Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb
Another fantastic season with the Hidamari girls. This season sees the most growth of all the girls and is a little emotional too. The upcoming graduation for Sae and Hiro is something all the girls are apprehensive about, but at the same time, very excited to see Hiro and Sae become something and live their lives successfully.
I honestly can't add much about how I feel for this series, after reviewing the past three seasons, all those words and feelings can carry over to Honeycomb perfectly. I love Yuno-chi and Nazuna, they're absolutely adorable. Nori and Nazuna, Miya-chan and Yuno-chi, and Hiro with Sae are all incredibly cute friends to one another and when the whole gang gets together, the cuteness they exude escalates far beyond the reaches of the stars. I'm also really happy to see that Natsume had more screen time this season, I always felt bad for her because she seemed to be so alone and her crush on Sae-san hasn't been confessed yet. None-the-less, more Natsume was really needed, she's so cute when she gets flustered at the sight of Sae-san and when she's rolling on her bed hugging the body pillow-cat, so adorable!! ~
The animation and art style this season is unbelievably good too. It's probably the best looking season for Hidamari Sketch yet. The colors all pop because they're vibrant and pastel, the animation is really well done, even with the quick cuts that seem to break motion. Without a doubt, easiest season on the eyes, though I personally fell in love with Hidamari Sketch on S1 E1.
Best thing about x Honeycomb for me though, is the way that art is actually integrated into the anime. In all the other seasons, it always seemed like it wasn't a main focus; though even in x Honeycomb, it's not the "main" focus, it gets brought up enough that it feels like it's a show about art students in high school; because of this, I think x Honeycomb might be my favorite season yet!
A lot of emotions came up this season too, we can feel the emotions of the girls as time passes on and we reach closer to the graduation of Hiro and Sae. It's going to be absolutely heart breaking to watch them go.
Hidamari Sketch x Honeycomb features great music, like the previous seasons before it. The OP this time is okay; I personally didn't like it as much as the others, but the animation involved with the OP is phenomenal, I should gif it to be honest, it's so pretty. The ED on the other hand is so beautiful to listen to and incredibly calming/relaxing. I'll have to give another listen to the other ED's, but I feel that x Honeycomb features the best ED of the Hidamari Sketch anime. A lot of good background music was used this season too, making the anime a great watch and listen.
I really hope another season of Hidamari Sketch gets announced soon, I believe the source is still continuing or at least, I swear I saw the announcement of new freshmen. I know there is an OVA about Hiro and Sae's graduation, but it's not available to stream and is really really expensive =(.... May have to rely on other means I guess.
If you're interested in Hidamari Sketch, a super cute slice of life involving the lives of 4 (then 6) girls, Hulu has all the main seasons and the specials that come with the DVD's/Blurays too!