Fujiyama's Adolescence's story is pretty much null. There is zero viable story to actually speak of with this manga, which leads to the question of, "what does it do with the characters then?". Before that, something I do want to say is that when I say it has "zero viable story", I mean in the same sense people would describe s.o.l plots. Though, to some extent, I would say that this story takes that too extreme because the "plot" is forever changing and it is really just the development of a relationship. Story - 7: No "real" story, just the relationship between middle schoolers, which is presented quite well. The author creates beautiful genre scenes, brimming with life in its little details. The winter scenes in the house of Fujiyama’s grandmother stood out for me – it felt as if you could smell and touch the things in this warm older lady’s home, with its carefully kept old things in covers, neat mementos on shelves, stale candy and, of course, festive cooking. A year goes by, scenes change in small beautiful vignettes, mundane life distilled and turned by the author’s love and effort in eternal moments – a shrine in autumn covered in gingko leaves, a neingbourhood city’s summertime empty library, a schooltrip to Kyoto, city streets gone empty because of a typhoon. Usually it’s about Fujiyama, her family, while she herself is a quietly shining presence, and the main character, who we follow, enters her life and learns about her through this life, carried in by his love and sudden admiration and desire. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t 大家さんは思春期！[Ōya-san wa Shishunki!]. Houbunsha (in Japanese) . Retrieved 10 November 2015.

a b "Ōya-san wa Shishunki! TV Anime Premieres in January". Anime News Network. 9 November 2015 . Retrieved 10 November 2015.Before that, I must speak of the characters. The characters are the selling point of this story. I find no problem with them, and scratching down on the surface you begin to see some light on how simple "simple" is. The tl;dr of it is that these characters are legit people, legit humans probably on a relatability scale that hits closer than anything I have seen before. It's weird because what also makes these characters so good is that they undergo very implicit development, to the point where it flows with little notice. Their writing here was made in a way that makes it seem like nothing happens. Which is true. Not a lot of change happens. Nothing too drastic from what my memory serves. But that is what makes them so well, in real life, change happens over a long period of time. Average lifestyle, at least from what I know of Japan, doesn't consist of loud crashes and bangs like anime, specifically s.o.l romcoms, will tell you, people doing the stupidest of teenage things every moment, or some other nonsense that should only exist in a fictional atmosphere. Fujiyama and Kanba are perfect representations of this, they are the kind of people you could probably draw a parallel to someone you know, or have seen, in real life in a school environment. Whilst the two don't have anything of some really deep and intricate development, they are undoubtedly perfect in character representation. People in real life have a simple style of life; it is all the more enforced in this manga. Fujiyama is your athlete kinda girl, a little popular, outgoing-type and aggressive too. Kanba, the less popular childhood friend, is a little more lowkey, perverted, but still quite boyish to some extent. You can't tell me these people don't seem realistic. It isn't just that flat description I have just given, they also have their own motives and emotion to call their own using it to do stuff that may look like a universal action, but still gives them a sense of their solid character to claim as their own. We aren't so different from one another, but we still have something that makes you "you". I would never say that these characters do something for the sake of moving the plot forward either, none of this pointless drama or spontaneous burst random feelings. These characters are what they say they are and it is like that throughout the entire thing. You want some consistent characters? Here are some. a b "Crunchyroll to Stream Ōya-san wa Shishunki! Anime". Anime News Network. 5 January 2016 . Retrieved 6 January 2016. Ooya-san wa Shishunki! ( 大家さんは思春期！, Ōya-san wa Shishunki!, lit. "The Landlord is in Puberty") is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Rurū Minase. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs Pictures aired from January 10 to March 27, 2016.

