Džókamači no Dandelion

Castle Town Dandelion is basically a classic slice-of-life anime series in a slightly unconventional setting. The classic Orwellian motif with cameras on every corner was what interested me at the beginning. However, unfortunately, they do not use it so well in this show; the cameras are everywhere, but only so that the main male protagonist can swear and be hysterical at them, which I found quite annoying after the second episode. I was also quite intrigued by the "reality show" thing, just like they did a TV competition for regular citizens in the first episode. I almost thought that they could have done some really good take on the subject, a "Royal Family reality show" or maybe "Kingdom Seeks Ruler," and perhaps it would even be funnier than "the ordinary life of royal siblings." I was intrigued by the first episode, rather put off by the second, and similar minor fluctuations occurred quite regularly, even though my impression was still somewhere around average (worse/better). At least the "very fragile family ties" were interesting sometimes. As for the characters, I grew to like them and did not explicitly mind any of them. I liked some characters like Shuu, Misaki, Teru, and Shiori quite a lot. The conclusion was good; I quite liked the last episode. All in all, this is a calm, if slightly strange spectacle that I do not find offensive and sometimes cheered me up a bit. So I think it is above-average, 5.5/10. (2015.07.13)