Hello people of the interweb! I've been spending my precious free time doing this past few months whenever school is not killing me binge watching anime and now that I'm done with exams and have done nothing but spend my first few days of freedom eating pho and binge watching a bunch of spring anime i thought it will be fun to talk about my impressions of the Anime I've been watching this season.
1) Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beat Boys
Kenka Banchou Otome - Girl Beats Boys, Hinako Nakayama has spent all of her life being raised in state-run orphanages, without ever knowing her family. As she's about to enter high school, Hinako is approached by Hikaru, a boy who claims to be her twin brother.
According to Hikaru, Hikaru and Hinako are the children of the head of the powerful Onigashima yakuza family, and Hikaru wants Hinako to switches places with him at Shishiku Academy, an all-boys school overrun with the nation's toughest delinquents. Can Hinako save her brother, find romance, and become the new boss of the school?
This is one of my anticipated shows for the season as it looks like if Ouran High School Host Club and Fight Club had a kid!
I like all the characters we were introduced so far even if its only half of the cast list (Totomaru and Konparu). Hinako is my new favorite reverse harem MC since Haruka in Ouran High School as this girl is strong and though as a nail, manages to survive this delinquent run school and the weird situation she's suddenly thrown into. Speaking of delinquents, I like the guys we have meet so far (as for the fifth episode were only two of the characters are given proper introduction)! Most of them are tough delinquents with some sorta sweet sensitive side.
Totomaru is that
Konparu is this kuudere dude who usually does not pick a fights unless needed and is a caring big brother with four little siblings.
Also I can't talk about this anime without talking about Hinako's evil spoiled bratty king of bitchieness twin brother Hikaru who GOSH
is sly as heck and I'm wracking my head on the tabled as he's my
favorite character in the show so far and I don't understand why. Like
the dude staged an accident, introduces himself as Hinako's twin brother
and blackmails her to go to the school in his place so that she does
not have to pay his expensive medical bills! Like xD what?!?! Also the
most recent episode his presents is gold as he went from being a
protective twin (this was so weird but so good) over Hinako's to disturbing the bro's study session by singing and blasting at the top of his lungs XD I need more ransom Hikaru moments in this anime!
Anyways it took like a couple of episode to get me hook on this anime (in fact its the second episode where we were introduced to the evil twin
that got me excited for the anime) and the show just keeps getting
better. I'm looking forward to them exploring the other characters in
the harem especially Rintaru (the blue head senpai). This anime is based
of an otome game that I'm begging otome Gods localize it as I want to play this game after reading a
bit from some of the Japanese otome blogs.
Also if
you're someone like me who is interested or does martial art as a sport you'll love
how accurate they are when animating the action scene! The one that
stood out to me was from the first episode when Hinako defeats Totomaru
with that four punches as that's exactly how I was though back when I
studied martial arts!
Only complain about this anime
is its like five to eight minutes long give or take including the OP and
the ED (which by the way are both really good songs making me pump for the episode by the unit Love
Desires and they make a cameo in the series)!!!!! LIKE WHY?!?! The story had so much
potential to be expended though from what I watched so far the five
minutes fix jumps straight to the action of the story so I
guess in a way its good as not a lot of fillers though the last episode I
watch was kinda a filler episode of the guys studying for midterm (which I don't mind) so
... sigh you just can't win.
Overall its a good
quick fix anime for like a 5 minute action pack coffee break.
Recommended if you want to start watching a reverse harem anime without
cringing at how meek/spineless the MC-Chan and also one that is less on the romance and more on the action, bromance and comedy.
2) Room Mate: Another One Room Side M
Spin Off to the short series OneRoom, you are the new manager for the apartment building where 3 guys live as roommates!
This Anime is a really weird as YOU yes YOU the viewers are the MC CHAN of this already weird camera angle first person reverse harem simulator anime.
If
any of you guys growing up had the privilege of watching shows like Mr Rogers
Neighborhood, Bear In the Big Blue House or heck even Blues Clues (btw best show from my childhood. I miss shows like this.), THIS IS LIKE THAT but for the new adult/ Josie/ reverse harem audience audience! Like those shows the characters interacts with YOU by breaking the forth wall, acknowledging your presents and talking/interacting with you!
