Peach Girl

Synopsis:

Momo Adachi has a slight "problem", she tans more easily than all the other girls in school. Well... she considers it a problem anyway because she heard the guy she likes, Toji, doesn't care for tan girls. To try and rectify this problem, Momo refuses to join the swim team she has been with for so long and also cover up as much as possible when out in the daylight just to get Toji to like her. But when her so-called friend Sae, who's actually more of a sadist that enjoys seeing Momo in emotional distraught, tries to find out who Momo likes Momo points to a boy named Kairi Okayasu just so Sae doesn't attempt to claim Toji for herself. Of course, Okayasu finds out about Momo's fake attraction to him and begins to tease her constantly about it even though he knows that Momo will only yell at him. But when Sae does eventually find out about Toji and tries to take him for herself, Okayasu is there to help Momo any way he can even if it means turning the entire school against Sae. Momo begins to think that there is more to the self centered jerk that Okayasu pretends to be.


Reviewer: Endosanity
Number of episodes watched: 26


Review:

DRAMA!!!

Peach Girl (opening)

Recommendation: |Low|

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Hm? Oh, you need a little more detail then that eh? Well I thought that explained everything pretty well but alright. Peach Girl, as you can tell, is another romance anime but the thing that makes it stand out somewhat is the fact that it over-dramatizes everything heavily and then places situations like romance, jealousy, betrayal, discontent, and good ole angst in the hands of teenagers but mixes in comedy by using exaggerated facial expressions at just the right moment. I couldn't help but thinking while watching this that most people would have rather killed themselves than put up with the crap that Momo dealt with through the entire series and the comedy element starts to get phased out as the series progresses. But even my sympathy for Momo having to endure all this started to wane because more often then not... she brings emotional distraught upon herself. You watch Momo come to some realization every couple of episodes that she loves this guy, no... that guy, wait... maybe she was kidding herself all along and doesn't need anyone. Oh the turmoil! After a few episodes of this you'll be shaking your head in disbelief and ask "What the hell are you doing?"

I will say that Peach Girl did start out quite well. It began pulling me into the series as I initially liked Momo and I felt bad for her dealing with Sae's sadistic intent and Okayasu was hilarious and an easily likable character. And this was all well and good... for 5 episodes. After those first 5 episodes told a small tale of Momo trying to relay feelings to Toji but Sae making trouble for Momo and Okayasu causing trouble for Sae acting as Momo's revenge. After that, everything just turned into over-dramatized crap. Seriously, I could have dropped the series after the first DVD and not missed a thing and may have had a better overall outlook on this show.

With animation that makes you ask "What's with coloring everyone's upper lip black?", a ridiculous amount of drama, a plot that could have been finished in 5 episodes, and an opening that reminds you of the Ambiguously Gay Duo, Peach Girl holds about as much realism as a mid-day soap opera and makes you ask yourself "Do people really put up with this crap?" Recommended? Not really, unless you want to insult the shows characters while watching how much shit they deal with that makes your life look like a ride on cloud 9.