Quick Final Thoughts – Comic Girls

A nice little surprise.

I kept wanting to drop Comic Girls, to be totally honest, but every time I thought about it, it managed to pull me back in. It’s certainly not anything we’ve seen before, and it’s not even close to the same tier as Bakuman. or Shirobako, but it is a solid little artist comedy.

The production kept up from the first episode, too. While the animation isn’t amazing, the art style is very poppy and overall, the show is just really nice to look at. I also want to highlight Reina Ueda’s voice work as Fuura, because her comedic timing is on point and it brings out such a hilarious character.

I can also appreciate the ending. Comic Girls presents us with both a satisfying (if not a little undercooked) ending, and a sequel hook, which I think is a pretty decent way of bringing a story like this to a close, since it means the audience won’t be too torn up if another season never materializes.

So, 7/10 seems like a fair score here. It could have made some better choices (it’s kind of wasteful that Kaos is the only character who isn’t stable in her publication, and the reaction to the circumstances of the ending is underwhelming) but I enjoyed it nonetheless.