Anime Analysis

Minami-ke

I can't believe you actually expect me to write something about a picture like this!

The genres are: Comedy, Slice of Life

I learned of this anime and decided to watch it through another one of my crazy manners. Though my first thoughts were actually "It's a slice of life, but where's the comedy." But they didn't remain that way. As time went on I actually found it to be funnier. And well, this is really a Slice of Life fan's kind of show. Me preferring comedy, had a different intention to watch. So a word of advice: Watch as a fan of Slice of Life. Comedy comes second. Though this may be biased. And as I said, I found it to be really funny in later episodes. If you watch it as Slice of Life over Comedy, you'll probably get more enjoyment out of it.

I actually found out that this anime was ranked in the top 10 for most wanting to be continued, and that the score on Myanimelist.com was quite high. Now I don't like to determine an anime through those means, but it's a good way to see the public's general opinion on it. Personally my opinions differed. If you had also never heard about this anime until you did through some crazy method, you'll probably see this in a different light, than others who have high expectations. Don't have expectations!!!

But did I get my buck out of this one? Yes.

After Thoughts
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My after thoughts weren't very in depth this time around, but you can see how my opinion gradually changes over time.

Episode 3:

Had its moments. Kind of annoyed me at points.

Episode 4:

Ok yea, that was funny.

Episode 7:

Nonimiya-kun and sensei are funny. So far, this anime is about a 4 or a 5 out of 10.

Episode 8:

They do a very good job with height differences in this anime.

Cute.

Oh geeze, "God-like skill" that just reminds me of when Yukko was being hit in the head with a book by her teacher in Nichijou and when Tomo-chan kept saying the same thing over and over to Yumi in Azumanga Daioh.

They actually use legit animal noises instead of some weirdo seiyuu.

Looks like Hosaka is actually a pretty kind guy. His fantasies are actually funny this time.

This was a good episode. One of the best I've seen so far. Cute, funny and incorporated true feelings. It's leaning on 5 out of 10 on the path it's currently taking. Also happy to know that there are 2 more seasons.

I still don't like Chiaki, but maybe she'll grow on me... I don't think so.

Episode 9:

Sooo sneaky!! XD!!! <-- Always unintentionally supporting the middle child ;)

And wow, this is somehow getting better and better!? 終わりはいいです！

I think it's at a 6 now.

Episode 10:

OMG XD Trap meets reverse trap!! I used to always wonder if this situation would ever happen when in real life.

Oh wow, when did Minami-ke become awesome!? XD

Alright, I'm actually laughing quite a bit.

I get what's going to happen!

No, I'm seriously impressed. I have the feeling this is one of those exponential growth animes. I actually originally started off with finding absolutely no humor in it at all. Now since there's so much going on, it's getting to be quite something.

I really admire the adding of characters with totally unique identities, yet aren't all to be simply labeled or categorized.

It's definitely at a 6 now!

Episode 11:

LOVE TRIANGLE!! Oh I should have seen this disaster coming.

The common Anime fall. Damn Haruka. Haha.

Of course...

If I've ever seen a Slice of Life Story, this would be it. It's very linear, and just impressive to be honest.

Looks like there's a little something for everyone.

Whenever the anime highlights Kana, it seems like she tries to make things revolve around her, though when it's the grandsceme of things, we can really see that she's not the biggest attraction, and she her trying again to be.

Now that it seems I understand the intentions of this anime, it's hard to put it down to a 6 for what it does. Maybe it'll be a 7.

Episode 12: It seems like yesterday was its peak. Though it really jumped in score because of the past few episodes, it kind of fell back to what it was. Overall it's not average, but it's not great. Looks like I misunderstood the intentions. But does it deserve a 6 or a 7 for what it does?

Episode 13:

Good job with the episode one scene redo! XD

o_o Omg wtf lol.

A-ha-ha! A-ha-ha! A-ha-ha-ha haaaa!

Master. Of. Slice of Life.

kore wa watashi no da

Was able to finish off true Slice of Life style.

Examine
They do a good job with background acitivity.
Focus on characters more - This anime does a good job adding a lot of other characters. It doesn't just throw them in, and they all seem to have dynamic personalities. For example, the calm one can get excited, and isn't ALWAYS calm, but just appears calm.

So the anime is good at giving parts to different characters to help give us insight to what they're like. Just enough to know their average personality, but they aren't all developed much. But really, this is Slice of Life, who's growing? There attitudes pretty much stay the same.
Minami-ke = The Minami Family.

