Idol Fight Suchie-Pai 2

So I am in a quest of finding the worst anime this database says it has. Most of them are OVAs from the 80 to 2000s or 3 minute shorts from this decade. I stumbled across Idol Fight Suchie Pai and honestly... WHAT MAKES THIS THING SO "HORRENDOUS"? The story of of Suchie Pai is about these random female beings with superpowers that must defeat a cat lady that is making chaos everywhere but they hide their identities in the society they are. You can find your magical girl, a bunny alien, a cyborg, an innocent maid that becomes a devil girl, a girl that hastelekinesis. The story is simple but again it is one of those short stories that go to the point, you have action, you have some comedy and nice looking visuals. Yeah they don't explain completely why are they fighting for or the reason for how the world is having these mystical manifestations but again it isn't stupid with what they are showing us. The characters are tropes, you have your easy going girl, your tomboyish girl, your cute and I like everything cute girl and more anime girl cliche characteristics that you can imagine but they do the job. They don't shovel to the face their unidimenstional traits every single time until you get it. With the art sorry to be bias but damn the 90s animation and characters designs are the best for me. They are wonderful to look at, that combination of dark palettes with the bright colors works perfectly. The backgrounds are so well made. This art style is simply great and the animation is smooth and clear in every shot. Sound is okayish in most parts. The tracks used are good but not memorable, they work as they intended but the melodies won't get stuck in your head and the ending song is nice, but again is your cute ending song. My conclusion on Idol Fighter Suchi Pai, it is one of those OVAs of the 90s if you want to see how was the animation back in those days. The story doesn't have any massive plot and makes you say that is outstanding but it is a fun ride that doesn't drag with the themes and ideas they want to share and also I hope that this is NOT one of those cases where the show is bad because of the English Dub. Thanks for taking time in reading this review, Sorry for any english errors I don't speak english as my main language. Take care in whatever you do and see you around.

Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai II is apparently based on a Mahjong game series by Jaleco. I've never played the games, so I had no real frame of reference going into this. The plot is thin, but it basically involves the collecting of nine different Mahjong tiles. However, you won't know this until the very end. The storyline throughout the episode itself is slapdash and likes to jump around to different scenes without any real transition or explanation why. It spends most of it's time introducing each new character. The characters weren't terrible, but weren't anything too original, either. The acting for them was done well, and they werefun to watch on screen, but they're all such typical characters that it's hard to find any of them interesting or memorable. Overall, I wouldn't call this good at all, but it had it's moments. The animation was acceptable and on-par with other productions at the time of it's release... and while the characters are stereotypical, they still manage to be written decently enough to have a laugh or two. I give it a 4 out of 10.

Another obscure single-episode OVA from the 90s, which I can't help but love. Honestly I wasn't expecting much when I saw the thumbnail, but then the description said it was also about mahjong (?) so I figured it was going to be wacky. Boy was I right: magical girls, violence, torture, comedy, fan service, and a constant wtf vibe. Don't expect a convoluted story, so look past that and it is quite entertaining and surprising. Artstyle and animation are also pretty good for such a short OVA, with that classic mid-90s aesthetic that still looks great. Detailed close-ups and great character design will definitely make youcrave for a 2nd episode. If the pacing feels a bit sluggish, try watching it at 1.25x speed.

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai is a long-running mahjongg game series, and none of the games, to my knowledge, have been officially localized into English. It differentiates itself from other mahjongg games by having a cast of colorful scifi/fantasy characters and lighthearted humor. The artwork and character designs were done by Kenichi Sonoda. This specific OVA is based on the game Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai II, which is why there is a 2 at the end of the title (in case you were wondering why there is no Idol Fighter Su-Chi-Pai 1). Kyoko Misaki is the main/playable character. She works part time at a game center and can transforminto the magical girl Suchie-Pai. The other characters in this anime appear as partners/opponents in the game and are also normal girls who transform into (insert archetype). The OVA isn't really intended to stand on its own. It is primarily just a way for fans to see some of the characters they like in an animated format and in a bit more detail. This just adds to why it is so unusual that this got dubbed. Even the bonus material got dubbed. Accordingly, there isn't much of a story. It spends a few minutes introducing each character's transformation one by one before the characters all come together at the end competing to capture a Legendary Pai, here in the form of a (cute?) monster. Pai (牌) = mahjongg tile. I should mention that this plot is something created specifically for the anime and is different from the game (which instead has a kidnapping plot). Should you watch this anime? If you are not a fan of Suchie-Pai, then probably not. Although, I can think of many worse ways to spend 25 minutes of my life. Everything from the art to the animation is serviceable. It's fine as a game promotional piece. I figure most people who watched this were expecting something more and had those expectations betrayed, which is why the rating is so low, but when viewed in context, I think a higher rating is warranted.

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