It happens a lot, right? One show comes out about something and six months later the world is aflame in copies. In this case, Yuyushiki is copying another show that starts with Y-U and is as slice of life show about middle school girls.
And really, I don't have a problem with the copying, if you're going to copy something copy something good, and Yuru Yuri was good. Yuyushiki (literally 'yu yu style', or maybe 'yu yu ceremony'; all three main characters' names start with 'Yu' and the 'shiki' character has a lot of definitions) is also good, but less brilliant. Like most slice of life series, I don't have a lot to say about the plot, though the fact that the girls are the computer research club (seriously the Japanese can have whatever clubs they want) means that occasionally you get to listen to them do wiki walks, which is pretty entertaining as someone who is kind of addicted to them every so often.
The yuri elements are present as well, though are not the focus of this series the way they were Yuru Yuri, and they are couched more in the 'vaguely romantic friendship/skinship' style, which has always felt a little noncommittal to me. The characters are believable, though, and there is definitely humor and d'awws to be had.
I actually first watched this during that four-month break and I still just don't have anything to say about it, really. It's an example of why imitations aren't inherently bad, but it also shows the problem with them: it's actually very hard to be better than an idea which was new and fresh and well-executed.
If you need more slice of life to fill your time with cuteness, go ahead and pick up Yuyushiki... after you've seen Yuru Yuri, Working, Hidamari Sketch, Minami-ke, Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou and Lucky Star.
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