Hidamari
Sketch: Season Three (2010/Sentai Filmworks Blu-ray)
Picture:
B Sound: B+ Extras: C Episodes: B+
Hidamari
Sketch continues in its Third Season, where life is like
art, and everyday is like a blank canvas waiting to be fill with
beautiful drawings and warm feelings. As Yuno enters her 3rd
semester at the prestigious Yamabuki Art School with Miyako, Hiro and
Sae, they are joined by 2 new freshman, Nazuna and Nori. Now it is
Yuno's turn to be the big sister to help guide and show the ropes to
the freshman, but will she be up to the task?
Yuno
is still a young innocent and naive (but clumsy) girl studying art
and living at Hidamari apartments. She lives with Miyako, Hiro and
Sae. Miyako is a energetic blonde who is Yuno's best friend. Hiro
and Sae are older students, Hiro is the kind, caring, and considered
the 'mother' of Hidamari apartments and Sae is considered the
'father' as the big mature older sister. Together, they all live
together a Hidamari apartments where they all support and inspire
each other artwork and major. Their teacher and instructor is the
busty Miss Yoshinoya, often her outfits and comments are a bit
risque.
This
was a shojo anime (young girl's anime) where everything is about
being 'moe' (being cute). The series is based on four panel manga
about young females on the verge of womanhood, but not quite ready
romance yet. It is a comical coming of age series of young teenagers
learning about life, friendship, love, romance and the wide world
around them continuing as one of the best and most currently
successful of its kind.
The
1080p 1.78 X 1 digital High Definition image transfers are fine and
solid, if not spectacular, but the
DTS-HD MA (Master Audio) lossless 2.0 Stereo mixes on each episode
are very well recorded, plus offer very healthy Pro Logic-like
surrounds. Extras include 2
OVAs, clean opening and closing animations and trailers.
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Ricky Chiang
