Joshikausei

Some anime this year impressed me. There are also some anime this year that made me wonder if the creators were high on something. Then, there’s Joshikausei. There’s an old phrase that you’ve probably heard of before: silence is golden. As a short anime without any dialogue, that’s what Joshikausei represents. The manga itself is also silent without dialogues. So now the real question comes, how would this show work? Was the author high when they made this? Not quite. It’s actually real simple. The show is about high school girls interacting with daily activities. An easy draw of the show is the character chemistry between the three main girls – Mayumi, Momoko, and Shibumi. The show explores their lifestyle that reminds what normal people would do. Sometimes, characters are represented with fan service in the case of Momoko. The first episode is a testament of this with the suggestive leg shots plastered all over the place. But an important part is to see the character interactions. Joshikausei explores the limits of language and how characters communicate with their expressions. Their emotive performances combined with music carries the mood of each episode. Writing a series like this isn’t easy. For a manga with over 80 chapters of content, it’s not hard to see why. At the end of the day though, it works out just fine and dandy. Joshikausei isn’t long and ran the risk of looking like a humorless joke. Embedded into the show is simple slice of life storytelling featuring a trio of girls. Every episode is only 3 minutes so it’s an easy way to pass time. The real question is if this silent anime is a golden treat for you. For me, it’s just so-so.