Last night I finished the last couple episodes of Ruri Rocks, so I wanted to go ahead and put my thoughts down on paper while it's still fresh.
I feel like Ruri Rocks belongs in a subset of CGDCT anime where the aforementioned Cute Girls are doing things that aren't very cute at all. Geology? Not cute at all. But, when these girls are out there in the middle of a river panning for gold? Maybe a little cute.
My mind wasn't blown by this series, but I did enjoy it pretty thoroughly. The animation staff took some serious liberties with the character design to push the fan service way, way over the top, which I think is kiiiiiinda weird, but given the overall quality of the show was so high, maybe these changes are more on the level of how the One Punch Man series changed from web comic to manga. (see also Horimiya).
Overall I liked experienced Ruri's character arc, but I think Shouko's was maybe more compelling and kinda wish they had introduced her much earlier in the series. I would also like to have seen more of Ruri's friend group from school, which seemed to be an underutilized group of characters, especially Aoi, who, outside of the Radio episode, really didn't get much screen time, but is right there in the background of the poster art.
As far as the smart, onee-san type characters, Nagi is sure to be a fan favorite for many, but I think I liked the more eccentric Youko more personally (it's the glasses).
I don't think this series created a newfound interest in mineralogy for me, but it did make me want to go on a hike.
8/10
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