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Heroine Tarumono or else Heroines run the show. Where should I start and where to end? I have to say one thing: it's an underrated anime!

At first I didn't know a thing about Honeyworks, but thanks to Heroine Tarumono, I fell in love with the music so I started slowly learning more about Honeyworks and watched other series based on them like I've always liked you, The moment you fall in love, Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart and of course LIPXLIP secret movie. Yes,Honeyworks made their charm again. Let's see it more analytically. SPOILER ALERT FROM THERE ⚠️

Plot:9/10

A girl coming from ... a village moving to Tokyo to become a professional at running. That sounds cliche,but then it becomes a bit more interesting when she ends up becoming manager in training for two idols who didn't even hear about before. Yes,many people will find cliche the fact that LIPXLIP became idols so they could follow their dreams and go against their families,but still, the anime manages to make the cliche interesting. Yume Fanfare tells the story of the two idols in a creative way and of course it connects the movie I mentioned before, which talks about Aizo's and Yuujiro's past and what led them to become idols while Heroine Tarumono shows more about the two boys life as idols and that makes it a good slice of life. Also,Hiyori also plays an important role to the series since she is the one who managed to tame Aizo and Yuujiro, and even made them to be more friendly to each other and of course their fans. In other words, Heroine tarumono has a slightly cliche yet sweet and domestic plot

Art:10/10

I really loved the artstyle of the series. It's so smooth and sweet,like if it's a normal shoujo anime:well designed characters,cute girls with big sparkling eyes and shining hair,attractive, handsome boys with charming looks,everything is amazing! You can easily fall in love with all the characters just by looking at their art style. In fact,it's almost like the music videos of Honeyworks. I don't have anything else to say about the art style is amazing!

Music:10/10

I wish I could give more than 10 just for music. The main opening "Julieta " made me want to give a chance to this series. It sounds so charming and princely. That represents LIPXLIP:their the princes or else Romeos, that's why their fans,who are mostly girls are called Julietas. But the ending "Tokyo Sunny Party " was also great! Hiyori, Juri and Chizuru VA made a masterpiece party like Song that makes you want to dance. As for the songs in the series,all of them are amazing:Romeo,Yume Fanfare, Yappa Saikyu, all those songs can make anyone fall in love with LIPXLIP. But let's not forget about other idols like Mona or Full Throttle4. I'll talk more about them later,but what I want to say about them is that Full throttle4 most famous song that appears in the series which is called "GOODBYE" ,along with other songs which anyone can find on YouTube (LOVE ANTHEM, DEAR LAYLA,WELCOME SICKS etc),can tell everything about the group's pasts and trust me,I loved FT4 more than LIPXLIP just because of the theme of their songs . On summary, the music is just a masterpiece. Congratulations, Honeyworks!

Characters:10/10

All the characters are amazing in their own way! From main characters to minor characters ,everyone has his/her charm. What I mean with that? Let's analyze it:

Hiyori Suzumi is the cliché boyish character who wants to follow her dreams and make money to help her family. She has a strong will and confidence and is always there to support LIPXLIP, even if it means she has to sacrifice herself (Sprain her ankle to save their performance for example). And of course I can't ignore the fact that even if she hated them at first,Hiyori ended up attaching on them too much that she regretted herself for having to leave(and then return lol),but she knows it is for their good. In general, she is a bit kawaiii.

Aizo Shibasaki is one of my most favorite characters of the series for many reasons. Is it because he went against his mother by becoming an idol? Is it because he has a bubbly personality despite of his fear around women? Is it his love for cats? He is a real star! In fact,he is the real prince charming who's there for the princess,even if he's slightly a Tsundere lol. What I love about him is the way he "flirts" with Yuujiro on stage hehe.

Yuujiro Someya is different. If Aizo is the handsome flirty prince, Yuujiro is the mysterious adorable prince who's a true gentleman . Like Aizo,he went against his parents and didn't follow the path of Someya family and become a kabuki performer and instead he became an idol. He is a big Tsundere who loves dogs,but he is such a sweetheart!

