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Jun 24, 2015
Mixed Feelings
Ame-iro Cocoa, is a VERY SHORT show about our 4 ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆ characters, that work in a cafe.

That's really all it is.

Story: 5/10

The story centers mainly around 2 ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆ working in a cafe, brewing coffee and occasionally chatting with the only regular costumer (who is also a ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆)

The story is nonexistent. That's not a bad thing for this show *cough* Vampire Holmes *cough* since it doesn't feel like it want to be funny, have a deeper meaning or tuck on your heartstrings. It's just about 2 ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆ and their ever absent manager, working together in a cafe. It's good and quite relaxing honestly.

Art: 7/10

The art is your typical shoujo-esque style, but with a hint of pointy yaoi chin.
The backgrounds are really well done. You easily get the cafe feeling, with the coffee beans on the shelves and the fine cups that they're using. It helps create a relaxing atmosphere.

Sound: 7/10

The opening is quite catchy, but not enough to get inside your head. The voice acting is good. They sound convincing and it doesn't feel forced. The sound effects, like cups clanging against the table when they're placed, or the small footsteps on the wooden flooring are very well made. It feels completely natural.

The only thing i really can complain about with the sound, is that the opening song is playing in the background throughout each episode, like some sort of elevator music.

Characters: 5/10

The characters are not that well fleshed out. Not that they need to, don't get me wrong. I can immediately tell you that you shouldn't expect any character development.

The characters do a fair "job" at their posts.
The silent, but ever smiling guy behind the bar, brewing the best coffee you'll ever taste. The greenhorn waiter, who does his best at chatting with the mysterious ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆ regular (who apparently loves dogs). The guy who occasionally shows up at work and makes others wonder what he actually does, and lastly, the very mature and of course ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆ manager, who SOMEHOW is managing to keep the place up and running with only 1 returning costumer.

Enjoyment: 5/10

It's well made for a 2 minute show. It creates a relaxing atmosphere and easily sucks you in. The voice acting is believable and the sound effects are keeping the immersion of being in a cafe from breaking. But it all falls short and gives off a "meh" feeling in the end.

Overall: 5/10

TL;DR
If you want a 2 minute show that manages to create a cafe environment with a relaxing atmosphere, lighthearted jokes, no character development and ☆*・゜゚・*Bishounen*・゜゚・*☆, then this anime is definitely for you.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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