Review of Dagashi Kashi
"What is your favourite slice of life anime?" What would be your answer for this question? most people would probably says "Oh, mushishi!" or "K-on!" but chances is, you're not gonna hear this anime mentioned a lot. It's definitely one of those shows that stands mostly tall within it's own fandom. So, how good is it? Well, read on. First of all, let's start with the set-up of the show. It's a show about this kid who wants to be mangaka but is being forced to inherited the old candy shop of his father, comes with the help of our heroine (Shidare Hotaru), the story itselfis more about dude's daily lifestyle. It's framed in a skit style that almost resembles a 4-koma anime that comes with a plus of candy trivia on the sides. I like how the story captures the rural lifestyle that gives off a feeling of nostalgia with many episodes starting with just a picture the environment that lets you bask within it's atmosphere. Also, have i said something about the candy trivia? Because, boy. I came out with a lot of useless trivia about japanese candy that would be only useful for specific small talks.
We then have the characters. There's really only 5 of them that you need to knows (Are there any bystander around? I don't remember) We got the eazygoing dad, the idiot best friend, the token tsundere, our mc, and lastly "Hotaru." the seasonal waifu that gets talked probably more than the anime itself. They never really broke the mold of their tropes but the show managed to surprisingly make their interaction cute with some funny spices being thrown here and there.
The art and sounds. The art serves pretty well for the anime though i do crave for a bit more "dynamic" to it that could make the talking scenes better. The artsyle is very simple, outside of the eyes which is.....the most memorable part with character like hotaru having "Rinnegan" like eyes for example. The ost didn't really leave much impression to me, but the op and ed is definitely very catchy. I would definitely reccomend anyone listening to it.
OVERALL: It's definitely not a show that aims to be a classic. It's relaxing, it got some funny moments here and there, it's the equivalent of the friend besides your chair in school telling small jokes on a boring class. It might be one of those more "filler" seasonal anime, but if you're in the mood for something to just plays before chilling on your bed, it's definitely not a bad choice at all.