Should I Watch Gakuen Babysitters?

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Japanese title: 学園ベビーシッターズ

English title: School Babysitters

No. of Episodes: 12

Season: Winter 2018

My personal score: 9/10

Quick answer: One of the most well-spent 6 hours of my life.

Now imagine this: you've got an adorable little brother kid, and then due to some circumstances, you end up being surrounded by another five adorable little kids.

For some people that would be a bit of a hell, I won't deny. But this is anime world we're talking about. It's the kind of situation that by right should make you feel sad or down, but the cuteness and kawaii-ness of these little kids just keep adding so much colours to your daily life, that you end up giggling all the way through.

Anyways, that's the gist of the story, pretty much. Gakuen Babysitters was an extremely enjoyable watch, a great slice of life with plenty of comedy and a small bit of drama here and there. Not a single episode gets boring.

Despite sounding like nothing much happens, the anime turned out very eventful, with quite a lot of interesting and fun developments, which in my opinion is quite a lot especially within only 12 episodes. To me, this one feels adequately long but a tad too short at the same time. Not gonna spoil anything though, so if that made you curious, then this might be worth watching.

However a warning simply must be placed here, this anime can really hit you with a tear jerking moment when you least expect it, especially around the beginning. Do jump in fully prepared for the sudden appearance of an onion-cutting ninja. Unless if you're stronger than the ninja (or the onion).

For sure cannot wait for another season for this one.

What's good:

  • Very cute and adorable characters
  • Overall funny and enjoyable
  • Lots of feels good moments
  • Very chill and easy to watch, even for a marathon session
  • Surprisingly quite a number of little bits of lessons that we can learn from hidden all around the show. But this might be personal

What's not so good:

  • Several tear jerking moments for the faint hearted (conflicted on whether this should be a good thing or not)
  • May not be suitable for audience who innately dislikes children