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"Hanging in there, living is the toughest thing there is." · Waifora

a review by Zeichen

Zeichen

5 years ago·Aug 30, 2020

88

/ 100

[SPOILERS WARNING] ___

"Hanging in there, living is the toughest thing there is."

- Kakeru Naruse

The reason I write this because I love Orange and want people to watch this one. Badly rated yet a very good premise on its story.

I wonder how could I find this anime in an instant and still can't believe how it turned out to be one of my favourites in Romance genre. The Sci-fi material isn't that much, but somewhat worth it. But, here is the summary in general.

"It fits the story, memorable, and pretty yet not good enough."

To be honest, I really don't care about art style or else but if it determines the anime here is my opinion. It matches well with the story due it tells of the past. It's not that appealing but I can't say it's not a good one. Is it fitting with the story? Of course, it is. But I can't say it's a good one. It's memorable yet still not good enough. For the animation, can't say something about it. It's a so-so for me.

"You can't change the future. But if you could, what would you want to do?"

Despite some misfits due to theatrical drama scenes and a lot of distractions, (there were a lot of perspectives scenes beside the main character which is a bit appalling yet didn't affect the story so much), the basis is very good enough. It tells about Takamiya Naho, a 16 years-old senior high school student receives a letter from 26 years old of herself. And then, she has the power to change the future. To be honest, on first glance, the story is so-so for me until I reached half of the series whereas the story has its own proofs of how did she receive those messages and her sacrifices to save her beloved one. The romance is the strongest trait of Orange, it covers the flaws of the story and soothes my head with a not-so complex but well-detailed story. The only thing I loathe about Orange is the drama. There are several twists which I can say considered unnecessary yet fits with the story well (For example, when Naho wants to give the chocolate.) Too many dramas can be very appalling for the audiences who don't accept this kind of plot. I don't mind with drama, but it could distract the romance if it didn't fit the story. About the sci-fi, not much to say about it, it has no nerves or flaws either. Perhaps Orange isn't created to entertain the Sci-fi genre audiences, but it still gave a good and reasonable explanation of the story. It gives a lot of romance blended with a slice of life, yet a bit of sci-fi.

"Orange has many flavours, it can be sour and sweet at the same time."

The VAs are talented and fits the roles well. I'd like to give extra acclaim to Kakeru Naruse's VA as he fits the role very well as a character who struggles with his problems. The articulation is very good and the words are implied very well with their roles. Yet there is a minor thing to say about Azusa's VA as she sounds like annoying rather than cheerful. Other than those, the other characters are pretty good at playing their roles. The Opening and Ending theme was pretty good. And without any bias, I very like the songs displayed on this anime. It gives an excitement of the story. It tells the story very well. Personally, "Hikari no Hahen" is pretty memorable and would like to listen to it again in my spare time.

" It's intriguing to see how the one who struggles does survive."

The protagonist, Naho Takamiya gives the act of a shy girl yet wants to do anything to save her beloved one. I must say she is sometimes dense and not brave enough to do something. But, that's what makes her an interesting character to watch. She relies too much upon her feeling instead of her logic. It makes her unwilling to do something without the support of her friends. But her commitment to saving Kakeru whatever it takes make her a good protagonist of the story. The other main characters are good. Kakeru whose struggle with his life gives me a big impression of an authentic character who can bear the pain no matter how much then cover it with his outside attitude - a very friendly, cheerful and helpful person. On first glance, Suwa doesn't show his crucial impact on the story, yet he has sacrificed anything for the friendship. Hagita, the insane yet smart character who played an important part in the story. Azusa, the owner of Bakery who also helped both Kakeru and Naho a lot. Or Takako, solid support for the story, she didn't take either deep or important part of the story yet gave more colours of it.

"It's a romance with a slice of life premise. Don't expect too much of its genres"

I must say I enjoy the story very well. It gives me excitement about school romance in general. So, if you want to watch an anime with a very good romance, it's the one to watch. It's very recommended as well for those who enjoy the slice of life with a good premise of drama and romance. It gives a very good plot, whether the twists or the presentation. And also, to whom it may concern if you have spare time and looking for an anime with not so contemplated yet well-detailed, this is the one to watch. Don't watch this if you are very into a sci-fi genre. Trust me, you won't watch a lot of it here. It still gives you the sci-fi plot, but it's not that much. It focuses more on romance and drama rather than sci-fi, so don't accuse if you find this anime doesn't have too much of sci-fi material. At last, I must say I enjoyed it so much and will re-watch it anytime soon.

"It's very good yet requires more improvement."

Orange is a series where you can find the excitement of its romance thoroughly that you won't regret to watch. The story is pretty good, characters are perhaps one of the strong traits of the story, the art is subtle, voice characters are good and theme songs are memorable. There are some improvements needed but overall, I enjoy it a lot and it's recommended for whom want to watch a badly rated yet very good story. Okay, that's all.

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That's all and thank you for reading this review. Feel free to check any if you enjoy this one.

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