Hyakko: 4girls1class

Oh for the love of god, why is the screenshot thread the only one used here. In the interest of (hopefully) revitalizing this oft-forgotten forum I'll make a thread for my favorite Fall '08 shows from top to bottom in hopes that you guys will do the same. COMMENCE~

SUMMARY:* On the first day of high school at Kamizono Academy, four girls meet each other while lost on the huge campus, and form a friendship. This story follows the daily school life of the four girls and their eclectic classmates.

In short, it's school slapstick comedy/slice of life show based around a gigantic private school that houses all grades.

CAST:



Ayumi Nonomura [VA: Aya Hirano ! (oh come on you know who she is)]
The quiet and shy one, she's the first character we get introduced to. Ayu plays the role of the cute one that stands around and tries to get everyone to play nice together. Usually seen hanging with Tatsuki. Hirano is so moe~.



Tatsuki Iizuka [VA: Michiko NEYA (Mao in FMP, Hawkeye in FMA)]
The ojou, Tatsuki comes from a very wealthy family. Uses "watakushi" a lot and doesn't exactly see eye to eye with Torako's constant wackiness. The prim and proper type, basically. When her patience runs out, hit the deck.



Torako Kageyama [VA: Fumiko ORIKASA (Miu in Ichigo Mashimaro, Seras in Hellsing, Shirley in Code Geass)]
The tiger girl, Torako is the energetic one, always looking for or causing trouble for someone else with her constant antics. A lot of the slapstick in the first few episodes comes from her, and Fumiko does a great job brining the character to life.



Suzume Saotome [VA: Yurika Ochiai (Konomi in To Heart 2 and Rara in Futakoi)]
Suzu for short, she's the strong silent type and usually sticks with Torako. She doesn't talk a lot, as Torako usually does the speaking for her. Suzu is apparently always hungry, half her thoughts center around the need to eat. Really good at sports.



Nene Ando - [VA: Masayo Fujita (Newcomer!)]
The class representative for class 1-6, she's got a very unique sense of fashion, and a real surprise for our four main girls. Featured in episode 3.



Chie Suzugasaki [VA: Yui HORIE ! (Hanyuu in Higurashi, Ayu in Kanon])
Another member of class 1-6, she's an aspiring engineer. Super cute glasses girl. Makes her appearance in episode 3.



Kyouichirou Amagasa [VA: Keiji Fujiwara ! (Ali Al-Saachez in Gundam 00, Aizawa in Death Note)]
The teacher of class 1-6. Educative guidance!

IMPRESSIONS: The animation (Nippon Animation) is pretty vanilla, but so far there haven't been a whole lot of QUALITY moments. The first episode starts off slow, introducing us to the four girls as they romp about the school trying to find their way to class. Think Sketchbook slow. The good news is the second episode starts the Torako madness and the third episode begins showing us the rest of their classmates, each of whom have their own little quirks.

It's definitely worth a look if slice of life is your thing. If the first two episodes don't do it for you, at least give it until the third. I guarantee you'll love that one.

Episode Listing
Static Subs
01: SD HD

Mayu-Genjo
01: SD HD
02: SD HD
03: SD HD
04: SD HD


*taken from ANN

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Those of you still going along for the ride, episode 4 is out!

04: SD HD

Newcomer Koma Kobayashi, more Nene, and oh god Ayumi is so moe. I loved it, but then again you probably won't hear me say anything else about this series over its duration.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Episode 5 is out!

05: SD HD



Yankee-chan ep. So moe~~

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

The fact that you're comparing Hyakko to your typical Rie show like Toradora hurts my soul. I've still yet to see what the big deal is over that, unless you're watching it specifically for Ami/Eri Kitamura who is god.

But to each their own, I guess.

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