Synopsis
Kippei Katakura is a popular high school student that use all of his time to the fullest for flirting with girls. It is until he meets with Yuzuyu Sakashita, her 5 years old cousin whose mother has abandoned her, when his life totally changes. His family assigns him to take care of Yuzuyu until her mother comes back. Kippei now is facing with something that he has never dealt with before. But thorough the process, he discovers love, something he doesn’t truly understand until now. His relationship with Yuzuyu grows strong and he learns a lot from his life, changes his lifestyle, and gets someone he can care for and vice-versa.
STORY – 10/10
Aishiteruze Baby is based on a genre that is not ordinary compared to many anime series. The idea is about filial love between the main characters, Katakura Kippei and Sakashita Yuzuyu, who are cousins. The story develops by presenting us with how the main characters’ relationship grows strong day by day, and how the main characters learn what love really means between them. Audiences will also realize how love between family can also be stronger than love between lovers, and how actually filial love will actually make someone more loving when it comes to their partners.
The story plot develops smoothly and audiences’ will be grabbed by the time they watch the series. Each episodes of the series acts like a flowing story-telling that audiences will never get bored of. There isn’t any plot hole when audiences will ever wonder, “what is the relation between this idea and that one in this episode?” or “what’s the use of letting us know about this fact?” All episodes are done neatly so that they correlate flawlessly with each other. And without realizing it, audiences will find Aishiteruze Baby as a series which has done balanced task over plot and characters’ development.
Because of the flowing nature of the series, Aishiteruze Baby will leave quite an impact on audiences’ enjoyment while watching the series. The atmosphere will blow audiences a warm feeling of love that is rarely presented by other anime series. The series is colorful, mixed with both main characters’ and accompanying characters’ family conflict and its conclusion, and it ends satisfactorily, the time when audiences will smile, exhale, and maybe shed a little bit tears of happiness.
VISUAL – 7.8/10
The biggest weakness of this series is its visual quality. The quality of the main characters are maintained pretty nice, although there are times in the earlier episodes when audiences will be distracted by the rough and not-neat characters’ design at some scenes. The characters’ design is pretty good, although the style is a little bit too ordinary. There is no specialty or something that stands out in the characters’ design.
The background of the series is also not paid enough attention, which if we pay attention closer will make us kind of regretful how the background is not supporting the series. We will encounter a lot of static and mute background around the characters on that screen.
There is no special effect implemented in this series, because this element itself is not really necessary in this series. But this series is kind of lacking in movement, that sometimes will make us realizing that the movement of the characters are not that smooth and it is not done in such a details.
Maybe the strong element in the visual section is the color, which saves the rating of the visual from being 6/10. The color used is not that special, but it fits perfectly with the all scenes in which the story develops. As there are some scenes which play strongly with audiences emotion and feeling, the color has done a great job of boosting the needed atmosphere.
AUDIO – 7.5
There is nothing special with the audio. It even can also be said that the audio is not getting enough attention to support the series. There are some scenes in which we will be left in a quiet atmosphere which is not convenient. The background music used thorough the series itself is really ordinary, and audiences may realize that the background music sounds familiar and used in a lot of other anime. Basically the series is using the ‘default’ background music, not quite original, and leave some disappointment in particular way.
The strong element is the opening and ending theme which suits perfectly with the theme of the series and when they are used as a background song in some scenes, they do a great job maintaining the atmosphere audiences need. With more proper and more original background music, this series may even be much better.
CHARACTERS – 10/10
What audiences can see is perfectly maintained and presented characters’ development. As the story goes, audiences will see how the characters change, what makes them as they are at that moment, without any flaw. Each character has effect and influence to one another, so they are closely related to each other.
The strongest element in this section is the characterization of Kippei and Yuzuyu as the main characters. They will leave a strong influence on audiences all they way from the beginning to the end. They fit the role well and present audiences with a pure and honest warmth of love between each other. Everything they do to each other together in this series, how small and insignificant it is, it is filled with love that is created by strong bond between each other. Audiences will cherish these two characters until the end. The two characters you will want to watch over and over.
Characters’ psychology is ordinary, but the theme is the element that makes the characterization in Aishiteruze Baby extraordinary. Characters in this series are shaped by their family’s love and conflict. The family is the strongest and most emphasized issue in this series. But it is not done exaggeratedly, instead, it has done a great job shaping the reasonable, well-paced characters’ development.
ENJOYMENT - 10/10 (additional strong element in this series)
Aishiteruze Baby will not make you want to leave and stop watching. It is enjoyable from the beginning to the end, as the story flows flawlessly, and audiences entertained by the characters’ well-paced development, and mostly the warm feeling of love between the main characters. Audiences will finish watching the series in satisfaction.
OVERALL – 8.7/10
This is a disappointing rate for this series as the most weaknesses are from the visual and audio which hurt the whole series the most. But because of the story, characters, and enjoyment elements from this series, audiences can neglect those weaknesses away and the series will still be a must-watch series for all. All type audiences should watch this series because of the theme of the series which can’t be found in any anime series often. Audiences will surely be filled with strong feeling of warm love, not from lovers, but from ones in the family instead. Aishiteruze Baby will show a lot of us that love from one of the ones in our family will also be strong and shape us to better person. Audiences will also realize that the love presented in the series is the love that cares, a lot, without actually expecting anything in return. It has such warmth that each of audience will realize and get by the time they watch this series themselves. It is must-watch series! Must not miss it!
NOTE: there are several differences between the anime and the manga. It is also strongly recommended that ones watch the anime first before read the manga. The anime basically ends at volume 5 of the manga which ends at volume 7 and is completely scanlated at the moment. Any comments and questions are welcome. Enjoy the series!
