Slow Loop is a charming show with charming characters dealing with fishing as well as some other topics such as grief, belonging, and gender roles. If that sounds off-putting, it shouldn't. The series is not really heavy handed but touches on these themes and its characters' struggles around them realistically, though I won't go into detail.
Like any good SoL series, its main premise is a framework on which it hangs its characters. Each is distinctive, with a personality, competency, and weakness that is well realized. Our main protagonists are newly step-sisters Hiyori and Koharu, who couldn't be much more different in terms of personality but bond over Hiyori's fishing hobby. They struggle with their new family dynamic while growing closer through their shared experiences.
It would be excessive to write much more about the show. We have two compelling leads, a lively cast of supporting characters who are all distinctive, and a central theme of fishing. Of course, such series tend to rely on tropes, but here we have them presented in a way that, if not always completely believable, is still charming or at least affecting enough to be forgiven. I'm happy to have this series in an otherwise bleak cour of sequels I don't care about or pandering, otaku-bait shows.
