Antique Bakery Episode 1

I watched the first episode of Antique Bakery tonight. I read the first volume of the manga a long time ago and I never felt like buying the rest. It wasn't as if the manga was bad, I just found other things I wanted more.

Now as for the anime, I'm not so sure I like the adaptation so far. The animation is really washed out looking and it's strange how the characters don't look like they're part of the background. It kind of reminds me of paper dolls, or maybe colorforms, where you've got cut-outs of the characters on a static background. And then there's places where the animation is 3D and it's very distracting.

I've read other titles by Yoshinaga Fumi, so I'm rather familiar with her style. I don't feel it in this show. The comedy in her books that works really well, such as the chibi-like faces, falls flat for me in the anime.

I did enjoy both the OP and the ED though.

This was only the first episode so I'll give it a few more before I decide to watch it in its entirety or drop it completely. It's only 12 episodes so I might hang in there regardless since it's so short. But so far, I'm not impressed.

Episode 1 Grade:
Animation: C
Opening: B
Ending: B-
Story: C
Overall: C+