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  lknkira

  80/100
  A work that deserves more recognition, a journey of maturation.

  Kageki Shoujo

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  Kageki Shoujo is a story about maturing, we see girls in search of their dream within Troupe, and the challenges each one faces in pursuit of their dream.The story begins with our protagonist Watanabe Sarasa, who managed to get into Kouka and meets her roommate Narata Ai, an ex-idol, with whom she develops a friendship. An Ensemble cast also ensures that other characters have their moments. Where we can see the difficulties and challenges of each one.

  

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  One of the things I liked the most was the characters. Highlighting the other characters and their stories, something that makes the story more interesting, but with the balance of not dividing it between many characters, thus not dispersing the story too much. It's hard to comment on the characters without giving spoilers about the work, but with good character development, gaining more self-confidence and improving your skills, I think some things could have been developed further, some stories would have a lot of potential if they went deeper, but within the time limit they had, it was great.
  As I said in the introduction, the story revolves around girls who want to be part of the troupe, a very interesting theme that caught my attention while choosing the animes of the season, which just helped to highlight the characters, as well as some minor guest appearances, but important, like the veterans and Kouka Stars,

  

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  The animation kept a good level, it's not one of the highlights, but it was good, the soudtrack was something I really liked, as it completed very well with the scenes and work very well during the anime. Also talking about Opening and Ending, which are one of my favorites of the season.

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  In summary, Kageki Shoujo is an excellent experience, in which you can really connect with the characters and their difficulties, traumas and challenges, and seeing them struggling to overcome them makes the journey magnificent. I didn't read the manga, but the anime convinced me to read it. A work that, in addition to entertaining, made me think and reflect on myself, probably one of the best of the year, a work that I feel was underestimated this season, both because I saw few people commenting on it, and even because of the number of users who watched, (at least at the time of writing), I really hope that the work will gain more recognition, if you watched it and liked it, don't forget to recommend it to your friends. More people need to watch.

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  Matheusmiranda96

  90/100
  Uma linda e realista história sobre o amadurecimento ao buscar seus sonhos

  Kageki Shoujo, o anime que mais surpreendeu e me conquistou nesta season.

  Este show não é apenas o cotidiano de garotas almejando o estrelato em uma escola de artes teatrais. Mas sim sobre sonhos, superações, desilusões, traumas, e esperanças.

  O anime mostra uma visão bastante realista, com diversos fundamentos, a vida cruel, e em tantas vezes brutal, que uma jovem pode ter ao buscar por fama e sucesso.

  Sim, brutal. Kageki aborda temas como abuso sexual e perseguidores, distúrbios alimentares, ressentimentos deixados por mágoa e ódio, problemas em um núcleo familiar desestabilizado, abandono familiar, ideais impostos a si por outrem...

  São garotas lutando por um desejo. Não um sonho idealista, ou um desejo de grandeza megalomaníaca, e sim uma paixão. São garotas que, ao passarem por todos os tipos de situações traumáticas, as superam pela própria força ao perseguir a paixão de suas vidas.

  Kageki Shoujo é repleto de personagens carismáticas e exulberantes, tanto em simpatia e personalidade, quanto em força de vontade. Ter sonhos é bastante comum mas quem, em sã consciência, o gritaria aos quatro cantos de um ambiente extremamente competitivo e tóxico, onde cada atitude pode ser passivel de represálias? Parece burrice mas não o é se voce for Watanabe Sarasa. A sinceridade e força de vontade da jovem de cabelos loiros cativam a cada minuto em cena.

  

  Fugindo do ambiente Kabuki, Sarasa encontra no Colégio Kouka o seu lugar, sobretudo por conhecer Narata Ai, a garota que viria a ser sua melhor amiga.

  Ai que, sem dúvida, está entre as personagens que mais obtiveram crescimento pessoal ao longo da história. De Ex-Idol, crescida em um ambiente familiar hostil e de abandono, sendo vítima de tentativas de abuso sexual ainda quando criança, a garota que possui androfobia se torna uma jovem moça sem perspectiva alguma de futuro, mesmo possuindo fama e sucesso.

  Naracchi, como é chamada, pouco a pouco, consegue mudar, ao perceber seu real estado. Cultivando excelentes relações de amizade e companheirismo, Ai encontra em Sarasa seu novo objetivo. Ser uma amiga capaz de protege-la e possuir força suficiente para apoiar os sonhos de sua preciosa companheira.

  

  O momento mais emocionante de toda a season

  

  Impossível não se apaixonar

  O elenco do anime é fantástico. Yamada Ayako, a garota tímida e recatada, dona de muitas paixões durante a adolescência mas que não possui a principal: a própria. Sua falta de confiança e amor próprio a tornam alvo fácil de outras garotas da turma movidas por inveja, cuminando, assim, em sua bulimia alimentar. Ayako começa a mudar após conhecer Sugimoto Sawa, uma garota forte e decidida, disposta a lutar por tudo o que deseja, mesmo que signifique lutar contra talento ou destino.

  A amizade cultivada entre as duas é tão importante quanto a da dupla principal. Ayako percebe, através de Sawa, que a principal pessoa por quem se deve apaixonar somos nós mesmos.
  Sutileza e força. Timidez e ousadia. O equilíbrio entre elas é invejável.

  Enquanto que com as irmãs Sawado, Chika e Chiaki, a história é diferente. Donas de uma sintonia inigualável, típico de gêmeos, mas distantes em seus corações. A dupla nos ensina como é perigoso cultivar emoções danosas ao coração, como inveja, ciúmes, mágoas e ressentimentos.

