Imagine a world where otaku culture was banned, and you couldn’t like what you wanted to like. Quite the dystopia am I right? As one would expect, this was quite the oddity of a show, and it definitely delivered in how insane it was. The animation reminded me of some Trigger/Gainax anime like FLCL for example, along with how fast paced and insane some of it was. The story is admittedly very messy, but for a show that doesn’t really take itself seriously at all, it works for what the show was trying to go for. The creator, Jun Inagawa, certainly cooked with this one, as funny as it sounds. It’s a show unlike any other I’ve seen, but comparisons I often see are to shows like Shimoneta.
This show is all about otaku culture, and people trying to suppress the voices of the otaku, so the gist of the anime is an all out war between otakus and people who want to eliminate all otakus. Sounds quite dumb, and it is, but it’s very entertaining, dumb fun. It uses very “meta” comedy, along with very colourful animation to tell such a story.
The animation is up and down in terms of its quality, but most of the time, I was glued to the screen due to how chaotic the art was. A nice job overall with the visuals for sure. They especially stood out in the opening, one that I’m sure many have watched and felt very confused by. The soundtrack was quite solid, with impactful tracks in the big moments, and the ending was my favourite of the season as well.
If there was a notable weaker part however, it would be the characters, who don’t really have much development, but are nonetheless very entertaining to watch due to their wacky personalities. The three magical girls are the highlights of the cast, in Anarchy, Blue, and Pink, and while they get a bit gimmicky with their actions, there was really no point in the anime that I wasn’t amused with their crazy, twisted antics.
I’ll keep this review relatively short, as you really have to see the show to understand what people are saying, instead of just reading what people have to say about it. It’s genuinely difficult to describe what this show is. It’s pure madness, and I was glad to embrace said madness for twelve weeks straight as I wondered what I was watching every week. The visuals were definitely the highlight, and while the story was nothing to write home about, I just had such a great time. It’s quite an indescribable experience, that’s for sure. Just don’t come in expecting the most deep of stories, come in expecting unfiltered insanity.
So basically, it’s like Marmite or Vegemite, you’ll either love it, or you’ll hate it, nothing in between.
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