“Reclusive girl monitors brother and magical Yagami sisters through surveillance tool as reality warps into chocolate chaos.”
Sasami-san@Ganbaranai
ささみさん@がんばらない
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Synopsis
Reclusive girl monitors brother and magical Yagami sisters through surveillance tool as reality warps into chocolate chaos.
The Japanese call them hikikomori—people who've become so withdrawn socially that they refuse to leave their homes for weeks and even months at a time. For Sasami Tsukuyomi, who's attempting to pass her first year of high school despite being a shut in, it's more than just a word. Fortunately though, she lives with her older brother Kamiomi, who just happens to be a teacher at the school Sasami is supposed to attend. Not to mention, her "Brother Surveillance Tool" which lets her view the outside world via her computer and will, theoretically, allow her to readjust to interfacing with people again. What it mainly does, however, is let her view her brother's interactions with the three very odd Yagami sisters, who inexplicably seem to have had their ages reversed and have various types of "interest" in Kamiomi. And then things start to get really weird... Magical powers? Everything turning into chocolate? Is life via the web warping Sasami's brain, or is it the universe that's going crazy? (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
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Derived from 19 sampled reviews
What 19 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.70 · some divergence
4.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 4.0
↑ 1.05
Running avg · Mar 2013 → Sep 2024
- 7 “Sasami-san feels genuinely "special," with a fun cast and that unmistakable Monogatari-style flair. Yet the characters never grow, the plot dumps unexplained lore, and a single crowded season...”
- 9 “This series delivers an excellent lesson in Japanese mythology through the story of Tsukuyomi Sasami, blending comedy, action, and fascinating mythological interpretations that sparked my own...”
- 8 “The show becomes cleverly surprising and increasingly enjoyable with each episode, featuring engaging mystery elements and rich character backstories. However, it suffers from an abrupt tonal shift...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2013 – Mar 2013 Winter 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7117 catalog