Ichigo Mashimaro 2

July 21st, 2005 by Gunlex

I thought this episode was great, just like the first one. We get to meet Ana in this episode as well. I thought her trying to hide the fact she can speak fluent Japanese was hilarious. Sasazuka getting singled out during class was a good running-gag. Matsuri’s first encounter with Ana was pretty good. Her facial reaction looked hilarious when she replied to Ana’s “Hello”. Miu denying she can speak Japanese during class was nicely done in my opinion. Her pointing out “Eromanga-tou” on the map was quite random, but that transition was fitting for the next scene. Miu may get abused by Nobue for all her wacky ideas, but her nickname for Ana was clever. All in all, I thoroughly enjoyed this episode.

Ichigo Mashimaro 1

July 14th, 2005 by Gunlex

I was expecting a cute series and that’s what we got and then some. There’s a nice balance of a light-hearted story with humour. Although a majority of the humor comes from Miu. I thought the scene with Miu’s “bishoujo face” was funny. The most hilarious part of the episode for me was probably during the homework flashback. In my opinion this series has a pretty solid seiyuu cast. Overall the first episode was a lot better than I had expected it to be.