Stand-out personality traits have always been a staple of CGDCT shows, and this show takes it seriously but gives it a fun spin, to which I wholeheartedly accept with arms open wide. Talk about munching on hard work that others got, but entirely at no cost a.k.a FOC. Her role (like any other president would) is to act like a proper safe-distancing ambassador from the club advisor and the club's activities, in this case an easily drunk club advisor-cum-school nurse Sayaka Kotani from hemorrhaging the club's pickings of caught sea creatures. The older girl who coerces Hina to join the club out of her fear of sea creatures, and acting like an old man for most of the time. 3rd year and president of the Breakwater Club, Yuuki Kuroiwa. And fishers will know that swimming is a requisite to fishing, so that's at least a good safeguard just in case bad things happen. And always donning a lifejacket, there's a good reason for this, and that's in case she drowns in deep waters, because she is a non-swimmer. Ask her anything about fishing, and she is not hesitant to rain down the massive information that doesn't break her warm-hearted sweat. 2nd Year Makoto Ohno, particularly serving as the Breakwater Club's Albert Einstein figure (with the glasses). A very lively middle school girl with a ponytail, if I may add. Natsume's nearly-forgotten childhood friend Natsumi Hodaka (also another 1st Year), and as much as she loves to roam around Hina, her prowess and passion for fishing is of the usual 'growing up from young' aesthetic.

But of course, what is fishing without some genuine experience, and at some time she has to learn it by herself in order to match up with the others and fish gallantly. Newbie 1st Year Hinata 'Hina' Tsurugi, her fear of sea creatures is warranted, but with some help she is able to imitate and copy the behaviours of other members and learn a mouthful. Presenting to you the members of the Breakwater Club: And need I say that this show is also infotainment fun as well to add onto the list? Each of the 4 girls are a delight to watch, and along with the usual newbie Seiyuus that are attached to their name, they did a remarkable job as well. In any given CGDCT series full of moe, the characters are what will make or break their source material as a whole (I'm looking at you, Koisuru Asteroid), and thankfully this series is one of the better ones with a catch and a hook to name to. Despite being a mainly art-and-crafts person, the enthusiastic gasp of someone plainly fishing catches her eye, but given her fear of sea creatures, Hina is one scaredy girl, but with some coercing from a childhood friend, she is inducted into the Breakwater Club and from there on, begins her learning journey of plain ol' fishing. Houkago Teibou Nisshi, or Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater, re-accounts the life of Hina Tsurugi, in an easy predictability of families moving into new cities for the main character to try something new (that's way too overused as a trope), but is essential for getting things off to a good start to the real-life seaside town of mangaka Yasuyaki Kosaka's birthplace and story setting in Ashikita, Kumamoto in Southern Kyushu (which is honestly quite cool to hear this). to the typical school-ish comedy that is affluent with most CGDCT series we've seen all too much and known all too well. Don't think, just watch!Īnd without further ado, Doga Kobo is back at the CGDCT formula once again homies! It's gonna be a lil' different from what we've come to expect of the sub-genre, and this show here proves more often than not that it can do the Slice-of-Life genre justice while being confined

Darn you Corona, for robbing this show of the views and the potential to be great, because this is truly underviewed and underrated, and before I start this review proper, I honestly plead anyone who likes the usual CGDCT gimmick, but wants something different out of it, this show will do wonders.

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