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Aug 15, 2022
Putting the obvious foot fetish on either the mangaka's or anime staffs' side, Akebi's Sailor Uniform is an unusual-feeling take on slice-of-life. The formula itself is extremely simple, just daily live of some middle schoolers in an all-girl school... But if I had to somehow describe the feel and aesthetic of it all, it would be "yuri without romance". Instead of your typical moe blob, you have a group of genuine-feeling young girls portrayed with an insanely-refined artstyle, including utterly beautiful vistas and obscenely-detailed stills of characters that are used for crucial scenes. It's this kind of highly-feminine, but not vulgar aestheticisation that immediately sets it apart from most "cute girls doing cute things" media.

The core content though is pure saccharine in the most glorious form. Akebi herself is basically the perfect idol material: cute, smart, friendly, driven and incredibly energetic. While having very little contact with kids her age in primary school, because of living in a somewhat remote location, she deeply wishes to make friends and basically the whole show is just her overwhelming positive energy consistently breaking the ice with anyone she meets and inspiring others to follow their passions. It's optimistic and pleasant to the extreme, with little to no drama or problems that can't be quickly overcome by the sheer power of will that Akebi inspires in others. This also means the actual "story" of the show is extremely limited – it's just vibes and the relatively slow rhythm of school life, presented to you for the very explicit goals of relaxation and eye candy. And if that's what you're looking for, and if you don't get spooked by the somewhat frequent feet closeups, you really can't go wrong with Akebi's Sailor Uniform.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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