HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAI Jebus reviews Yuru Yuri, hajimatte yo!
So when I first started watching this show, I thought to myself "oh no, here we go, middle school girls thinking they're lesbians so they go and do lesbian things with other lesbians that are friends of said lesbian" and you know what? I was right. Now mind you, this was when I found the idea of lesbians being funny just ridiculous so I didn't really enjoy it like others did. I watched the first episode just out of curiosity and I was bored to tears and just found myself getting angry with every lesbian joke that came out of this show. I turned it off and never looked back. This was when it aired.
...then I watched episode 2 three years later after lightening up a bit.
My god, how this show managed to slip through my radar is incredible. Every character has feeling and emotion and just fun qualities about them that it's impossible not to enjoy and love at least one of these characters. Whether you love the rowdy and carefree TOSHINO KYOUKO, the bratty and sometimes caring Chinatsu, the caring and bold Yui or the one-you-just-can't-help-but-feel-sorry-for Akarin, there is someone to love in this show.
Now to be fair, this show isn't for everyone. If you are not a fan of the slice of life genre, or you just don't find the same running jokes funny after 5 times in a row, you will not enjoy YuruYuri. If you like girls who work off each other to pull off some of the greatest situations in SOL history, you will love the hell out of YuruYuri.
Also, this is the first show in many anime that I found the supporting cast to be just as fun and wonderful as the main cast and sometimes they get more screen time than the main four, but boy, does it pay off. Ayano is a girl who is totally tsundere for Kyouko and whether she wants to admit it or not, everyone else can tell. Another character (and when I talked about running jokes) Chitose is a running joke all by herself. Taking off her glasses will make her mind imagine two girls that she sees infront of her engage in a yuri-esque situation and thus, she gets a nosebleed. I do admit, sometimes the joke can be overused but sometimes it works wonderfully when used at the right moments.
OVERALL: The show is a balance of fun and curiosity between the cast and even though the show gives off a vibe of "lesbian only" jokes, most of the jokes are anything but. Most of the time, the jokes are just simple SOL jokes you would find in classics like Azumanga Daioh and School Rumble. The setting is simple but it barely plays a part in the show's overall feel. However, like I said, this show is not meant for everyone so try to keep an open mind when going into it. Also, I really advise you to skip episode 1 and head straight into 2 as that is when the show kicks it up a notch.
Jebus gives Yuru Yuri 4 curiosities out of 5.