As for the other characters, as I said, I'm a big fan of Full Throttle4, FT4 for short. All of them are fun and underrated. Especially IV-San,the DJ and manager of the group. Come on,he is the one who connects Full Throttle4. Give him more attention!


What is more interesting is the mix of the generations. Kodai,Koutarou, Ken,Arisa,Hina and Sena are all second years so they're all in second generation. Kodai dates Juri so that's a very good example to explain the connection of generations. And finally, in the last episode, the third generation (Natsuki ,Yuu,Mochita,Akari and Miou) appear in the background, cheering for LIPXLIP. That's a symbolically movement to show how close the characters are and that's really nice!

Overall , Heroine Tarumono is a great anime series with many messages about life and friendship. This show tells you indirectly:"Don't do things you don't like. Follow your dreams and have fun". If you like music/idol series or if you're fan of Honeyworks, this anime is suitable for you

Aharen-San or else Komi-San can't communicate in loli version. Just kidding. But it's true that Reina is like Shouko but in mini edition, which makes it adorable. The anime might seem cliche in every field, but for many reasons it manages to mix all the cliches(Beach,pool episode,festivals,dating etc) and make a cute slice of life which makes your heart go doki doki!

Raidou is actually the one who disappointed me at first because of how dense he is ,but as you watch the series you see how pure he is,yet a bit silly, which is important for a romance comedy genre.

Also,let's not forget about ... that ending. So sweet and cute. In conclusion if you like slice of life or romance comedy anime,this is the suitable 2022 anime for you. It's cliche, but with soothing music and animation which is adorable!!

(SPOILERS ALERT!)

Gamers...it wasn't as I expected:

Story: 4/10
The title of the anime was a trap! Literally. It's supposed to be a gaming anime or at least contain the gaming element,but in fact,the result was 90% relationship misunderstandings and 10% gaming. Gamers is just like any romance/School/Slice of life anime,but it doesn't even follow the title. If you want to make an anime about games,then dedicate to them,don't just use them as an excuse to create a love drama! At first it started with Karen inviting Keita to the gaming club so it had a fair dedication to games. But after the first episode,or actually when Chiaki ... appeared,the gaming element went in trash and the plot focused on the complicated relationships between the five main characters.


Art:7/10
I have to admit that the art design was one reason why I wanted to give a chance to this anime. It wasn't amazing,but it wasn't awful either. In fact,if you don't count some moments where Uehara or other characters had weird facial expressions,the design was okay. I don't have anything bad about it.


Sound:9/10
That's the biggest reason why I wanted to watch Gamers. I happened to hear the opening song, which in my opinion is really catchy and sounds good to my ears,but as for the video clip,it was a trap too! I thought that it would have some great game battles,RPG games or anything else that involves gaming,but unfortunately this stayed only on the opening. However,I liked the music so much that I don't want to complain.

Characters:4/10
There we go! Keita is the cliche example of the lonely boy who loves gaming and is most likely a virgin who finds pleasure by playing roleplay games instead of trying to find a real girl. He likes Karen,but he seems like he doesn't know about dating!

Uehara on the other hand is a really weird guy who wants to ship Keita with Karen , but he seems like he causes trouble to his relationship with Aguri .

Karen is clearly the "perfect" example of a girl who everyone wants to mimic or date,but in fact she had fallen for a simple boy like Keita and doesn't even admit it. She is really klutz in my opinion.

Aguri has that sweet, devilish personality that makes you cringe. She appears to have a cute, flirty personality when she is around Tasuku,but when she sees him with another girl, especially Karen and Chiaki,she jumps in wrong conclusions and instead of clearing the misunderstanding,she only makes it worse by bursting at Keita

And finally Chiaki...well,she is the only character that I like a bit more than the others. The only bad thing is that as Aguri(and actually all the characters),she jumps in wrong conclusions.

Overall:5/10

Gamers would be a good anime even without games. If the gaming element wasn't involved,I'm sure that It would've been a mediocre romance anime. Why do you have to add gaming if you don't focus on it and focus only on the love content?