Gentle. Sweet. Charming. Warm. That's SG's payoff.
SG is a 2019 release that is rated 7.38 on MAL. It is 1 season consisting of 12 12-minute English dubbed episodes with CC available. They have the voice actor read most, but not all, written communications, which is a relief, as our lead uses a portable whiteboard and marker to communicate. There are several times that Japanese words appear on the screen with no English interpretation. What's amusing about people is that some will find that near intolerable, and some won't even notice it. It bothers me, but this issue alone is overlookable.
Nothing-gets-past-me-Yukishiro-Nanako (voiced by Natalie Rial, younger sister of voice-legend Monica Rial) doesn't say much. She mostly communicates via a whiteboard that she /always/ carries around. I'm just learning anime lingo. She appears to be a dandere. She enjoys literature and she's in the senryu writing club at school. Busujima Eiji (Adam Gibbs) is a thug. At least, that's what he looks like, and appearance is 90% of the story for people forming a first impression. In the past, he's been pulled into many a fight. He's determined to change that and become a /new/ person at his /new/ school. He joined the senryu club. He's going to explore his sensitive side. Thus, they meet and become friends. Eiji is 2nd🥈 in the gap-between-outward-appearance-and-club-choice rankings. His best friend and self-described "older sister,' Ootsuki Koto - who is scorchin hot, happens to hold 1st🥇 place. She's in the American armed forces combative club. Just like baseball stats, there's no end to rankings.
What's senryu? "Senryu are unrhymed Japanese poetic form structurally similar to haiku but treating human nature, usually in a satiric or ironic vein. Whereas haiku focuses on nature, senryu is concerned with human nature and its foibles." (Jan 6, 2023 Britannica) The poems must be 3 lines in 5-7-5 syllable format. Lines 1 &,3 are 5 syllables and line two is 7. I think I nailed it with my title, but be forgiving, please. I'm a noob.
As the show begins, the 2 are already friends. In the last episode, we find out how they met.
Nanako reminds me of a kitten that I adopted. She acts terrified of everything all day long but when something comes along that she really wants (like those kitty chocolate treats) she finds plenty of courage. As it turns out, Nanako is much braver and stronger than she seems, and she knows what she likes: Eiji. She's not scared of him!
The pleasant musical accompaniment includes plenty of piano and strings with lilting pop mixed in. The art is minimalist and simple, but uplifting. It's not a comedy. Laughs are limited, but the smiles are not.
These two are so cute together. They never acknowledge that they /are/ together in S1, but everybody else can plainly tell. Speechless though Nanako is, other guys see her cuteness loud and clear. Her flighty tendencies only make her more endearing. As for Eiji, everyone at school thinks he is terrifying, but that has never crossed Nanako's mind. These two get along organically, and for quite some time, they never give it much thought. Others are starting to notice, however, and some of these others want to help push them along. The two make plans with the club president to go to an amusement park, but prez strategically cancels on them after they've arrived at the gates. Looks like it's a date! It's a beautiful day: They entered singly. They share treats, rides, fireworks. Do they exit paired?
〰🖍 IMHO
📣7.6 📝7.5 🎭7.7 💓7🦋5.5 🌞7.8 🎨7 ⚡3 🎵/🔊6 😅4 😭2 😱3 😯2 😖0 🤔5 💤0 🔚7.6
Age 13+ Language- b@$+@rd; There's some mild attention to breasts. The nurse's aid (a student) asks a male if he needs sex education and tells him to lie down - they're childhood friends. It's banter. Rated TV-PG-13: Parents Cautioned
Re-📺? Would
From lite&trite to heavy&serious, here's some recs ~
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Ouran High School Host Club-8,,
Ao-chan Can't Study-7.8,
Special A Class 💓8.2,
Maid Sama-10,
Why Raeliana Ended up at the Duke's Mansion-8.6,
Mischievous Kiss,
True Beauty-7.5,
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun-7.7,
Doctor Elise: The Royal Lady With the Lamp-6.5 (tweens),
Colourcloud Palace-7.5,
Hakkenden,
7th Time Loop-7.9,
Honey & Clover,
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU,
Princess Principal 8.6,
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale-7.5
Real Girl-7.5,
Toradora-8.5,
My Happy Marriage-8.3,
Nina the Starry Bride-8.4,
Your Lie In April-9,
Violet Evergarden-9.5.