Kippei Katakura is a popular high school student that use all of his time to the fullest for flirting with girls. It is until he meets with Yuzuyu Sakashita, her 5 years old cousin whose mother has abandoned her, when his life totally changes. His family assigns him to take care of Yuzuyu until her mother comes back. Kippei now is facing with something that he has never dealt with before. But thorough the process, he discovers love, something he doesn’t truly understand until now. His relationship with Yuzuyu grows strong and he learns a lot from his life, changes his lifestyle, and gets someone he can care for and vice-versa.
STORY – 10/10
Aishiteruze Baby is based on a genre that is not ordinary compared to many anime series. The idea is about filial love between the main characters, Katakura Kippei and Sakashita Yuzuyu, who are cousins. The story develops by presenting us with how the main characters’ relationship grows strong day by day, and how the main characters learn what love really means between them. Audiences will also realize how love between family can also be stronger than love between lovers, and how actually filial love will actually make someone more loving when it comes to their partners.The story plot develops smoothly and audiences’ will be grabbed by the time they watch the series. Each episodes of the series acts like a flowing story-telling that audiences will never get bored of. There isn’t any plot hole when audiences will ever wonder, “what is the relation between this idea and that one in this episode?” or “what’s the use of letting us know about this fact?” All episodes are done neatly so that they correlate flawlessly with each other. And without realizing it, audiences will find Aishiteruze Baby as a series which has done balanced task over plot and characters’ development.
Because of the flowing nature of the series, Aishiteruze Baby will leave quite an impact on audiences’ enjoyment while watching the series. The atmosphere will blow audiences a warm feeling of love that is rarely presented by other anime series. The series is colorful, mixed with both main characters’ and accompanying characters’ family conflict and its conclusion, and it ends satisfactorily, the time when audiences will smile, exhale, and maybe shed a little bit tears of happiness.
VISUAL – 7.8/10
The biggest weakness of this series is its visual quality. The quality of the main characters are maintained pretty nice, although there are times in the earlier episodes when audiences will be distracted by the rough and not-neat characters’ design at some scenes. The characters’ design is pretty good, although the style is a little bit too ordinary. There is no specialty or something that stands out in the characters’ design.
The background of the series is also not paid enough attention, which if we pay attention closer will make us kind of regretful how the background is not supporting the series. We will encounter a lot of static and mute background around the characters on that screen.
There is no special effect implemented in this series, because this element itself is not really necessary in this series. But this series is kind of lacking in movement, that sometimes will make us realizing that the movement of the characters are not that smooth and it is not done in such a details.
Maybe the strong element in the visual section is the color, which saves the rating of the visual from being 6/10. The color used is not that special, but it fits perfectly with the all scenes in which the story develops. As there are some scenes which play strongly with audiences emotion and feeling, the color has done a great job of boosting the needed atmosphere.
AUDIO – 7.5
There is nothing special with the audio. It even can also be said that the audio is not getting enough attention to support the series. There are some scenes in which we will be left in a quiet atmosphere which is not convenient. The background music used thorough the series itself is really ordinary, and audiences may realize that the background music sounds familiar and used in a lot of other anime. Basically the series is using the ‘default’ background music, not quite original, and leave some disappointment in particular way.
The strong element is the opening and ending theme which suits perfectly with the theme of the series and when they are used as a background song in some scenes, they do a great job maintaining the atmosphere audiences need. With more proper and more original background music, this series may even be much better.
CHARACTERS – 10/10What audiences can see is perfectly maintained and presented characters’ development. As the story goes, audiences will see how the characters change, what makes them as they are at that moment, without any flaw. Each character has effect and influence to one another, so they are closely related to each other.
The strongest element in this section is the characterization of Kippei and Yuzuyu as the main characters. They will leave a strong influence on audiences all they way from the beginning to the end. They fit the role well and present audiences with a pure and honest warmth of love between each other. Everything they do to each other together in this series, how small and insignificant it is, it is filled with love that is created by strong bond between each other. Audiences will cherish these two characters until the end. The two characters you will want to watch over and over.
Characters’ psychology is ordinary, but the theme is the element that makes the characterization in Aishiteruze Baby extraordinary. Characters in this series are shaped by their family’s love and conflict. The family is the strongest and most emphasized issue in this series. But it is not done exaggeratedly, instead, it has done a great job shaping the reasonable, well-paced characters’ development.
ENJOYMENT - 10/10 (additional strong element in this series)Aishiteruze Baby will not make you want to leave and stop watching. It is enjoyable from the beginning to the end, as the story flows flawlessly, and audiences entertained by the characters’ well-paced development, and mostly the warm feeling of love between the main characters. Audiences will finish watching the series in satisfaction.
OVERALL – 8.7/10
This is a disappointing rate for this series as the most weaknesses are from the visual and audio which hurt the whole series the most. But because of the story, characters, and enjoyment elements from this series, audiences can neglect those weaknesses away and the series will still be a must-watch series for all. All type audiences should watch this series because of the theme of the series which can’t be found in any anime series often. Audiences will surely be filled with strong feeling of warm love, not from lovers, but from ones in the family instead. Aishiteruze Baby will show a lot of us that love from one of the ones in our family will also be strong and shape us to better person. Audiences will also realize that the love presented in the series is the love that cares, a lot, without actually expecting anything in return. It has such warmth that each of audience will realize and get by the time they watch this series themselves. It is must-watch series! Must not miss it!
NOTE: there are several differences between the anime and the manga. It is also strongly recommended that ones watch the anime first before read the manga. The anime basically ends at volume 5 of the manga which ends at volume 7 and is completely scanlated at the moment. Any comments and questions are welcome. Enjoy the series!
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