Review of Dagashi Kashi

I can't really think of anything clever this time, so let's just start. Story: The plot is supposed to be about Hotaru trying to convince Coconuts to take over the candy store of his father. However, this is just an excuse to have these characters in this specific setting. This in itself wouldn't be much of a problem if they did something with it, but they don't. 80% of the time all we get is Hotaru introducing a new piece of candy to us and acting like it's the best thing since sliced bread. This shtick gets old very fast, especially if you don't really care aboutcandies or their history.
3/10

Art:
The thing that got most people to watch this anime in the first place was the character design of Hotaru. She and Saya really do look pretty interesting, the boys however not so much. Animated, this effect fades quickly though. It almost looks as if they didn't get much of a budget to animate Dagashi Kashi, which also shows heavily in the opening, which is poorly animated. Hotarus candy fantasies look decent and are a nice change in style, but there aren't many of them. The ending looks kinda awkward with its realistic style of movement, but that may just be a question of taste. It's not a catastrophe, but it could be better.
5/10

Sound:
The voice acting is pretty good, even though the seiyuus don't have much to work with. Music in general was barely noticeable, which is still better than being annoying. The opening and ending songs weren't my cup of tea, but I gotta admit they were a little catchy.
7/10

Characters:
This show is supposed to be all around Hotaru, so it pretty much stands and falls with her character. It looks like there are only two possibilities, you either hate or love her. I found her to get very annoying very quickly, as there is nothing to her besides her candy addiction. Coconuts is a very boring character as well, having basically no personality. The Endou twins were more interesting and entertaining, so I'm glad the anime used them a bit more than the manga does (or so I heard). You is also pretty entertaining, but he rarely ever appears on screen, so I can't really count him. For such a small cast, it needed to be more dynamic and eccentric.
5/10

Enjoyment:
As I said, the jokes get old fast. People have defended Dagashi Kashi to be "apparently not your kind of comedy" but I don't think that's true. It just ain't funny most of the time. It did get me to laugh every now and then, but for a comedy, I expect much, much more. If you groan as much as you laugh when watching a comedy anime, there is something seriously wrong with it.
3/10

Overall:
4.6/10