Aiura Episode #10 Anime Review

Aiura Episode 10

What They Say:
They don’t always see eye-to-eye, but that just makes these high school girls’ daily lives more fun. “Their lives happen when nothing is happening” in this anime based on the lackadaisical four-panel manga. *This story features high school girls, but there’s not much romance, and comedy has its place. Don’t expect too much extravagance.

The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
After some initial fun with our favorite pint sized teacher who likes to wear just her school uniform and not just the lab coat, the show delves into the usual kind of mild silliness of the main girls. Especially with Kanaka who is going around covering peoples eyes and having them guess she is. Of course, she talks herself up hugely along the way, which just makes perfect sense for the way she is. It doesn’t always work out well for Kanaka, especially when she tries to pull this on Saki and it goes pretty badly for her. As usual, it’s the way they all interact that makes the show, right up to and including that final post-credits scene which is just adorable.

In Summary:
Aiura continues to just play simply and as it says at one point in the descriptor for the episode, little has changed for the girls over the course of the year. And that can be damaging in some series, but here where we’re getting such small exposures, it’s not about the drama, highlights or the relationships in a way, but just the dynamic, the silliness and the light humor that comes from how they all deal with each other. They’re all quirky in their own ways, Kanaka more so than others, but they balance each other well and make for some very engaging and enjoyable episodes week after week.

Grade: B

Streamed By: Crunchyroll

Review Equipment:
Sony KDS-R70XBR2 70″ LCoS 1080P HDTV, Dell 10.1 Netbook via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.