Prequel

TV Series, 2008, 13 eps,6.09(3255),7.35(3278)

Sequel

OVA, 2009, 1 ep,6.63(1607),7.34(1611)

TV Series, 2007, 13 eps,7.60(5448),8.01(5481)

TV Series

OVA, 2013, 1 ep,6.57(666),7.12(667)

OVA, 2012, 1 ep,6.45(990),7.12(992)

TV Series, 2013, 13 eps,7.43(1413),7.57(1417)

byyota71 on2014-08-13 19:13

Slow, but at least truly fun, as for the first season a must see!

bySnowy9 on2012-07-12 02:39

cozy easygoing series to pass some time

byVerix on2012-04-08 20:25

Has some super hilarious moments, but season 1 was still the best.

bychampioner on2010-12-11 22:36

Once again!! Same plot and setting BUT the story keep progressing with more of NEW Heart warming and Harilious moment. If you expect some recycle gags to be boring, watch this anime and it will prove you wrong.

byteebee918 on2010-09-28 20:50

Better than the 2nd season but not as good as the 1st one. The animation feels much better (the 2nd season was a bit weird), as good as in the 1st season. A very good (funny and relaxing) watch, especially if you liked the 1st season.

byyanami on2009-01-17 00:53

Funny and cute anime.^^ It simply shows you everyday situations you probably will see or feel a resemblance to in one way or another. :)

byZaku88 on2011-06-05 05:14

Minami-ke continues on to a third season filled of filler episodes. I was somewhat surprised at the release of this season as Okawari was already pretty much a show about nothing.

In any case, it seems that the characters reverted mostly to their appearance in the first series. However, the plot line continues along what the second series was.

While there are half a dozen laugh out loud moments in the thirteen episode series, there are also plenty of snoozing moments where my friend has literally fallen asleep watching.

This series is recommended only for those who watched Okawari and still think they can take more slice-of-life. I shall echo my comment from Okawari: If you liked [the previous series] to the point of needing more then watch this. If you need any semblance of action, drama, or plot in general you should look elsewhere.

Animation:
Eureka! Another style change! I am as confused as ever as now the Minami sisters again look like they did in the first series (Haruka no longer has red eyes, Chiaki no longer has a gradient-colored hair, etc.) with fairly modern drawing. I still find it hard at times since there are SO many supporting characters that only show up once every five or so episodes.
There are also costume misfunctions (of the harmless type) that some may find annoying. I found it more humorous than annoying but be warned that there are definitely inconsistencies.

Sound:
OP is more along the lines of the first series, which is good, and the ED is fair. BGM is classic Minami-ke style so it's fairly light overall (though somewhat sleep-inducing at times). VAs are the same so you still get your lively dose of Kana.

Music: 3/5, VAs: 4/5

Story:
If you want story/background, watch Minami-ke the original. This series, even more so than the second helping (Okawari), focuses on short slice-of-life sequences typically less than 5 minutes long.

There is no real plot line and no significant development. You could watch the episodes in a random order and it would still come out mostly the same. It seems like it doesn't matter much since the OP and ED seem to me randomly placed in the episode as well (two or three sequences late in the series depend on earlier ones so I still don't recommend watching in a random order).

The most annoying part of the show is that sometimes you get to a very funny event and then suddenly they switch to a completely different time/place/event and follow up with a very boring sequence.

Overall, this is about as light of a series as you can get, albeit you have to wade through two series before much of anything will make sense (they will refer to previous events in the series).

Character:
There really isn't that much character development in this series as the personalities of most of the characters are pretty much locked down after two entire series worth of development time. All you get is a lot of character interaction. Some of it is worth it, a lot of it isn't.

Value:
With even fewer laughs than the second season and a screwy animation team, I don't really want to be welcomed home by this series. Only for the die-hard Minami-ke fan.

byeltimsy on2009-04-02 03:25

Quick Review

So here we are another season of Minami-ke titled Okaeri -> Welcome home? I guess they are referring to the series returning for another animated season? My first thoughts when I knew that this anime was coming out were mainly excitement and joy. I REALLY enjoyed the first two seasons and wanted more. Then I saw the picture on for the anime on anidb and that gave me some big doubts about the series before even watching it. The hyped expectations and odd turn of animation did not add up well and left me a bit borderline disappointed.

