Urara Meirochou Episode 1 Review – “The Fortune-Teller Girl Sometimes Shows Her Stomach”

Cute girls doing fortune-telling (and exposing their stomachs)!

(Spoilers in this review

A wild child (Chiya), a serious girl (Kon), a shy girl (Nono), and Koume become apprentice fortune-tellers (under Nono’s big sister, who runs the fortune-telling shop called Urara) in the city of Meirochou.

My thoughts on Urara Meirochou thus far:

  • Chiya must have had a weird upbringing since she sincerely believes that one has to expose your stomach while apologizing. It sure makes for a lot of fanservice.
  • All the other girls stood out except for Koume. I looked around and found out that Koume apparently likes Western things? I guess that’s why she thought her birth name, Koume, was boring and why she pushed for the name, “Miss Plum?”
  • I really like the artstyle! It’s very pretty and the inclusion of flowers in quite a few scenes helps! The old-fashioned clothes are great!
  • I didn’t realize that there were so many types of fortune telling! Nina prefers tea cup fortune telling, Kon likes letting a fox possess her (whoa!), Nono uses a doll (of course the quiet girl falls back to ventriloquism in order to express her feelings), and Koume said cards (yet seemed a bit unsure). Chiya, of course, doesn’t have a clue about what she’d like to focus on. Now we can learn about the wide world of fortune-telling alongside her!
  • So far, the fortune-telling scenes have a sense of mysticalism. I don’t think my screenshots do it justice.
  • I’m already overwhelmed by yuri ships by episode one. Besides the fact that the guard’s subordinates have it bad for her, I can already start shipping Chiya to any of the girls. It’s like she has her own harem at this rate…

tl;dr – I have never given fortune-telling a proper chance in real life so this show piques my curiousity! There’s just so many kinds… the artstyle is just really adorable, too. I think I’m going to start looking forward to this one.

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Enter Chiya.
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Tomboyish guard.
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You’ll see Chiya’s bare stomach several times in this episode.
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First encounter between Kon and Chiya!
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Maybe someone will correct her one day.
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Very ornamental.
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Hey, those are plum tree branches!
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“Oh, we’re all apprentice fortune-tellers bound for the same shop and master!”
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Chiya teaching Kon and Kome how to apologize.
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Caught by the guard.
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It’s their master!
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Nina’s rather sly and seems to like coming close to other gals.
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Nono, Nina’s younger sister.
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Cheek rubs are in order
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as an expression of attitude
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When given free food!
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This is fortune telling, right?

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“One day you’ll know what style of fortune-telling works for you!”
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Professor Kumiko!
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I want the girls to try alternate hairstyles one day.
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Kon’s preference!
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Silky smooth hair!
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The doll is scary!
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Koume’s speciality!
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Not all that useful with cards, that girl.
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It’s a ribbon.

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Chiya checking to see if Kon has a tail.
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The guard and her yuri love triangle.

 

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