Next up on the summer 2014 anime list is Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita, which hereafter shall be called Locodol because damn if that isn't a long ass name. In the context of this anime, I'm not sure if this is actually a real thing or not nor do I care, Locodol is a portmanteau of local and idol. After explaining that, it's pretty obvious that Locodol is another one of those fluff slice of life animes.
Going into the actual episode, we have a high school girl, Nanako Usami, who just really wants to get a swimsuit to go to the reopening of a pool in her town. Unfortunately, her parents won't give her the money she wants to get a new swimsuit. Luckily for her, her uncle has a job for her and is willing to pay for her swimsuit. Thus, she is wrangled into being a local idol with an upperclassman of hers, Yukari Kohinata who appears to be just do it because. Anyways, we get a scene with swimsuits and singing and all in all it's just plain fluff.
No image this time around because honestly I don't really think there's anything worth putting up here visually. That isn't to say the animation is bad, it's actually pretty decent, I just don't really think there's that much to put up.
As to what I thought of the first episode, I thought it was ok. It's relatively cute without being pure cute overload or super moe based. The humor is light and generally tasteful. I will however say that I enjoyed the background music. The music was composed by Hasegawa Tomoki, also known for Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and I think his understated and colorful style really helps out the episode as a whole. I'd give Locodol a 6/10 propped up by the music. If you're looking for a light anime, I personally enjoyed Barakamon more but if idols are your thing, I think Locodol does a good job. Until next time.
--CsMiREK
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