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Feb 18, 2020
Man, this was HILARIOUS. Some moments had me in actual tears, it was so funny. You know you've done a great job when the viewer has a feeling of sadness at the end of the show, because they are going to miss the cast. And that's exactly how Joshikousei no Mudazukai made me feel when it ended. I am really going to miss these girls if they don't come out with a season 2.

If you enjoyed anime like Nichijou, Setokai Yakuindomo or Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, you more than likely will really enjoy this anime. As the title suggests, it just follows the random happenings of high school girls. The trio of stars here are the aspiring BL Mangaka, Wota (Akane), The stoic and almost android like Robo (Shiori), and the mentally retarded goofball, Tanaka (Baka). These three have some of the best comedic chemistry I've seen together as MC's in a while. But, far and away, the best character was Baka (Tanaka). She was just stone cold hilarious. She's the funniest idiot I've seen since Yoshiko Hanabatake from Aho-Girl. (Another anime you should check out. Criminally underrated for how funny it is.).

Surrounding them are your usual cast of weirdos. The Tomboy (Kanade), the Occult Hikki (Hisui), The Grade-Schooler (Saku), The Chuunibyou (Yamamoto), The beautiful foreign transfer student, (Lily) and the teacher that tries to keep them all under control. (Masataka). Of this cast of supporting characters, Lily and Yamamoto stand out the most. They were the funniest characters behind Baka. (If you don't watch this anime for anything else, watch it for the moment when Lily meets Kanade's mom. I laughed for 5 minutes straight.) But the entire cast is solid. They're all funny and likable. I particularly loved Yamamoto's interactions with Masataka.

The anime is a sketch comedy format, that just follows them from gag to gag, doing random things that high school girls do. Hanging out, shopping, going to the movies, studying, etc... And you would think that sounds boring, but it is most certainly not. The level of comedic dialogue is top notch, and keeps everything extremely entertaining, because very few of the jokes do you see coming. The writing is fantastic in that while using a lot of cliched character archetypes, they took great care not to rehash all of the same jokes you find in other anime of its ilk. (There are a few, but not many. You don't find yourself watching a carbon copy of Zetsubou Sayonara Sensei or Haganai, even though a lot of the same character types are used there.).

Sharp writing, great cast chemistry, fantastic comedic timing, and absolutely no poorly executed melodrama to drag it down at the end, makes this a wonderful anime to check out. Oh and special thumbs up to that ridiculous catchy OP. I'm probably going to be singing "Moon Dass Cry" for months. Either that, or saying: "Hey, can I say something amazing?".

Great anime. Watch it!
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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