what story.
yeah there’s no plot in here whatsoever, which i guess is to be expected from 2 minute long episodes. they’re just a group of dudes, chilling in a cafe, less than five feet apart since they’re possibly a little bit gay. the only real ‘theme’, plot-wise, is that aoi looks like a girl. and frankly i’m stumped by whether the writers added that to make the show funny (well it didn’t work) or just because they couldn’t think of anything else. i presume it’s the later.
-- art (4/10)
well the characters look like badly drawn ocs from deviantart; they’ve got a touch of that yaoi chin, those massive eyes from “how to draw an anime character” tutorials, and the same oc starter pack hair styles. that said, the backdrop’s not that bad, and at least the characters don’t look the same (beyond just the changing of the colour of hair). it’s below average but not disgusting.
-- sound (6/10)
i can’t really complain here. the sound definitely isn’t exceptional, and the op’s average, but there are several positives in regards to the sound. for one, the voice actors do sound different (always a plus) and vaguely put forward the character’s personality. there also tends to be chill background track playing in the episodes which adds nicely to the overall calm feel of the anime.
(the dog’s voice sucked though.)
-- characters (5/10)
though there are distinctions in the personality’s of the characters, they are definitely 2D and these distinctions are more tropes that actual character traits:
-- enjoyment (5/10)
i’m definitely not the ended audience for ame-iro cocoa (i’m presuming it’s targeted for young teen girls, who adore bishies and thus would adore a bishie cast like this) so i can’t say that ame-iro cocoa was the highlight of my day. but then again, i didn’t hate this show - the episodes didn’t make me repulsed, nor did they make me want to stop watching.
-- overall (5/10)
if i was bored and had nothing to watch, ame-iro cocoa might not be the worst choice. it’s the kind of show you can half watch, and half focus on other things, and you’ll still know what’s going on since nothing every changes.
