Akebi’s Sailor Uniform

I'll preface this by saying that I mostly watch anime with girls. LOTS OF GIRLS. By that I mean, cute girls doing cute things. Cute girls doing not so cute things. Cute girls doing cute things while also suffering through not so cute things. Basically, girls. In other words, I've definitely watched my fair share of slice of life anime.

If I say anything about this show at all, it is the best slice of life anime I have watched. Rather, it really feels like a slice of life.

The characters are realistic. The world is realistic. They're shining with the sparkle of youth that probably everyone can relate to and feel nostalgic toward while beautifully building friendships and living their lives. They're not just moeblobs talking about chocolate coronets and inane topics all day (not that I dislike that type of SoL show completely). They're breathing living girls and their breathing living families and teachers.

Except it lacks the depression and gritty darkness that a lot of "realistic" anime tries to do. In a way, Akebi-chan's world is a little idealized. A wholesome beautiful youth.

But what's wrong with that? With little blunders along the way. Worrying about things like "will I fit in if I have a different uniform?" and "I feel weird because I'm bigger than the other girls because I started puberty earlier...," even despite it, the girls find a way to overcome their hurdles and end it off with a smile. Teasing classmates, bickering classmates, slightly strange classmates.

They're silly, earnest girls who can overcome their troubles with their friends by their side. This is a slice of their lives for us to partake in.

And that's the charm of the show.

You don't need to worry about some bullshit angst drama coming out of the left field. You just get to live a wonderful youth through the antics of Akebi-chan and friends (and also girlfriend... coughcough... if you're a yuri fan, this show is kind of gay, not going to lie. It made me believe that the yuri gods existed again in this world. Or are my goggles on too strong? Don't mind it too much, haha.)

In the world of slice of life anime, there exist...

Moeblob shows where nothing ever happens.
Pretty shows that are all looks and no content where nothing ever happens.

And Akebi-chan.

A beautiful anime with wonderful characters and a wonderful world.

I recommend it wholly. Whether you like girls or just want to have some joy in your life again. Please do watch Akebi-chan no Sailor Fuku.

A side note.

Out of what I've watched, the show with the closest energy to this I can think of is Tari Tari, which is still quite a bit different from Akebi-chan. If you're looking for some hot-blooded fantasy filled plot, this show is not for you. If you're looking for hot steamy lesbians, this show is not for you either. In fact, if you're even looking for an explicit confession or kiss because some gays pointed you this way, you're not really going to get that.

But if you like yuri, I would definitely recommend this show to you. The framing of the shots and the relationships between the characters can really get your goggles going. Is it really goggles if they're acting this gay on screen?

...At this point I'm just trying to reach the character minimum for this website...

Good show! 10/10. Quite a lot of still shots and pans, but I kind of like it. The opening and endings are also really cute. Please watch it!