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[series:3136#1552] |
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This series masquerading as a high school episodic mystery-comedy mostly just dabbles into riddles and puzzles for its gimmick focused on a pair of high school students and their instrument club. It does have its occasionally poignant moments with some of the episodic cases tackled by our titular duo with some dramatic elements and has some subtle nods to Haruta's sexuality in regards to his crush on his music teacher. However, the series doesn't do anything to break the mold in any way with its storytelling, plus Haruta and Chika don't really show much change as characters. Overall, a mostly forgettable and mediocre romp.
Last updated Saturday, March 09 2019. Created Saturday, March 09 2019. | ||||||||
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(Two episodes watched): Although I wasn't bored by it, not many things to mention here leapt to my mind as I watched episode one of Haruchika. It reminded me of Hibike! Euphonium, of course; the club advisor who once had a stellar career in music but for some reason threw it away sounded familiar as well. Perhaps the main 'mystery' here will be figuring out why that happened. Or maybe it will be figuring out who sent him an anonymous love letter in episode one (it wasn't Chika, was it?). A strange romantic triangle, involving Mr. Kusakabe, Haruka and Chika (a boy) emerges--that should be curious. The characters seemed okay, so I decided to continue watching this show, at least for the time being. In episode two the tactics that were used to persuade a talented girl to join the band seemed kind of melodramatic to me. It was obvious that we were supposed to have been moved by what was supposed to be an emotional scene near the end, but the trick Haru used to solve a mystery (and the mystery itself) seemed rather implausible to me and I couldn't get very emotional (at least not in the way the makers of this show wanted). I guess this show will be a combination of a 'let's form a band' show and a 'let's solve a mystery in each episode' show. But the mysteries seem rather dull and the characters haven't grown much either. I could see the writing on the wall and decided to abandon Haruchika. Last updated Wednesday, February 15 2017. Created Friday, January 08 2016. | ||||||||
