I always have this thing about light mystery because I'm not fond of overly serious mystery genre and Sakurako-san really hit that spot of me. Rather than mystery oriented, Sakurako-san is like slice of life with drama and little twists of light mystery.
Having this cliche high-school themed filled with force romance and fanservice anime over here and there, this anime is a breather for me and I always have this smile whenever I watch each of episode of this but don't get me wrong, Sakurako-san get's serious when it needs to be. The story is actually good and the pacing is also good. I know I'll raise some eyebrows because a lot of review said that it's rushed and pacing was terrible, but have you forgotten that this is a mystery and a lot of mystery either anime or novel tends to get quirky about pacing of the story? Well enough of the pacing I guess,
Sakurako-san is a light mystery which tells each story that can actually happen in real life, that's why i view it as a slice of life. It does not goes beyond over exaggerating the mystery element but rather take account the scenarios that can take place in real life And instead of throwing some heavy words to try to be serious, this anime takes real life point of view. Comes with beautiful arts and story telling which TROYCA magnificently delivered. Opening, ending and ost tracts that gives the feeling of lightness despite being a mystery. I was truly amazed of what the anime showed and makes me feel positive about living. It on par with the Hyouka feeling I felt back then!
But Probably for anyone who expects with grand showdown of intelligence like in other heavy mystery stories out there but definitely a mystery anyone could appreciate to if you just try to appreciate. You don't need to be really smart just to understand the mystery element, you just have to view it realistically to an extent.
Over all it is a must watch for those who have a thing for light mystery and for those fed up of cliched anime.
I'll just end my review with the quote I really like from Sakurako-san
"Listen It's always you who stops time. If you stop in fear of the future, you gain nothing And nothing begins. You spend your life as though you're already dead."
then Thank you very much for reading.
