Miss Shachiku and the Little Baby Ghost

I'm a little disappointed. I was expecting a little more creativity from a show about cute ghosts healing overworked and tired corporate slaves, at least in terms of fun. There’s no deeper level, the writers weren’t even trying, simple cuteness seemed to be good enough for them. Everything here is supposed to be kawai, and in every episode, a famous voice actor tells us exactly when it's supposed to be kawai, but it only works for me about half the time. There's also quite a bit of emotion, but it's often unnecessarily tearful without there being any actual drama. There's not much situational humor either. And there's also nothing to make your brain work too hard. It’s an uninspired cute show that you can relax with but without any therapeutic effect on my mind like the girls achieved with Shachiku. I just didn’t feel it. Honestly, even Senko-san, which has a similar concept, was much more entertaining and imaginative than these ghosts. Animation-wise, I found it kind of sloppy.  It was enough to make everything kawai, but I can't say I particularly enjoyed the colors and character designs. It's not a bad series – it can be relaxing to watch it after a hard day, or even before going to bed. It's just that, when you compare it to Kobayashi-san or Senko-san for instance, it is weaker in all respects. 5.2/10 (23/06/2022)