7 reviews
Funny enough sometimes with me when it comes to over excessive fan service, I feel like I wanna drop the anime altogether! Whereas this anime, I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy it in all honesty! I suppose both me and the anime are pretty much intertwined lol.
Anyways I suppose it comes down to characters too as well as the story. I really liked the English Dub of the anime, like they picked the best women cast and I like the fact we get to see a bit of masculinity in some of them too. Seriously I would like to see more anime girl characters having a masculinity side as personally, I feel it's pretty slim in the anime world.
If you don't want to see body parts being used as a sport, I wouldn't recommend this anime. Although I thought it was alright because I felt the hype of the anime helped me to enjoy the viewing experience. I'm gonna give this anime a 8/10 ^^
Anyways I suppose it comes down to characters too as well as the story. I really liked the English Dub of the anime, like they picked the best women cast and I like the fact we get to see a bit of masculinity in some of them too. Seriously I would like to see more anime girl characters having a masculinity side as personally, I feel it's pretty slim in the anime world.
If you don't want to see body parts being used as a sport, I wouldn't recommend this anime. Although I thought it was alright because I felt the hype of the anime helped me to enjoy the viewing experience. I'm gonna give this anime a 8/10 ^^
- Irishchatter
- Aug 27, 2019
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I wasn't expecting much considering what it is but I was mistaken, I found it to be funny and pervy at the same time.
- mikenielsen-48009
- Aug 29, 2021
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- dussaultjulien
- Jan 24, 2020
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On the surface, it's an excuse to see cute girls almost naked. And that's fine for some people I imagine, if that's all they're looking for. You get to pick a girl, buy the body pillow and read the doujinshi.
But it's so much better than that. It's a legitimate sports/shounen anime with legitimate characters, legitimate arcs, and legitimate style. Yes, the eponymous fantasy sport is extremely contrived, no doubt, but each match is handled with such flare and glitz that the laws of physics and reality become a moot point.
The spectacle of the bouts is the show's centerpiece and its most unique strength, and this is accomplished primarily through its design. Everything is exaggerated, from the character's proportions to their specialized fighting styles. Everything is loud, vibrant and colorful, complimenting the over-the-top shounen story line beautifully. It's a show about girls hitting their butts together but it hits the same levels of creativity and intensity in its action as Slam Dunk, One-Piece, and Dragon Ball.
Not even just visually, but sonically it strikes this mark as well. Hits and special moves have such resounding impact because the sound designers matched the crazy animation with even crazier effects. I really have to give this department my admiration because they played this pseudo-comedy so straight, giving it just what it needed.
And that brings me to the other half of the equation, the comedy. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard during fight scenes. The absurdity (or as the show would put it "absurd titty") of it all only heightens as the show progresses. The best decision they ever made was keeping the characters totally unaware of the premise's strangeness, because, as mentioned previously, playing the situation straight is what makes it funny.
I think this is something that needs to be explained, because I could see cause for concern. While the girls themselves aren't aware of their goofiness, they aren't the butt of the joke (pun intended), rather the situation is. You aren't meant to sadistically laugh at these busty broads as they fight each other for your amusement, but instead become invested in their struggles and cheer them on.
What's funny is the show's total absurdity. When a girl's butt is visually represented as a hungry wolf, with barking and all, you aren't laughing at her but the idea of a butt wolf spirit. In fact, though the characters are fairly flat, their earnestness and idiosyncrasies are extremely endearing.
is it "fan service?" Well, duh. Butt isn't the point, it's just the means to entertain and subvert expectations. Similar to a John Waters film, so many people get stuck on the most eye-catching aspects that they never look at what it really is.
But it's so much better than that. It's a legitimate sports/shounen anime with legitimate characters, legitimate arcs, and legitimate style. Yes, the eponymous fantasy sport is extremely contrived, no doubt, but each match is handled with such flare and glitz that the laws of physics and reality become a moot point.
The spectacle of the bouts is the show's centerpiece and its most unique strength, and this is accomplished primarily through its design. Everything is exaggerated, from the character's proportions to their specialized fighting styles. Everything is loud, vibrant and colorful, complimenting the over-the-top shounen story line beautifully. It's a show about girls hitting their butts together but it hits the same levels of creativity and intensity in its action as Slam Dunk, One-Piece, and Dragon Ball.
Not even just visually, but sonically it strikes this mark as well. Hits and special moves have such resounding impact because the sound designers matched the crazy animation with even crazier effects. I really have to give this department my admiration because they played this pseudo-comedy so straight, giving it just what it needed.
And that brings me to the other half of the equation, the comedy. I don't think I've ever laughed so hard during fight scenes. The absurdity (or as the show would put it "absurd titty") of it all only heightens as the show progresses. The best decision they ever made was keeping the characters totally unaware of the premise's strangeness, because, as mentioned previously, playing the situation straight is what makes it funny.
I think this is something that needs to be explained, because I could see cause for concern. While the girls themselves aren't aware of their goofiness, they aren't the butt of the joke (pun intended), rather the situation is. You aren't meant to sadistically laugh at these busty broads as they fight each other for your amusement, but instead become invested in their struggles and cheer them on.
What's funny is the show's total absurdity. When a girl's butt is visually represented as a hungry wolf, with barking and all, you aren't laughing at her but the idea of a butt wolf spirit. In fact, though the characters are fairly flat, their earnestness and idiosyncrasies are extremely endearing.
is it "fan service?" Well, duh. Butt isn't the point, it's just the means to entertain and subvert expectations. Similar to a John Waters film, so many people get stuck on the most eye-catching aspects that they never look at what it really is.
- fagdamager
- May 30, 2017
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Initially looking like an anime designed to show breasts and buttocks as an excuse for a sport, it turns out to be quite entertaining and with interesting questions about effort and perseverance. They do not become anything very serious, but deliver good disputes of a different sport.