High School Girls · review
This was exactly what I was looking for. I wish I’d seen this when I was 11 or 12. As an American, a raunchy female led sitcom is a rarity. One set in high school is unheard of. It’s raunchy yet not in your face lewd (a la Seven mortal Sins). It breaks the mold of the most popular, sought after, athletic, highly intelligent, student council president being the central character. I humanizes the characters by grounding them in the reality that they are not school idols. It’s funny and touching, but not preachy. No life lessons learned, no PSA at the end. I shouldnote, it’s really a slice of life show so it can get kind of boring in between gags. Sadly this anime was ten years old when I watched it and it shows in both character design and animation quality. Suffice to say it didn’t age well. Bonus points for the ending theme "incl." by meg rock and ending animation by Yasuomi Umetsu.