Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku (Akebi's Sailor Uniform)

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Japanese: 明日ちゃんのセーラー服

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Type: TV

Episodes: 12

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Jan 9, 2022 to Mar 27, 2022

Premiered: Winter 2022

Broadcast: Sundays at 00:30 (JST)

Producers: Aniplex, Shueisha, BS Asahi

Licensors: None found, add some

Studios: CloverWorks

Source: Web manga

Genre: Slice of Life

Themes: CGDCT, School

Duration: 23 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Ever since she was young, Komichi Akebi has always adored sailor uniforms, even going so far as to ask her mother to sew one if she succeeds in getting into her mother's alma mater, Roubai Academy. And thus, when she gets accepted into the prestigious school, Komichi is ecstatic. However, much to her surprise, the middle school no longer uses sailor uniforms as its dress code—making Komichi stand out from her schoolmates. Despite this, Komichi is granted permission to continue wearing the traditional attire.

With renewed confidence, Komichi meets fascinating classmates as they experience school life together. Under the colorful shower of blossoming prospects, an exciting tomorrow awaits them!

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Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku was released on Blu-ray and DVD in six volumes from April 27, 2022 to September 28, 2022.

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Akebi, Komichi

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Murakami, Manatsu
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Akebi, Kao

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Kuno, Misaki
Japanese

Kizaki, Erika

Supporting

Amamiya, Sora
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Hiraiwa, Hotaru

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Asakura, Momo
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Usagihara, Touko

Supporting

Kitou, Akari
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Kamimoku, Neko

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Itou, Miku
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Hebimori, Oshizu

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Kambe, Mitsuho
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Togano, Mai

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Shiraishi, Haruka
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Kojou, Tomono

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Wakayama, Shion
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Tanigawa, Kei

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Sekine, Akira
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Fukushima, Yuuichi

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Kuroki, Miyuki

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Hamano, Takatoshi

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Ushijima, Shinichirou

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"Hajimari no Setsuna (はじまりのセツナ)" by Roubai Gakuen Chuutoubu 1-nen 3-gumi (蠟梅学園中等部1年3組)

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"Baton" by Komichi Akebi (CV: Manatsu Murakami)

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Mar 26, 2022

SingleH

Recommended

This show is some creepy, grimey, fetishy shit, and I’m not gonna lie. I’m a big fan.

Nowhere else will you find such lovingly crafted artwork and animation of a cute moe girl clipping her toenails and smelling the clippers like a complete fucking degenerate. I think it would be grievously disrespectful to the artistic merit this series has to offer to simply say the whole point of it is to show hebe lolis striking extremely suggestive poses while zooming in on them in a blatantly sexualized fashion, but if someone watched it and walked away with that impression, I couldn’t really blame them. If something ... like Non Non Biyori was an appreciation of countryside middle school girls’ innocent ways of life, then Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku is an appreciation of countryside middle school girls’ innocent…umm…bodies? I honestly don’t really know what to make of it sometimes. It feels like it was made by that one guy from Night Is Short, Walk on Girl. That old sleazeball from the beginning who was in crippling debt with Rihaku. I always thought it was such a hilarious gag to have him desperately trying to convince everyone his collection of old erotic paintings was more than just masturbatory fetish-fuel, because everyone was just like, “Yeah, sure. Whatever, man. You’re totally not just a perverted old geezer. Totally.” And his pathetic grandstanding was actually kinda compelling. I mean, yes, that guy was obviously just a pervert, but defending his collection of erotica as some from of “high-art” actually had a layer of credibility when they were all genuinely old and preserved paintings from past eras. If his argument was simply that a certain level of discipline and culture is required to collect and preserve historical, hand-painted erotica that isn’t required to download hentai off gelbooru, then he honestly wasn’t wrong.

I have similar feelings regarding this show. By no means am I oblivious to the sexual pandering on such flagrant display, but there’s a genuine elegance and artistry to it, I feel like there’s something more going on here. Or, hey, maybe there isn’t, and all cute girl shows are made exclusively to promote pedophilia, am I right? Either way, what you walk away with is a charming, endearing, gorgeously animated slice of life show which just happens to have an extreme foot fetish, tons of armpit shots, lipservice, and a cast of cute girls whose clothing hugs their bodies as tightly as it possibly can whenever they stretch or move even slightly. Our angelic protagonist, Akebi, is an adorable middle school freshman who studied as hard as she could to get into the prestigious academy her Mother went to when she was a girl, not because she had any particular academic aspirations, but simply because she fell in love with her Mother’s old sailor uniform and wanted to wear one herself. However, went she arrives, she learns the school has since changed their uniforms to more modern blazer jackets and black skirts. She’s devastated, but luckily, the nostalgic principal empathizes with her feelings and decides Akebi should be allowed to wear the sailor uniform if she so wishes. And thus we have our gimmick: Akebi is an eccentric, lovable, headstrong young girl who stands out, who is usually the center of attention, and who everyone becomes inspired by and/or enamored with. As her best friend, Kizaki, so aptly puts it, “It’s fun just watching her.” And the show capitalizes on this appeal 100%. It’s no coincidence, if you ask me, that Akebi enjoys doing yoga, dance, and gymnastics wearing short-shorts and skirts for all to see.

