Hyakko: 4girls1class

I was about ready to drop this show after episode 3 because it just wasn't all that interesting. The show started as a mix of Hidamari Sketch and Ichigo Mashimaro with all the awesomeness removed.

Episode 1: Fairly boring. Only the falcon punch scene and the events leading up to it managed to get me to laugh. The rest of it was fairly cut and dry, partly because none of the girls could step up to Torako's level in such a way as to mesh well with her (this happened in Mashimaro as well).

Episode 2: It's one gag repeated over and over. PASS.

Episode 3: Here we go. You add some new characters with some interesting quirks to interact with the main cast, and suddenly, it becomes a whole lot more enjoyable. The events leading up to Nene Ando's BIG REVEAL got me to chuckle, but not quite to the extent to which Chie Suzugasaki managed to deliver. Maybe a meganekko voiced by Horie Yui has something to do with that

So yeah, thought I'd drop it by episode 3, but alas, I feel compelled to watch more in the hopes that they can redeem the first 2 episodes and then some. Episode 3 managed to clinch me and hopefully the rest of the cast will prove to be interesting. Better than just the 4 girls on their own imo.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Yeah, I don't think I can really keep up with this show anymore. The character interactions in episode 5 were just so bland that it became irritating and the timing of the comedy was so far off the mark that it simply wasn't funny. These problems, combined with the fact that I've recently picked up Toradora!, a school life comedy that has managed to deliver both in the character department as well as the comedy, means that Hyakko is but a shell compared to Toradora! As it stands, Hyakko will also invite far too many comparisons to other series that are just flat-out better and seeing that I have an unhealthy number of shows on my plate, Hyakko gets the axe.

There's nowhere I can't reach.