With the high quality of the Ichigo Mashimaro OVA, I began to think that maybe my memory had failed me and I hadn't given this a fair rating. Rewatching it revealed that no, 7 was the right score after all. Ichigo Mashimaro is amusing enough, adorable enough and relaxing enough, but it's not a particularly special series. Just another good one. It does come across as a bit archetypal SoL, but it's not like that's ever stopped me.

There's not much I want to say about Ichigo Mashimaro. Plenty of shows have come along since this that do what it does just as well or better, but Ichigo Mashimaro still holds up, aside from some dated animation. There's nothing noteworthy, really. Considering the plethora of comparable alternatives, there's no real need to watch this, but there's no real reason not to, either, if you like SoL shows.

This is another testament to what I've observed, though. That is, these series have been getting faster-paced on average over the years. And those more hyper SoL shows are fun, don't get me wrong. But there's still a place for a more relaxed show without going full iyashikei.

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A character who is a god and is surrounded by a whole bunch of gods around her? This should be interesting. Keyword "should." If I didn't love this sort of low fantasy element as much as I do I would've dropped this.

Our heroine, who apparently develops pica when she's nervous, has to be combined with several other characters to form an actual, complete human being between them. The plots are tedious and simplistic. I won't write much about this because it doesn't interest me much. The characters, plot, animation, atmosphere and so forth just aren't interesting so I'll just keep it simple for you: Don't. Kamichu is an unambitious show with uninteresting story lines that just has so little going on worthy of note that there's very little I actually could say about this other than "meh."

If you're not an absolute sucker for low fantasy who can put up with a pretty poor show to get your fix, just skip this.