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I finished Super Cub. It definitely belongs in the same category as Laid-Back Camp or Flying Witch (which I also finished the other day but don't have much else to say about, I mean it's just a comfy slice-of-life about a witch). Thanks for recommending this, Mac!

Anyway, Super Cub. I enjoyed it a lot! It was painstakingly slow most of the time, but somehow I found it mesmerizing rather than boring. Koguma really struck a chord with me for a lot of reasons. I liked how her depression was represented by the world being mostly grey until she gets a flash of color from riding the Cub. It was a neat effect. I also appreciated that getting the Cub wasnt the only thing she needed to be happy. I feel like that happens too often in stories that are about one hobby or sport or club or whatever, that it's like the character was crafted with one missing piece that this new thing fulfills and now they're good. As much as she obsesses over that Cub, that didn't happen with Koguma. It's just the inciting incident, the first step on a journey that lasts through the whole show.

I loved that she was still realistically quiet and awkward while making friends. A Cub might break the ice but it can't turn her into an extrovert. The friendships grew at a refreshing pace too, they werent just best pals instantly. I also loved that the world was still grey most of the time, like she was still depressed. The Cub didn't fix everything, life isn't that easy, but it leads her to find more and more things that give it color. There were so many subtle moments along the way and they were all nice to see.

Overall, this was an impressively crafted story from an anime I half suspect was made to advertise Super Cub motorcycles. I liked it a lot.