Review of Dagashi Kashi

Now don't let the low rating of this candy filled show turn you away. I think a lot of people should give this show a chance and here's why. The number one thing that got me hyped for this show was it's incredible and unique art style. Just looking at Hotaru (girl with the purple hair) on the cover made me know the aesthetic is going to be amazing, which it was. And the story also sounded very promising too. Story 5: In a nutshell, Hotaru Shidare is here to convince Kokonotsu to take over his fathers candy store which is a family business. She introduces Kokonotsuto many different wonders of dagashi (candy) and we learn many different things from this. Buuuut, that's not a very good storyline and can seem rather bland. However, the show manages to keep this entertaining! It's crazy with a story like this kept me waiting each week for the next episode to come out.

The main problem I had with the show/storyline is it's constant use of promoting. You can now buy candy seen from the show, doesn't that seem like their intention all along? just to make these candy companies more profit. It had me wondering why I was watching it in the first place however, I did like their use of candy such as using them for episode titles. Though it still seemed like Hotaru was actually trying to say "buy this!" and "this dagashi is also great!" whilst constantly throwing dagashi right at the screen.

Art 10: The art is beautiful, wacky unique with a wide range of bright colours and darker colours. Each character had memorable designs which I know I'll never forget!

Character 9: Ah Hotaru and Saya...two lovely female characters. We have crazy candy loving Hotaru whilst we have bitter-sweat coffee shop owner Saya. Kokontsus character was..okay? his personality didn't really have anything different too it which isn't so bad for this anime since we already have Hotaru. However, I still think he could have been more exited over the fact that he gets to be with stunning Hotaru for most of his free time. There wasn't a lot of character development which we missed out on unfortunately.

Enjoyment 9: It's actually really interesting to learn about different traditional Japanese candy in each episode. Each candy has a different story, told in the most wackiest way possible. Although, sometimes it can be a little frustrating just hearing about candy all the time when we could hear more about these funny characters.

Overall 9: I think this show is something I would recommend to a lot of people, especially those who like stupid comedy and want something different in an anime. Enjoyable but also has problems which can ruin the show massively for some people.