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Kimagure Orange Road (TV) - Comedy, Love triangle, school life, and a sprinkling of ESPer abilities make this series a fun and light summer watch. Before I noticed, I would watch episodes, 5 or 6 at a time of this before I watched new episodes of this season's animes.
The protagonist seems run of the mill at first, but thanks to his special powers, he's also susceptible to the uncommon situations that go from bad to worse in a blink of an eye. The episodes waste no time and use every minute to tell the story, so don't expect long pans of scenery and long setups to get the story going. Flashbacks and pace keep the watcher on their toes, wanting to know how Kasuga gets himself out of this one.
There's more violence than I expected in an old-school anime. Thanks to some characters that aren't afraid to slap, punch and knee people in the face. Also, a handful of episodes that involve sukeban gang girls with mostly strange weapons (except for a razor blade that freaked me out a little).
Keep an eye out for Ushiko and Umao, whose cameos pop up at all the right places.
Recommendations:
- Touch...youthful love triangle + baseball
- Telepathy Shoujo Ran...ESPer comedy/mystery with some romance
- Miracle Girls... ESPer sisters + old school
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