Jul 21, 2018
The only good thing I have to say about this is the art and sound. Anything else, including the plot, character, and character interactions ranges from mediocre to cringeworthy. In Asagao to Kase-san, the anime rides itself on the fluff as well as the small dramas in their relationship; it's really the only two things that happens.
Before I talk about the bad parts of the anime I want to say, if you enjoy art and like the aesthetic you see going on, Asagao to Kase-san will be an utter delight. Also the voice actors are nice and Yamada sounds precious. As for Kase, I'm
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sure I would have gotten used to her voice if the anime was an episodic thing. Overall, everything just looks good and sounds good. I think it's totally reasonable to just watch it for that.
With that out of the way, let's talk about the fluff, which can demonstrate how weak the characters and their interactions are. It was cute but feels shallow because the characters are shallow. Kase and Yamada really can be boiled down to nice and has nice intentions, except one is athletic and the other one is timid. Following that, the only difference is the people around Kase who always pull her away from Yamada. These two dimensional characters stumble around a bit, smile at each other, and do romantic things which a major part of their interaction. From that stems the main problem, which is that their chemistry is lacking, and they feel like templates for cute lesbian things to happen.
So in order to compensate, because Kase and Yamada are boring when they aren't building up to that one fluffy moment in the otherwise dull sea of pleasantries, we have the melodramatic bits. While I might be biased because I don't enjoy melodrama, I find it manga like Bloom into You handles it well by not treating it as momentous or as a reason to cry. Asagao to Kase-san on the other hand, utilizes very nice directing and art to make everything seem sad but I'm on the side wondering if the situation actually warrens that. The situations don't justify how sad Yamada is feeling, so the way the show does so much to communicate it (and very successfully too) makes it seem blown out and over-emotional. I couldn't actually watch the last bit of the anime because at that point I had stopped due to how cringey the moment the background turned white felt.
One more bit I want to talk about is how the conflict is set up. Up to three or maybe more times, the conflict was sown or escalated by people pulling Kase away during a conversation or by calling her. It was used once to erupt a fluff scene too. All of these interruptions makes it feel overdone. Even more, Kase always prioritizes the people around her to Yamada, even when it feels like it should be the other way around. Each time they speak, even if they have not resolved the conversation, if Kase's friends call on her then she goes away no argument.
Overall, Asagao to Kase-san is cute, but lacks substance which it tries to make up for with unconvincing drama. If you're starving for yuri or you just like yuri for the sake of yuri, go on right ahead! If you want more, find something else.
Reviewer’s Rating: 4
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