YYIAH has plenty to recommend it, but it misses the highest marks by a dimension or so. This 2014 show has a little kid feel, but it is not suitable for little kids. It's also not a show that most adults would enjoy watching along with kids. Hidive via Prime currently airs 1 season consisting of 12 24-minute English dubbed episodes with CC available. There's no subtitles for the Japanese writing and on several occasions we never get an interpretation. YYIAH has yet another character that communicates via sketchpad, thus we get nothing from her, either. (Just have a voice actor just read it out loud for us, please!) This show is rated a generous 7.38 on mal, and was popular enough to inspire several offshoot productions: Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Yuusha no Shou (Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Hero Chapter) - 6 episodes, Washio Sumi no Shou (Yuki Yuna is a Hero: The Washio Sumi Chapter) - 6 episodes, Summary Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: Hidamari (Yuki Yuna is a Hero: A Sunny Place) - 1 episode, Yuuki no Baton - 2 minute short, & Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru Churutto! - 12 1-minute shorts.
In YYIAH we don't just have one Hero, this is a girl band of heroes: Yuuki Yuuna, Nogi Sonoko, Tougou Mimori (who is in a wheelchair. The friends don't seem to give it much thought, which is lovely), Miyoshi Karin, & Inubouzaki Fuu. Together, they are the Hero Club. They must navigate saving the world and school. It's all fun and excitement until the girls learn more about the sacrifice required to be heroes. Not only do genuinely tragic things occur, but the girls' perception of their mission, whom they work for, and reality itself is called into question. It adds up to a tall order for younger kids programming, yet that is its feel, so it's without a settled home.
The Hero Club's tenets are worthy of memorization:
~Give people a good greeting.
~Try not to give up.
~Sleep well, eat well.
~If you're troubled, talk to someone.
~You're likely to succeed if you try.
~Don't push yourself and make sure you're happy as well.
The theme is duty, courage and perseverance, especially through handicaps and other obstacles. We see these girls mature and show laudable qualities.
What innovative color! The scenery is as lively as a casino and just as exciting. The art is one of the best things about the visually striking show. What it's missing is watchability. It didn't keep my attention though I stuck with it and went through every episode. Kids shows of the finest quality will also hold an adult's attention. YYIAH is a step down from the best in that respect, but in the balance, its worthy message more than makes up for that. It is not vacuous, at least. After some short credits there is additional content to set up the next episode; stay tuned until the B&Ws roll.
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Age 12+ Language: he!! × 1; There's an above average focus on breasts in the first couple of episodes. They have a sleepover where they talk about dating, love, breast size, and boys with pervy pictures. They tell scary stories, too. Thus is not appropriate for younger kids and it's too juvenile for most teens, so the age range of 12 - 14 is what we are looking at. The message is difficult, but good. When it comes to viewing pleasure, here are some quality shows that are arguably better: Honey, Colorcloud Palace, Here Come Miss Modern, Toradora, Tada Never Falls in Love, Chihayafuru, D4DJ, Violet Evergarden, Your Lie in April, Watership Down, My Teen Romantic Comedy Snafu, Special A, Kamisama Kiss, Land Of The Lustrous, Love Chunibyo And Other Delusions, Avatar The Last Airbender, K-On!, Girls Und Panzer, Bodacious Space Pirates, the Trollhunters and Dragon Prince series, Belle, and all the works of Ghilbi Studio. Maid Sama is for teens and above, and it is one of the best romcoms I've seen. I recommended it to my niece and she loved it.
Rated TV-14: Parents Strongly Cautioned.
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