Hana-Kimi’s 1st Episode is a Slow-Burner 20 Years in the Making – All the News and Reviews from Anime NYC 2025

Episode 1 kimi: Bloom for youAbout half of the anime adaptation crunchyrollThe second round premiere. It’s a day Shoujo Longing to see this twenty-year-old story transformed into a fan of the modern era. This is indeed the case visually and tonally, although this process is usually the case.

The story follows the young Mizuki Ashiya, who disguises himself as a boy, attends an all-boy school known for his sports team. Her ultimate goal is to meet someone she dreams about, school’s all-star jumper Izumi Sano. However, the theme of track and field quickly disappeared into the background of the plot. There aren’t many scenes specifically for track and field teams or Ashiya’s legendary feats. Admittedly, this is a problem in the first chapter of the manga, but the initial episode of the anime magnifies the problem slightly here. It almost feels like you can change the premise from “track” to anything else without any huge changes to the plot.

As a result, everything else was suffering. Due to the artistic design it operates, the setting and environment seem very typical. That’s it kimiThe comics that were originally serialized in the 200s, you would think that some aesthetics of that era would bleed. I don’t believe it is indeed because these characters almost look like other modern romantic anime.

Their introduction did not imply a personality, otherwise it would arouse my interest. Not that I’m really looking forward to some novels here, especially given that high school stories are often cut and dry, but not enough things pop up in this episode, and certainly not enough, which would lead me to believe that its original comic was respected from the beginning. Mizuki transfers to the school and introduces it to the boys who occupied it. We learned more about Izumi and just added a spoonful of conspiracies, in one scene where Mizuki tries to interact with Izumi while Izumi is asleep, which prompts the person behind me to yell: “Guuuuurlyou need to calm down. ” I must admit: That guy’s reaction made me laugh.

Comprehensive, kimiThe premiere is the slow burn of the first episode, and it feels like checking out the box necessary for the proper introduction without leaving an impression. I totally invite it is possible to judge a book by its cover. After all, I did watch other anime premieres early in the morning and I was still waiting for my drinking Java monster to wake me up. But if a good plot point or an interesting artistic choice would shock me if it hits me. If you can’t make it great, at least make ’ems interesting – I can still recall the bursts of energy Lily in the momentPremiere Animation Expo Let me last year (yes, call me sick for this at any time). this Shoujo As the series evolves, the traps will fill, but I’m not sure they are powerful entrances.