Sakura Trick

Alright, it's worse A kiss for the petals, period. (like period, period, PERIOD)

I tried to watch episode 1 a few months ago and didn't even finish, I'm now halfway through episode 2 and I QUIT.

Obviously I am insanely biased as I've gone through so much more A kiss for the petals and love it with all my soul, but still, if this was good, I would have also loved it!

Like seriously, if you liked this, play A kiss for the petals, I know it's a lot less accessible as it is a hentai, but still, like... actually, just play Maidens of Micheal, it's both the best game in my opinion and has no sex, and then tell me it's somehow less good than this.

When I play A kiss for the petals, I laugh, I laugh of cringe, but I laugh of good cringe, like "why am I playing this?" "Bro, you shouldn't say that in public!" and just get absorbed and hooked by its seducing overly positive vibe.

When I watch this though, I just cringe, and of bad, BAD cringe, like "why am I watching this, this is so superficial bro!".

Yeah, main problem of this anime, it's so superficial, A kiss for the petals truly feels like the adult version of this anime, and not just because it has hentai, but truly just because while A kiss for the petals has an overly positive ambience, where you know everything will go right and everyone will be happy, it still manages to have tension and interesting stuff, from Reo's education problems, to Kaede's self-esteem, to Risa getting involved in something she didn't want to... on THIS anime though, I just feel like I'm watching young girls that never ever had bad stuff happen in their life, to a point where the most random thing will bother them when it's just not a bother bro ! (and not butter either)

Also, this anime misses the biggest quality A kiss for the petals has: introducing the dumbest ideas... and yet they make sense. From the best couples, to the atelier, to the character of Reo, Miya, Runa... Sakura Trick is too dumb to be taken seriously, that's for sure.

And yeah, while A kiss for the petals always felt like a good way to pass time and forget about my life issues has it's an absolute happiness factory, this anime though... well, it's just killing me.

...Why the heck am I watching a Yuri show?

And why am I loving it?

Sakura Trick is a fantastically humorous and adorable high school lesbian romance that I have no idea why I'm watching it.

Haruka and Yuu are two 1st Year Highschoolers in Japan who are the best of friends, and soon realize that they are *more* than friends. What follows is a charming, cutesy and sometimes awkward hidden romance.

Now, I haven't watched any other Yuri (lesbian anime) shows, so I have little experience in comparing it to other, older shows, but I'd say that if you're interested in the genre (for one reason or another) Sakura Trick is a good place to start.

Probably the only major setback this show has for me is the blatant fan-service. No, I'm not talking about the kissing, because that's a part of the story, but things more along the line of the constant crotch and boob shots that pop up occasionally. It can be fairly distracting and can be argued as fetishizing lesbianism (as if it hasn't been enough)

But whatever, it's merits outweigh what is probably a trademark of the Yuri genre, and besides that, it's a very tame show.

(+10 points if you got that reference without looking it up).

What I'm trying to say is; the show is fluffy. But sadly, only that; fluff.

This was my first time watching something of the "yuri" genre, being redirected here from another sappy, but enjoyable show. Curious to see how they would handle a girl-girl scenario without turning it into hentai smut, I decided to give it a shot. But before I started I lowered my expectations, foreseeing plenty of pitfalls. I guess it turned out better than I feared, but not as good as I hoped.

The show often seems like a badly written fanfic, with scenes that feel very artificial. "Oh no, I've tripped and now I'm touching your boobies! Oh well, let's make out." Perhaps not that bad, but not by much. Not to say it doesn't have its sweet moments, it does, but overall it just doesn't feel natural. The protagonists' first kiss feels rushed and forced. What follows are tired scenarios to create opportunities for them to kiss again (with a quota of 1 per episode), and a bit of story squeezed in between.

Said story doesn't have much substance. There is no sense of progression, all relationships more or less stay the same between the first and last episode. There is no tension, no real hurdles to overcome. There is a bit of a story arc involving the older sister, but the situation is pretty much held in stasis the entire length of the show, not affecting the main characters, and then quickly resolved the last 20 minutes or so. It just goes from one fluffy moment to the next. The show's storyboard must have consisted of Hallmark cards.

Sure, the girls are cute. Some more than others. Ironically I found the two main characters the least appealing (both felt rather bland and the smaller one (Yuu) got on my nerves by acting like a petulant child most of the time. Were they going for a Lolita vibe? Or perhaps the show just subscribes to the idea that invoking "moe" means adding a touch of mental disability) while the characters I enjoyed the most were those with the least amount of focus on them; Kaede and Clementine - oops, sorry, I mean Yuzu.

The girls are innocent, unfortunately the show considerably less so. Starting with the opening credits, followed by a continuous series of shameless crotch-shots and views of bouncing bosoms throughout the series, the show tries very hard to undermine the very innocence that is supposed to be core of the story.

The humorous portion of the show is entertaining, but fails to hit the mark a bit too often. Luckily it features some nice animation, with the occasional quirk in storytelling, keeping the show fresh. This is probably the saving grace which made me finish watching the series.

I ended up watching the whole series, but objectively can't give it more than a 5/10. But still, if you're in the mood for some pink, aimless fluff (and some gentle girl-on-girl action), go ahead and give it a shot.

Neither Haruka nor Yuu really know what love is, and yet they feel that their relationship is special, and they feel this inexplicable desire towards each other.

Saruka Trick is just a cute story about friendship and love -- and urequired love. There isn't much depth to it, and yet I love it, just because it is so cute and doesn't feel rushed.

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