Anime Review: Yumerio Pâtissière

Yumeiro Pâtissière revolves around 14-year-old Ichigo Amano, who is incredibly clumsy, and her only talent seems to be eating cake. But when she stumbles upon a Sweets Fiesta, and by chance meets the famous pâtissièr Henri, who acknowledges her amazing sense of taste and recommend her to start at the elite school for future pâtissières and pâtissièrs, St. Marie Academy, even though she is a complete novice at making sweets.

Even though she has a hard time adjusting to her new school, she soon gain confidence in her dream to become a pâtissière with some help of the Sweets Spirits and three boys commonly known as the Sweets Princes.

I really enjoyed watching this anime, thou, I don’t really have any reason for feeling that way. It’s definitely the type of story that you’ve seen before, and everything about it is very cliché. And yet, it is such an amazing anime that my only complaints are that it’s too short, and the SUPER ANNOYING laugh that sounds like a seal or something!! Well, and possibly the annoying character attached to that laugh…

*SPOLIER ALERT*

Season 1 of the anime really close to absolutely perfect, the only thing that bugged me was the sudden “I like you, and you like me, but we won’t say it” thing in the end between Makoto and Ichigo. But except for that, season one was perfect, and honestly, for a season with 50 episodes the pace was just perfect. But once season 2 began there were a few more things I would have wanted from the story. First of all; MORE EPISODES!!!! Why is it only 13 episodes??? This season could definitely have used at least half as many episodes as season one, because the story moves a bit too fast for my liking. And WHY are there so many episodes wasted in New York? Sure that part is important for the story, but not important enough to waste half of the season on! They needed more time before they went, that part was really messy, and cut short, though, you didn’t really notice that until the anime was over, but still, when they got back home they directly got pulled into that bet, and then it was over… *Sigh*

Another thing that I didn’t like about season 2 was the fact that there were 2 annoying characters who were way to obsessed with the main characters (one was a thousand times worse than the other, thou), it honestly was enough with one. And the most annoying part about it was that I thought that Johnny was going to be on the main characters side, and then he turned around and was on Miya’s side. Yes, they are cousins, but he seemed to be more reasonable than that…

But I really loved the ending. When Makoto confessed that he always wanted Ichigo by his side was just so cute!! Well, that was until they got harassed by the two maniac cousins who really can’t seem to get that they lost, and that neither Makoto nor Ichigo wants anything to do with them. But Makoto’s reaction was quite funny (you thought that maybe finally they would get it, but no), the faces of Miya and Johnny when the suddenly “disappeared” (aka fell into the bushes) was hilarious. I just feel so sorry for Ichigo and Makoto, they will have Johnny and Miya disturbing their relationship until they finally get it through their thick heads that Ichigo and Makoto doesn’t want ANYTHING to do with them. And honestly, I doubt they would get it even if Makoto and Ichigo got married. But hopefully they will one day have a peaceful life, or maybe the two airhead cousins actually will make them closer and their relationship better, since they constantly will be facing troublesome things together that Miya and Johnny will create.

But I have just one final complaint; Why wasn’t Satsuki in season 2 more? I really missed his ginormous ego! *Pout* I so hope there will be a season 3 (or at least a special episode or an OVA) out sometime in a not to faraway future, that would definitely be awesome!

*Links*

Want know more about this Anime? Go to;
http://myanimelist.net/anime/6586/Yumeiro_Pâtissière
http://myanimelist.net/anime/9441/Yumeiro_Pâtissière_SP_Professional

Want to watch it? Go to;
http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/yumeiro-patissiere-online
http://www.animefreak.tv/watch/yumeiro-patissiere-professional-online

~Rosey