I was a bit skeptical of this show at first but I actually like the idea of it from episode 1! I like the animation style especially how the apartment looks (though to be honest its a little too pretty for an apartment) and the characters all look interesting and so far has a descent introduction. Only thing I am not a fan of is how they place the camera angle in a certain way for some of the more fan service scene >.<*. I meant I get it the show is full of fan service (and I actually like most of the fan service apart from the weird endings) but can you just put the camera in a less weird position?!?!
Once again this is another short anime and its a spin-off to a girl's version released last season. Give this show a go if you already like reverse harem filled good character building and fan service and don't mind having the 2D bishonens talking through the screen to you. Also just note don't try and watch this with a google cardboard like the idiot writing this review as I almost eff up my eyeballs.
3) Oushitsu Kyoushi Haine (The Royal Tutor)
The "Royal Tutor" is a special tutor carefully selected for the task of teaching the prince, and a title given only to the best teacher in the nation. Heine Wittgenstein has been called to the kingdom of Grannzreich to take on the role of the Royal Tutor. He's been ordered to raise a worthy candidate for the throne, but he's greeted with four princes of completely different, unique personalities... all brothers, no less! How will Heine handle these four brothers who were too much for all the previous Royal Tutors, prompting them all to run away from the job?
This show is very reminiscing of Mary Poppins but instead of chasing nannies they are chasing Royal Tutors away from the palace.
This was my most anticipated anime of the season and it exceeded my expectations! I love everything from the characters and their character development, the beautiful animations, the writing and comedic humor, good use of the characters in chibi form to even the settings! I'm not fan of historical fiction (for those of you who have stuck around this blog for a looooooong time might already know this from my book review on Masquerade by Kylie Fornasier) but I enjoy this and am actually interested with the country the story is set in as from what I gathered from google and the interwebs/forum/tumblr the show is set in a country loosely based off Austria.
Most of the characters were introduced to so far are lovable especially Heine!
Gosh I love this kuudere character to bits as while he's the mature adult figure and a dedicated tutor he does take his height to its advantage.
I meant LOOK AT THE CHIBI SENSEI!!!
All the Princes and their distinctive personalities might give off a reverse harem vibe but its nothing like it! In fact they use tropes you'll find in reverse harem animes and build upon them. Also don't ask me which is my favorite because I like all the guys in the show for different reasons.
Also the best part of this anime for me is the strong family love element which as I always mention is something I usually don't come across in most media apart from YA books. I really like how the anime shows not only a strong bond among the siblings but also with their often absent due to his King duties father Victor and Heine as they warm up to not only their royal tutor/mentor but also their guardian in their father's absences.
The OP and the ED songs both great! The OP 'Shoppai Namida' by Shougo Sakamoto (which omgasdfjkl; I love this guy's voice!!! 😍😍😍 and have gone on a listening binge watching on his YT channel for more of this songs especially this song call Fly) is really good and especially if you like guitar plucking heavy songs on a cheery side and the ED is sang by the cast and as for me writing this the MV for the song just dropped and will be the ED video for the 7th episode!
Overall if there is one show you should watch THIS IS THE SHOW you need to watch this season! I can't wait to learn more about the characters in this series and I'm hoping they'll touch a bit on Heine's mysterious back story, his relationship with Victor and maybe even an episode on the first prince since we have yet to see him in the series. Also were introduced to a 'big bad' character who is trying to sabotage the princes chance of becoming a contender to the throne and I'm curious to see WHY THE HELL is he doing so?!?!
Also the manga has recently been publish in English! Highly recommend pick it up!
Also side note but this anime also make me VERY HUNGRY whenever they show pretty food moments so definitely grab a snack ... I'm so hungry for cake!!!
Gosh I love this kuudere character to bits as while he's the mature adult figure and a dedicated tutor he does take his height to its advantage.
I meant LOOK AT THE CHIBI SENSEI!!!
All the Princes and their distinctive personalities might give off a reverse harem vibe but its nothing like it! In fact they use tropes you'll find in reverse harem animes and build upon them. Also don't ask me which is my favorite because I like all the guys in the show for different reasons.
