The story of a charming friendship with a slight twist · Waifora

Isshuukan Friends

Name: The story of a charming friendship with a slight twist
Item: One Week Friends
Rating: 85
Author: Proxxa

The story of a charming friendship with a slight twist.

To be honest, I like this show. A lot. However, I have to go by my typical format to make writing reviews easier. First, assign the show a score of 70 points to begin with. 70 points is considered to be a "passing" score. To change its score, a show must have either good or bad aspects to change my opinion. This makes both the process of writing and reading the review easy. So, let's start.

The Good.

I've already explained this, but this section awards points for various things.

Art

Some might not like the art style because of how simplistic it is. What makes a simple art direction bad? The art style is one of the show's best points, because it doesn't take attention away from the story.

+5 Points (75 Total)

OP/ED

The OP and ED are nothing phenomenal. Instead of trying to be catchy, they go along with the tone of the story.

+5 Points (80 Total)

Story

I've mentioned that the story is good, right? In order to not give away anything to those who are reading reviews before watching the show, I'll simply say this: the efficacy of the simple plot is beyond phenomenal. Not only is it something I haven't seen before (I might come to find this elsewhere soon, though), but its ability to create such a relaxed mood while also creating tension when it needs to is astounding.

+5 Points (85 Total)

Not so great.

Hm? There's nothing here.

That's strange. Did enjoyment of the show blind me to its bad parts or does this show not have any flaws?

Conclusion Alright, then. Seems like this is a review that actually writes itself. To give you more to read, here's my opinion on things that don't really sway the score. - Side Character Development I've read another review where the author wanted more character development for supporting characters. That didn't really bother me, though. If I really wanted to know more about them, I'd simply try to start reading the manga to look for anything I missed out on in the anime.

Speed/Cohesion

I've also read a rather negative review stating that they disliked the speed of the show. I don't see any problem with it, though. I was invested enough into the show that I watched it all in the span of a day and didn't miss any large details.

Anything else not mentioned

If there's anything here that you'd actually want to know more about, it probably doesn't affect the show much. Really.

So? That's it. It seems that the specials are all one-minute readings of Fujimiya's diary, so I doubt I'd get too much enjoyment out of those, but they might be good for a rainy day. For anyone reading reviews for shows they haven't watched yet, give this one a shot. Please, it's a great show if you already tend to watch slice of life/rom-coms. With that said, Isshuukan Friends (alternatively One Week Friends) receives a score of 85 points. Well above a passing grade and well on its way into some of my highest-rated shows.