Konnichiwa minna-san~ Yesterday, I finished an anime that has been on my to-watch list for quite a long time. I almost finished it before, but then I got busy with my medications, so somehow I left and forgot about it. Like the first time I watched it, I really felt so much familiarity with the plot and characters. The feelings and emotions that I felt before all came back to me.
It's like I'm taken back to my high school days when I was naive and hopeful and where everything seemed to be nerve-wracking and exciting. It's a tough journey—I failed and got embarrassed a lot of times, but like the FMC, I dusted myself up and moved forward. So now be with me as I share with you a brief peek at the life of a girl who's spun her wheels and messed up, but found a wonderful place, wonderful things, and wonderful people that she loves in Skip and Loafer.
About the Anime
Skip and Loafer is a seinen anime that premiered in the spring of 2023. It aired from April 4, 2023, to June 20, 2023. It's a drama anime that was animated by P.A. Works. Since the characters were mostly high schoolers, its theme obviously revolves around school, and also it's a slice-of-life with a tinge of romance. This 12-episode anime was based on the manga that was written and illustrated by Misaki Takamatsu.
To achieve her noble goal for her hometown, Mitsumi Iwakura leaves the peaceful Ishikawa Prefecture to attend her studies in the fast-paced city of Tokyo. With her great dreams and love for learning, she's definitely confident that moving into Tokyo wouldn't be that hard—or so she thought. Despite having confidence and plans, in the face of the bustling city, she got lost. Caught in the morning rush and crowd sickness—she leans dejectedly on the station's wall with her high hopes slowly disappearing. However, it seems that fate still favors her at that time because Shima Sosouke, a first-year student who attends the same school as her offers to go with her.
She thought that her misfortunes ended at the train station, but unfortunately, it didn't. Her misfortunes further led her to have a bad first impression in front of her new teachers and classmates, but that didn't stop her from picking her pace and trying to make her day better. With a new environment and people, she's bound to experience the hardships of fitting in. Tokyo is sure a fast and busy city, and Mitsumi certainly needs to keep up with it to reach her great goals. She may stumbled down and messed up, but she surely would get back up and skip her way towards the people who care for her.
I thought I still had a long way to go to finish this anime, but upon rewatching it, I realized that where I stopped watching it is just so close to its season's end. Maybe I got really impatient waiting on the new eps or the pacing did somehow bore me at some point (I watched it after I finished watching OPM, so I'm not surprised that the pacing somehow didn't bode well for me) and so I dropped it. Nevertheless, after rewatching it, I can really say I've enjoyed it. Since its pacing is quite slow, 'of course, there are tranquil and almost boring parts, but setting that aside it felt nice watching it.
The MC was definitely not your typical shy and mostly helpless one. Mitsumi is really a quirky and likable character—I thought she'd be the one who'd have challenging personal battles, but I was wrong! She's a character that totally doesn't need improvement because she's fine the way she is. She's awkward and even oblivious most of the time, but she's really a good judge of character. So much for praising the ever-green flag FMC, her opposite is her potential love interest—Shima.
Visually, he is pleasing but that aside, I think he's the type of boy I don't want to fall in love with. Ok, ok don't judge me yet, but I do find him nice, gentlemanly and kinda a friend material, but there's an air of negativity I felt upon seeing his character for the first time. And it turns out I'm right because he's definitely someone that needs character improvement and if you wanted to know if he did get the improvement he need, then try watching it! As for other characters, I can say that this one is indeed a slice-of-life because the characters are pretty much like my classmates way back then, and watching them do high school stuff does bring back both the good and embarrassing memories—ahhhhh I'm really getting old~
I thought that this anime would be shoujo or pure romance anime, but it turns out that it's a seinen anime?! Its art style really screams romance—from the light colors to cute character designs. The sceneries that were featured there were sure lovely—especially the ones that were from Mitsumi's hometown. The color palette that they mostly used matches well with the lightheartedness of the story. Just like its pacing, there were times that I found the movement of the characters sluggish to the point I thought my phone was lagging. Nevertheless, I like how they portrayed each character's expression. Their art style wasn't that detailed, but it showed their emotions well.
