These are most likely the video-game marvels of our age, smashing their way through level upon level with digital prestidigitation beyond my humble comprehension. and the warning which is only fair if taken seriously.Īnd, it all centers on the theme which Linden-Funimation wants us to be better grounded and all the more wiser. Dice Club) has a message that all the gamers inside us must hear. My expectations were Moderate, and it delivered Slightly Above those expectations.Ģ️⃣Weighted Average System Score: (12 + 6 + 6 + 18 + 14 + 2 = 58/100 points)Īudio Format: Japanese with English subtitlesĮquipment Used: Acer AN515-53-55G9 Nitro 5 Laptop It’s a mistitled anime with a good amount of heart and simple fun to be enjoyed. Keep everything in this review in mind if you decide to give After School Dice Club a try. With that being said, the title is a silly, insignificant squabble.Īmid the obvious flaws of this anime, I found myself enjoying it, in smaller one or two episode doses more than that might cause the viewer to succumb to the dream world due to the slow-pacing and rather Iyashekai story. Plus, there is no “after school club” of any kind except in the sense of a group of close friends hanging out to play games all the time! There’s not even any consistency in the timeframe of when the girls play together, whether it’s after school, on the weekends, during the girls’ summer vacation, etc.
After School Dice Club…there is no game in this anime that significantly involves dice. Interestingly enough, the anime’s title is somewhat misleading. She gets exposure in two episodes and it’s easy to see why she’s a strong, capable character, even with her limited screen time. One MINOR character I believe is worth mentioning is Kyouko, Hana’s (Aya’s sister) best friend. They are all charming in their own unique way, Most viewers will be hard pressed not to find them a likeable bunch. The four of them are a pleasant group of characters to watch and explore new, different games with. Although not in the first few episodes, Emilia is a welcomed edition to the group of girls when she transfers from Germany and befriends Midori, Aya, and Miki.
Where their backgrounds aren’t explored, their personalities make up for some of that lack of substance. We learn little to no background to any of them. Both the OP and ED are equally adequate, but unimpressive.Įxcluding MINOR ones, nearly all of the MAIN and SECONDARY characters are underdeveloped. It’s nothing exciting but nothing out of character either. This is one section I do not have much to say, other than audio appeal is satisfactory, especially for this particular anime. One potential way to make simple, slower paced anime more enjoyable is to animate the heck out of it! Disappointingly, LIDEN FILMS failed to that like Studio Pierrot did with Hikaru no Go. What do I mean exactly? Simply put, for simple show such as this, there are too many times throughout where still scenes were being used with just some noise and music playing in the background.
However, the animation is where it doesn’t do justice nor does it make up for the simplistic art style, whereas the anime, Hikaru no Go, does. Arguably, it feels Episodic after the first few episodes with very slow pacing and undeveloped characters, albeit likeable ones.Īrtistic elements and designs are kept simple with no significant richness in color, but the characters and backgrounds are clean looking with enough definition to them add some charm and appeal. However, that’s all that After School Dice Club is really about three friends playing a new type of game each episode. I applaud LIDEN FILMS for taking a non-typical plot and making it into an anime. From here, the plot centers mainly on their friendship and the discovery of fun while playing these games, which, according to the anime, are not typical fanfare in Japan. Shortly thereafter, they realize that they are in a magical place of various board and card games. Intimidating to the girls at first, things change when they find out that Midori works part-time at this particular establishment. This lighthearted story is about three unlikely friends, Midori (the determined one), Aya (the Eternal Optimist) and Miki (the Shy one), who form their bond of friendship through unlikely means…games! One day late after school, Aya and Miki somehow find their way into this little gaming shop owned by a large man named Takeru.
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