Summer 2020 has been loaded with long-awaited sequels, some ecchi trash, and a show called "The God of High School" that is most certainly being overhyped (pending verification). That being said, there's a lot for me to watch in these coming weeks. A few days ago, I decided that the first show on the chopping block would be Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai. The last three anime I'd watched were Kenpuu Denki Berzerk, Shigofumi, and SukaSuka; all of which are emotionally heavy dramas with strong emphases on character. Needless to say, I needed a break. This show was the perfect weightless snack that I needed to cleanse my palate. However, as I'd kind of expected from the start, this show was not for me.
-[I do not like slice-of-life*]-
I do not like slice-of-life*. The asterisk is there for a reason. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but in general, I don't watch slice-of-life anime. Slice-of-life anime achieve nothing but taking a unnecessarily large slice out of your actual life. It's the type of shit you watch if you receive nutrients from a feeding tube. Utterly braindead, pointless, repetitive garbage. I astounded that people with jobs, family, and friends would take the time to watch this show.
-[The Ratio]-
Do you have a friend who simply cannot let go of an old joke? Isn't it tedious to listen to them parrot it to no end? Maybe the joke wasn't bad at first, but it lacked the longevity to merit repetition. Still, though the friend believes that repeating the joke will produce the same response. Yadda yadda. You get the point. I'm obviously alluding to the biggest mistake I've seen in slice-of-life anime which, in part, leads to their abject tedium. They're so goddamned repetitive.
How long exactly can one carry a joke? Well, it sort of depends on the format. Through something like a comic strip, you could reasonably carry on a joke- well- forever. You see, comic strips are a very low-investment type of media. If someone opens the weekly newspaper and reads an 8-panel comic strip, that process takes maybe a minute to complete. Contrast that with someone sitting down and watching a full-length 12-episode anime (with a second season coming by the way), and you begin to see the problem. The repetitious style of comedy does not lend itself to the TV-anime format. Now, I'm not so ignorant as to say that you have to watch these anime in one sitting. Obviously, it's meant to be watched on a weekly basis. Okay, sure. Then we're comparing a 1 minute investment to a 24 minute investment. Now, I'm not too good at math, but spending 24x the amount of time for such little payoff is just not worth it in my opinion.
-[Conclusion]-
Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai is the hot new piece of anime trash that people will watch and rate 10/10 because "Uzaki-Chan is fucking cute!". It isn't horrible, it's just a very poor investment of time. Go ahead and watch this show if you somehow have nothing better to do. I, personally, have a lot on my plate, so I'll pass.
Uzaki-chan is not worth my time. 5/10.
