Chio’s School Road
Chio’s School Road has been airing for a little while already, but it’s certainly turned into one of the most charming slice-of-life animes of the year. The show tells the story of Miyamo Chiyo, an ordinary first-year in high school who simply wants to live out a normal school life. Sadly there’s no way this can happen as an increasingly eccentric cast of characters and situations continue to get in her way on the road she takes to school. Chio’s School Road gets comedy right through a combination of absurd animation, over the top voice acting, and great timing.
Chio herself is an avid video game player, and as she encounters these odd situations on her road to school she tries to use the lessons she’s learned from western video games to get out of each one. As with many slice-of-life shows, there isn’t one huge overarching plotline, but each episode mostly tells a self-contained story with some threads carrying over. Despite the lighthearted and comedic tone, there are also some light life lessons the show tries to impart on its viewers.
Its unique idea and characters make Chio’s School Road one of the most charming shows of the year, and if you’re a fan of comedy anime, or even video games, it’s definitely worth giving a watch. You can watch 10 episodes on Crunchyroll currently, and new episodes Simulcast on Fridays at 10:30am EST.
