Series: Hidamari Sketch (ひだまりスケッチ)
Genre: Comedy, Slice of Life, School Life
Animation Production: Shaft
Number of Episodes: 12
Synopsis:
Yuno has been accepted to her dream school: Yamabuki Arts High School. To attend the school, Yuno moves and starts to live in a small apartment building named the Hidamari Apartments located near the school. Once there, she starts making new friends like her classmate Miyako and the second year students, Hiro and Sae. Surrounded by good friends, Yuno starts moving towards her dream of being an artist.
Source: Anime News Network
Main Characters and Cast:
Yuno: Kana Asumi – Yuno is our main character. She finds her self as a beginner artist when others see her as an excellent artist. Yuno has a very enjoyable personality and is a well developed character. Kana Asumi has had a few major/primary rolls in other anime series, but has only casted in a handful of anime titles.
Miyako (Miya): Kaori Mizuhashi - Miya is the neighbor to Yuno. She is a carefree and energetic character. Miya is another well developed character with a unique personality. Her unique personality made her one of my more favored characters in this series. Kaori Mizuhashi did an excellent job making this character likable. Her play on Miya’s unique personality was brilliant. Kaori has done many major/primary rolls in a lot of anime series and has been in the indusrty for quite awhile.
Sae: Ryoko Shintani – Sae lives on the first floor and is a short story writer. Her character is the smart yet introverted type. Her character was fairly developed, but could have been developed more. Ryoko Shintani has done a fair amount of casting for a good handful of series. She did a great job with this series and her character. She made her character believable.
Hiro: Yuko Goto – Hiro is the neighbor and good friend to Sae. Hiro is always watching what she eats, but still loves eating sweats. I would describe her personality as mother like. She is always caring for others and looking out for everyone. Her character was not as developed as it should have been. I would have liked to see more about Hiro’s character.Yuko Goto is a very well known seiyuu, she has had many major/primary rolls and always does an excellent job. Yuko did an excellent job with this character as expected.
Yoshinoya-sensei: Miyu Matsuki – Yoshinoya is the teacher to our main characters. Yoshinoya is a cute, cosplay loving, clueless character. Her character is well developed and very likable. She was probably my favorite character from the series. Miyu Matsuki did an excellent job with this character.
Personal Thoughts:
I enjoyed this series a lot. All of the characters were likable and cute in their own ways. The animation was a bit hard to get used to at first, but it grows on you. It is a very simple animation style. The opening and ending themes were enjoyable as well. I would recommend this series to people who enjoy comedy and slice of life series. On of my favorite moments of the series was when the girls were watching water drip into a bucket. My question is how bored were they?If you have seen this series or plan on watching it I hope you enjoy[ed] it. 
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Opening: Sketch Switch – Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Ryoko Shintani & Yuko Goto
Ending: Mebae Drive – marble