Urahara · review
I wanted a simple, colorful anime to mindlessly watch during quarantine. And while this anime gave me that, it had more story to it than what I expected. The pacing can be a bit wonky at bits but things add up to create a nice story, even though at first it seemed like it would be a "one new enemy per episode" type of anime. It lost me at some parts but I enjoyed watching it overall. Story: 6. Some aliens come to the Earth in order to steal culture, and three friends try to stop them with the help of a mysterious girl. It manages tokeep a certain structure to the episode (new enemy appears, girls defeat it, they eat something together) while advancing the plot at the same time, even though by the end of the series they stop using that structure.
It had a few plot twist and, while they didn't had a lot of foreshadowing, I didn't feel like they came out of nowhere either. Sometimes I caught myself thinking that I would've handled certain things differently, but I'm not the target audience for this and the series it's actually enjoyable.
Some scenes were longer than they needed to be, with the characters repeating what they wanted or felt multiple times during them when it wasn't really necessary. Like have a little bit more faith in your audience. But they weren't unwatchable either.
Art: 8.
The main reason why I watched the series in the first time. I loved the colorful aesthetic that the trailer and the cover had, and I wasn't disappointed. The animation was a bit wonky at times but I enjoyed this regardless.
Sound: 7.
The background music was okay, I guess. I enjoyed both the opening and the ending.
Characters: 7.
They weren't the most deep characters ever, but I enjoyed them regardless. They had defined personalities and struggles that I could relate to, so they contributed to my enjoyment of the series.
Enjoyment: 8.
As I said, I enjoyed this anime quite a lot. The aesthetic was super nice to my eyes and I feel the story was well rounded even though it wasn't perfect. It didn't had me on the edge of my seat waiting for the next episode but it managed to keep me guessing at times. It isn't a groundbreaking anime but it doesn't need to, and I would love to watch something similar someday.
Overall I gave it a 7. I wont tell you to go watch this anime immediately, but if you have some time to kill it will serve.