Ha, pervert. Bet you just went to go look up some scenes and you were about to call my review misleading, huh? That is, if you kept reading anyway, you are also probably curious as to what the rest of my review is about after that line I delivered.
Alright, so actually, this anime has a very misleading name. If you reread it, it is not called "ゆりゆり" it is called "ゆるゆり" and the "ゆる" part actually means calm, loose, leisurely; that kind of stuff. It is basically implying that they are going to show you lots of close scenes to girls kissing, but for the most part will just tease the more perverted viewer. And it also means that their friendships are close enough to be considered ゆり nature, but still a lot more ゆる in them.
My review will be one of those ones that actually avoids spoiling things, but still gives off some information that will convince you to watch at least one episode. That way, some other reviewer does not ruin the experience for you. But, when you do watch this one, what you will truly get out of this anime is a surprisingly good comedy, characters and setting.
It is definitely similar to Lucky Star in terms of calmness and its humor feeling so natural that you would very well believe that the voice actors themselves are fighting when their characters do. It even has a few points from ぱにぽにだっしゅ with some rapid-fire comedy; something I never thought I would see outside that particular anime.
It delivers a sense of natural jokes that do not feel forced like most anime do and it even has a tone of randomness that does not come off as annoying; another rare trait to see in an anime. Its twists will also give you at least one laugh if you are not a very happy person. This is one of the few that says it delivers what it does and successfully does so, but even more. Do not scoff this one off if you are looking for a natural, random comedy. Especially if you have seen Lucky Star, I recommend this one right away.
You would be lucky to find an anime similar to its style. At least, in terms of its natural humor to be specific. This one also continues beyond its original seasons as of recently, so you are in for the long run if you begin watching this. I believe it is even close to entering mainstream status due to its very positive reception which means it could go on for a while. But, it is one of those rare mainstream anime that is not just popular because it is popular, but because it is actually funny. It even has a spin-off as well.
If you are expecting some light hentai action here, then you are for sure out of luck. It only has close moments and maybe (...) but you just have to watch it to see. If you are expecting the same as your private time videos, then I would just go ahead and pass this anime by.
But, If you are looking for a nice, calm comedy that can deliver just as much randomness as it can natural humor, you better start watching ゆるゆり right away as it delivers plenty of what you seek in this genre.
