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What starts off as your typical cute girls doing cute things anime actually evolves into something more with Hanayamata. Yes there are still cute girls doing cute things in the anime so don't fear. But the show isn't afraid to call itself on its on use of tropes, often breaking the fourth wall and breaking the characters down into those groups out loud and shattering them with character development. I'm not going to say that the characters completely break those molds but they do in fact go further past just the tropes that anime usually keep to in these sorts of anime. Even some of ... the more background characters have development and grow with the story.

The story line is good, even if most of the storytelling is done in the background its done so that the characters themselves can shine and tell the story. Rather than seeing montage after montage of the characters doing nonstop practice its implied that they do this on a regular basis through careful story telling. It helps to move the pace along and really let you get attached to the characters, rather than just waiting for the next sequence of events in between the intense training. The art style is adorable, something that is always important with these sorts of anime. But not only is it adorable is its beautifully drawn, from the emotions to the costumes. To the animation when the girls dance it's all a real treat.

All in all I binged the series in one day and hadn't even realized that I'd done so. If you're looking for a cute anime with lots of emotion I would definitely suggest to watch Hanayamata. I'm almost certain you won't regret it.