Also the best part of this anime for me is the strong family love element which as I always mention is something I usually don't come across in most media apart from YA books. I really like how the anime shows not only a strong bond among the siblings but also with their often absent due to his King duties father Victor and Heine as they warm up to not only their royal tutor/mentor but also their guardian in their father's absences.
The OP and the ED songs both great! The OP 'Shoppai Namida' by Shougo Sakamoto (which omgasdfjkl; I love this guy's voice!!! 😍😍😍 and have gone on a listening binge watching on his YT channel for more of this songs especially this song call Fly) is really good and especially if you like guitar plucking heavy songs on a cheery side and the ED is sang by the cast and as for me writing this the MV for the song just dropped and will be the ED video for the 7th episode!
Overall if there is one show you should watch THIS IS THE SHOW you need to watch this season! I can't wait to learn more about the characters in this series and I'm hoping they'll touch a bit on Heine's mysterious back story, his relationship with Victor and maybe even an episode on the first prince since we have yet to see him in the series. Also were introduced to a 'big bad' character who is trying to sabotage the princes chance of becoming a contender to the throne and I'm curious to see WHY THE HELL is he doing so?!?!
Also the manga has recently been publish in English! Highly recommend pick it up!
Also side note but this anime also make me VERY HUNGRY whenever they show pretty food moments so definitely grab a snack ... I'm so hungry for cake!!!
4) Kabukibu
The series revolves around kabuki, a classic style of Japanese dance-drama that combines music, drama, and dance. Kurogo Kurusu, a 15-year-old high school student has a passion for kabuki and hopes to establish a kabuki club at school. Things are not easy as they seem when he realizes that he needs to find students to join him.
I was gonna give this show a pass as I'm not that interested in traditional performing art but then I saw the ED MV 'O Edo' circulating on Tumblr of the Voice Actors dressed as kabuki performers and singing the ending song and that's what convince me to give this show a go! Also the OP Flying High is also really good and gets me pump for the series.
I can't say much since I only watch like three episodes and its kinda a slow start but I like it. Its your typical high school after school club anime following Kurogo who's fascinated with Kabuki and his best friend Tonbo as they try and start a Kabuki Club in school but runs into the trouble of round up enough members to start the club.
I'm definitely continuing this series as I like the themes of the show. The characters gets better as the show develops and while I don't have much interest for Asian performing art, I'm intrigued to see the characters succeed with their Kabuki club.
Fukumenkei Noise aka The Anonymous Noise
'Nino, a girl who loves singing, made a childhood promise with her first crush Momo and song-composing Yuzu to someday find her voice. The three went their separate ways, but Nino kept her promise and continued to sing. Years later, the three are now high school students, and Nino is drawn into the world of keionbu or band club.'
This is the other anime I was anticipating this season! I read the manga just as the anime came out. While I only watch like three episode I'll say this is gonna be an anime I'll keep till the end of the season to binge watch as I much prefer the manga over the anime.
Even so the episode i've watched so far are good. We follow Nino who serendipity reunites with two of her childhood friends as she enters high school. One of them was her next door neighbor Momo who's now a composer and the other is Yuzu, a boy she meet at the beach briefly after Momo and his family suddenly moved away who created a masked alternative rock band.
The animations is very bold and energetic for a shoujo which pulls me in and reminded me why I was drawn to the manga in the first place. The music is awesome and hopefully it gets better as the show proceeds. This is one of the few shows that has a decent love triangle. Nino has love Momo since she could remember and Yuzu while he loves Nino, he's willing to put his feelings aside to support her.
There is this one particular scene that stood out to me and if you like music theory and composing you need to watch this scene where Yuzu is on the ground and he's writing/composing and the notes just fly onto the paper cause he's inspired by Nino's voice. This scene was a real throw back for me in secondary
school me when I studied music theory and can't afford to buy piano notes from pop songs from online so I re create them by ear and wrote them onto blank music sheets.
Anyways check out both the anime and manga as its worth the hype for a really good reason.
Overall
Normally I'll follow one or two shows per season for anime and binge watch the rest when i read the review but this spring there are so many anime shows line up that are I really enjoy. There are a couple of other shows that i want to watch but can't say anything about it as I have yet to watch them so I'll make a follow up review once the season is over and I had a chance to finish watching some of the shows above.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments and recommendations in the down bar.
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