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she got it the other one
vinegar says the my gosh
it's well known I'm a fan of Kyoto
Animation the way the studio operates
keeping everything in house and training
animators in their own school strongly
appeals to me and they've produced
several of my favorite series hell I
even did a 16 minute analysis on what
makes them great in that video I
discussed how their use of visuals to
progress the narrative and develop
characters makes for more genuine
interaction than relying solely on text
setting a wide range of examples from K
on euphonium the disappearance and more
One Show I didn't mention however is
perhaps the best example of this yoga
while are we watching it for this review
I've forgotten just how much I loved
this series and yet I feel it sometimes
doesn't get the credit it deserves still
to this day yoga remains one of the only
major kilaney series to go unlicensed
now I don't mean to say yoga doesn't
have a massive following obviously it
does otherwise you wouldn't have chosen
it for fan vote month but the fans
aren't the ones I'm addressing kilaney
shows have a reputation for being pretty
colors wrapped around nothing but yoga
takes it to another level to the point
where I've seen even kyo any fans
complained he'll cos boring an empty
it's really ironic considering the same
things that make K on and the others
great also epitomize yoga in my keeo
ante video I described K on as about the
slight yet profound changes and varied
emotions of our daily lives
realistically told through the lens of
an optimistic young girl in a light
music club yoga is then the same thing
only through the lens of a lazy young
guy and a classics club I can already
hear the haters chiming in with old Co
any shows of the same they just replace
the names and faces so allow me to
clarify slice-of-life is obviously kill
Annie's calling card but their series
time to highlight various aspects of
everyday life to illustrate how
meaningful it can be yoke is no
different using daily mysteries as a
lens for its characters attempt to find
personal truth yokas brilliance is in
the character interactions and subtle
moments of real growth which only come
from a series understanding it's cast
completely while it may not be as cute
as K on as wild as Junie Bo or as
dramatic as you fo yoga's pieces come
together as fluidly and gracefully as
any series I've seen it takes full
advantage of the medium with terrific
framing that informs a lot of its
character depth if you're willing to
look the stunning visuals and deering
characters and subtle yet powerful
narrative produced one of Keo auntie's
most consistently impressive outings
hirotaka moto again proves why he's not
only one of Keo Annie's best directors
but also one of the best in the entire
industry I can still hear some of you
shouting but where's the plot so to
better understand what makes it work
let's examine each of these parts and
how they fit together on the surface
Yocum may seem like it's about nothing
but surprise surprise that's not true
the series follows Orakei Haute row
who's decided to pass on the
rose-colored high school life by saving
as much energy and doing as little as he
possibly can after joining the soon to
be canceled classics Club at the request
of his sister aura keys energy
conserving philosophy is put to the test
when he meets ever curious
Chetan de era yoga focuses on a series
of everyday mysteries as chaton de
slowly pulls Orakei out of his withdrawn
lifestyle to those who say he'll cos
mysteries are boring and pointless
that's the point the mysteries are daily
questions were faced with every day yet
choose to ignore because we don't care
sheet on does different she can't handle
that lack of understanding her curiosity
eats away at her regardless of how
trivial the situation may be Orakei then
is the complete opposite if he doesn't
want to expend the energy to socialize
he certainly has no desire to entertain
such meaningless issues at the start he
merely looks on through a window at the
world around him refusing to take part
he's bathed in shadow compared to his
cheery active classmates the series
constantly contrasts his dull mission
with the rest of the school whether it's
with the detailed animation of
background characters or smart framing
when Orakei first meets Jetton des the
show takes great care and emphasizing
just how important this intro is as we
see it through his perspective in slow
motion light shining down on her as he
approaches Chetan does upbeat
personality and repeated invasion of
personal space perfectly opposed aura
keys desire to lazily shy away into the
corner as much as he wants to leave
Jetton des won't let him there's
something about her which has him
completely entranced by the end of
episode one it's clear or key isn't
truly committed to his lifestyle it's
more of an excuse than a goal using it
as a front to hide his insecurities no
his real desire is to find a sense of
purpose the identity he can be most
comfortable with where cheat on des
brazen attitude represents nothing but
discomfort at first he later begins to
reciprocate that intimacy
at first Orakei entertains Jetton does
curiosity out of obligation she won't
let him go until he solves the mystery
he feels remorse after fooling - tada
into a wild goose chase just so they
wouldn't have to waste energy solving a
real mystery
from then on Orca feels compelled to
help cheat on to satisfy her curiosity
growing less reluctant with each new
case when Maya confronts him directly
about this he doesn't have a clear
answer the mysteries aren't supposed to
amount to much outside of affront to
progress its characters in fact the
show's true mystery lies in its
character interaction cheat onda
fascinates Orakei is the polar opposite
of himself in the same way he interests
her hell the second opening makes the
point of the series abundantly clear as
aura keys nothing but a reflection in
the window
his friends are the only one who noticed
him as cheat andhe literally pulls him
out of that isolation and into the real
world whether the questions interest you
