>>280851642Nichijou took a bit of time to really get off the ground and for the humor to really click. Something like 1/3rd of the way through the show is when it gets really good, and it skyrockets when Nano starts going to school. CITY came out of the gate swinging with some of the best comedy we've seen in years. The takoyaki flashback montage had me fucking dying laughing. It's also immediately sweet right off the bat. In nichijou it was a slow build up to the final SOVL moment where Nano's key starts spinning because she's happy with her friends :') but with CITY you've already got established relationships that feel just as powerful, like the jk's. I've heard anons complain or be worried about them moving through the source too fast, which may be true, I havent read the manga, and that it'll end up being a too heavily abridged adaption. Idk about that, it sounds like it would be a shame if it does turn out like that, but it's possible kyoani decided to focus on adapting the best chapters rather than a full on page by page. We just have to wait and see how the whole season(s?) turn out. For now, it's looking like an extremely solid show that is definitely a contender for AotY. Everything about it is peak. While I will say that Nichijou is SOVL: the animation, CITY starts off where Nichijou left off in terms of that SOVL and quality.
Basically, it's good, yeah