This is an anime adaptation of a Steam game where you dispatch hordes of zombies by removing their clothing. Is that a ridiculous enough premise for the show to be entertaining despite the preceding "adaptation of a Steam game" bit? Not exactly, or at least not by itself, but Akiba'S Trip has enough to keep you chuckling if you're a part of the right demographic. The show follows a "monster-of-the-week" type format, with our lovably ridiculous cast of tropes fighting a new enemy set in a differing realm of "otaku-dom". One week it's audiophiles and idols, the next it's r/pcmasterrace, then Akiba maid culture, and continuing with a new shtick each week. This will either help keep you interested or cause you to want to drop the show all together, because our cast of characters are largely boring and predictable. Otaku-turned-hero, tsundere love interest, imouto, ditzy-but-genius, loli professor... it's all here, along with a set of equally tired villains, side characters, and plot contrivances. They hinge on the edge of being parody, but I'll leave that up to you to decide.

It's worth noting that this show is even more of an advertisement than anime normally is. Companies and products are literally shouted out and endorsed by characters. Hell, there is an entire episode dedicated to Street Fighter V and the characters openly endorse Carl's Jr. hamburgers. Advertisements like these in TV shows and games can be done well or incredibly poorly, but the show's medium of anime comedy lets it play it off pretty damn well. Above all else, Akiba'S Trip is crazy and random, so the endorsements don't end up feeling that out of place and have a good bit of thought put into their gags. The Street Fighter episode in particular went pretty far to be an accurate parody of a tournament, and even cameo'd numerous Japanese and American FGC players.

Unfortunately, it's painfully obvious that Studio Gonzo needed every penny it could scrounge from those advertisements to make this show. The visual quality of the show is just absolutely downright terrible. The animation literally melts together and the still frames are nothing to look at. Character designs are uninspired, obviously not being designed with animation in mind (lifted from the game). There's also a ton of ham-fisted fanservice that fails to even achieve its purpose due to poor animation and art. The only time the show looked alright was the first episode, notably the first fight, and then it was straight downhill from there. Music is also forgettable to downright bad outside of one or two hype tracks. VA is... actually consistently funny and a joy to listen to, and you can tell that the voice actors and actresses had a great time recording this ridiculous show. The simulcast dub also seems to have been made with "fun" in mind, giving off a subtle Ghost Stories sort of vibe and is worth checking out since you're going to be picking this show up for a quick laugh if you end up picking it up at all.

Overall, Akiba'S Trip can be a fun romp if you're not expecting too much out of it other than a couple clever pop culture jokes and stabs at otakus. It's by no means a pinnacle of comedy or parody within anime, but it's a good look for some laughs or a group watch, even if some of the laughs are from unintended sources. If I could compare it to anything, it would be that it's kind of like discount Ben-To.