Mangirl!

This anime began airing in the Winter of 2013, and is thirteen episodes long. I generally don't watch anime that are under the standard 24 minutes long, but this one caught my eye even though it was just five minutes long. It was produced by Dogakobo and Earth Star Entertainment, who have also done Natsuyuki Rendezvous, the currently airing Majestic Prince, and Seiken no Blacksmith, which are all pretty good anime that I've seen.

I found the characters to be refreshing, and easy to relate to. The head editor was completely crazy, while the one with glasses seemed normal (most of the time). The comedy ... was pretty good, and had me laughing at alot of parts. Also, the opening was pretty catchy, and although I liked the animation and the characters, I felt it lacked development a little bit. I'm a scrooge for animation so this is mostly why I don't watch short anime, because their quality of animation is generally lower.

This plot has already been done by Bakuman, even though Mangirl! is a little different. My favorite episode was probably where they went to the comic store and they were sold out. The mangaka was also pretty funny when she was starving and her apartment was filled with trash because her assistant was on vacation. I do feel like this anime shows what it's like to be a manga editor and mangaka. It could be considered almost educational even, overlooking the tangents that the crazy characters go off on all the time.

A special is scheduled to air May 24th, for episode 14. I'll definitely be looking forward to watching these crazy characters after their success in the manga world.

I was looking for a short, but funny anime to watch with my boyfriend. And judging by the name "Mangirl", it seemed to be a kinda funny anime. O boy i was wrong. Mangirl does not mean theyr'e transgirls doing Manga, theyr'e simply just "Manga-girls".

Story 4/10
It's a decent, cute anime, nothing really happens. Well I know it's a slice of life anime, but this anime seriously went under average for slice of life too. Just random things that happens to a bunch of cute girls. I usually really enjoy short animes since the story gets faster and in my opinion, funnier. But it didn't work ... for this one, sadly. There was no plot, nothing special about it. I just watched it while eating breakfast, just to have something to watch.

Art 6/10
Everything looks adorable! Which is great because it is an adorable anime. I can't complain about the art, it wasn't the best, but it wasn't bad, it was just perfectly fitting for this anime.

Sound 7/10
Oh god, that opening song. I both love it and hate it. The opening was hilarious, even tough i skipped it later each episode since it just got too much for my ears! About the voice acting... Adorable, cute voices that fit great to their characters! I really liked it!

Characters 6/10
They were all kinda cute, simple, stereotypical, perfect for this short anime. I can't complain, they were easy to understand and easy to laugh at. Yup, this anime actually made me laugh!

Enjoyment 5/10
As I mentioned earlier, i watched this while eating breakfast, which was good because i was tired, this anime was so simple that it was perfect for me in the morning. I was neither good or bad, just mediocre.

Overall 6/10
This anime is great in the morning when you dont want to use your brain! But theres alot of better short animes to watch, but its still fine.

Rate a 4
English Subtitles

Decent at best not worth the watch. While no doubt the characters are cute and the background looks nice there is no covering the poor plot. Manga creation is a steady hard working job like most jobs. Requires skill, effort and a lot of money. They expect the viewers to be okay with the idea of not only an entire cast of amateurs trying their luck in the field but amounting to success? Sure, weird stuff has happened that can't be explained. Like what is up with area 51? Or the constant discovery of new creatures. But to say a gang of ... school girls will have what it takes to run a proper manga is too much.

Looking past the poor plot and into each episode's content we see no improvement. While there an occasional comical retort or scene it isn't enough to stop me from fixating on how fast the cycle of progression is. A good manga allows the reader or viewer to relax and sink into what is happening. It is not meant as an old fashion Garfield strip. The point being those strips were meant for seconds of time. Art was nice for those but the fun lied within the words. Once the word bubbles were read that was mainly it for strips. But with manga it is more complex. While they both share text and pictures they provide more impact. Pictures are more detailed. Words are not told in simple joke form but in story form. With that education provided imagine one's feelings to when after a set time of a little past three minutes the episode cuts off. Disappointment comes to mind.