Plot
Tomoe, 17, is an average high-school girl, interested in clothes and guys, but her family life is not so average. Losing her mother at a young age, she lives alone with her father, Shouhei and does all the cooking, laundry, housekeeping, like a mother would do. They have a hard time making ends meet, because Shouhei’s only income is from working as a judo teacher to the neighborhood kids. Tomoe can’t wait to go to the university to get away from her father, and judo which she hates. But because of her father’s unfortunate arrest, she is forced to take over at the dojo. With help from the captain of her high school’s judo team, Tomoe begins to teaching the few kids who still come to learn judo, and even start practicing the judo that she gave up as a child. This heartwarming family drama will entertain kids and adults alike.
Opinion
This anime I had to get past the poorer quality of video that I usually run into, but that took about 10 minutes and after that all was good. This I have to say was a good show. Was interesting to see the struggles of not only the judo club members and the family, but how they all interacted. There is good character development and a few points in which you just wanna slap a few people. I only recommend this if you have a little extra time to kill as it might not suit everyones’ tastes, it is high school’ish.
If I had to critique on thing is the dad needs to stop being so stubborn and assuming he rules the world, and the daughter needs to stop apologizing all the time.
Images
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