Orefuro is a short 4-min per episode anime which features a boy and a merman who lives in his bathtub.
Story: 5/10
Story is very simple and most of it is just poke-fun at usual anime cliches.
There's not a lot of story at all to be honest, the time limit makes sure of that.
Art: 6/10
Not bad, but not amazing either. The art style for the opening is like-wise to a painting, which is amazing other than the fact that it is the most misleading opening to any anime, ever.
For a most part, art is consistent throughout the series.
Character: 9/10
This is where Orefuro shines, the characters (and the seiyuus that give them life), are amazing.
Each of the characters are quirky in their own way and their antics make you laugh just for the sake of laughing, and they join together to do the wackiest things.
Although to be honest, I loved the characters because knowing the seiyuus have Daiya/Free!/Boueibu history. The similarities/differences/parallels just make everything funny.
Enjoyment: 8/10
A LOT OF FUN. I love the jokes in this series, a lot of slice-of-life jokes fall flat but Orefuro didn't run flat for me at all. It gave me a good laugh!
Overall: 8/10
If you're looking for no-drama, no-stress, and a good laugh. (And if you're a sports anime fujoshi) - this is an anime for you.
It's a real good brether from a lot of heavier toned animes and well, I do highly recommend it. Especially if you're interested in the seiyuus of this work, they did a really wacky and fantastic job in Orefuro.
