Jun 7, 2013
This is my first time writing a review. English is not my native language. please forgive me if I make any beginners mistakes.
GJ-bu, a slice of life comedy. I began this series because I was bored, expecting it to be 'another' crappy harem series. Turns out it doesn't have allot of romance in it, but is really, an amusing comedy.
Many slice of life series try so hard to be more funny than they actually are.. GJ-bu stands out, by not trying to stand out. in a good way.
Story: 6
This series is mostly, just the main characters doing amusing things in their club room.
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They play chess, drink tea, eat unhealthy food.
There actually isn't much more to this. Still, it was really fun to watch and I was never bored throughout the series. Each character has its own set of jokes and puns that go with it. Most series based around this concept tend to get old after about 6 episodes. GJ-bu managed to keep the same level of amusement the entire series. They didn't try to go over the top with their jokes and puns
Since there is no real story line, but really well planned episodes. a 6 seems fair
Art: 8
The art was surprisingly good. On close-ups the characters were double vectored and at a distance you are still able to make out what is happening. I really love the colors they used. The light warm colors give off a cozy atmosphere which absolutely fits the series.
The amount of angles from which the room was drawn is amazing. I didn't count them or anything, but I noticed I never really saw much of the same backgrounds.
There were no real unacceptable mistakes in the animation, characters nicely drawn, allot of variation for just one room. But no real extraordinary things. it's worthy of an 8.
Sound: 7
The Japanese characters were voiced well, they had voices fitting them.
The ones who supposedly spoke English had such a terrible accent. I wasn't sure whether they didn't have enough money to hire English VA's, they were making fun of the Japanese accent or if the characters were lingually-handicapped.
There aren't a lot of BGMs, but the ones they did have added something to the situation. Making it more funny or serious.
I liked the beginning of the OP. It's not often that you find such a cheeky little rap. But the rest of the OP was completely average for a SoL highschool comedy.
There were 4 EDs which were rather catchy but nothing special.
Nice voice cast, OK OST, OP and EDs a 7 seems about right.
Characters: 8
The main cast consists of 6 characters. 5 girls and a boy.
Mao, The club president: A cheeky little girl. kind of bossy. She seems rude, but that is mostly because she likes the main character, Kyouya (kyoro). Again, this is not a harem series. they don't take her liking him to, too much of an issue. She spends most of her time keeping the rest of the club from being bored to death by annoying them.
Megumi, Mao's younger sister: She may be the younger one, but is more mature for her age. in body and mind. I could still sense the Mao was the older sister. Mao is way more bossy and experienced in life (not in a sexual way). She spends her time making tea and baking cakes and cookies.
Kirara, the mysterious one: Most of the time, when there's a mysterious character in anime that character gets ditched or becomes annoying after he or she's not mysterious anymore. Kirara stays mysterious and interesting as the girl who eats meat and sits in the room. She spends her time eating meat.
Shion, the elegant one: She doesn't know much of the outside world and lacks common knowledge on food and other activities for ordinary people. luckily kyoro is there to support her on this issue. She spends her time playing chess.
Kyouya (kyoro), aka ORE-MAN: The protagonist of this story. He's the only boy in the good job club. all of the little stories per episode involve him.
Tamaki: Halfway the series, she was suddenly introduced as one of the main characters. It turns out her role isn't all that big. She's like mao in a lot of ways. the moment she was introduced was the moment I thought this series was going to suck. it didn't as her role isn't all that significant.
The characters are well balanced and don't get boring. Because of the insignificant role of tamaki I'm only giving it an 8.
Enjoyment: 9
I enjoyed this series so much more than I thought I would. What I thought to be a generic SoL, turned out to be a good generic SoL. Good characters, nice art and not overdone.
Overall: 8
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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