Originality

To be honest. There's nothing out of the ordinary. It's got all the aspects of Slice of Life. But, this anime seems to be, out of all Slice of Life I've seen, the master. There is no specific focus on anything singular of course, and the characters we know in the anime, don't constantly play big roles. Sometimes, they only come in for a brief Slice of Life chapter; whether they're part of the act, only get a few words in, or are just in the background. It's so casual, there are no favorites played. It's able to range through the diversity of main, supporting and minor characters.

Some examples in that order:

Main

Supporting

Minor

C-c-c-c-combo breaker!

Also, before someone says something about there being no guys in the anime assumed from the pictures above: There's actually a guy in one of the pictures ;P

With the stereotyped characters, they aren't emphasized. Except Kana, who is continually called an idiot by her younger sister. Examples arent'y given and situations aren't regularly highlighted to support the personalities of the characters. You learn what stereotype they might be from their actions.

They live a pretty normal life. The problems are average, I mean, really average. It's not even that odd average problem we face once a week. It's like daily average. But that's what makes this anime even more original.
And there's also an interesting mix when the sisters' friends come over to visit, it's quite different from ordinary for anime and life.

Also don't worry. It doesn't have most of the typical crap in school animes. That's a check.

General Dicussion

What can I say? You can learn a lot of usual things to help you get through the common day with Slice of Life. Though maybe not a whole lot from Minami-ke (and probably not a whole lot from Kana. Except for that if you're a moron, you better keep your mouth shut). I kid. So it doesn't specifically focus on any one thing. Just try to interpret anything you might see as advice, in whatever way helps you.

Worded through Kana's half processed reasoning. Not bad though.

With its humor, it doesn't just set everything up in one episode, it prepares ahead of time. What it created before, stays the same. It's very linear so you'll see some jokes or ideas become more developed.

Ninomiya-kun! Sensei!

I can't wear that! I'm too manly!

He's the bad ass.

This is a face you'll get used to seeing

Don't worry, there's a beach episode

That faucet is way too thin!!

Where's a good anime without the use of the matrix?

Recommendation

Like I've said before, either you like Slice of Life or you don't. If you're a real fan of Slice of Life, this is the master, the supreme!

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There are some categories that I consider biased, so I've decided to go with a three rating system on those specific categories.

Fail: Unoriginal soundtrack/takes away from the mood.
Fair: Original soundtrack/it was appropriate to the mood.
Excellent: Unique Soundtrack/Builds strongly to the mood, definitely increasing its watching value.
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Action: N/A
Besides Kana getting punched, there's none.

Characters: 9/10 (Amazing)

So I decided to add another category. This one represents the use of, diversity and introduction of characters. The more characters, the better chance it has at getting a higher score. And also vice versa. Though Minami-ke was a success, with many characters with their own unique or average backgrounds. I also once again want to comment on the height differences. Many animes don't really make much a difference of the heights, but Minami-ke did the best, I have actually ever seen.

Fanservice: 5/10 (Average)
Really it's nothing comparable to most, but it definitely has fanservice!

Humor: 7/10 (Good)

This really depends on your humor. As stated before, this is more Slice of Life than Comedy. However, there are a lot of Slice of Life aspects which may be seen as funny. So it depends on your taste. I gave it a 7/10 on a scale of how much I laughed. So the score could only go up. At points, I'm sure we can all agree it really spikes in comedy.

Originality: 6.5/10 (Above Average+)
Why is it above average? Well if it were average, it probably would have had parents in it. And only had the point of view of a few people unfrequently. Also it'd have that typical anime crap of school life. You might know what I mean. If not, just trust me. Other than that, it's normal.
And I know, most people look for very original anime. But that shouldn't always be the main focus, or you'd almost never watch anime.

Predictability/Kairos: 7/10 (Good)
When there's a funny situation, you wonder what's going to happen. At first you're not quite on the edge of your chair, but that are some unexpected and sneaky situations. A little into some scenarios though you may be able to tell what's going to happen. Along with timing, it did quite a good job. Usually I look for where it does poorly in timing, but here there wasn't much of it! \(^o^)/

Soundtrack: Fair

Stress: 1/10 (Virtually None)
This didn't revolve around school much, and there never really seemed to be any chores. Yay! Low Stress!

Values: 2/10 (Low)
Well I guess there really isn't that much to draw from this.

I think you've heard and seen enough by now. If you can't decide whether to watch it not, then just give it a go. I don't really see this anime as something you'd be disappointed over if you watched it without expectations. In fact, you may be just as surprised as I was as it drew nearer to the end.

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EXTRAS:

OP: This is how I found the anime! Though an OP remix. Also the visual for the OP is pretty cool. The chiba versions of the people give you an idea of the numerous characters in the show.

ED: A basic Slice of Life ED.

Personal Opinion:

I actually didn't see this anime as good as most people have, but it was still enjoyable and worth watching nonetheless.