Review of Dagashi Kashi

With a sweet story and deliciously hilarious comedy, Dagashi Kashi has to be my personal favorite of the Winter 2016 season. What’s great about the plot is how simplistic it is: conversations about traditional Japanese snacks (referred to as “dagashi”) in a rural setting. That is pretty much all there is. However, it’s how this is executed that makes it great. Also, fun fact: the dagashi mentioned in the show are the real product, so there is even accuracy to it. The other great aspect about the show is the characters. Ever get tired of shows that have this massive list of characters that it makes ithard to comprehend? Well, Dagashi Kashi can fix that, because their cast only consists of five characters. Since we follow only these five that we get this strong connection with them; all of them work together perfectly.

I like to believe that the animation from Feel helps give a distinguished look. There have been other works from the studio that I particularly didn’t enjoy, but this is an exception. When there are any close ups of the characters, I love how detailed everything is.

This series was one I was highly anticipating for the season. Hearing about it, I promptly read the manga, and feel in love in an instant. The one thing that concerned me was how the anime was going to adapt it, considered the format of the manga. However, though there were some liberations, I feel the anime did a pretty good job.

I would highly recommend this series if you love comedy and the fun facts about Japanese history (though be it only about candy).