Enjoyment - 8: Very wholesome. Don't do what I did and hold Kanba's perviness against him. It happens with young people. A young man, Maeda, moves into a new apartment, only to find that his new landlady, Chie, is a middle schooler. [2] [3] Characters [ edit ] Residents of the apartment [ edit ] Chie Satonaka ( 里中チエ, Satonaka Chie) Voiced by: Yurika Kubo [1] Maeda ( 前田) Voiced by: Takashi Kondō Reiko Shirai ( 白井 麗子, Shirai Reiko) Voiced by: Hitomi Nabatame Chie's friends [ edit ] Mayu Ueno ( 植野 真由, Ueno Mayu) Voiced by: Ibuki Kido Yuki Miyamura ( 宮村 雪, Miyamura Yuki ) Voiced by: Erii Yamazaki Asuka Mori ( 森 明日香, Mori Asuka) Voiced by: Yuki Nakashima Sakura Kanemoto ( 金本 さくら, Kanemoto Sakura) Voiced by: Kyouko Wada Chie's classmate [ edit ] Kengo Sasaki ( 佐々木 健吾, Sasaki Kengo) Voiced by: Sanae Kobayashi Media [ edit ] Manga [ edit ]Other side characters, admittedly, are forgettable. However, I do remember character actions rather than faces. There are some characters in this manga that have little to no importance but you would remember them as "oh yeah, Fujiyama was associated with the girl that did this" or "oh yeah, that guy did that". I would say that they have good treatment to them despite being of little relevance. There is this one thing that happens to side characters but I won't get into it due to spoilers. Basically, it is realistic and something that makes sense. Characters: 7/10 - I enjoyed Fujiyama more than I did Kanba, especially in the beginning and mid sections of the manga. Kanba is pretty perverted and goes and starts this whole ordeal thinking with his libido, but it actually ends up well. Fujiyama is a pretty shy character who gets embarrassed easily but you can't blame her because she has always been teased her whole life about her height. I will say though, the way that the author wrote their characters ties in with the story really well, it made more sense of why the characters acted because they are in middle school. The way that they act fits really well with the age that they are supposed to be. So even if male MC isn't the best, he really fits in with his age group so kudos to the writer. The side characters were good and all but I couldn't tell you their names except vice-principle Also the Nurse is great for various reasons. Overall it's nice to look at. But their relationship is more like someone's delusions of what a relationship would be like and our MC has no interesting opinions of his own so that everyone can self insert, our love-interest has no personality so everyone can project one onto her. There's no conflict. There's no tension. There's no development. It's just nice and wholesome. Before I say anything, maybe this isn't the correct thing to say, but Ojiro Makoto has this trilogy of manga that are so simple that they are some of the best things one can read in the romance genre. The three I would like to call out are (from earliest to latest): Character 7/10: I felt like the characters were kinda like the ones from Lovely Complex? I like the whole taller thing but it felt familiar...

An anime adaptation was announced on 17 September 2015, [2] [3] and aired on TV in January 2016. [4] The anime was directed by Yuki Ogawa, with animation by the animation studio Seven Arcs Pictures. Character designs were produced by Atsuki Shimizu, who also served as animation director. The series' music is composed by Arte Refact and produced by King Records and bilibili. [1] It aired on Tokyo MX and Sun TV between 10 January 2016 [6] to 27 March 2016. The series was simulcast worldwide on Crunchyroll. [6] Episode list [ edit ] No. a b c "Ōya-san wa Shishunki! TV Anime's Main Staff, Lead Voice Actress, Key Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. 22 November 2015 . Retrieved 22 November 2015. a b "Ōya-san wa Shishunki 4-Panel Manga Has Anime in the Works". Anime News Network. 15 September 2015 . Retrieved 10 November 2015. Some stories don't get this attention, however. I have seen some hidden gems out there that would probably get the same amount of appreciation on a larger scale, as the stories I have mentioned above. But considering that is not the case, they end up being on the quieter end of the scale with a few people who will praise this indefinitely. But the similarities are there. No matter how large or small something is, most simple things tend to get the better of us. For good reason and good intention too.Art style isn't my personal favourite but I got used to it and by the end I didn't bat an eye at it, more so I started I had to constantly remind myself these were middle schoolers because the "romance" was mild but it's infinitely better this way. These are 14-15 year old kids, no one would expect more than handholding and awkwardness from them. That aspect is perfectly represented throughout the manga. Story is nothing special, just a cute slice of life of two middle schoolers going about their lives.