  

  Vale salientar o Colégio Kouka e a importância do Seio Educacional quando o âmbito familiar não supre as necessidades de crescimento. Seus excelentes professores, tanto em capacidades artísticas mas, sobretudo, em seu amor pelo ensino (vide o desejo de acompanhar o crescimento de seus alunos) são, em tantos momentos, o alicerce para o amadurecimento das garotas da Centésima Turma.

  

  Aquele professor que você respeita

  Quantos não desistem ao primeiro sinal de dificuldades? Kageki Shoujo retrata o oposto disso.
  Garotas que não desistirão, custe o que custar.

  O encerramento de Kageki Shoujo é sublime

  
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  VivavideoUser2x

  92/100
  Kageki Shoujo is just an absolute treat, full of heart wrenching moments, great characters, and overwhelming optimism.

  Kageki Shoujo is a show just gives me so much happiness and satisfaction. This show is really great, I can't really say more than that, so this review is going to be as brief as I can. And this is mostly going to be me gushing about it as much as I can.

  STORY

  The pacing felt very satisfying and its tone was very soothing mostly. Also, I can’t act for shit, but the way the show explains stageplays and the audience that watches it was interesting for sure. The show gave me an interesting teaching lesson about “otokoyaku”.I think my one and only flaw was getting a little lost with Sarasa’s family affairs but it did teach me about “kabuki” and such. And it was very interesting.
  What also surprised me was the absolutely devastating yet realistic depiction of its more serious themes. The show despite being light hearted had absolutely harsh and tough moments, touching on childhood trauma, emotional disorders, and more internal conflicts like self image, jealousy, confidence. But it's not as gratuitous as something like Wet Ass Priority. Also, the way the show weaves in these serious moments with an optimistic tone while also developing the characters gave me such the highest amount of satisfaction.

  CHARACTERS

  The main characters are wonderful!
  I love Ai’s cold personality, becoming more and more open and loving towards individuals despite her past and reputation with the help of her peers.

  Sarasa is probably best girl of 2021 so far.
  I love her pursuing her goal to be Lady Oscar. The show really explored her character nicely and challenged societal expectations on what a certain gender and body type should do on the big stage. Outside of that, it did explore her bubbly personality on all angles. From why it works, to why others may not like it, and how her personality helps others as well, thus giving her more experiences to learn from.

  I also love this ensemble cast sooo much. Despite there being a class of first years, the show focuses on a handful of girls who are special in one way or another.
  They get so much development through flashbacks. Through these characters, the show touches on themes of overcoming trauma, defying societal expectations of genders, the weight and responsibility of having famous ancestors, the cutthroat beauty standards and why they are important in stage acting, and the more human nature such as jealousy, envy, and exploring one’s self. And the cast has wonderful chemistry with each other.
  Despite some of the characters being harsh and cold, they don't feel completely unlikeable because they have their own struggles and all of them attempt to somewhat overcome or repress them, you can tell that deep down, they do not mean malicious intent, they just either want to push themselves or their peers forward or they're just overcome with envy themselves in a human way. I know these moments may sound sad, but to be honest, seeing these girls overcome these moments and pursuing their goals, watching their dedication pay off,it gave me such a rush of happiness, you know that feeling where you are so happy for someone that you almost start crying? That's what happened to me a lot in this show, and it's such a great feeling.

  One thing I didn't expect the show to have was really supportive friends and adult figures. Sarasa chatting about her problems on twitter with her boyfriend and her father in-law is just so wholesome. And they really feel supportive of her .Ai’s bond with her uncle is very wholesome as ever, since she had such a bad past, him being there to help her out all of these years as not only a teacher but a family member is very touching. Also, the teachers at Kouka are very supportive as well. They are very cutthroat at times but they also have a very soft side that adds depth to them. You can tell that they do want the girls to push themselves but still teach them to not overdo it and harm themselves. Some scenes where the teachers were helping out the girls warmed my heart like a bun in an oven. The upperclassmen may act a bit bitter but some help out the girls when they get flustered. And even the professional actors who are Kouka alumni give the student some tips and insight as well.

  My favorite part of the show hands down is when it ties basically everything together. The adversity the girls went through, their backstory, what they learned in the school, their interactions with others and many elements. All of those elements collaborate together and not just develop the characters but their choices when they need to perform for judges. And when these moments happen, it's so…..Idk how to even describe it, i don't wanna say “orgasmic” because that would be too gross of a word to describe something as hopeful and innocent as Kageki Shoujo.

  ART AND SOUND

  I love the look of it as well, the color scheme is beautiful, designs are distinct and pop out, and Sarasa’s hair is literally everything.While the designs may look a little bit wonky at times, there are very standout moments that use them well animation-wise.It really does compliment the Japanese VA’s wonderful performances. And the soundtrack was so refined and cheery to listen to. ITs the type of music that you want to happily cry to.

  ENJOYMENT

  I’m still brimming with a smile despite me finishing the show just hours ago, man. It's just a jolly good show, with solid writing, great characters, and holds together pretty well visually and soundly. I just love seeing characters overcoming adversity and improving themselves, I mean why do you think I watch a lot of battle shounen? It's a more realistic and down to earth setting that not just entertained me but also taught cool things about stage plays. It was whimsical, funny, absolutely heart wrenching at times and just mostly dopamine shots all the time. It’s a genuinely great watch, I highly recommend it, if you love to feel good. Emotionally, not sexually though.

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