[Story]: (8/10)
This is the 3rd Season of Yuru Yuri and is being created by a new studio called "TYO Animation".
If you've watched the previous seasons of Yuru Yuri then you should have noticed that the 3rd Season is a wee bit different than the 2nd Season. It's more calmer now..Calmer is probably not the word I'm looking for but this is the best word that I could say about the show. The first 2 seasons were way energetic than the 3rd Season. However, I am enjoying the 3rd Season as much as the 2nd season and here are my reasons why.
Firstly, most of the characters who didn't get a lot of screentime in the previous seasons are getting more screentime here. For example, Sakurako and Himawari's arguments. There seems to be more argument towards these characters than the previous seasons. Since I'm a fan of their pairing and their arguments, I gotta say thank you "TYO Animations" for giving them more screentime. Now I won't have to read those Himawari X Sakurako fanfics anymore which I regret reading. Another example is Akari. She's now getting the same amount of screentime as Toshino Kyouko whereas in the first two seasons, she was not treated like a protagonist which was the running joke in the series. I admit, I'm going to miss the "Akarin" joke but on the other hand, I'm glad she's getting the amount of screentime a protagonist deserves.
Secondly, the new jokes are different than second season but the new jokes surprisingly made me laugh like how second season made me laugh, even though S2 and S3 uses different gags. However, this is subjective because some might find S2's joke better than S3. If you're worried that the new studio replaced all the existing jokes then fear not because most of the existing jokes like Chitose's "nosebleeds/yuri fantasy", Ayano's puns, Chinatsu's horrible ass drawing and "everything she designs are garbage" joke, and etc. are still here.
Finally, S3 has more Yuri....I mean, Shoujou Ai scenes than the predecessors. What I mean is the characters are all being lovey dovey towards each other but not to the point where it becomes a complete Shoujou Ai where the characters get together and starts dating or some shit. For example, there are more Toshino x Ayano (my favourite) moments and more Himawari x Sakurako (my 2nd favourite) moments. There are also some new "character pairing" moments that we haven't really seen in the previous seasons like the "Toshino X Akari" moment (so cute), Ayano X Yui moments (Ayano and Yui could (and probably should) form a new team together called the "punny" team.......No?......I'll leave) and etc. Goddammit, TYO..Why you want me to ship more characters?
I am bummed out that the Akarin intro is gone. I always looked forward to Akarin's intro and her cute "Yuru Yuri..hajimaru yo" speech every episode and those intros never got old. They always cracked me up like Akari shooting down the UFO using her "detachable" hair buns thingy in her hair or Akari spreading her disease called "Akarin" to her friends. I am also bummed out that the "eyecatches" are gone which usually happens before and after the commercial break.
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[Art/Animation]: (9.5/10)
I am SO GLAD that a new animation company has taken over and produced Season 3 of Yuru Yuri. The background are a lot more detailed and their club room is where you'll spot the huge major changes plus the visuals and lighting are a lot better than the second season. The character designs are also better than S2 but the changes aren't that huge. The only changes that I saw in S3 that is different than S2's character design is their hairs which looks more glossy and shinier and their eyes which also looks more coloured and shinier
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[Sound]: (8.5/10)
Nothing really changed in the soundtrack department. The background theme sounds the same as S2 when a funny scene is playing, when they're fooling around or when they're having a normal conversation. Now the OP and ED theme song.
The OP theme song is "Chochocho! Yuru Yuri?Capriccio!!!" by Nanamori Chu?Goraku Bu and the ED theme song is Acchu~ma Seishun!" by Nanamori Chu?Goraku Bu. I'm a fan of Yuru Yuri's OP because they're pretty catchy to listen to except for this OP. It's not bad but it's not great either. It's decent and it's really not that catchy. The ED theme song....three words, I love it. I mean, it's not better than Yuru Yuri's (S2) ED theme but it is definitely going in my top 3 favorite Yuru Yuri ED theme songs.
Now the Voice Actors.. I heard some rumor that most voice actors were replaced due to a change in studio but I'm glad the rumor was false. Who would want Akarin's VA to be replaced? Her voice is amazing, especially when she screams. Who could also forget Ayano's "TOSHINO KYOUKO!" scream and her "hilarious" puns.
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[Characters]: (8/10)
Like I said above, the show is a lot more calmer than the previous seasons. The whole reason why the previous seasons were so energetic and lively is because of Toshino Kyouko. What happens if she starts to mature bit by bit? Well, you get this..Look, Toshino is still the most immature character in the series, along with Sakurako but if you compare the Toshino from this season and the Toshino from the previous seasons, you’ll notice that she has matured a little bit…By “little bit”, I mean 5 or 10% increase in maturity.
The characters are all still mostly the same. Chinatsu still drools and fantasizes over Yui, Akari is still the same ol’ clumsy girl except she now gets more screentime, Ayano still “non-intentionally” makes puns which aren’t even that great to begin with. As you know, Ayano is a lesbian tsundere and she was always on her "tsun tsun" side in the previous seasons. Well now, she's now on her "dere dere" side most of the time. Sakurako is getting way more immature which I’m ok with, Himawari’s tolerance on Sakurako seems to be increasing, and Chitose’s “nosebleed/fantasy yuri” is animated a lot better than the previous seasons.
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[Enjoyment]: (9/10)
I honestly enjoyed the 3rd Season of Yuru Yuri as much as the Second Season. The jokes may be different than S2 but it is making me laugh like S2 did. It's also nice to see my favorite pairings like "Toshino X Ayano" and "Himawari X Sakurako" scenes get more screentime.
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[VERDICT]
“Yuru Yuri San Hai (S3)” is a great addition to the Yuri Yuri series. It feels different than the 2nd Season so the new season feels kinda fresh and new for me. The studio may have handled the 3rd Season differently than "Doga Kobo" (The studio who made the first and second season of Yuru Yuri) but they did an amazing job handling the new season and not making it a piece of crap show. If you’ve watched the previous seasons then I recommend that you give the 3rd season a watch.
[OVERALL]: (9/10)
Pros:
+New Studio did a great job handling the 3rd Season
+Some existing jokes made a return for this season
+Animation by the new studio looks great
+Great Soundtrack
+More "Character Pairing" Moments
+Show is still funny
Cons:
-Some existing jokes are gone
