The Rolling☆Girls [ローリング☆ガールズ] is a very nice series. One word to describe it as a whole is unique, very typical series which makes you remember it last. As stated on The Rolling☆Girls official pic, at the bottom we will find something like a motto of this series, "Rolling, Falling, Scrambling Girls. For others. For themselves. Even if they're destined to be a 'mob'."
I'll give overall review here and now ニャ❣
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How come this show is categorized as an unique series? What I can tell from watching the early eps is, it is indeed odd on its own way, the feeling of watching it is on the similar vibe with watching Kill La Kill. Perhaps it's happened because the freaky stuffs of it (mostly art) is on the similar line. Basically, the art or colour is somewhat water painting. The battles occur in this show are increasing at top speed, impossible to stop at any rate which could endanger citizens, and for us the viewers is something so beautiful to watch. We've got lot of rich spectrum of colors, vivid colouring. It's damn interesting and funny when those girls are out with their own powers and weapons with the sense (mostly) justice to hold. Sometimes the battle itself means to conquer or expand territory of the involved groups there. I really love its water painting style! |
The story tells us in the time after "Great Tokyo War", the effect of its war split several parts of region in Japan. Simply to put, every prefecture or territorial has one Best, who's in charge represent their territories and keep it in peace. In this show, those Best always have a heart-shaped stone, the believes about the power of its stone is different for each person own it. Grievously not all of the region stand in the same principle to maintain common prosperity, it is often to find fight or war amongst them. And this is when our heroines are in action to travel around Japan replacing Maccha Green—a Best—for fulfill requests from the senders, here, our heroine loves peace.
Every request has complicated problems, it isn't just about peace or town areas but also individual thingy like emotional stuff, experience matters, and many more that makes The Rolling☆Girls is so colourful (aside from the really colourful colouring used). Eventho' the series is using episodic way to entertain us which I usually bothered with that, for this series I had no problem along the show because it could grant our need to enjoy the show to the fullest by its uniqueness. The uniqueness itself, I even mentioned before, like pretty absorbed colouring, kawaii character designs, nice problems in every point, make the greatest pleasure. The characterization is nice but not too deep, the connection and relationship/friendship among them have greatest impact for character development.
[somewhat SPOILER] After few scene of battles as introduction the situation and condition, more like terms of the plot, then the main characters are rising. I guessed it is cleared on 2 or 3 eps for our main characters to get introduced, here is our 4 girls in appearance like bikers travel around countries carrying missions to receive requests sent to Maccha Green for help. (Finally they decide to travel together and we can guess the progress of its story) lol
Later, they have their own goal, they set their own goal to know better about the stone heart-shaped and collected it, the stone looks really alike with every leader group has. As they set their goal, first they visit Always Comima and by the encounter with the captain who keep the peace in this area named Thunderoad. This place is the first thing they need to settle with, declaring themselves as substitutes of Maccha Green, they begin to travel around to accept any request and helping those in need.
With a nice beautiful art we are also getting spoiled by good music, some of them are arranged nicely, upbeat and easy to listen too. For OP theme, sung by THE ROLLING GIRLS is "Hito ni Yasashiku (人にやさしく)". The ED theme songs are vary but mostly "Tsuki no Bakugekiki (月の爆撃機)" by THE ROLLING GIRLS. And for the 4th ep, "Noutenki (脳天気)" by THE ROLLING GIRLS, while the 8th ep, "STONES" by Kaoru Kubota. The 4th ep and 8th ep have different theme songs related to the ending of the story on that episode. You have to check it out by yourself ( ̳ •ಲ• ̳ ) ♪
The Rolling☆Girls blends our enjoyment with unique graphics, nice characters and songs, also meaning of obstacles. In my point of view, this show is worth 8 and I want sequel for this series. Badly want it,
I miss how cheerful their friendship, journey, and art here!
Pros:
- So unique, story and art absolutely
- Nice characters here. even the minor characters have its own roles and placed smoothly
- The songs
*) Maccha Green: A Best in Tokorozawa. Tokorozawa is the place where our main heroine lives.
増原 紀花