Fairy Ranmaru
a review by Jamiebreeze
a review by Jamiebreeze
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If someone had told me that a bunch of male strippers would have saved me from my monthly depression episode, I'd probably have laughed at their face, but I am now a changed woman. Fairy Ranmaru is like if you had a baby born from Sailor Moon, Kill la Kill, and that one cutscene when Trevor wakes up wearing a dress in GTA V. The gist of all this is basically about how 5 male fairies have to collect something called "attachment", which is born when someone is greatly moved. The show follows a case-by-case format, has a primarily male cast, decent visuals, skimpy outfits, and one of the funniest premises I've seen in a while. I cannot see anything else outbesting this masterpiece in what is left of this year.
For a show whose only selling point would appear to be fanservice, it has plenty of good things, such as decent animation, good music, and creativity. There really is not much for me to complain about. I went in expecting to see only crotch or ass shots and I did see those,but hear me out. The opening is very nice, both in visuals and music, and I love how the ending theme looks as if it was painted in oils. In regards to the OST, I think it is very neat how each character has their own song when transforming, the transitions have music that sounds like the Yu-Gi-Oh prequel, and I do like the sexy saxophone that plays when a customer is about to be kissed. (If that isn't a saxophone, please don't beat my ass. I know nothing about instruments besides the piano.)
The fairy transformations were a joy to behold. After kissing a customer, Ranmaru and the other fairies blast themselves into space, while a light envelops their whole body. The transformations are reminiscent of Sailor Moon and slim and delicate bodies turn into more muscly ones a la Jojo's style. It was hilarious to see that the characters grow nipples only after they've transformed. Each character has an outfit that is just as revealing as the last, but my god does Uruu take the cake. I've always been a firm believer of "Thick thighs save lives.", and yeah, I still think the same. Not for the faint of heart:
Most of the cases that are present do have a lesson or message, but nothing is too deep or given enough thought, so it is pointless to discuss. At least it never managed to deal with trauma without tact and/or attempt to relay a message without actually doing the bare minimum and/or pretending to be doing god's job, unlike other shows I've watched . Fairy Ranmaru knows what type of show it is, and it only uses these cases very little, in order to set up the confrontation of each episode. While the case at hand may have had to do with the taboo mentioned in the title, it never disguises itself as a show that wants to open a discussion on serious topics, which I greatly appreciate.
Moving on to other good stuff, it has been a while since I've seen a show with backgrounds as creative as this one. I have no fucking clue what the places our main characters fight in are called, but I am going to call them domains. They are all different and look very cool. Usually, the presentation has a bit to do with whatever problem the client is having, and this is another asset about this show. It is pointless to try further to discuss why I love these backgrounds but here are some of my favourite ones:
The comedy, if I am being honest, has less to do with there being jokes, but more with the fact that everything that happens is ridiculous. From the cutscene when the guys are preparing to kiss the customers, to the transformation scenes, to the scanty outfits. This is one of those that you have to experience by yourself in order to understand what I mean, but I burst out laughing when this appeared in episode 7. Ain't no way this isn't a reference to Demon Slayer when the girl has the same thing inside her mouth:
TLDR; This was a good time. I laughed, cringed, and marveled at the gem that was Fairy Ranmaru. I don't think it is meant for everyone, but at the same time, I feel like it has to be watched by way more people. Nice visuals, good music, decent characters, and just a bunch of dudes that may or may not be gay, fighting evil while wearing thongs . I had fun, and it is sad to see it go. Perish the thought that this was anything other than brilliant.
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