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Sayuri Haruno dreams of becoming a pastry chef and enrolls in Fleurir Confectionary Academy, an elite school located in Tokyo's trendy Aoyama district. At Fleurir, she finds herself surrounded by charming boys, each one distinctly unique. Out of the entire class, Ryou Kouzuki's desire to become a pastry chef is the strongest. Blessed with unparalleled technique, instructor Mitsuki Aoi acts like a prince and is hugely popular at the school. Gilbert Hanafusa, the mood maker of the bunch, is a student from France. Yoshinosuke Suzumi is not very good at expressing his feelings, but underneath his stony exterior lies a wholehearted passion for wagashi (Japanese sweets).
As Sayuri pours her heart and soul into making her dream a reality, she encounters many happenings...
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So this is an anime I started because it looked cute but I honestly never thought I would watch it until the end and yet, here I am. Which is not that difficult considering that the episodes are only 5 minutes long. Waiting every week for it, maybe not, but watching everthing all at once is quite pleasant.
The story is the basic one of an otome game, really. Girl + harem of boys + being oblivious 99% of the time. Okay maybe not, she has a relationship a bit more developped with one of the boys. Anyway, you get it, you won't be surprised by the story. The guys cooking like it was a magical boy transformation was probably the most surprising part of this ONA. The characters are those you know for that kind of anime. I'd like to say though that French people aren't like Gilbert, I swear. Also, that is not a name used here since at least 3 generations, get it together, Japan. The animation is really pretty, honestly, if you like that kind of animation, of course. It's cute without being too much. The sound is okay, it fits the scenes, the OP and ED songs were nice as well.
The enjoyment! Here comes the surprise because I actually enjoyed it? It made me laugh and I got attached to the characters, I even was rooting for one of the boys. Like for real, not just "hey that one is not so bad, good luck bruh". The thing is to not take anything seriously, it's just cute and fun. And it's doing great, considering that it only has 5 minutes per episode. It doesn't have an awesome character development but the characters have a BG and the story itself is decent, following the usual anime slice of life tropes. So I'm giving it a 7/10 because, even though it wasn't extraordinary, it was good and I spent a nice time watching it.
