Characters such as Sakura and Satsuki were appealing enough but could’ve used more episodes. The rest of cast unfortunately didn’t get enough screen time to be anything more than just supportive. And Yamamoto-sensei is the traditional ideal Japanese girl – innocent, polite, caring, and always forgiving. Tsuchida is yet another hapless male protagonist who reminded me of Keitaro from Love Hina, but with less perverted accidents. Hinagiku was also interesting in that her pampering didn’t make her snotty, though it would have been better if she had more screen time. Hiiragi, however, was probably the most unique character – she’s knowledgeable beyond her years without being snobby nor stoic, and yet her intelligence doesn’t interfere with her image as a cute little kindergartner. Anzu is the typical cheerful, outgoing, “genki” girl and Koume is the typical shy, quiet, and somewhat clueless girl. The characters of Hanamaru Kindergarten, while I didn’t find them particularly unique, worked perfectly well with the mood of the series.
What’s special about Hanamaru Kindergarten compared to most other slice-of-life anime is that the main characters are kindergartners rather than middle/high school students, thus their thoughts, reactions, relationships, etc., are different.
#ENDING SONGS HANAMARU KINDERGARTEN SERIES#
Additionally, being a slice-of-life series without a central plot, many of the episodes focus on the daily quirks and interactions of the series medium-sized cast of other characters. The main story element is kindergartner Anzu’s comical infatuation with her nice but nerdy teacher, Tsuchida, who actually has a crush on fellow kindergarten teacher Yamamoto-sensei. Even the slight romance in the series is treated as part of the comedy rather than taken seriously.
It stays true to being a light comedy and never gets too dramatic. The stories are fairly episodic, usually with two different vignettes per episode. Hanamaru Kindergarten is simply a light, plot-less, slice-of-life comedy. Twelve episodes wasn’t enough to get me extremely attached, but the show will definitely be missed… Probably the cutest show to come out so far this year, Hanamaru Kindergarten attests to GAINAX’s flexibility with different genres of anime besides mecha.
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