Kyouran Kazoku Nikki

What do you get when you take a Jellyfish, an oni, a lion, a cyborg, a cross dressing mafia member and a cat with a serious God complex? You get one of the strangest comedy anime of all time. For such a long time whilst watching this show I couldn't pinpoint what exactly it was trying to achieve nor what it wanted to be. It constantly jumped between comedy and random shenanigans to tragic backstories and drama at the drop of a hat, all of which made the show incredibly jarring and confusing to watch, resulting in some of the worst tonal shifts I haveseen for any anime. Now, before I actually get into that, let me talk more about the plot for this show. Enka, the God of destruction died one thousand years ago but upon dying, proclaimed that one of his children will carry on his will to destroy the world. Now, in modern Japan, all of the possible children of Enka have been gathered together and are joined as a family in an attempt to prevent the destruction of the Earth by showing them how wonderful and beautiful human life is. The possible children of the God Enka, include Teika the lion, Gekka the Jellyfish and even a biological weapon, Hyouka. Each of the main characters are both unique in terms of design and personalities, and have decent chemistry with each other, as well as lengthy backstories and tragic past. And that's it for narrative really. Nothing really happens of much significance and all the events that do happen in the show feel random and intrusive rather than a natural progression from arc to arc. While the show does attempt to create comedy, and for the most part, the comedy could make me smile and even laugh a couple of times, it's ultimately ruined by the abrupt and strange tonal shifts that change so frequently, which ruins the dramatic tensions of the show. One moment they're throwing out some random gag and the immediate next one we are watching the backstories of a young girl who is being whipped by her evil family. It feels jarring; clunky. Some of the most entertaining episodes of the show are just when they are sticking to comedy and random hijinks and if the show was more like this in its entirety I would've had a lot more fun as a result. It's just that they chuck so much in with so many random characters that it begins to feel tiresome and the show begins to drag mid-way through. While, as I said, the characters can have decent chemistry with each other, their backstories are forced in and are so boring that I lose interest right away. Even when the show does introduce a more central and focused narrative for the final four or so episodes, it still feels rather awkward and confusing as well since the characters keep jumping from one place to the next without reason and characters are introduced which go nowhere. The show as a whole is just rather inconsistent with no rhyme or reason to any of the events that are happening. And it's not like the show is completely devoid of any interesting ideas or themes, it's just that the ideas are executed so poorly or never expanded enough on to feel worthwhile in the end. Most notably, when one of the arcs focuses on the mistreatment of animals and how they should be the ones to control society and not humans, but not enough time is spent on fleshing it out enough. The characters themselves could provide a joke here and there that made me smile but that was the most I ever got out of them. Kyouka, the cat with a serious God complex is both selfish and annoying and easily my least favorite thing about the show. While they do try and present her as being full of insecurities, justifying her behaviour, not nearly enough time was spent on fleshing it out nor developing it. Ouka, the father of this jumbled family, was rather plain and flat and hardly memorable in the slightest. The other characters of the family are a little more interesting in terms of personality but their backstories felt trite and forced, used as a cheap way to make us sympathise and connect with the character rather than building them up as people. There are a plethora of other characters but they're so forgettable, that's it hardly worth the time speaking about them. The animation was fairly consistent but there are not really all too many moments of great art or movement. The art style works in the shows favour and conveys the goofy and silly nature of the show rather well, in the same vein as Konasuba does with its animation and art. I liked most of the soundtrack for the show, albeit it, if it is pretty forgettable but the opening is catchy as hell. In conclusion, I really did want to enjoy myself with this show, I really did. It had a good set-up, a nice main cast, all of which with different gimmicks and personalities that could have bounced off each other very well but the constant shifts in tone and the forced tragic backstories as well as melodrama are what kept me back from having a good time. It's a shame too, since this show did have some things going for it at the very least...

Kyouran Kazoku Nikki is one of the anime in which although not popular but enjoyable to watch. I stumbled upon this anime when I was looking for an anime who has a female character that has this following characteristics: tsundere (more like Haruhi-like), loli and milf. Glad this anime has it plus it is a family story, a theme which is quite rare in anime. Strengths: The last time I heard Nomad animating an anime, it was Sola. Then, they're doing Kyouran Kazoku Nikki. Hence, the quality of the animation is more or less the same as Sola: perfect quality of colouring. Another one is that thecomedy is not depend on ecchi (Seto no Hanayome is another example) and also has drama and romance plus has a great sense of humor. The characters are quite attractive, especially Kyouka and Yuuka. Weakness: Some, or maybe more or less than half, of the episodes were spent on side characters (hence it turned out to be one of those Doraemon movies plots) which are not really satisfying (with the worst one is episode 10, don't be angry if I say this since it is from my point of view). In my opinion, this could the cause of some people dropped this anime (glad I'm still stick with this anime). The story is, in fact, none but okay. No comment on that. Overall: If this were popular enough, I'm sure this anime will rival some great anime such as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya. It began perfectly and it ended perfectly. And most importantly, this anime is enjoyable to be watched. Before I ended this review, I would like to say that All Hail Kyouka-sama!!!

Story: The show wasnt as random as I thought it would be. It keeps on switching between drama and comedy, which is very confusing. There are way too many serious parts, and too few funny parts. If you liked the randomness of the first episode, and want to watch something similar, dont bother watching the rest. With the cast of characters, I feel that the show could have been done a lot better. Art: The art is awesome, no com...plaints there. Sound: I think that having different ending songs each sang by a different member of the family is a good idea for their part. The OPis also very catchy and perfect for the show. Character: While they included a very weird returning cast: an electric butterfly, a biological weapon, a talking lion, a floating jellyfish, and a shinigami, they failed to make them funny. Most of the characters just get a few seconds screen time each episode, with no real impact on the story. They also failed to show the story of the homo son, Ouka and Kyouka. Even though Ouka and Kyouka are the 2 characters who came out the most, you know almost nothing about them in the end. The shinigami, who I thought was one of the more enjoyable characters only came out in 1-2 episodes as a major character as well. None of the characters are interesting nor memorable. Enjoyment: to be frank, I didnt find this anime funny at all. There is no conversational humor like in Minami-ke or Lucky Star, very few randomness like in excel saga, no circumstantial humor, nor any other type of humor at all. Sure, there is a lot of absurdity, but they failed to make them funny. The few jokes and lines they have, are already overused in the first 1/4 of the series. In the end, this show is more like a normal anime story with a weird cast (who still act like normal characters anyway). It had a potential to be a great anime, but fail to deliver. Overall: If you have time, and nothing else to watch, go ahead. I like the OP the most about the anime. I recommend the following episodes: 1, 8-10, 21.

Ok, im this anime is actually not that bad. I dont know why it wasn't that famous because when i watched it, it made me laugh a lot and the special effects for when kyouka made the food. Usually animes as stupid as this should get a high rating. A family made different people and animals and a robot will make you think that this anime is crazy and stupid which makes you wanna watch it. the art was fair but the comedy was the best. The story was pretty random and the ending was ok. The characters all have dark pasts and they allhave their own special ending theme( every episode has different ending theme ). This makes it interesting and also funny.This is an anime that i recommend to everyone who likes stupid, crazy, random and funny animes such as this.

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