Midori Days 9/10

Just watched the final 4 of 13 episodes of Midori Days and I want to watch the whole show again.

On the technical side this show has no problems. The quality looks great as all newer anime should, the JP VAs are up the the usual standards and the music is very acceptable. Where this show shines on the technical side are the character designs. In my mind, a series lives or dies by it's character designs. While I really like something like Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, the somewhat hideous designs nearly put me off, and probably DID put off many. Midori Days has designs I particularly like, I suppose it's the cheerful look of usually happy Midori and the delinquent look of usually angry Seiji are quite different but blend together really well. They don't look like different designers came up with each character design though they are quite different. I'll note here that Midori Days aired in 2004.

This show has a strange premise, even for an anime. This guy named Seiji, a tough guy, a delinquent, one day wakes up with a small green haired girl on his right hand. Since this is his demon-hand when he fights this poses a problem. Midori (which means green in Japanese) doesn't seem to find the new arrangement a problem at all because as a very shy girl, she's had a huge crush on Seiji for quite a while and this is the perfect opportunity to get to know him.

Midori's deranged thought processes aside even you, the reader, can imagine the hilarity that ensues. And it's hilarious like Nick Kannon. Midori also has the ability to move around, she kinda flies, dragging Seiji around behind her. It's funny. VERY funny. There is also a more serious side to the story as we see how Midori's real body has fallen into a coma and her family is frantic. As the months go by Midori's mom gets more and more desperate and we see a side of the story not usually shown so as not to ruin the comedy of the premise.

I laughed out loud alot watching this show, that along with quite a bit of fan-service, a class-president with crazy plans to catch Seiji herself, and a nice ending left me looking forward to finding a show as good as this one again. Watch this show, watch it now. You've never seen anything quite like it.