were not Yoga handles the mystery
exceedingly well giving you just enough
clues to figure it out yourself without
making it obvious in case the constant
references weren't enough the style of
its mystery strongly resembles classic
detective novels only with much simpler
subjects far more believable for the
high school setting nevertheless I was
surprised with just how smart the
scenarios could be at times because a
true murder case wouldn't fit the show's
tone they instead worked it in by
showing the classics Club an unfinished
murder mystery film and asking them to
figure out the culprit after the
scriptwriter fell ill it setups aren't
blood pumping for sure but they never
feel contrived the soundtrack captures
that style perfectly by using scores of
remixed classical music from Bach's
cello suite one two Gabrielle four days
Sicilian everything about this OST
screams mystery slice of life perfectly
filling in the emotion of the moment the
show's mystery is had its greatest
during the cultural festival arc
squeezing tons of small details into the
fund first couple episodes all of which
come into play once the mystery takes
center stage in the latter half of the
arc it really nails the all-around happy
energetic feeling of a cultural festival
even getting Orakei swept up in the
action
Zhu Thomas curiosity becomes less of a
driving force into the mysteries as the
series progresses instead growing into a
mutual push eventually Orakei takes on
his own curiosity without a word from
Tatanka
or two to be exact
Zorich he starts to engage with the
world on his own we see the reason for
cheat ondas fascination with him her
thirst for understanding stems from how
much she cares about people it's not
that she cares about the solutions to
the mysteries per se but rather how she
can make sense of the people involved
Chetan des has an unending desire to
understand why people do what they do
and how they affect each other or icky
not only provides those answers he also
sparks the most interest in her as
Orakei begins to find his identity and
grow comfortable with himself
Tatanka starts to really understand and
relate to him and her affection grows
both bring the spark into each other's
world so it only makes sense they
develop a deep connection running
parallel to that is Satoshi and Maya cos
relationship SAFTA she is easily the
most emotionally reclusive of the four
hiding his self-loathing behind a wall
of energy and positivity he's the
typical upbeat always joking sidekick
but that's merely to hide how Hollow he
really is similar to the way our keys
well-defined character archetype is just
a ruse for his own insecurities but
again Sachi she still has a long way to
go before he's ready to grow up where
Orakei comes to an understanding of
himself such as she hasn't taken that
step Myka like Jetton de is well beyond
him spending the series waiting for him
to get over his insecurities and catch
up Satoshi best demonstrates the growing
pains of adolescence but in the end he
takes his first step forward to becoming
a stronger person really yokas ending is
a perfect fit for the series considering
the boys insecurities it wouldn't make
sense for them to do some grandiose
confession of love or Ickes come a long
way since the start of the series but
he's still not there yet he's just
beginning to fully come to terms with
himself and that's a huge step be simply
not ready for in the first episode
Orakei looks at the sakura tree with
contempt but now he's in awe while he
may not be there yet the rose-colored
future is directly ahead of him
ultimately Yoga is about understanding
not of the mysteries but of yourself and
those around you it's a story about the
journey to find your identity frame
through a lens of classical mystery
novels every piece perfectly fits
together to produce a brilliantly told
narrative Yoga is KyoAni at their
absolute best the animation which looks
way too good to be for a TV series
perfectly captures the emotion and tone
of every scene the small character
moments add up to a much more meaningful
story arc than the typical
Shonen way of handing out huge leaps of
development whenever the plot demands it
yokas characters genuinely change and it
affects them in everything they do
hell I even even mentioned a second
ending easily the most adorable thing
I've ever seen it helps to be interested
in the simple mysteries that make up the
plot realize the mystery is just the
lens through which the real story is
told yoga understands its characters
through and through while the second
season would be great
it doesn't need one the ending captures
everything the series built towards or
conchita to come to a mutual
understanding of themselves and each
other in the end and even though we
don't get to see it the future is indeed
rose-colored so with that I wore Choka
an approval rating of watch and an
overall score of 4.4 curious Chetan does
out of five kyoka epitomizes why Kyoya
is so special to me
never has character animation been
better and the series just knows how to
do everything right it isn't
particularly thrilling and certainly not
high stakes but it's captivating
nonetheless all the pieces come together
like a well-oiled machine from the
stunning visuals and framework to the
unrivaled character development I cannot
recommend it enough especially if you're
a fan of Kyo Inez other series speaking
of which if you're looking for something
similar to yoga I point you towards two
non kilaney shows since those
recommendations should already be
obvious the first is the taught to me
galaxy another series by a famed
director about achieving the
rose-colored campus life only ryoga's
protagonist starts lazy and grows more
active talk to me galaxies takes the
opposite approach it's one of my
favorite anime of all time and is
absolutely worth the watch second check
out kokoro connect for another story
about growing up and being comfortable
in your own skin literally the plot is
certainly wilder than he'll cos but it
feels very much like a killing series
and that'll do it for me since I'm sure
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