Its soundtrack was nice and as heartwarming as the anime. The background music and sounds at the beginning really evoke a nice amount of nostalgia in me. Also, I remembered that its opening song has that dance part become well known. They're really cute and wholesome to watch—especially the part where they're dancing to the beat of its opening. The ending song was pretty laid-back and somehow forgettable for me, but anyway it's somehow fit for ending each episode.
Overall, my rating for this anime is 8.5/10. This anime is a breath of fresh air for me because of how laid-back and wholesome it is. It didn't have heavy and serious conflicts, so most of the time I was in a good mood while watching it (except those times I was somehow annoyed with Egashira or irked with Ririka). I was kinda expecting more romance, so there's indeed a tinge of disappointment in me when I didn't get it much of it, but anyway I know season two will really sate that yearning of mine (thanks to spoilers I voluntarily discovered, I now know that there will be a significant improvement in the bleep-bleep-bleep!—secret...I know you know and I know I'm oversharing so just ignore me). So if you're up for something lighthearted and entertaining slice-of-life anime, then this review is definitely you're sign to watch Skip and Loafer.
Before I end this review, I'll share with you its opening song, so—
Have you seen this anime before? Or is this your first time encountering it? If you have thoughts about it feel free to share it in the comments. That's all for now, minna-san! I hope you enjoyed reading my review.
Arigatou and tanoshinde ne~
The pictures that didn't have source were screenshots from the anime while the last picture was edited in Canva.
Wahhhhhhhh this is one of my comfort anime 😍 Aside from those battle animes that I love watching, I also really love this type of anime that revolves around the life of high school students falling in love and just living their lives. I love how every Shoujo anime makes me fall in love in different ways. It is so relaxing and makes you giggle a lot. I am not sure if you need this, but I would love to recommend you some of my fav Shoujo animes :
I hope you can give some of these a try 🥰
Sameeee~ I also like the ones that have great fight scenes, but there are really times that I need to relax and also fall in love with shoujo! Tho this isn't a shoujo, it still made me giggle and feel nice =0v0=... as for your recommendations:
So that's it! Btw, thanks for stopping by~
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I'm so sad coz I had to drop it coz I got really bored in the middle of watching it. I like it avtually, but not enough I think to finish it. I think hanggang episode 4 or 5 lang ako here. But of course rewatching it is still possible. Ganon naman lagi, i'll get bored in one series then after rewatching it, ayon, gustong gusto na. Lol. Need lang to give it another chance, and dapat talaga i'm in the mood to watch this kind of genre.
Totally relate with this one because there are really times I dropped anime just because I got bored with their pacing, but later on I find it then luh ang ganda pala nito?—and so I rewatch it and then hindi ko namalayan na natapos ko na pala! Yes, the mood really plays a great role in my viewing experience kasi I really thought na it would be a romcom—like the typical romcom anime, but it turns out na lighthearted romance lang, plus pa na kakatapos ko lang ng one punch man, nanibago talaga ako sa pacing. Now that I'm kinda motivated, natapos ko na rin siya finally, and definitely looking forward sa season 2!
Haha, I thought it is really just me, haha. Then on the second try, halos mapunit na labi sa lapad ng ngiti dahil sa kilig ano, lol. Yah, yah, the mood, I'm really not into romance naman nowadays. Nabibusy ako kakanood YT about Stray Kids, so I can't really give my all into anime right now. And there are times too na I'm craving for some kilig and anime or KDrama are the best when it comes to that. Haha.
Yesss! Nagulat nga minsan yung mama ko kasi biglaan na lang daw ako humahagikhik, sabi niya malapit na raw ako masiraan ng utak sa kanunuod ng kung ano-ano ahuhuhu, like mama kinikilig lang po ako hehe...
