My first anime review, I was going to do it on Nisekoi but that script is taking longer to write as I've alot to say since I've read the manga for the anime. but back to the video above.
One Week Friends- Premise.
Kaori Fujimiya is a quiet, reclusive girl with no friends until one day a fellow classroom tries to befriend her. Yuuki Hase her fellow classmate wants nothing more than to be friends with Kaori but Kaori has a secret which effects her memory. Every Monday Kaori loses all her happy memories, including time spend with her friends and so their story begins!
What i love most about this show is the character based relationships! I really do. Most slice of life shows with forms of romance and comedy tend to shy away from the hard hitting subjects, but One Week Friends deals with them in their own way. Showing the characters develop and move on through the memory loss problems and see how they work towards a friendship around it and that is what this show does very well focusing on the friendship rather than the romance.
In terms of production, One Week Friends is really easy on the eyes with its washed out finish on the visuals. Brains base had 3 shows running this season and didn't let up with the stylised choices for this one at all. On top of this it has one of the best soundtracks for a show this season. Its is perfect for setting the right mood for those heart-melting moments [There are ALOT of them by the way.] I really did love this show and was pleasantly surprised by how much I was looking forwarded to it on a weekly basis and the amount of emotion it made me feel i did not expect at all. It had a way of making me feel so up and down throughout the entire series.
Overall I'd say if you're looking for a Slice of life with an undertone of romance and a hard hitting topic this is the show for you. Just be warned the pacing could feel a little slow is marathon this but from my view watching it weekly it moved the story along at a perfect pace and always left me wanting to know more.
Pros:
+ Very loveable characters
+ Story tries to stay away from anything too melodramatic
+ Gorgeous art & sound throughout
++ Great ending!!
Cons:
- Addison of new character near the end [Should have been done earlier]
- Kaori's mother didn't have her spotlight and felt left unfulfilled
Final score 7/10
Mal- http://myanimelist.net/anime/21327/Isshuukan_Friends