Season 3 continues in the same fashion as the first two so if you have watched the first two you will know exactly how this anime works. If you haven't well I recommend you watch the first two but it is not necessary since this anime is entirely episodic in nature and does not have any prevailing story that dictates the plot. The only things that continue are the relationships that are built between characters. For new people to the series Minami-ke is based on the everyday lives of three sisters: Haruka, Kana and Chiaki. The show is purely comedy and relies on strings of events to produce most of its jokes.

Unlike the first season which I totally loved this one had its moments but could not and will not ever match its predecessor. The most noticeable flaw was the animation without even giving too many details I would have to say this really took away quite a bit from the series. The animation was bad enough that it distracted me from listening and watching the actual series. All and all I would say its worth watching and definitely still recommend it to fans of the previous seasons. But as I have mentioned don't expect the same quality as before.

Details

Animation
All anime fans always hope that as series mature and gain a larger fan base and release more episodes the animation will get better? But dreams and reality never work out so for us unfortunate fans the animation ALWAYS seems to get a huge hit as animes get longer.

Background
So lets start from the least bad thing in animation. The apartment is the same one we know and love with the same bedrooms kitchen balcony and the like. This is one thing that is important to keep consistency. The only major change for backgrounds was Haruka's school that is located in a completely different high school with university like classrooms?? That was a bit confusing. Overall the backgrounds were alright though.

Motion
They really don't need to move that much in the series and when they do its OK. This is one of the parts where either A) don't really care if its good or not or B) don't notice how bad it is because other bad thing outshine it.

Character design
So this is what really jumps out and you are constantly reminded of. The first thing you notice before even watching the anime is the change YET again in Chiaki's appearance. I just don't understand why and its not like shes growing much she just looks different?? Thats not the biggest problem though the nail in the coffin is the extreme disfiguration and stick syndrome ALL the characters have. They just look wrong in almost every angle or scene you see them in. You get the rare scenes where they look "normal" but this is only in close up shots once they pan out and start showing any movement the ridiculously bad animation shines through. The character designs are the single MOST detrimental thing to this series, if they had made it better I would of enjoyed this MUCH MUCH more.

Sound
The sound was at best mediocre. I didn't have any real preferences for it and it was decent for the most part. The opening and ending were catchy and helped lead in and out the series. That and I should remind viewers that the opening and ending are never at the beginning or end of the show they are always in the middle somewhere. The OST is more or less the same themes used in other seasons so for similar situations you get the same themes. The voice acting also follows suit and works for what they need it to do.

Story
This is not a plot based anime. The story does not matter whatsoever and really what you get out of it is the laugh after a random string of events leading up to the punch line. Theres nothing much to say about the story and I can't give it a good mark since it just doesn't exist.

Character
So without a story the anime is entirely built around the characters. It relies entirely on their relationships and personalities to build each and every joke and mini story.

Main Characters
You have your three sisters 2 of which I believe play a more major role i.e. Chiaki and Kana, then you have Haruka who for me is the boring sister. I say this because Chiaki and Kana both have distinct personalities that cause much of the conflict and humor while Haruka is a normal character and serves more as a balance but really her contributions aren't that great in the series. They actually use her "image" to develop stories rather then the actual character herself like her being the Bancho. I think overall the consistency of the characters continued the series but I for one think the main characters are good but not the best.

Side Characters
I actually MUCH prefer many of the side characters over the main ones. My favorite is definitely Hosaka and Makoto they usually provide me with the most laughs. This season they definitely still produced quality moments and continued to entertain me making me still think quite highly of the character section for minami ke. Also the wide cast of side characters that have a large amount of screen time and development also helped.

Value and Enjoyment
Most of the situations are ones you probably have experienced or could imagine experiencing in real life. That is why I think this series can get many people to laugh cause they can relate. Thus in a way some "life" lessons may be learned, but really nothing too serious or mind boggling. The only chance I would rewatch this is if it were a complete minami-ke run or for specific moments in certain episodes because they are amazing. i.e. curry fairy!! I did enjoy this series just because the love of the previous seasons still managed to rob off and keep me going through this one. Although my expectations have begun to lower slowly. Either way if you watch the series hope you enjoy it.