For me, Umisho is the most uplifting comedy this season, and I’d say top 5-6 for the year (*ponders LovCom, Hayate … Haruhi! oh my*). Why do I say this? Well, the keyword is uplifting, and it isn’t classic, but the left-field orderves served up at random are so momentarily blissful.
Episode 8 has some nice moments. No, these aren’t classic, but for Summer, it does a fair job at comedy, and a great job with mood and tone. It just feels so refreshing. Really, there isn’t anything heavy about it, but it is a briskly paced experience.
General Umisho highlights (not episode specific):
- Shinuzoka and her fetishes
- Amuro and being playful
- The Captain and his random need to be nude, or random need to mahjong
- Maaya and her inadequacies
- Small town by the sea, given
- Swimming, given
So Umisho hasn’t given me sudden urges to swim [ or be naked ], but it is one of the better ones of Summer. I think it may have a contender if I decide to rocket through Potemayo, which I think I just decided on after reading Demian’s post. My only scuff with it is that Umisho is scheduled for a quick 13 episodes, so I hope the end leave room for more.
Ryan A
Frankly, I’m going to watch this. I’m just waiting for this series to finish subbing. Then I’m going to marathon it.
The quintessential anime fanboy need is sated: tits and ass. What more could I ask for? ^^;;
The need is met! Some of the latter outdoor bath scenes are quite distracting, but the ecchiness is playful and laughable. I’d also say that 25% of the ecchi nature comes from Captain Ikamasa being nude and wanting to have shaving parties, etc.
One ep to go.