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Apr 27, 2022
Did you ever have a friend from childhood so unlike you, so different in their approach to life that it offended your sensibilities, flustered you to no end, and made you question why you always put up with them? Yet, you did. Every day. They were simply part of your being by circumstance, familiar. Known. You could implicitly trust them, and they you. Silence was perfectly fine, and their mere presence was a comfort.
Now imagine them as the only other remaining person on Earth, and your lone companion in a grey sullen apocalypse. That's Yuuri to me, and I adore her as she adores Chito.
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Together, they're the inseparable pair upon which this entire series rides, and it's a joy to watch them interact. How believably they bicker, how mirthfully they find their little moments of play in that moody, decrepit industrial wasteland of a world, with its forgotten machines creaking and groaning out their last vestiges of function in pointless unthinking service to the masters of a vanished civilization.
Our duo explores its darkest bowels and crumbling spires, rumbling along in their gas-guzzling military relic of a vehicle from site to site, ever scavenging for food rations and shelter. We learn who they are as the series unfolds, and they learn just how deeply they matter to one another. How their differences are a complement, and that the tragedy of humanity's forlorn fate only binds them closer. That tragedy is mysterious and foreboding, and the reasons for it are gradually unveiled.
I found the setting and story to be utterly captivating even in its mundanity, each new location holding small treasures, curiosities, or traces of life that the girls observe, tinker with, and ponder over. The pacing is slow and the silences long, but by the end, I wanted nothing more than for their journey to last a thousand episodes, because it felt to me like I was right there with them, taking shelter in the warmth and sincerity of their friendship like a third girl huddled in a cozy blanket against the barren winter of eternity.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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Feb 17, 2022
Slice of life often bores me to death. When animation allows for the exploration of truly fantastical settings, why hone in on a corporate drone's humdrum daily life? To spice it up, of course, with two dragon girls so adorable that your heart itself might squeal for them.
A mountain of lewdness surrounds this glorious pinnacle of moe, which the show fully embraces. Much of it is underpinned by Tooru's insecure infatuation with Miss Kobayashi, in addition to the possessive gluttony and greed befitting a dragon. Kanna, by comparison, is drawn to her as a child to a mother, and she's truly precious in that role,
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while Kobayashi herself has an endearingly deadpan humor and sarcastic wit.
The development of that relationship trio is the centerpiece of the show, along with a convincing portrayal of the dragons' struggle to fit into a human world they don't understand. Scene by scene, it's written with an unexpected degree of subtlety, sprightly spontaneity, and intelligence, emphasizing their curiosity.
Thus, viewers never quite know what to expect of their interactions, which are frequently complicated by differing values and methods of conflict resolution. Through the entertaining antics resulting from that, touching displays of affection, and a remarkable chemistry between the main characters, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid won me over, though like her mistress, I won't be indulging in tail.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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Jan 22, 2022
Here is a short, small slice of an android girl's life, and a meditation on "mono no aware" or the wistful transience of all things. Little happens, and yet I couldn't help but smile at nearly every scene; there is no fear of silence or rush to an action sequence, instead confidently zooming into the ambient details like grass swaying in a sunset breeze or the relaxing burble of a coffee kettle.
Zoom back out, and we're offered a glimpse at the future days of humanity's lost past - life after the death of modern civilization, in all its splendid tranquility, from the naively inquisitive and
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adventurous perspective of that android girl who's more charmingly human in an hour-long OVA than most characters are over the course of a full series.
Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou is all it needs to be, and no more. Come to it with a quiet heart seeking joy and not a critical eye expecting excitement, and you may find a modest yet memorable treasure.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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