Review of Dagashi Kashi

What to say, it's pretty average. It's interesting if you want to learn some more about Japanese culture with a focus on childhood and their special old-school candy, it's not that good if you read it for comedy even though you might get a laugh or two and some smiles. The story is pretty much non-existent, the characters are very, very few and they're created solely to make it possible to get away with just rambling on and on about candy facts. They're there for the candy. Makes me wonder if the author and the guys working on the anime get some donations or sponsoringfrom candy companies, which is probably the case. Back to the characters, they are quite flat and if you come her expecting story, go and watch or read something else, this is not going to be a good experience for you.

It is what it is, a nostalgia anime/manga about candy and childhood. People from Japan that has experienced these candy shops, especially if they grew up with them, will undoubtedly find this very good and be lost in the nostalgia trip. People from the outside will find it far less attractive with exception of those interested in Japanese culture and/or candy. I am personally interested in both their culture and food, so I actually found the anime and manga to be pretty interesting and good, but I have to rate it for what it is, the story is pretty much nonexistent (3/10), the art and sound is fairly good even if the art is special(7/10 on both), the characters are bland and not that interesting(4/10) and my own enjoyment was pretty good(7/10), so, it'll get an overall of 5.5-6/10 from me.