cute but actually relaxing and not another version of a sleep pill. If you like moe and want a more relaxing show try this out. Overall 7/10.

Short review.

I've said this once before, but short anime are often just very underrated pretty much most of the time, probably because they are short and some other reasons I cannot fully comprehend. Hopefully, this review finds its way and tells people that there is some misleading reception behind this cute anime.

Wakaba Girl is a TV short in which specialises in using its cuteness to make for a really wholesome anime, and that's about it really. I guess with lack of content, it is understandable that some may not like this compared to similar shows, but as I have preached since god knows when, short ... and simple is the essence of bliss, hell, this anime could actually be watched religiously too. Wakaba Girl has an uncountable amount of times where the cuteness was executed without fail to add onto my points, making for cliche moments to at least be loveable in some shape or form. Speaking of cliches, this anime uses many of them, and whilst that is also looked down upon, the lack of creativity is saved by basic features like cuteness. That too will lead me to some other point.

Moe.

I am not entirely sure if it was just me, but Wakaba Girl's moe seemed to be so noticeable that it would make me believe it was some kind of masterpiece. I can't really describe it properly other than "feel my vibe", but if I had to try I'd say it was the purest kind of moe I have ever seen.

Going onto the audiovisuals, very baseline, probably the type of stuff you saw just before and will see after this anime. It is that baseline but I don't think that is a problem. +1 for industry consistency. The same goes for audio but I do think that the seiyuus and OP are worth some praise other than achieving baseline, but I suppose at the end of the day it does come across as a common acting skill. Eh, it caught my attention.

So, I enjoyed this, quite a bit, and it was something I thought has the capacity to be universally enjoyed, but if you are like me who glorifies short and sweet, well, this will be an even better watch. Would recommend this to all, time-efficient, cute, and this review feels like it is going sideways so bye for now.

Overall - 6.6 (7)
(Click "Overall Rating" for score breakdown)

If you are waiting for some new anime to show up and have some time in your hand,I highly recommend to sneak in Wakaba*girl in your watchlist.

Story(7/10):
The story is just about the day-to-day life of the characters and usually focuses on Kohashi Wakaba and how the three others help her to blend with a normal school life

Characters(7/10):
The story revolves around 4 girls: Kohashi Wakaba, a sheltered rich girl who goals are to make friends and become a gyaru-like girl. Tokita Moeka,who is a well mannered sweet girl. Mashiba Nao,a girl who was previously a football player but now is trying to be more ... girly character. Kurokawa Mao, a cheerful girl who refers herself as a third person and loves to make fun of Nao.

Art(7/10):
The art is decent for a 7-min per ep anime.

Enjoyment(8/10):
Even though the anime takes less than 2 hours to finish, i really enjoyed it.
The anime really helps to lighten up the mood like Barakamon did.

Overall(7/10):
I enjoyed the anime though it is short.Will surely be happy to watch season 2 if there's any.

First of all sry for my bad English ..
WAKABA GAUL! (Wakaba Girl) is an anime that filled with Lolis and kawaii sound.. it is really popular on my country here, lot of people talk about it, people love kawaii loli, Wakaba girl is an loli anime which i already said that before, yeah it's the 2nd most popular Loli anime after the Gochiusa.

so, the story is uh, well most of the time it tells about what they are going to do, outing, school and daily lives, it has no romance plot and the comedy stuffs are really ... NOT FUNNY, but since this is a ... short series so its fine. 6/10

art? yeah the art is so amazing, really mindblowing, the lolis are great, the studios did a good job back there ... 8/10

character? yeah yeah really great, each character has its own characteristic for example : One of em' is the rich one, the glasses, the talkative, the tsundere, and so on. 8/10

SOUND? this is the best part! the voices are really great, the seiyuu (CV) did a good job! especially Ozawa Ari! (known as Chiyo from Gekkan Shoujo*), it really makes u think "oh sh*t! so CUTE!" 11/10

This is short and cute little show that's pretty good if you just want to watch something relaxing on the side. The animation is not the best but it is consistent and the character designs are adorable. This is a CGDCT so the characters are not super complex but unlike other anime in the genre they're not just the usual stereotypical characters. They feel original and refreshing.

As for the show, the episodes are only 7 minutes long and each episode is about something that the girls are doing on the day. Sometimes it's going to eat ice-cream, other times it's a festival etc. The ... dialogue is funny and the jokes do hit their mark. I especially liked Nao's tsukkomis, they're well-timed and her voice fits the tsukkomi character type. Oh and btw the synopsis says that Wakaba wants to become a "gyaru" but thing is not a major plot point, it's more of a running gag. She actually just wants to hang out with friends and be a regular high school girl. If you came to this for the "gyaru" bit then you'll be disappointed.

Anyway, I enjoyed this show, in total it's only a 90 minute watch so just dive in!

Story: honestly there really isn't a story to this that Wakaba ends up making friends with 3 other girls (also that she wants to be a gyaru and learn the life style of one as well) and basically Wakaba hasn't really experienced certain stuff like going to a ice cream shop and swimming and other things of the sort.

Art: the art is actually pretty good here from the characters to the backgrounds they all look pretty good here.

Sound: The Op here is actually pretty good but there is no ED so i cant really say anything about that as for the character's VA's they all ... did a really good job with this anime.

Character: Wakaba is one of the 4 main characters and well she is a rich girl but doesn't seem like one she often doesn't really know much about stuff at all cause of there family moving so much otherwise she has a pretty nice and cute personality she also tends to try and give the all the girls money. Moeko is another female lead and well he has a pretty up and cheerful personality always not wanting to take money from Wakaba when she offers it (like the other girls) all i can really say about her. Nao is another main and well she is always up beat when it comes to the Wakaba not wanting to take the money when Wakaba offers it and well her personality she is pretty nice and i guess kinda tense sometimes (no idea how to describe her the best to be honest). Mao is the last main and well she does like to kinda cause some mischief with just saying stuff the makes Nao bonk her one the head but again like the others she has a nice and cute personality.

Enjoyment: Things that i liked: the comedy in this was funny ill admit but it was and i loved all the characters in this anime and stuff the fact it was a enjoyable watch for me. Things that i didn't like: if i had to say that the last couple of episodes aren't the funniest and also that the anime is only like 7-8 min long if it was longer maybe would have gotten a 8 out of me.

Overall: im giving this a 7 was worth the watch for sure the characters are really nice and funny and also that the comedy isn't that bad either also the again it was a enjoyable of a watch i would recommend this anime.