Takunomi

Are you happy? Drink! Are you sad? Drink! Are you hungry? Drink! Are you afraid? Drink! Did you get a new job? Drink! Did you buy new clothes? Drink! Have you lost weight or gained weight? Drink! Did you watch an anime about alcoholic drinks? Drink! Do you want a hug? Hug the beer bottle! (And drink the beer later)... Are you drunk? DRINK! Well, what do I have to say about an anime that encourages you to drink to solve or celebrate everything and anything? (If you are over 18/20, of course) This Anime has a story about 4 women living in a shared house in Tokyo and how they drink for everything that happens. Michiru Matsuki: A woman extremely worried to fit the standards of Tokyo; Seems to be the main character in the story; Makoto Kiriyama: The most sober character in the entire anime; Nao's younger sister. Nao Kiriyama: The most drunk character in the entire anime; Makoto's older sister. Kae Midorikawa: An extremely cute and gentle character most of the time; She is the one who usually tries to impose order before joining the mess. This Anime is literally about drinks, so if you do not like culinary animes, you'd better look for another Anime to watch. The characters are very funny and drunk, and it is very explicit how much they are loving the drink lol. This Anime does not have an incredible super mega hyper story, but it does what it promises; an anime about 4 women, drinks and Tokyo XD

As a beer enthusiast, this anime was very enjoyable to me. The story has nothing extraordinary about it, however the alcohol theme behind it is what made this anime really stand out for me. I'll be honest, if you are not much of a drinker, you might not enjoy this as much as I did. But if you love to tip the drink like I do, this is a must watch. Each episode has a different theme when it comes to a specific alcoholic beverage and goes impressively into detail about the drink and how to best enjoy it. It does a good job focusing on the detailsbehind the drink rather than just getting boozed (although it sure doesn't shy far from the inebriation factor). The characters were very likable for me and easy to relate to, capturing my interest further in the anime beyond just the booze. To sum it up, if you're looking for an anime that has a complex story and character backgrounds, this one isn't what you're looking for. But if you're just looking for a laid back show to watch while you sip a beer at the end of a long work day, this is perfect for you.

I can't find a reason for me to not like this. There's just something about it that was simple and clean and got you well intoxicated with all of the different options they present to you (to be completely honest, the one thing that comes to mind about this is that it was put together by makers of beer, liquor and wine.) They teach you how to make drinks and which ones do what, but they also provide a history of each drink and I found it to be fun. It's really easy to just relax with. There is just enough to the characters to makeit easy to digest; spread out with different backgrounds and ages for their professions and/or life stage. The visuals around it are simple, solid and bright, invoking what's supposed to be happiness. The idea of drinking alcohol with your friends is supposed to be a warm and fuzzy feeling. This was just a nice little variation that broke up what I had been watching. Each of the 12 episodes are 15 minutes long and it almost seems as if there could be more credits than show. Usually Short episode shows really bother me because I'm so used to the 24 minute format and I feel incomplete. I've caught an awful lot of hell from people for not liking short episode shows, like 3 minutes or 10 minute etc this didn't do that to me.

Takunomi is the only anime I’ve seen that focuses primarily around casual drinking of low alcohol beverages like beer, wine, and cider, which I personally enjoy and drank some of prior to writing this review. Bartender was also a great show, but it has a very different atmosphere and focuses on a bartender providing the perfect drink for each of his customers. Takunomi shows us various girls in this collge dorm who have different experiences with alcohol. Some parts of it are honestly kind of nostalgic to when I first started drinking and was still getting used to this strange world of alcohol. The story followsAmatsuki Michiru as she learns more about alcohol and her roommates’ dependence on it. The art is pretty standard, which I can’t complain about. It presents a group of young adult women as being rather cute, which I appreciate. Cute women in anime are honestly underrated. The anime is set in college and our protagonist is a short haired girl who doesn’t dress super feminine, also doesn’t exactly represent herself as a tomboy. She and her roommates will drink alcohol together in the common area, sharing it with each other, and chatting. Some of the characters are bigger fans of alcohol than others, but overall the personalities of the girls aren’t explored as deeply as they could be in an anime about drinking, which is something typically done while chatting casually and generally exposing what you’re like as a person. I thought this was a rather enjoyable anime. It wasn’t amazing, and as far as the cute women doing cute things genre goes it was far from the best, but I liked the drinking theme and even learned a few things from it. I would suggest it if you like cute anime women or have already seen Bartender and want another anime about alcohol (although this is definitely inferior).