** this is the sequel to Yumeiro Patissiere, click here for Yumeiro Patissiere's review.**
After 2 years studying abroad in Paris, Ichigo returns to Japan and St. Mary Academy as a 1st year high-school student. Together with the 3 Sweets Princes, Kashino, Andou and Hanabusa, she will once again form Team Ichigo in other to reach new heights in the art of the pâtissière. Or so she thought. The truth is, in the interim, the 3 have gone their separate ways in pursuit of their own ambitions. Ichigo is greatly shocked to learn that Team Ichigo is no more. Before she can come to grips with this development, she is summoned to a meeting with Henri-sensei regarding a project assignment. The project: To establish and manage her own "Sweets Shop"! Furthermore, the members of the project team includes certain persons she knows quite well...
General Info:
Episodes; 13.
Language; Japanese with English subs.
Review:
I definitely like that this is a continuation of the first, but a couple years later. Our characters are older and appearances have changed a reasonable amount. Except for Ichigo, of course, she will always remain her clumsy self.
Now, in all honestly I was very disappointed with the anime until about episode 10 or so. This was mainly because the beginning credits (opening theme?) is suggesting a much more romantic series - but it only really gets into anything like that in the last episodes, the others are about them helping Andou and Tennouji-san. I was sort of upset about this, and very pouty through-out these episodes.
It's not that I didn't like these episodes - I actually liked them quite a bit - it's just not what I was expecting it to be about. I wanted the drama between Johnny and Kashino! I wanted all the lovely girliness that follows that freaking opening theme!! If you want to watch the opening theme, but only do it if you have watched Yumeiro Patissiere, click here - otherwise, DO NOT.
In the last episodes they concentrate more on their own project, and this is when I started to enjoy it. Don't get me wrong, I did actually enjoy the shows, it's just not what I was expecting.
How far the characters have developed, physically and mentally, or how little they have developed since we last left them is somewhat remarkable. They, being the anime-rs, take the old characters that we have fallen in love with, and tweaked them. They are still the same, but different in different senses. Hanabusa seems more mature to me, and Andou seems more childish in my opinion. It's like they both softened into more realistic beings instead of these outrageous, albeit hilarious, characters. I have to admit I do love Kashino a ton, and I think he changed the least out of all the characters - but all his changing takes place during these 13 episodes. It's nice and a good idea because you always warm to the characters that you watch change, opposed to ones who have already changed.
I actually also really like Johnny - if they had utilized his playboy-ish-ness a little more, then I would be all over this anime. Mainly because someone would be very jealous.
Must Watch Episodes:
The episodes I have written down that I seemed to have liked are;
-Episodes 3, 5, 11, 12, and 13.
Rating:
Unfortunately I'm going to have to give Professional a lower rating than Yumeiro Patissiere because of the 'false advertiseing' so to say. Nonetheless, Yumerio Patissiere Professional still gets 4 out of 5 stars. They saved themselves with the last few episodes. If this series had been a little longer, I think they could have made this a 5 out of 5. * * * *
Note:
Yumeiro Patissiere Professional is the sequel to Yumeiro Patissiere.
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