A new anime I just randomly chose to watch. I normally just take a couple of those that interest me, watch one or two episodes and then decide whether it's intriguing enough for me to continue. Basically, this is one of those. My initial impression on this was a total blank, I have no idea what it's about, didn't bother to look it up or google bout it. But amazingly once they got over the initial introduction parts, halfway through the show (the first ep is like a full length drama ~ 45 mins), I find myself totally engaged in the plot, as well as the many characters they shove at your face in one go.
The story begins with a normal high schooler, Narumi who for some reason still unknown, seems to move from a place to another constantly with I presume, her sis? Anyways, the first day in Tokyo city, he stumbled into a group of guys at the back alley, looking all suspicious as if they were on a mission. The next day, he meets a classmate, Ayaka, an energetic girl, who dragged him into her Gardening Club, because nobody else is joining.
Upon knowing her, Narumi is then introduced to her Master at this ramen store she is working in, Min-san. For some reason, she reminds me of Canaan's Alphard (my fav character there). They have similar hairstyle, sort of, and built. He also meets the rest of the NEET members, all of whom are school dropouts. They form NEET together with their Leader, Alice.
The team consists of Tetsu, who was Narumi's senpai until he dropped out. And then we have the most handsome of the lot, Hiro, who has the time to text two girls at once. Lastly, here's the only one who I thought was out of place, well wait until I come to Alice. But here's Shosa. Okay, no matter how you look at him, he does resemble an elementrary school kid right! But in reality, he's a university student, who has an obsession with all-things military. Probably his ambition, but couldn't pass the physical requirements? xD
Okay, just figured out where the NEET comes from. In full, it refers to "Not n Education, Employment or Training". Pretty neat huh? let's move on to the mastermind behind the group. So then before Narumi can even say no, he finds himself involved in their mission in the first episode. He is supposed to just send over Alice's meal, ramen without all other ingredients, except for the soup and leek. Go figure how she can survive with just that. Oh let's not forget Dr. Pepper! Funny...why do all the geniuses portrayed in anime recently have a liking for the drink? Remember Rintaro from Steins Gate?
Speaking of which, I should finish Steins Gate after having put it on hold for ages.
Alice's apartment is cold (wonder how many air-cond she has installed in there), filled with teddy bears of all sorts, even the screensavers have them, a lot of computers, techie stuffs and a fridge filled with just Dr Pepper drinks (logo slightly different though).
Alice is the brain in NEET. She's just a kid, probably in elementary school, only if she's still eligible because when girls her age plays with soft toys, she finds comfort in working behind computers. Well, she still has a soft heart for teddies. Narumi though sees her as a hikkomori (a reclusive).
Her apartment is the center of NEET, where all the information is gathered and the meeting is held before she orders the next move. Not much is known yet about her past, how she becomes this braniac little kid. Still, she's just a little kid who needs to be pushed to bath lol...
First episode was pretty good. Frankly, didn't expect much but it did surprise me with the tiny twist at the end of the mission. That was then that it kinda struck me that this show can be really good, despite the bunch of misfits. Alice gives me the impression of a socially awkward little sarcastic brat who thinks really highly of herself and lowly of others at first, but when she finally goes out into the world, dressed equipped with her teddy, to solve the case, that was when she makes me think twice of my judgement earlier.
Finally, this is one show I'm picking for the season. I have another 6 episodes to watch in order to catch up though...looks like I have tonnes of stuffs to watch for the next festive week!
Rating: 8/10
No comments:
Post a Comment