It’s nice to see that in the age of sequels, GochiUsa has been one of those whose quality has not diminished. Despite years of waiting for another season and being made by a different studio this time around, the show has retained its charm and all of the things that made it great. If you’ve seen the first two seasons, you will know what to expect. It’s still cute, the characters are still funny and lovable, and it is still wholesome.
The look of the show is relatively the same with some showcase of beautiful artwork in many scenes. I particularly liked the Halloween episode where the streets had a gorgeous color palette with all the different shops and decorations. The background art of the town is still highly detailed and still makes me wish I could live in it with it’s comfy nature.
There is definitely a shift in focus on the school that the older girls attend as well as other areas of the town instead of just the Rabbit House cafe. There is a sense of progression with the characters despite the fact that this is just a cutesy slice of life. As the younger members of the cast, Chino, Megumi, and Maya get a taste of high school life as they scout the place which signifies that yes time is indeed moving in this story and the characters are getting older. We get to see them feeling anxious and worry about the future. It’s subtle but the slow development is there which is an element of the show that I really like. Sharo gets the whole alter ego thing going for her and seems to be more confident. If you’ve seen Yuru Yuri, there was a character in a tv show that resembles Sharo in appearance similar to how Chinatsu looked like Mirakurun. I love this addition to her character since she uses it for gags in many scenes and just embraces it plus her outfit is pretty cute. Meanwhile Chiya gets more development as she has a stronger relationship with Rize and Chino’s friends. Every member of the cast feels like they are on equal footing here and the moments of emotional merit indeed hit all the right notes if not more in this season. There are some new characters who get some screen time in the form of the other students at their school.
The OP definitely grew on me and became very catchy. It’s light and energetic and has a similar feel to the first two openings just a higher pitch. The ED is not my favorite in the series (that would be the second season’s) but it does have very pretty colors and gorgeous visuals.
Overall, it’s just more GochiUsa which fans should be excited for. The characters are still bubbly, cute, and air headed and the art style is still much the same. I like cute things and this show is the living embodiment of everything that can both give me cancer and cure it at the same time. If you liked the first two seasons, you can expect much of the same with just a little bit more endearment and progression by the characters.
