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Kamichu! Anime DVD Volume 1

by Jason

Yurie Hitotsubashi, the middle school god from the Kamichu! anime

Story

When middle school student Yurie Hitotsubashi unexpectedly becomes a god overnight things begin to get a little weird. Before she knows it she has a new friend, her cat is acting weird and she’s being called in to help the government deal with aliens. If this keeps up how will she study for her tests?

What’s a middle school god… er, girl to do?

My Opinion

I caught a little piece of Kamichu! back when it was released in the states and I wasn’t that impressed. I must have seen the wrong piece because I just finished watching the Kamichu! Volume 1 DVD and it was great.

Kamichu! combines the slow pace of a slice of life anime with the bizarre characters and situations of a modern fantasy. The end result is a sweet and touching anime that reminds me very strongly of some of Hayao Miyazaki’s work. I would have believed it completely if someone had shown me this anime and told be that it came from Studio Ghibli.

Everything in this anime works beautifully together. The art does a wonderful job combining the miraculous and magical with the everyday and ordinary. The characters are likable and entertaining. The story keeps you wondering what’s coming next. All together they produce a great anime.

The English voice acting deserves some mention as well. The English voices were very well suited to the characters in my opinion. Granted, I didn’t become a fan of the anime before it was translated so I didn’t suffer the shock of hearing a new voice when I watched the dub. I still think the English cast did a great job.

Is it worth it?

Kamichu! is more than worth it. Anything that can be confused with something from Studio Ghibli is worth checking out. I highly recommend Kamichu!


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Posted in Anime, Reviews on June 26th, 2008

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