If there’s anything I have to really complain about, it’s that the show doesn’t go far enough. For example, in episode two, there’s a scene where Akebi bends over backwards and flips over in front of the class. There’s no pantyshot or anything—or at least not as far as you can see—but all her classmates are freaking out and blushing, and later in the episode they poke fun at her for showing her panties to the class. This obviously confused me, so I went to investigate the same scene in the manga, and I shouldn’t have been surprised by what I found. In the manga, you do, indeed, see a pantyshot, but it was censored from the anime by having her skirt not hike up as far. This is why I brought up that old sleazeball from Night is Short, Walk on Girl. I feel like the normal reaction people would have to reading a review which complains about an anime adaptation toning down more sexualized imagery from the manga would be to say, “Aren’t you just saying that because you want to see more perverted fanservice?” And the answer is no, not really. I mean, from a utilitarian perspective, what is even the point in bitching out like that as a studio? Anyone who was going to be mad about the show for including things like that would've already been mad about it regardless. It shows hebe lolis in the bath, and a myriad other things which had probably already pissed off communities like Twitter whether there was a pantyshot or not. Either cut it all to garner the acceptance of general audiences who hate anime and lose viewers who care, or include it all for the sake of viewers who care and lose the acceptance of general audiences who hate anime. Taking a middle ground which pleases nobody makes no sense to me.

This is a fetishy show. Much of its intended appeal is looking at twelve year old anime girls and indulging in the culture of extreme fetishization surrounding them and their iconography, like sailor uniforms, school swimsuits, and so on. Bastardizing the manga’s fanservice for the adaptation defiles the artistic integrity of the work, and I’m not just saying this because I’m particularly desperate to see up some two-dimensional cartoon character’s skirt. Indeed, if that old pervert from Night is Short, Walk on Girl was as much of a degenerate as the other characters made him out to be, he wouldn’t have wasted years of his life collecting and preserving high-class paintings. He would’ve just stayed home, watched porn, and not have given a single shit about the creative longevity of a classic medium. This, of course, leads into my thesis: if a studio as unreliable as Cloverworks could produce something this beautiful, clearly more was on their minds than tossing out some cynical fanservice for a quick paycheck. Seriously, I expected all their effort to go toward Sono Kisekaeningyō wa Koi wo suru, but in some episodes that show is a Powerpoint presentation with almost no actual animation and endless panning shots, and meanwhile this show looks fantastic almost consistently. At its best, the art direction looks quite nice, but unfortunately some of the outdoor backgrounds can sometimes look really, really, really bad. But, again, I expected a great deal of inconsistency from Cloverworks anyway, and while this show doesn’t have the jaw-dropping highlights of something like Wonder Egg Priority, it’s honestly their soundest production since they spearheaded the second half of Darling in the FranXX nearly four years ago.

Aside from its excellent visuals and striking presentation, Akebi-chan no Sailor-fuku is a solid, if fairly unexceptional CGDCT show. The unique character designs and their odd moe qualities are certainly memorable, but the characters are less so. Akebi is an absolute delight, but is she a terribly interesting character? No, not really. Everyone and everything are just kind of “what they need to be,” for lack of a better phrase, but even then there are still undoubtedly some unexpectedly touching moments of characterization. For example, there was an amazing side story in episode seven where the character Hebimori is caught listening to rock music and decides to make the excuse that she’s actually a rocker herself. This is obviously untrue, so she then spends the rest of the episode desperately trying to become proficient with a guitar to reify her excuse, all the while undergoing a cathartic character arc and learning healthy lessons about the importance of humility and dedication. Personally, this is so something I would do: lie about having something done or being able to do something well, only to then task myself with quickly and secretly making that lie become true before the time comes to actually deliver results with the readiness and skill I originally purported to have before the person I lied to ever learns I was a total hack all along? If that doesn’t scream SingleH, I don’t know what does. It was just a nice, relatable moment of empathetic character writing that confirmed—while generic—this show is by no means incompetently written. It doesn’t really break any molds or innovate any genres, but it looks splendid, its characters are lovable, its themes are sweet, and of course, its fetishization is quite singular.

Thank you for reading.

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Mar 26, 2022

SpRayquaza11

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This may be an actual good K ON! successor.

Akebi chan does not hide from the fact that it is a cute girl doing cute things show, but it does not try to sacrifice animation or art quality just because it's a slice of life show, this is pretty much why K ON, which was probably the best-looking show of 2010 really took off and still holds its crown. Yuru camp stopped being a competitor since there is a bit of camping sub-theme involved not just pure CGDCT.

Before I began, please let me make it clear, how you may perceive things may lead akebi chan seem ... like Ecchi. I simply cannot perceive it as fanservice I just see it as the girls being precious, adorable, and more protectable UwU. Certainly, there is a different type of audience that may perceive it in a different way. But at no point has clover works made the show a clear fanservice thing, if you have a feet fetish or a belly button fetish or whatever you may morph and call it fanservice but it is clearly not shoved in your face and most would not be taken as being fanservice. PLEASE DO NOT MISTAKE IT AS A FANSERVICE BAIT ANIME.

