Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? Bloom

Tea or coffee? Maybe just a piece of cake? No matter what you like, GochiUsa has something for everyone!
One of the cutest and most laid-back anime is finally back with a third season! Just enjoy the everyday life of our girls. Not only they do have a lot of fun, it also makes us happy.

All those who have already seen the first two seasons (+ OVAs) know what this series is about. There is no big plot or action happening, but the typical slice of life with CGDCT (Cute girls doing cute things) can be found here. It's just wonderful to see our cafes / ... tea houses Rabbit House (Kokoa, Chino, Rize), Ama Usa An (Chiya) and Fleur de Lapin (Syaro) with their young waitresses again. Our five protagonists should be familiar to all of us. We love them and we also know how much fun they have together. Whether it's a Halloween party, Christmas party or just for no big reason, they always come up with something to make the others happy. The harmony and deep friendship are especially evident through the small actions, our girls also pay attention to the smallest detail.
In addition to them, a harmonious duo stands out more in the third season:
"Blue Mountain" Aoyama and Rin Mate. We get to see these two quite often. We already know the personality of our author. She is really relaxed when it comes to work. She is looked up to and is wise, but she hides a perverted nature and enjoys peeking up girls' skirts. Rin, on the other hand, didn't appear for the first time until the end of the second season. We learn more about her and her relationship with Midori as they have known each other since high school. Rin can be very strict when it comes to the submission deadline of Aoyama-sensei, but otherwise she is also one to have a lot of fun with. Megumi and Maya are of course also an important part of the group of friends.
But what generally stands out is that everyone really gets along well with every other person. They are all truly lifelong friends. You can feel how they appreciate this close friendship.

The third season surpasses the second even more in terms of art style. It is fascinating how amazing everything looks. The colorful and happy city, where all the things happen, can be recognized again. The bright colors and the colored effects harmonize perfectly with each other. It's beautiful and puts a smile on everyone's face.

The happy songs of "Petit Rabbit's" should be already known. Our five members have not only released many singles, but their music videos are also very enjoyable. We see the same scheme as before here as well: The OP is sung by the five main characters, while the ED is taken by our small group of three around Chino, Megu and Maya (Chimame-tai). Everyone loved the OP "Daydream café" from the first season, it just puts you in a good mood. But even with the actual OP "Tenkuu Cafeteria" we hear a song with a similar quality. The ED "Nakayoshi! ○! Nakayoshi!“ shows how good along the all get. It underlines the deep friendship again. Not only the music is nice to hear, but all the rest of the sound part also fits perfectly. Everything is wonderfully in harmony.
When you're in a bad mood, listen to their songs and you'll feel better right away!

As someone who has already loved all other parts of GochiUsa, I was very happy that we got the third season to see even more of their everyday lives. In my opinion, the third season surpassed even the rest. I can't tell if it's because of the studio change a reason in this direction, but I can say for sure that I enjoyed every single minute. It’s great how our girls got even more closer and always have fun together. This is just wonderful. GochiUsa was THE highlight of the fall season 2020 for me and I can really recommend it to every CGDCT fan. Despite the current somewhat difficult situation, our girls manage to conjure up a smile and a joy!

In the end all I can say is: We need a fourth season!

Sometimes after a long day, I have the desire to watch something lighthearted and fun. This show continues to provide that.

It’s nice to see that in the age of sequels, GochiUsa has been one of those whose quality has not diminished. Despite years of waiting for another season and being made by a different studio this time around, the show has retained its charm and all of the things that made it great. If you’ve seen the first two seasons, you will know what to expect. It’s still cute, the characters are still funny and lovable, and it is still wholesome.

The look of the show ... is relatively the same with some showcase of beautiful artwork in many scenes. I particularly liked the Halloween episode where the streets had a gorgeous color palette with all the different shops and decorations. The background art of the town is still highly detailed and still makes me wish I could live in it with it’s comfy nature.

There is definitely a shift in focus on the school that the older girls attend as well as other areas of the town instead of just the Rabbit House cafe. There is a sense of progression with the characters despite the fact that this is just a cutesy slice of life. As the younger members of the cast, Chino, Megumi, and Maya get a taste of high school life as they scout the place which signifies that yes time is indeed moving in this story and the characters are getting older. We get to see them feeling anxious and worry about the future. It’s subtle but the slow development is there which is an element of the show that I really like. Sharo gets the whole alter ego thing going for her and seems to be more confident. If you’ve seen Yuru Yuri, there was a character in a tv show that resembles Sharo in appearance similar to how Chinatsu looked like Mirakurun. I love this addition to her character since she uses it for gags in many scenes and just embraces it plus her outfit is pretty cute. Meanwhile Chiya gets more development as she has a stronger relationship with Rize and Chino’s friends. Every member of the cast feels like they are on equal footing here and the moments of emotional merit indeed hit all the right notes if not more in this season. There are some new characters who get some screen time in the form of the other students at their school.

The OP definitely grew on me and became very catchy. It’s light and energetic and has a similar feel to the first two openings just a higher pitch. The ED is not my favorite in the series (that would be the second season’s) but it does have very pretty colors and gorgeous visuals.

Overall, it’s just more GochiUsa which fans should be excited for. The characters are still bubbly, cute, and air headed and the art style is still much the same. I like cute things and this show is the living embodiment of everything that can both give me cancer and cure it at the same time. If you liked the first two seasons, you can expect much of the same with just a little bit more endearment and progression by the characters.

If you liked the other seasons, this is the best one yet. The cute fluffiness is ramped to the max in this third season. The colors are vibrant, the stories are engaging, and the characters are as loveable as ever. Watching each episode, I had this uncontrollably involuntary silly grin fixed on my face. Honestly ended every episode with manly tears ;^;

GochiUsa is the kind of show that's impossible to have a favorite character. Right when you decide, "Yeah, that's my favorite character" -- you realize, "Ah, but what about that character!? ...and that character!? and that one too! *raaarrrrghhh*" This season preserves that feeling, ... giving each character its proper time-in-the-sun with much appreciated development.

As with the other seasons, the opening theme, ending theme, and insert songs are on point.

I do recommend watching the previous entries beforehand, as there is a lot to be appreciated from previous occurrences.

The fuwa-fuwa quality is off the charts here, and I am certain you will like it. Well, if you've watched the others, there's little question you would try this one.

So let this review affirm any questions and wonderings you may have had!