Hidamari Sketch, Yuru Yuri Recommendations
Both of these slice of life anime are about a group of cute girls doing cute things. The jokes are similar and some characters share many things in common.
If you liked the characters SHAFT's Hidamari Sketch you should definitely check out Yuru Yuri and vise versa because the four main characters are basically the same regarding character traits and even character design for some parts. And as the characters and some small things are the only thing that differs between those Slice of Life shows I think a recommendation can be made because of the characters alone. Some noteworthy examples:
-The main heroine Akari (Yuru Yuri) and Yuno (Hidamari Sketch) are both the shy, cute and quiet ones of the cast. Also both have things in their hair on both the left and right
side. For Yuno it is her two "crosses" and for Akarin it is her tied hair. Both are moved kinda in the background during conversations and such.
-Kyouko (Yuru Yuri) and Miyako (Hidamari Sketch) both have blonde hair and are both hyperactive and have the most comedic parts in their respective shows. They are both kinda reckless and quirky at first but in the end deeply care about their friends and are really loveable.
-Then we have Yui (Yuru Yuri) and Sae (Hidamari Sketch). Both are the maturest ones of the cast, both have blue hair and overall act pretty much the same.
-And last but not least we have Chinatsu and Hiro. Both are more or less indicated to be Yui/Sae's "lover", both have similar hair styles and Yui Chinatsu reminded me a lot of Hiro with how she interacts with the others though she's not quite as mature as Hiro.
All in all I think Yuru Yuri (Anime published in 2010, Manga in 2008) took a great peek at Hidamari Sketch (Anime published in 2007, Manga in 2004) while creating their characters and if you loved the characters in Yuru Yuri you will surely love them in Hidamari Sketch as well and vise versa. But Hidamari Sketch has far less Yuri moments compared to Yuru Yuri.
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These have same plot with slice of life type and many seasons. The story around girls in dorm of Art specialized school.
