Hello, and welcome to the latest installment of Anime of The Week #59! Do you like comedies? Do you like slice-of-lifes? Do you like Sonico? Then this anime is for you! The anime is Super Sonico: The Animation.
Jan 6, 2014 to Mar 24, 2014 (Winter 2014)
Super Sonico is a clutzy, adorable, and well-endowed 18-year old girl. She’s a complete sucker for anything cute, especially stray cats, all of which she giddily adopts. However, though Sonico should be enjoying a carefree and simple lifestyle as a young college student, her life is really anything but easy: she must balance being a professional model, working part-time at her grandmother’s restaurant, and practicing guitar and performing concerts with her friends Suzu Fujimi and Fuuri Watanuki in their band, First Astronomical Velocity—all while attending college. SoniAni: Super Sonico the Animation follows Sonico as she faces daunting challenges in her search for her place in the world, even when her days are brimming with love and happiness.
Super Sonico: The Animation (Or SoniAni for short) was a fun ride as I watched the episodes, with various hijinx that ensued in Sonico’s daily life. Though I don’t have that much knowledge on the history of Nitroplus, I recognized at least some other characters that the company worked on, like Poachoco. From what I assumed were new characters, such as Sonico’s two best friends, they were a delight to listen to. Especially the drummer of the group, who I considered my favorite out of the trio. The characters were pretty likable enough, such as Sonico’s manager being protective of her and making sure none of the clients they get take advantage of her or go too far with photoshoots, or Sonico’s friend coming up with various ideas for outfits to put on and concerts to play. The animation does a fine job at conveying the atmosphere and tone of the show, being a light-hearted and comedic show, after all. The music that they have, since she’s part of a band, is alright as well. Not much to go on from there. Though I have a feeling that I would be able to enjoy more of the show if I did more research on Nitroplus-related properties so that I’d be able to recognize characters if they were from a certain series or story. Overall, Super Sonico is a good show with some fun character interactions with some silly scenarios. If you’re a fan of Super Sonico or a fan of Nitroplus’ work, I believe that you will especially love it a whole lot more.
1 Season: 12 Episodes
Thanks for reading, See you on the next anime of the week! 🙂
