The story is pretty much pointless, it rarely comes into play, and gets dropped after just a few episodes, so it's barely even worth mentioning.
The characters for the most part are fine, nothing really that special, but they're still at least kind of likable. Kokonotsu is a serviceable main character, with ambitions and goals, and enough personality. Saya and Tou have a kind of fun brother and sister dynamic that makes them a bit interesting, but neither of them stand out too much. But, Hotaru is easily my favorite. She is very in your face and loud, but that's honestly what makes her stand out. She is a fun character because of her loudness and crazy personality. Most of the comedy in the show comes from her and her wild antics. Kokonotsu's father, You, is also a very fun character too, providing a good amount of comedy.
The animation and music is pretty serviceable too, nothing special but it does the job.
The comedy was something I was really looking forward to. There are a lot of anime comedies that do a fantastic job, like Assassination Classroom, D-Frag, Sgt Frog, Space Dandy, and plenty of others. I was hoping I could put this one up there. But, unfortunately, the comedy feels a bit cluttered and unfocused, mainly because there are so many freaking food gags. The novelty of these gags wears off after a bit, and eventually I was just left watching and being mildly entertained, but I wasn't laughing. To be fair, the show can be funny, it isn't completely devoid of humor, but if it had focused more on other types of comedy and less on the food jokes, than it would've been better.
As it stands, Dagashi Kashi is.....fine. And for others, that is, well, fine. But for me, I was expecting and hoping for a bit more, for something good. And I was let down. But, I was at least entertained, so I can't say it was a waste of my time.
