Recorder to Randoseru Do♪

Recorder and Randsell

リコーダーとランドセル ド♪

Comedy
6.613 episodesFinished Airingwinter 2012

Studio: Seven

Synopsis

Atsushi Miyagawa is an 11-year-old boy with the appearance of a fully-grown man. His 17-year-old sister, Atsumi, has the stature of a child! From Atsushi being arrested numerous times as a suspected predator to Atsumi constantly grabbed like a small child more times than she can count, many things go wrong for this curious sibling duo. Atsumi's classmate is even in love with Atsushi, oblivious to his true age! Despite all this, indeed, there is not a single dull moment in the Miyagawa household. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Characters & Voice Actors

Miyagawa, Atsumi

Miyagawa, Atsumi

Main

VA: Kugimiya, Rie

Miyagawa, Atsushi

Miyagawa, Atsushi

Main

VA: Okiayu, Ryoutarou

Hina-chan

Hina-chan

Supporting

VA: Uchida, Aya

Hina-chan's mother

Hina-chan's mother

Supporting

VA: Saito, Fuuko

Jun-chan

Jun-chan

Supporting

VA: Toujou, Sayako

Kijima

Kijima

Supporting

VA: Akesaka, Satomi

Makimura-sensei

Makimura-sensei

Supporting

VA: Saito, Fuuko

Matsuzaka, Hana

Matsuzaka, Hana

Supporting

VA: Nanjou, Yoshino

Midori

Midori

Supporting

VA: Kashiyama, Nanami

Miura

Miura

Supporting

VA: Kitaoka, Chiharu

Morita, Mayu

Morita, Mayu

Supporting

Moriyama, Futami

Moriyama, Futami

Supporting

VA: Tamiyasu, Tomoe

Reviews

Yemi_HikariYemi_Hikari5

I honestly like the concept of an elementary school student who looks like a high school student while his sister looks like an elementary school student. The first few episodes were cute, but then it started becoming cliché. I also don't understand how the adults could be so stupid. They notice Atsushi when he interacts with his young female friend but fail to notice that he takes the same route with him? No one tells anyone that he is a big boy? Despite having interesting art and sound, it fell short towards the end. On the plus side, it is a quick watch. Thus whyI am having such a short review this time around.

Mixed Feelings
Greenwaves31Greenwaves316

I'm...I'm just so shocked that people are giving this a 10. This definitely doesn't deserve a 10. Everyone's dishing out perfect scores way too easily. I'm not going to lie, I was intrigued by the concept. At first I thought this series was a romcom or something, but when I realized it was about a brother and sister, I thought I was in for some cute, feel-good anime candy. That's not quite what I got. Don't get me wrong, there's some likable stuff here. Both Atsuhi and Atsumi are likable characters who act their age, and I've got to give props to Atsuhi's voice actor for beingable to perform so well. When the show really wants to try, it'll deliver just what you'd expect. Nothing spectacular, but something kind of cute and quirky if you're into this kind of thing. But then there are the pedophile jokes. Literally every other episode has Atsuhi getting arrested because he's mistaken for a pedophile. You'd think that his parents would take the time to explain things better. You'd think that after the millionth time people would recognize him and leave him alone. Comedic misunderstandings don't work by their very nature since the joke is literally making a character you're supposed to like suffer for something they didn't do, and it's even worse when it's happening to a 10 year old boy. I remember one scene where he comes home and curls up in a corner crying because he's so upset. How do people find this funny? It was extremely unpleasant for me. Fortunately as the show goes along they slowly start laying off that gag, but its presence is still extremely painful. Like a parasite feeding off of what could otherwise be a perfectly decent, cute little show. If that doesn't bother you, by all means give it a watch. Otherwise I say skip it.

Mixed Feelings