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EP. REVIEW: Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!

Also Ami casually drops a Jojo Reference at the end of the episode only proving that this anime has more taste than is given credit for when it comes to it's approach to humor.

TexZero wrote:

Also Ami casually drops a Jojo Reference at the end of the episode only proving that this anime has more taste than is given credit for when it comes to it's approach to humor.

OMG. It had a Jojo reference??? How original. No other series has every made a Jojo reference. Its not like so many series have made Jojo references over the years that it has gotten stale at all. Obviously this is peak comedic genius.

But to be serious, if an episode is somehow better because it made a couple of references to other, better shows, and not based on its own material, then that really is not saying much.

I don't expect fanservice shows to have deep, meaningful, or existential plots. I instead expect them to be good for what they are. This one is not. It is average at best, below average at worst.

Also, shows have been making JoJo references since JoJo existed. If you had to award a show for making a JoJo reference then it's not that the reviewer's standards are high, it's that your standards are low.

Oh right, I forget. It's a crime to have standards when it comes to fanservice shows. In which case, 10/10 anime. But in case you DO have standards, I can definitely name several dozen other fanservice anime you could be watching instead that are way better and deliver better fanservice.

A decent show with humor that is aimed at a specific demographic.

It's almost like there's a time to be hyper critical and this aint one of them chief.

Generations wrote:

I don't expect fanservice shows to have deep, meaningful, or existential plots. I instead expect them to be good for what they are. This one is not. It is average at best, below average at worst. Also, shows have been making JoJo references since JoJo existed. If you had to award a show for making a JoJo reference then it's not that the reviewer's standards are high, it's that your standards are low. Oh right, I forget. It's a crime to have standards when it comes to fanservice shows. In which case, 10/10 anime. But in case you DO have standards, I can definitely name several dozen other fanservice anime you could be watching instead that are way better and deliver better fanservice.

Oh shock horror and surprise.

I went into a fanservice show with absolutely no standards set and treated it exactly like it was. A decent show with humor that is aimed at a specific demographic.

It's almost like there's a time to be hyper critical and this aint one of them chief.
But sure name me several of those dozen better Fanservice shows that. I have no problem calling that bluff. Show me how much "better" the comedy is.

A description so lacklustre, it could fit any show. It's like an action movie described as 'an action-packed thrill ride', it says nothing of actual value.

Also, describing as such doesn't fill anyone with confidence as to why they should watch it over literally anything else.

In which case, I already covered that. It's a 10/10 if you have no standards. Also in which case, naming 'better' shows is a moot point because clearly they're all 10/10 already by that logic and so I will not actually be able to name 'better' shows. Also in which case, you are right.

But the show isn't being reviewed so the rest of us can have zero standards. It's for people who DO have some.

You heard it here folks. You are not meant to be critical towards shows like Uzaki. If you have problems with a show, just ignore them, or pretend they don't exist. Only focus on the good parts of the show. If you cant find the good parts, just pretend the parts you find bad are good. How else would we get every single person who watches a show to have the exact same opinion? 10/10 anime.

Ah yes, because "an action-packed thrill ride" has never been good before right ?
That's why there's how many Die Hards / Mission Impossibles etc...

Lol running away from the point ?
Great debate on the points mate 10/10 would turn tail and hide again.

So humor me, since clearly this show aint for you why are you still watching it ?

What possible value does it get you to watch something you so clearly despise because the juevenille humor and slapstick gags with blatant anime fanservice just aren't what your there for.

Clearly you missed my point. it's not about what the show is, it's how you described it.
If you described Die Hard or Mission Impossible as 'an action-packed thrill ride', you told me nothing that tells me I would want to watch this over a different action movie.
You describing the show as 'A decent show with humor that is aimed at a specific demographic' tells everyone it's an average show for its audience and they're better off looking elsewhere.

I watch a lot of fanservice shows, and I mean A LOT. Naming the stand-out shows from that list would be easy. But sure, whatever makes you sleep at night.

Besides, from your argument, there's no need to. They're all 10/10. I could name literally any fanservice show and you should say 'Yes, I agree'. Otherwise, this whole conversation would have been pointless.

Because then your comment would be 'How would you know you don't like it if you don't try it?' Or alternatively, 'How could you criticize a show you didn't watch?'
Think about it.

The same thing I could be asking of you.

Clearly you're still here, despite several episodes in, not having agreed with this reviewer's opinion on the show one bit, acting with the enthusiasm of as if this review has somehow slapped your own kin.

OMG. It had a Jojo reference??? How original. No other series has every made a Jojo reference. Its not like so many series have made Jojo references over the years that it has gotten stale at all. Obviously this is peak comedic genius.

But to be serious, if an episode is somehow better because it made a couple of references to other, better shows, and not based on its own material, then that really is not saying much.

So calling it what is average as i've stated before is a problem ?
No, i believe the problem here is your own standards being way above where they should be for a show of this nature.You clearly wanted this to be something more than a mindless popcorn flick and that's on you, not on the show.

You claim i'm gonna call them all 10/10 which is absurd as i've never even claimed Uzaki was a 10/10. I've only said it set out to step over the very low bar it set for itself. Sorry if you came into this looking to for it to be a masterpiece whilst i came into it looking for it to be beyond average.

Clearly you've watched enough to form an opinion so why stick around when it's not for you. Are you an anime completionist ? I'd understand if that was your personal hang up but there's absolutely no shame in dropping a show that doesn't hold your attention.

The reviewer is clearly and has clearly been looking at this show for something it's not and trying to pigeon hole their reviews to fit this mold. You can even see this in both the top line and bottom line takeways. It's makes the review questionable at best and extremely unreliable at worst hence why im disagreeing and it due to the perspective used when watching.

No, i believe the problem here is your own standards being way above where they should be for a show of this nature.

Actually, as we have already clearly pointed out, me, several others, and the review itself, believe that it is not that our standards are 'way above' for a show of this nature, but that yours could be really low.

Honestly, I could just stop right there. That's clearly the root cause.

For someone who constantly claims we're putting words into their mouth, you sure do a lot of that. No one here -- not the people who don't like it, not the reviewer, not myself -- was expecting a masterpiece. The fact that you even suggested that not only clearly tells us that bias, but that by the very fact that we think it's not good suggests you and anyone who agrees with you are viewing it from the right frame of mind and anyone else does not.

We expected it to be the typical fair. We got that, but as far as typical fair goes, it's average to below average. Because as it turns out, you can rank typical fair between each other.

It can't pigeonhole a review to fit a mold when the show itself fits the mold every review like this fits itself into.

Nothing like that is on display here in this beach episode, and its very existence feels less like Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! had a story it wanted to tell, and more like it's simply going down the checklist of anime clichés, because otherwise it would have to actually try, and who on Earth would want to watch a show that did something as silly as that?

Because jokey assault is still a thing that anime insists on doing, for some reason.