Nichijou

 Introduction

I am going to be talking about one of my favourite anime called Nichijou which literally means My Everyday Life.

I am going to be talking one of my favourite Anime called Nichijou which means My Everyday Life, having a title called My Ordinary Life for this Anime is very ironic because this Anime is far from being ordinary. It is an amusing contrast that this Anime takes itself very seriously like it is an actual school anime but also tries to be as random and as absurd as it can be which is why it is so enjoyable because it makes even the smallest details like Mio hair beads thing into an entire comedic stories which are very impressive. This attention to more information is insanely genius because it builds up this fantastic story just for the punchline, which is sometimes very short. The execution of it is intelligently done as it is hilarious, which makes it the best comedy anime you can find. There is never a dull moment watching this Anime as it is just filled with creative stories that will make you laugh every episode, the show does have the main plot but just episodic tales of there life sometimes lasting a few episodes which cause the Anime very refreshing as nothing is long-winded so if you have short attention span like me then this is the best show for you.

This Anime is the sole definition of what is classed to be a masterpiece. Why is this a masterpiece? Well, it's because it takes a simplistic format like a slice of life school anime and flips the table on the premise make every factor of a school experience into a comedic joke or story which stuff you would even think about like getting on a train or even the teachers interaction into a creative narrative to the tiniest aspect of school which is astonishing to me. One prime example of this is the show focusing on the headteacher; you know when you were in school, and there would be rumors of the principle being out of this world while this is one of the only show I have seen portray the headteacher which goes to show that this show encompasses every single detail as it could and makes it a perfect comedy. To prove the point, it doesn't try to make everything long-winded on one episode. The show focuses on two questions on a test, and not only that made a whole segment about, but it is also so smart, is why I love this Anime.

School life when you think about, what do you see, yes, the school, but what if I told you school life doesn't have to take part in the school; what? Yes, I know it's crazy, but let me explain what I am getting first. In the first example, in this Anime, there's a robot girl called Nano, and she being a robot who wants to know what it's like to be a normal human girl. What the stories entail with her is mainly funny parts about her go go gadgets like features that have much comedic potential in this because some times it the components could malfunction or Professor Hakase could add a new secret part and surprise which was enjoyable. However, the main point I like about Nano is that she has a passion for being normal like making friends or going to school which not only is this a comedy but also focuses on psychology of people like Nano could represent children in unfortunate place where they cant go to school so shows the mind of what that is like metaphorically as Nano.

I do love the side characters; Nano, Hakase and let us not forget Sakamoto a little more than the central trio because of the dynamic between Hakase and Nano is very amusing to be just there setup is funny to me, like Hakase is a child prodigy inventor that made Nano, so she is technically her mother. On the other hand, Nano ironically acts like her mother, which thinking about that is laughable. I think this dynamic is unique and show you that this show on the surface is a funny random slice of life school anime, but it has abstract backgrounds of the story, Nichijou is probably the only one to make this work as Hakase is her creator/mother and daughter at the same time which is very genius another reason why this show is a masterpiece. It would be a disgrace if I didn't talk about Sakamoto, the cat, Sakamoto is a talking cat which acts as the sarcastic old man person but as a character him being at the side of the duo conversation adds another layer to him being cynical to the whole ordeal that goes on like Hakase pretending to be Nyakase aka her being a moe cat girl makes me chuckle.

Example of School Life outside of school is after and before school. In school anime usually, the only stuff outside of school is like going on a trip or the infamous beach episode. Nichijou is not like that this show will show Aioi after school in her PJs watching a sad drama movie and cry about it then making an ice-cold bath to make herself so she can't take an exam which goes the opposite how she doesn't want and completely backfires on her. Which goes to show that this Anime doesn't want to talk about your typical school cliché but will animate the random and minuscule events that you wouldn't think to be the main stories of an anime but not only that makes them very enjoyable which is why this Anime is a true masterpiece. For example, the homeroom the teacher Izumi Sakurai being a shy, young and new teacher and goes through her life outside and in of school because the one thing we all forget about school anime is that teachers also have a school life as well and Nichijou is genuinely thinking outside the box and inventive when it comes to school so you should see this show if you haven't asap!!

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