Akebi has no overblown first episode with a big twist or yadda. Just beautiful art cute girls being cute and fantastic OST in the mix.IT is still able to engage you even with a relatively boring plot due to the Art and animation quality in that first episode and the awesome OST and hook you for giving the next episode which is where the actual show begins.

From episode 2 onwards it turns into a character-driven show, with every one or two episodes focusing on a different classmate or dorm mate which does help in providing a variety of lovely and precious girls and their own quirks and worries. It keeps the show fresh, while the interaction of these girls with our MC akebi is always precious.

Art and animation (10/10)
Movie level background art, it is amazing and all done by hand, minimal photographic backgrounds, the animations mix really well with this beautiful world making the whole package all the more interesting, the ARt in OP is great but the ED follows more standard picturesque Artstyle which isn't too bad in all right since it feats all our favorite girls in sailor uniform! The character design while unique, may not be to everyone's liking but after a few eps you get used to it and appreciate it even.

Plot (7/10)
Slice of life which is character-driven, there is enough to fill a good chunk after a busy day but binge-watching it in anything lesser than 1080p may not lead to a pleasant experience. The main title I.e Sailor uniform Is sorted after about 2 episodes. After this, it's a cute girl doing cute things.

Characters(8/10)
It is a Character driven show and hence does not disappoint in the character department. Each girl is unique, well-written, and easily distinguishable. Their interactions with akebi are always a fun watch, Akebi herself is rather fun, energetic and carefree, and very proteccc worthy.

Sound and VA (9/10)
Kao, akebi’s sister, and the country Japanese-speaking girl are the highlight for me in terms of VA, the rest are rather simple Cute girl VA s and a couple of notable ones who do a great job as always.OP is really good with nice visuals. ED has geat music but unexpectedly mediocre art.

There is no plot so don't go looking into that and try not to binge the whole thing treat it as a healing anime that you watch in between whatever you may be watching (just my suggestion). The stunning art (Best this season) and animation which is quite good for an SOL, and the well-written and down-to-earth and cute and precious girls make akebi chan a good enough 12 episode ride.

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Mar 26, 2022

Stark700

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Watching Akebi's Sailor Uniform gave me a nostalgic feeling, for it embraces the school life style in the simplest of ways. During my elementary years, I felt like life was about as simple as it gets. There was no need for me to look for a job, manage finances, pay taxes, or dealing with all the responsibilities of adult life. All that awaited me during my elementary years was making friends and enjoying life as a kid. That same can be said for Komichi Akebi, who starts her middle school years.

Just as the English title is worded, the show is about Akebi who puts on ... a sailor uniform. That uniform represents youth as she attends middle school. Coming from a country background, she didn't have many friends but that doesn't mean she's an introvert. In fact, she is a very outgoing person who despite lacking social experiences, easily opens up to others. This attracts her to new friends and allowing her to experience life in a positive way. From the very first episodes, it's shown that Akebi seeks not attention but friendship with other students. She's an eager person to prove herself to others while also being a role model student.

Taking place in a school setting, the show depicts a coming of age story filled with realism. It jumps back to my reference to a nostalgic feeling when you see how our characters interact everyday. Akebi's experiences at school reminds me of the joy of being a kid. She makes friends with many students regardless of her background. The setting has a very blissful feeling because it takes place in the countryside. It's away from the dense cities or noisy streets of industrial revolutions. The middle school years is also a time for kids to be themselves and not worry so much about their futures. And finally, Akebi attends an all-girl school so this isn't a show about romantic relationships either. This show really doesn't take much risks when it comes to storytelling.

Now, I do want to make it clear that the show has a somewhat evolving cast. What you see on the promotional poster features the most prominent characters. However, every episode introduces more as the show progresses. Some of the more featured characters such as Tomono and Erika get more screen time than others. However, the show doesn't necessarily put them into every spotlight. The character that gets the most prominence is Akebi because the show is about her. During these times, she learns the very nature of school life whether it's in the classroom or outdoors. Activities such as physical education, cultural festival events, or exploring various art mediums are just a few examples. The key to enjoying the show is to put your shoes into the main character and feel like you're there with them. It's the best way to experience school life just as they do.

With a simple setting on the countryside, the show takes us across some breathtaking landmarks. The countryside invokes a feeling of nostalgia of a simple yet lush background of life. Cloverworks captures every moment of the outdoor nature and the countryside feeling at very chance possible. In essence, the setting takes on a life of its own because it's so realistic yet also simple to understand. Watch and see for yourself, and I promise that you won't doubt their talent again.

Akebi's Sailor Uniform is a shining example of what a slice of life should be. It's so simple and nostalgic yet delivers in every aspect of a slice of life. Tell your friends. Tell your family. Tell your dog. This anime is what we need more in our lives.

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