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Alright, everyone so here is my review for Shine Post. I have to say that this anime met my expectations and then some with its overall presentation. From characters, to the different units, music, and overall feel of the show from start to finish. You can feel that this anime made the effort to give you a reason to care about its core of main characters. Once, again I am often reminded of how Idol animes are supposed to work as a whole. I did like the tease of the beginning of the first episode, of the main group TINGS being considered for a breakup. Talk about putting the pressure on already, but it makes itself known of how the idol industry can be as a whole if a group is not producing results after a time period. Shine Post, doesn't shy away from internal conflicts within the group or with the characters from the same agency. I do appreciate how characters get their own two episodes or one to really show themselves. It feels like out of Haru, Rio, and Kyoka all feel like the main character respectfully. An idol anime where there are no issues within a group doesn't make for a good show, because it can't all be cookies, ice cream, rainbows, and marshmallows. TINGS, in the beginning you can see that they are still green, but have potential. Even so, it feels like during their time together essentially as a trio first, they have hit their wall. Only playing to a low number of fans, even if it is the same people over and over again. You get a sense of overall feeling to care about the characters when possible. In my honest opinion, this is one of the animes that could have been a twenty-four episode series with a soft introduction to a soft rise. Possibly, it could have been giving a green light for a second season as a whole in my honest view. The opening for this show is very mesmerizing in its own right. I felt like I was at an actual idol concert when I watched it. You see who the audience can have an impact on the idols as well, because as many of us who are fans of idol groups we all have our favorite that we stick to.
You get a clear full on sense of character development, throughout the course of the series. Some characters just appear either once or three times. Yet, they don't really add any convenience to the plot overall. Yet, as I said in the first part of my review, this is an anime that if given twenty-four episodes you can add more substance to the story. You would get a full course meal, without too many cooks in the kitchen with Shine Post. In this watcher's humble opinion I can honestly say that this is an anime for idol fans. It leaves you wanting for more, even if you are a non-idol fan. This is definitely the show that is a must watch, and it goes into the hidden gem/ dark horse anime category.
It gives off a sense of being like another version of Idoly Pride, mixed with Idolish7. Not too much overall, as with Idolish7 you have the main characters expanding their horizon in their professional lives with acting, commercials, voice acting work, modeling, etc. Shine Post is in its own right a very good idol anime, that it doesn't have to be too cute or too humble. There is no fan service inside of the show, so you can find yourself enjoying it more than others. If I could rate it with a half scale, it would be a 7.5 out of 10. However, it is a solid seven out of ten.
