Binchou-tan is the story of a little girl who lives in the mountains alone and travels down to the nearby town for work. I honestly wasn't expecting too much from this anime when I first came across it, but now that I've finished the last episodes I'm surprised to say that I may have found and anime worthy of knocking a title from my top ten list.
But who gets the boot!? I'll have to think about that later, for now, on with the review! ♡
Story 10/10
The stories follow a simple slice of life narrative with the main character working through life on her own, obtaining money for food by getting jobs from a job board in town, when she's not doing that she's playing with her friends.
Watching the interactions between her and the other girls was very enjoyable and learning about the others was interesting.
Though the story does take a bit of a sad turn once we start learning about Binchou's past. If I had any complaints it would be that I wish we'd learned about her past bit more before the anime ended. (๑◕︵◕๑)
Art 10/10
Wonderfully detailed backgrounds contrasting with their simplistic characters designs.
The scenery in this anime is the big ticket for why I gave it a ten out of ten. For as cute as the girls can be, if the backgrounds matched them I'm afraid the score would be much lower. That being said though, the characters still fit in with their environments.
The animators clearly knew how good their scenery was with all the establishing shots in the first couple of episodes. With backgrounds this good you have to show it off! They were breathtaking.
It was like looking at a living painting. (ノ´ヮ´)ノ*:・゚✧
Sound 10/10
The background music did wonders for establishing tone. I don't tend to actually notice background music that often but caught my ear quite well.
As for the opening and ending song... They weren't the best, but they were still nice.
Enjoyment 9000/10
I watched one episode after the other. I couldn't stop. Now I'm sad it's over.
That's how it is with most good anime, beautiful like a snowflake yet gone so soon!
OUR PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW! (゜▼゜*)
Overall 10/10
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If you're thinking about watching this anime, don't hesitate! I'm sure you won't regret it!
Thank you for reading my review.