Let's begin with those that are learning Japanese I rate Yuru Yuri a 2/5.
JAPANESE LEARNERS (2/5) Easy to Understand)
Fortunately, this anime is easy to understand without subtitles if you are at the intermediate or above level, there will be some advanced words or grammar phrases that will actually be used, and you should have no trouble watching this anime without subtitles. If you are a beginner Japanese learner, you will learn a lot of phrases and words without the subtitles so use this anime as an excellent learning tool.
STORY
The girls want to start a club. They get a club. They get members. The end. That’s the story, but where do does 12 episodes actually take us, though. I like to think of Yuru Yuri as one of those Japanese Cop dramas where every episode is different yet gives us a little bit of a plot. Unfortunately, if you wanted a good story like a Shonen Jump anime, you won’t find one here. However, one should not watch the anime because of that reason alone. Each episode is amazing and unique in its own way. There is one episode where the girls go to the beach and one where they go to a hotel in Kyoto. This is how the anime is presented. Although you won’t get a story, you will get plenty of laughs along the way.
ART/ANIMATION
Ah, how I adore cute anime characters. The good thing is that Yuru Yuri is not short of any cutesy-want-to-squeeze- characters. I also love how each character is drawn. They are drawn perfectly to fit their type, except probably Kyouko, who is drawn cute but is a total crazy girl. I will say however not to expect any awesome cgi or whatnot because the animation is typical of your regular slice of life anime.
SOUND
Upon writing this review, the only music I remembered where the opening and ending song and those were pretty darn good. Actually, they were so good that I downloaded the songs. Aside from the theme songs, I didn’t think that any of the anime songs were of memorable nor of any particular interest.
CHARACTERS
Lesbians. Lesbians everywhere. This is where this anime truly shines at. The characters all like another character and they show jealousy for each other, which is hilarious.
Each character has her own unique personality. From the clumsy Akari, adorable Chinatsu, and the nosebleed crazy Chitose, we are given a lot of characters to love and hate in this anime. If it wasn’t for these characters, I’m afraid that this anime would have been a disaster.
ENJOYMENT
Funny characters and an amazing opening and ending theme song is what keeps this anime so great in my book. The story and sound are lacking, but I think that since this anime is a shoujo-ai and slice of life anime, none of those things are particular needed, but they are welcomed. Also, if you know a lot about Japanse culture, then you will most certainly find puns and mimicrys everywhere. I laughed on every episode because of them. If you enjoy any slice of life or shoujo-ai anime and don’t care about the story, I recommend you give this a watch.
