~ Sitting, waiting, wishing.

My first anime review in this LJ! Without further ado, here goes...



Synopsis:  Gakuen Alice or Alice Academy is the story of a 10-year old girl, Sakura Mikan, who is devastated when her best friend, Imai Hotaru, transfers to a special school for "genius" kids in Tokyo. Mikan runs away from home to seek out her dear friend, and finds that the school Hotaru transferred to, Alice Academy, is specifically for children who each have a special power called an "Alice". After a teacher at Alice Academy, Narumi, discovers that Mikan has a unique Alice, she is admitted into the school. The story is primarily about Mikan and her experiences at the academy. 
(from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Academy)

Genre:  Comedy, fantasy, shoujo.
Status:  Anime - 26 episodes, completed.
              Manga - 13 volumes, ongoing.




Thoughts / Review: 
TO START OFF...  It opens  with a really fun and catchy tune. I found myself humming it well after watching the series. Some may find it too cute but I think it's okay. The scenes during the opening song shows Mikan following Hotaru around while Hotaru alwas slips away, mostly trying to avoid Mikan. This in itself is a sort of preview on the series' premise and the comedic theme it also has. The colors throughout the series are mostly brilliant and bright.

The 1st episode introduces us to Mikan and Hotaru and how they became bestfriends. Mikan is generally a fun, carefree, kind and emotional girl. Hotaru is intelligent, logical, tends to be aloof. Contrary to Mikan's emotional and sensitive personality. Hotaru appears cold and indifferent towards Mikan; but in reality she cares for her bestfriend a lot and she also is a kindhearted person, just not too good with handling emotional stuff. To make the introductory story short: Mikan + Hotaru = bestfriends. Hotaru transfers to another school.  Mikan becomes sad. Decides to follow Hotaru. Finds Hotaru's whereabouts. Arrives at Gakuen Alice. Adventure starts.

How about you? What did you think of it? I'd love to hear your thoughts about it. :)