Glasslip

[Buffalobiian]

Alternative title:
グラスリップ (Japanese)
Genres: slice of life

Plot:

On the other side of the glass, you can see tomorrow.

The daughter of a glass artisan family, Fukami Touko, spends relaxed days at a cafe called Kazemichi at a friend's house. On the summer vacation of her third year in high school in front of Touko appeared a transfer student boy Okikura Kakeru. He spoke out to her, that he can hear the voices of the future. If someone knew in advance what their future would look like, what would they wish for? While feeling never before felt tremors in herself, Touko realises that she has started getting a sense in her heart which she can't leave alone... -AniDB

Links: ANN, AniDB, MAL

Downloads:

Episode 01

Episode 02

Episode 03

Episode 04

Episode 05

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I wasn't too enthusiastic about this show when I started, and 5 episodes in I can't say much has changed, though I do feel like I'm now accustomed to it. The show is rather well drawn (or you could say, as expected of PA Works) and the music isn't bad. Flow is one problem though. Those still-frames are an interesting feature and there's nothing wrong with them, but the entire story feels a bit like that - snapshots of someone's story. Technically everything's there, but I don't know why I'm watching this. Engagement really isn't there.

The feeling is best described as 'tired'. The same "PA Works lighting", the same polygon-love with the new lead male at the front, airhead girl 2nd and the rest stringing up behind her. Touko was particularly a put-off at first, despite being aesthetically pleasing. She's still the same Touko inside, but at least she's caught on to the romance mess and isn't an 'innocent by ignorance'. Thank heavens "Dating is now allowed" was called so early on instead of 13 episodes in.

The whole "I can see the future" is such a sporadic feature that the story could well get along without it. It seems to just some random thing that gives the two leads a common topic when they previously had none just chicken cruelty.

Sachi is easily my least favourite character here. That aggressive cock-blocking while protected behind her lesbianism irks me. Yuki is alright. I rather like Yanna. David can continue pulling his cool guy stunt. Comedic relief guy can remain just that.