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New Anime Review: Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight

by Mappy » Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:56 pm

There are a lot of minderjährigen mädchen shows emerging at the moment *cringe*. This one is like Ichigo Mashimaro without the justified contempt for humanity. Well, mostly. The main character, Manabi, is a clone of Miu sans the vindictiveness, and she becomes the President of her run-down school's student council because nobody else wants to be. The supporting cast are all pretty much IM castaways, the only missing character being a girl of Nobue's age.

Not a bad show, but a bit unfocused with gags falling flat and it comes with that "your friends will still look at you strangely if you watch this" tag.
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