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REVIEW: Tari Tari Episodes 1-6 Streaming

"Konatsu is a short, blonde hurricane of a girl[...]"

Tbh, I think this is Theron's type of show more than any other ANN reviewer (since he's the most favourable to moe) but the fact it's got a B is a testament of relatively how solid it is. Plus it's in the top 3 of Bamboo's list and I don't recall her being necessarily a big moe fan per se either.

But regardless, best show of the season for me alongside Jinrui (when counting shows that started in the Summer season, so that excludes stuff like HxH and Space Brothers). When it comes to slice of life/drama, ambitiousness and plot are overrated. Have a look at Kokoro Connect - it's ambitious all right but it has stinker eps alongside awesome eps not to mention the drama feels really manufactured at times no thanks to Trollseed. I don't know what people look for in slice of life/drama, but I look for how much I can relate to characters and if characters "try too hard" (like a lot of melodrama series do) that takes it away from me. Gimmicky supernatural elements often do that too. Also Tari Tari is really genuine and pure of heart. It knows what it is and it knows when to be lighthearted, knows when to do drama, and knows when be hammy because let's face it, serious drama and Wien wouldn't mix but ham, GAR and Wien go together like french cheese and wine. It doesn't mislead and it doesn't feed shippers (it's hilarious how many TRY to look for romance here, but sorry it aint happening). It's one of the few series that portrays parents in a down to earth, positive light - Wakana and Sawa's dad alongside the pregnant teacher and Sawa's mother are pure win. It also doesn't shove moe down your throat forcibly to the point one gets diabetes, but ofc moe is still a big part of the show. But it's MORE than just that and uses it effectively and to its benefit which is more I can say for the various K-on or Lucky Star-like clones out there.

Objectively, it's probably definitely PA Works best series (though personally I still love True Tears the best, partly due to sentiment and lets face it, "quality shows" you watch first have personal bias attached to them) because it's damn consistent (solid from start to now episode 10) and there has been no stinker eps when taken as a package. At worst, it's called boring and umambitious for those that aren't interested.

This is more than I can say for series like Angel Beats, Hanasaku Iroha and Another which all had consistency problems and crapped out at some points or another, particularly Angel Beats. Though I do like Iroha and Another despite the flaws. Angel Beats though didn't know if it wanted to be an action series, a drama series or a comedy series. It just mish meshed various elements, rushed the hell out of it but regardless somehow was PA's 2nd best selling series (after Professor Layton movie, which btw is aimed at a completely different audience i.e. not latenight otaku). But to be fair, that is a problem is Key in general and I'm no fan of Key so I guess my reaction is obvious. Notice also how all three of these shows (AB, HSI and Another) have a sizeable love or hate relationship attached - you either like them or you don't. Very little in between.