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I watched the first(?) season of this anime solely because I like short animes and stupid ones but this wasn't even the so-stupid-it's-enjoyable, it was just not entertaining to me despite finishing it. I've never been to Japan and these shorts just don't even feel like much of a commercial to me even? It has the weirdest storyline and it's not that it's hard to follow, it's just not interesting.

I usually don't have much to say about the animation but I remember watching the first episode when it came out and thinking how it felt like they were moving like VTubers. No offense to ... VTubers, but when I'm watching an anime, I suppose I expect them to move like... anime characters? I don't know how to explain it but the characters' movement was just super odd to me. Completely different compared to the previous version.

I know it's hard to get to know characters in such short episodes and they did offer backstory but even then, they have so many characters in such a small show that even if they're somehow having time for backstories, sometimes characters would be gone one episode and back the next that I'd already forget who they were. I felt like you couldn't really connect with these characters at all. I wouldn't compare this show to Teekyu as they're different, but Teekyu had even shorter episodes but the characters were so much easier to actually recognize who they were and what their personalities were. There were also more seasons but even then, when you saw one of them on screen, you kinda knew what would happen based on their personality. But in Musashino, you kinda get an idea of their personality but even then, it's just not enough to connect with them or even have favorite characters in my opinion.

Overall, I just wouldn't waste your time watching this. If you're actually interested in the destination, just research yourself, it'll probably save you time or just be more enjoyable.

It's hard to expect anything from an anime with short episodes so I rated this season a 6.

I felt there was a lot of characters introduced in such a short time-span that it was sometimes hard to follow who they were and what role they were supposed to fill. Even then, I still liked some of the more reoccurring characters which made it more enjoyable for me.

I also really loved the art style. It was so bright and it looked so clean and nice to look at. The sound was also really nice and had often relaxing background sounds.

Overall, the anime was ... okay but was a little hard to follow at times. If you want something quick and cute, maybe check this out?

This anime is a mess. A huge mess.

So we start with our main character, Makoto Itou, taking a picture of Kotonoha Katsura on the train. She's unaware and he's got a new background on his phone to look at. Not too weird compared to everything else in this anime. At school later that day Sekai Saionji notices it and asks if he's doing the cell phone charm. I have never heard of this and it's honestly just weird in general. I've obviously seen people take pictures of others when they're not looking but for it to be something that could possibly be common activity is ... weird to me but again they're high schoolers.

As the anime progresses it just goes further and further down the drain. Once you reach somewhere between episodes 3-5 it's not as wholesome as it might seem in the beginning. Makoto is influenced by Sekai which encourages him to make many, many very bad decisions. Katsura starts having a hard time understanding how important she really is to Makoto and she almost seems like a robot at some points. She's constantly so deep in her own head she can't decipher the difference between the scenarios playing in her head and things actually happening in real life.

This anime has so many twists and turns and just cringeworthy surprises. You'll be angry for most of this anime so make sure you do some breathing exercises before and after every episode. You'll probably need to.