Thank you very much! I really appreciate it~
For me ,ito ung anime na nakakarelax panoorin. The drama is not too heavy and may character development. 2x ko na sya natapos. :)
Definitely! Like I said, parang breath of fresh air 'yung anime nato kasi napakalighhearted niya. The romance, even tho na hindi talaga ganon ka focused ay nakakakilig pa rin hehe. Especially yung part na Shima comforted her...those are just like small and simple gestures, but they're really more meaningful for me. Although, 'di ko masyadong bet yung air ni Shima (like I think he's really a people pleaser and also too-good-to-be-true boy...or I'm just overthinking lol), there are times that I was amazed on how perceptive he was. With its season 2 already announced, I'll surely wait for it kasi I know there'll be a huge improvement in their relationship!
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STOPse ve buena, gracias por la recomendación!
looks good, thanks for the recommendation!
You're welcome! It's indeed a good one if you're up for a laid-back and mostly wholesome anime...
Btw, thanks for stopping by!
Sport anime??? Count me in. I'm updating my watchlist so I'd go binge mood after these exams. Currently,I resent everything but it'll be over soon.
Nice review by the way
Huh? Sports? I think I haven't reviewed anything related to sports this year nor I have mentioned anything about it in my review. Maybe this comment is intended for another post? This maybe...
Anyway, thanks for stopping by and see you around.
No no,it wasn't meant for that post. I think I wanted to type drama then auto correct turned it to sport instead and I didn't just notice. So sorry for the inconvenience
Oh hehe I see, I see. I'm sorry also I immediately jump into assumptions. Anyway, this anime is really ideal if you want a fresh breath from the usual life stressors lol...its wholesome and the characters are pretty relatable—so yep, it's definitely a must-watch if you want a wholesome diversion.
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You're welcome, it's my pleasure as well. Best regards also!
It so nice story.☺️ Amazing
I'm glad you appreciate it! It really had a nice and lighthearted story and with enough mood, you'll definitely enjoy and finish it.
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Ahhh, my favorite genre of shoujo anime-- romance, fluff, and slice of life in one frame. It really does a weird way of comforting me whenever I watch it. (This and Kimi ni Todoke somehow heal me in some ways, hahaha)
It's not exactly shoujo (it's a seinen actually), for it's more like slice-of-life and like I mentioned, there's a tinge of disappointment in me when I found out it doesn't have much romance than I expected it to have—but just a tinge tho because I still enjoyed it. It's definitely just like you said—comforting!
Btw, thanks for stopping by and see you around!
I love how she portrays school life and the characters' struggles in such a sincere and relatable way. Mitsumi is such an authentic and refreshing character; her way of dealing with challenges is inspiring. I hope the second season brings more development in the characters' relationship, great post, cheers!
Yep! Mitsumi is really a likable and refreshing character. I love how resilient she is, and I'm looking forward to how she will deal with problems related to her romantic life. Its ending is definitely promising, so I'm hoping it'll have a nice season 2.
Btw, thanks for stopping by and see you around!
I remember when I saw this anime on air, if I'm not mistaken, and I really liked it for its style and quality of animation, its humor and its soundtrack. Also, regarding the characters, they are so well developed that you can easily identify with them, especially with the protagonist. It's supposedly a RomCom, but from what I remember, it's more like a Slice Of Life that's kind of fun to watch. The relationships we see throughout the anime are varied, but it doesn't end up being romantic at the end, at least not the protagonist's relationship with the blonde boy. It's more of a work that explores that external point of view on the problems that youth commonly face when they take a certain path and how your friends help you cope with it.
Good review.
Yes, I thought it would be a romcom because that's what they call it in their PVs, but it turned out to be a lighthearted slice-of-life, which was fine because the characters were relatable. It's nice to watch this kind of anime once in a while, and I'm happy you already watched it and also like it.
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