![]() The direction of it is comical but also fairly clean cut–there’s no cinematic magic happening anywhere. It looks pretty standard–no unique art style, no beautiful or gorgeous landscapes and sceneries. It’s just that– a majority of the time everything sucks and he feels like he’s stuck in a never-ending vortex where he can’t improve and his jobs sucks and he gets no breaks and–okay maybe we’re just venting here now.Īside from the characters, the overall premise, and the extreme relatability of it all, Uramichi really has nothing standout to offer us in the music or animation department. He sometimes cries from being touched by something they say, realizes that the thing that recharges him is seeing them smile and thank him–he sometimes even has some really useful and non-negative things to say. Even Uramichi, realizes his suffering is worth it when he sees the impact he makes on kids. There certainly seems to be some kind of enjoyment for the cast. So…comradery over suffering I guess? Okay, but in all fairness, it’s not all suffering. Plus, it’s kinda clear that they all seem to feel the same way about their jobs as he does. ![]() I also love the dynamic they have as a cast–there’s something glorious about how they all know when Uramichi is going through it, and he seems to like to oh so gently torment them in different ways. The cast are all strange…and yet at the same time I can 100% see people I know in these characters. The other main cast members consist of Iketeru–a former musical actor who is kinda ditzy and loves dirty jokes Utano–a singer (former idol and even enka singer) who has terribly luck with jobs and has a lame comedian boyfriend Usahara–who seems fine at first but is really kinda annoying and is often the butt of jokes (as well as the victim of Uramichi–generally his fault) and finally Kumatani who honestly seems the most reasonable until we begin wondering why he constantly protects or hovers over Iketeru (perhaps a fan of his musical theatre days?). He values his vacation time (which clearly he doesn’t get enough of), goes out to drink with some of his friends, seems to enjoy working out, and has mildly violent streaks whenever he gets annoyed by his coworkers (okay, one coworker who was his junior in college). He’s generally worn out with life, often going home to drink while watching tv programs and eating pre-made meals. Our main character Uramichi is a happy and bright onscreen, but offscreen he’s a rather apathetic and melancholic character.
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