| idk, i think it's pretty enjoyable, and it teaches a little bit of the language and culture of okinawa which is awesome! |
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| I'm also enjoying it way more than I expected, thanks to the Okinawa vibes. My guess is that it's rated so low because it's kinda obscure (24th most popular anime of the current season), whereas "I'm getting married to a girl I hate in my class" is 7th (most popular non-sequel after Sakamoto Days); I'm not watching it but I find it hard to believe it's any better. More popular = more beginners/casuals are watching it = they usually rate everything higher, which inflates the score. Anyway, if the general reception is positive the score will raise. |
| it's kinda obscure and also emphasizes the Ryukyuan culture which most of the people here are not interested in. |
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Some people have already hit on it, but I’d say just as weebs and many others are drawn to Japan—often due to its seemingly exotic, otherworldly culture compared to the west & western media, many Japanese are interested in Okinawa/Hawaii/etc, and this particular anime, because they find Okinawan/Island culture to be interesting and refreshing.
However for many weebs, they already have a distinct interest in another foreign culture (Japan) and so learning more about Okinawa is not particularly associated with their general interest in Japanese culture. So in this way, the show is definitely more catered towards Okinawans and Japanese viewers curious about other cultures, rather than people curious about mainstream Japanese culture.
And this show doesn’t just use the island as a backdrop to a loosely related plot. In fact, Okinawan culture is the core of the plot, alongside the character dynamics which are driven by their experience of Okinawan culture… Imagine if summertime rendering wasn’t about a thriller mystery, and instead was about to Wakayama Prefecture, it might have been more niche.
Likewise, the Hokkaido anime was focused on life in Hokkaido, but also had waifus and major fan service in a way this show doesn’t.
So if you’re not really interested in learning more about Okinawa, then you probably don’t rate this show/find it boring.
However for many weebs, they already have a distinct interest in another foreign culture (Japan) and so learning more about Okinawa is not particularly associated with their general interest in Japanese culture. So in this way, the show is definitely more catered towards Okinawans and Japanese viewers curious about other cultures, rather than people curious about mainstream Japanese culture.
And this show doesn’t just use the island as a backdrop to a loosely related plot. In fact, Okinawan culture is the core of the plot, alongside the character dynamics which are driven by their experience of Okinawan culture… Imagine if summertime rendering wasn’t about a thriller mystery, and instead was about to Wakayama Prefecture, it might have been more niche.
Likewise, the Hokkaido anime was focused on life in Hokkaido, but also had waifus and major fan service in a way this show doesn’t.
So if you’re not really interested in learning more about Okinawa, then you probably don’t rate this show/find it boring.
| @animeappreciator i also like that unlike other anime about Okinawa, this one finally brings talent from Okinawa. At least 5 of the supporting characters are voiced by native speakers from Okinawa! Hokkaido Gals anime (judging by the 2 episodes i saw before dropping) was pure fan service that happened to be in Hokkaido and only because of the scenery. i was hoping to see the girls use Hokkaido dialect but that was pretty much non-existent. |
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| Gunma and Nagoya anime low ratings too Not interested in their culture/life style |
| I like it, but it is very hard to understand the cultural stuff. It feels like dagashi Kashi advertising candy except in this series it is Okinawa. |
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| Not only the introduction was not done well at all, the educational stuff always appear in an unnatural and childish way. Doesn't look like a show for people above 13 years old |
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Nirinbo said:
I'm also enjoying it way more than I expected, thanks to the Okinawa vibes.
My guess is that it's rated so low because it's kinda obscure (24th most popular anime of the current season), whereas "I'm getting married to a girl I hate in my class" is 7th (most popular non-sequel after Sakamoto Days); I'm not watching it but I find it hard to believe it's any better. More popular = more beginners/casuals are watching it = they usually rate everything higher, which inflates the score. Anyway, if the general reception is positive the score will raise.
I'm also enjoying it way more than I expected, thanks to the Okinawa vibes.
My guess is that it's rated so low because it's kinda obscure (24th most popular anime of the current season), whereas "I'm getting married to a girl I hate in my class" is 7th (most popular non-sequel after Sakamoto Days); I'm not watching it but I find it hard to believe it's any better. More popular = more beginners/casuals are watching it = they usually rate everything higher, which inflates the score. Anyway, if the general reception is positive the score will raise.
I am watching both animes and I can say that "I got married to a girl I hate in my class" is superior in any way possible, its popular for some reason, the premiss is very unique and the characters are getting a big development in every single episode, in my opinion its the second best romcom of this season (behind honey lemon soda)
| @roupaaz "Superior in any way possible" can't be true since the Okinawan setting alone is more interesting than the 10000th generic Japanese school. The romance itself might indeed be better in Kurakon especially for those who think something like that is unique, but for those who have seen similar premises countless times Okitsura will be the more unique anime. Anyway, I'll start watching Kurakon to form my own opinion about it. |
| Cause the newest generation of anime watchers are largely complete idiots that only want isekai crap that is politically correct. |
| I think a lot of people only watch for the romance and rate it low but i think it should mainly be watched for educational purposes about Okinawa. |
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| Why are you making threads about score when you know it's against rules? FreedomKME said: Funny enough it has better production values than Sakamoto Mid. What a shit take. Only proves you are blind. I like both shows but SD doesn't constantly show everything (like faces) in close-up just to make it easier for animators like Millipense does (not to mention disgusting cgi dance). |
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| To me it's amazing and a breath of fresh air, especially since most anime takes place in Tokyo....or in the middle in just general. |
| It's a unique and cute/comforting watch for me, and it makes learning about Okinawan culture fun. This is why (to me) you can't always trust MAL scores |
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It's a unique and cute/comforting watch for me, and it makes learning about Okinawan culture fun. This is why (to me) you can't always trust MAL scores
| @yagakimilover You mean you should never trust MAL scores. |
| Honestly, I am just a bit close to giving this a 5/10 when I decide on dropping it after watching the current episode (episode 4). You see, I am a fan of so many romance anime, it goes far and beyond to express how much I appreciate and enjoy a good romance, but even the original work of this anime (sourced from manga) says Love Status Quo. This type of theme is definitely not a first to me, a quite similar one is probably Karakaijyouzu no Takagi-san, I honestly stopped appreciating "Love Status Quo" kind of anime after having watched Takagi-san, tho I already looked into Takagi-san manga afterwards. The biggest reason I didn't give this a 5/10 is because the art quality and the plot trying to advertise an island culture so much and so well really showed me their efforts, to make this definitely better than "average" but however much that was it just didn't hit my spots at all... :/ dropped. |
| Slice of life watcher here. To be honest, there are times I find the references or pun about okinawan culture really funny at times and also the explanations very entertainment to watch. But the issue I have to address is the slice of life aspect of this series, sometimes the camera is too zoomed in at characters, some views are blurred. Even if there are some scenery, they likely to stay only for few seconds to let us see the settings. I get it that this is made for education and advertisement about Okinawa but I wish they let us immerse in beauty of setting of Okinawa, just slow down with the references they throw and let the setting sink in. Maybe they are trying to adapt the material faithfully but it feels like they are adapting lot of chapters in one episode. A good balance of references and setting would make a good advertisement of this place. Don't get me wrong I found this series really refreshing to watch, especially the references and teru's classmates and neighbours are what makes them unique from other series. |
| Why do people constantly ask this? This kind of show always has a rating hovering between 6 and 7 |
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