fabio de lunatico
Claymore
REC - 7/10
Comprising just ten half-length episodes, REC is a charming little romantic comedy about the relationship between Aka, a young voice actress, and Matsumaru, an average salaryman who works in advertising. Through some contrivances they end up living together in Matsumaru's apartment, and get very close on the first night they meet.
But the course of love never runs smooth, and the rest of the series concerns itself with portraying the difficulties the two have in working out their feelings for one another, then how they deal with problems that arise from Aka's blossoming career and Matsumaru's discontent over the direction of his own. And, seeing as this is an anime romcom, there's some drama over Matsumaru's tendency to be a dumbass and pushover.
The short runtime is a mixed blessing. Issues are worked through quickly, perhaps too quickly in some cases, but nothing is dragged out and the show ends in a satisfying manner. The story does continue in the manga, but given some of the comments about it I'm not sure I'm up for reading it.
Comprising just ten half-length episodes, REC is a charming little romantic comedy about the relationship between Aka, a young voice actress, and Matsumaru, an average salaryman who works in advertising. Through some contrivances they end up living together in Matsumaru's apartment, and get very close on the first night they meet.
But the course of love never runs smooth, and the rest of the series concerns itself with portraying the difficulties the two have in working out their feelings for one another, then how they deal with problems that arise from Aka's blossoming career and Matsumaru's discontent over the direction of his own. And, seeing as this is an anime romcom, there's some drama over Matsumaru's tendency to be a dumbass and pushover.
The short runtime is a mixed blessing. Issues are worked through quickly, perhaps too quickly in some cases, but nothing is dragged out and the show ends in a satisfying manner. The story does continue in the manga, but given some of the comments about it I'm not sure I'm up for reading it.