And what does she do? She messes it up by postponing it to go and clean the classroom. She finds out that there’s a way to undo one of her regrets simply by writing “No” on a piece of paper. The fact that Naho prioritizes the most trivial of things over changing the future is also a huge problem. Such a protagonist works great for Orange though, as having anyone other be the lead instead of such an indecisive girl would bring about a rather quick and uneventful resolution to things as no mind-mindbogglingly unnecessary conflict would ever arise. At certain times she appears to be completely and utterly socially inept, despite seemingly being a part of and having a decently-sized group of friends. What I'm referring to is the lousy presentation the series decided to resort to when tackling both the internal and external conflicts of the characters, like Kakeru being depressed for the sake of it and Naho being the weakest and most helpless creature on planet earth, thus making it unbearable to watch her interactions with Kakeru as she hopelessly tries to undo the regrets that the letter spoke of.Īdding on to that, to say that Naho is not a very outgoing girl would be an understatement. Instead, Orange's problem is that even that which is supposed to be grounded in reality feels like it isn't. As convoluted as the plot may seem, it's not bad straight off the bat for lacking a sense of realism. I couldn't make this shit up even if I tried, could I? Anyhow, it's up to Naho to correct her past mistakes by saving the new transfer student, Kakeru Naruse, from taking his own life. The letter was sent from Naho to Naho 10 years in the past in hopes of her younger self being able to correct the mistakes she once made in highschool. One day, she stumbles upon a magical letter that is able to foresee her near future. The story of Orange revolves around Naho, a carefree girl in her second year of highschool.

unfolds, giving us deep insight into taboo topics like depression and suicide, viewed in distasteful shoujo fashion.

Once you've seen one you've seen them all, right? Some people would beg to differ, and as to disprove my claim the adaptation of Orange reared its ugly head out of the deepest depths of shoujo hell itself to quickly rise to the top of this season's charts, smirking all the while it does it. They follow a very basic and straightforward structure, and more often than not end up feeling way too dramatized and overly-melodramatic for no apparent reason.

It’s a well known fact that shoujo anime have never been the most original pieces of work.

Orange takano ichigo