"Love life in Fukuoka blooms with high school students, college students, and working adults..."
Sono Toki, Kanojo wa (At That Time, She) is a drama and romance anime. It was originally released in October 2018 by MASTER LIGHTS with 12 episodes (3 minutes each). The series does not continue.
General Rating: 5.7/10
My Rating: 6/10
This simple anime follows the love lives of four different females in high school students, college, and as adults. Not much happens in the anime, so if you are quick to fall asleep, this is not the anime for you. The girls in this anime have feelings. The reason why is unexplained. They start dating the one they love, and that is that. In a way, this anime is a breath of fresh air. I mean who wants to sit there watching 24 episodes of people being too afraid to go out with each other? So in a way, I would rather watch short stories like these than some long failure of a romance like Your Lie in April or Ichigo 100% where there isn't even a couple by the end. That is the point of a romance anime after all. If you agree, this anime might be one you want to check out.
However, the reason this anime got a low score from me is because it was, well, boring. The episodes are 3 minutes long, and I guess that's the same amount of time they put into the making of them. I love simplistic air (every once in a while) and this animation, the story telling, and the characters were honestly pretty bland. It was like this anime was trying to be an extremely slow-paced, whimsical, pastel-like alternative to animes like True Tours Nanto or Honobono Log. Unlike those two titles, this anime was not the most successful.
It was vaguely cute in some parts with overrated animation with little variety. For an anime of its kind, it does not need much more - just don't be expecting a full on anime story from it (like True Tours Nanto), but I still believe it appeals to those same types of fans. Overall this is an original cute anime, and honestly it does better than half the romance anime on the market. However, do not expect a full on story with relatable characters, and beautiful animation. That does not make it bad, just different. Either way, the whole series is only 36 minutes long, so even if you hate it, there's not much to loose.
If you enjoyed animes like True Tours Nanto, Honobono Log, Diamond Daydreams, or Tsurezure Children, this is an anime you should be curious enough to check out.
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