GA: GEIJUTSUKA ART DESIGN CLASS

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CAST

MANGA ComedyGA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class
OVA ComedyGA: Geijutsuka Art Design Class OVA

REVIEWS

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  YKSB

  85/100
  The principles of true anime is not to portray, but to evoke - Jerzy Kosinski, I guess.

  

  Once upon a time, there was an artist named Satoko Kiyuzuki. One day, she got a call from Heiwa Shuppan asking her if she could do a puni-moe yonkoma for their new magazine, COMIC Gyutto! The result was GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class. COMIC Gyutto died after 3 issues, but Kiyuzuki didn't give up. And the rest is history.

  Story

  

  Like most other CGDCT anime, GA doesn't really have a plot to speak of, aside from the theme about art. For the most part, GA is a show about a group of schoolgirls who attend the titular GA-1 class. There's also the subplot with the Art Club focusing on Aa-san and Buchi-san. The teachers also get some time in the limelight. If you have have watched Hidamari Sketch, then GA is basically Hidamari on Crack.

  Art

  The art is simple, but effective. The designs manage to be cute without the need for over saturated pastel colors all the time, while the backgrounds manage to work well with the adaptable color palette. The thing that stands out the most, however; is Satoko Kiyuzuki's art style. If you know about Yggdra Union, the characters of this anime may remember you of it. Well, Yggdra Union and GA's characters were done by the same person. The same if you have readed Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro. There are moments where the anime is designed to look like manga, and actually fit in with the series' atmosphere, compared with other cases.
  The animation, done by AIC; isn't really outstanding. If there was a word I could call it, it would be limited. It's not QUALITY, but not super sakuga either. The use of color is helpful, specially considering GA's main theme is, well, art.

  

  Sound

  Ooh, the sound. The opening is quite energetic, and manages to set up the mood quite nicely. As for the endings (yes, there are more than one)...
  AIC apparently didn't have enough money for sakuga every chapter but managed to churn out 5 different endings. Yes, 5 endings. And they're all catchy.

  

  As for the OST, it was not really that memorable, but managed to do the job nonetheless, and the seiyuus pace the comedy very well.

  Characters

  

  GA has 5 students in it's main cast: The innocent and naive Kisaragi, the cheerful Nodamiki, the straight man Namiko, the mysterious Professor and the tomboyish Tomokane. Both the main 5 and the supporting cast are quirky and likable in their own way, making the series fun to watch.
  As much as GA relies on archetypes, the interactions between them are what manages to let the series shine, with the art theme being focused over anything else to the point that both the manga and anime turn into "educational" programs at times.

  Flaws
  Like with most CGDCT anime, I would't really recommend GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class to someone who doesn't like these types of shows.
  The (somewhat) super-deformed artstyle may be another turnoff for some people, as not everyone has the same standards for what constitutes "cute" and "diabetes". But for the most part, this show manages to be fun and enjoyable.
  GA Geijutsuka Art Design Class is a great CGDCT, and for those who say otherwise, then let me tell you that your average shonen fan probably won't enjoy these kinds of things. And as always, goodbye!

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