Kaijin Kaihatsu-bu no Kuroitsu-san

I love this show, it comes in my top 5 of the season! but the problem is this may not appeal much to the younger crowd, that is the only reason I think this is rated so low. Power Rangers, Gojira, samurai Kenshin's, old jap superhero shows if you loved any of these, this show is gonna be a great nostalgia trip. But that s not all of It, It does the fanservice the right way, the nostalgia trip is great and also has a mildly cohesive story on work-life culture and a good Workplace comedy. plot(7/10) The plot is mostly CGDCT, beach episodes, fanservice amusement parks occasional adventurerides with the cast but, mainly on Workplace interaction which are just special episodes on the pretext of the workplace. characters (8/10) The characters are best left experienced by oneself hence I won't mention them. Id says they are as quirky, distinguishable and genuine as they should be in a superhero show, BUT it's the evil org peeps that are the main focus which is quite the irony I must say since the Hero do it for PR and money yet the org is the innovator's xD. sound (9/10) The OP and ED are custom built for weeb Karaoke, Full of energy and emotions, love the 90 s vibe in it, and definitely singalong once or twice. VAs can do the screamfests that we remember from our favorite Pre DBz era live-action shows and they do a near-perfect replication and the screaming and power up stuff isn't as annoying as the standard shounen BS and is quite bizzare/quirky just like old times..... Art and animations (8/10) This is seriously something that is for the child that still remains in all of us. Now the animation may not be the best but the fights are done exactly how you'd remember (ridden with effects and power moves xD) them from your favorite shows, the character art is awesome and is a great throwback to the villains of yesteryears, the heroes are all REAL people! there was just so much love poured into this show which I sadly feel is being overlooked. this is a very niche anime, I know many will not be very blown away by this one Yet those who have been long-time fans of the old Japanese shows are sure to fall in love with the great recreations of the most memorable kaijin and heroes that we miss so much , a definite recommendation if you are into stuff like that!

Tokusatsu anime are in general a pretty rare thing, and as a somewhat casual fan of the medium this caught my interest. Add on to that a show that actually shows the perspective of the typical evil group of monsters found in toku shows with a female mc from a comedic perspective? Conceptually it’s brilliant, but execution of it is…actually pretty decently good and surprised me in a few ways. Whether you’re a comedy or toku fan, there’s a pretty enjoyable show here. The story is relatively simple enough. Kuriotsu is a researcher in the monster development department at the secret, evil corporation of Agastia. It’sher job along with the main head of the department Shinya to create various monsters to tackle our hero of the story, Blader. Of course being a comedy, the story leans heavily into parodying the genre applying real life work culture, budgets, deadlines, etc. to making these monsters, which is in part where some of the humor comes from. The story doesn’t just follow her though, you’ll see side stories following some of the various monsters, a couple of magical girls that treat it more as a job than actual heroics, a girl just trying to live paycheck to paycheck via being a costumed goon for hire for various toku villains that aren’t Agastia, etc. Blader himself gets a good amount of focus too of course being the main hero, and even he has to work a 2nd job to make ends meet on top of being a hero in almost a Spiderman-esque situation. One minor note, I will say is that the series is full of references and cameos of various toku series both popular and niche. You get anything from Ultraseven being the narrator of one episode, or various animated appearances of real toku chars/heroes that are on air in Japan. You don’t need to know any of this stuff and the series certainly doesn’t rely on fanservice to be successful, but it’s a nice extra thing to have for hardcore toku fans. As a comedy, I found the jokes to be kinda hit or miss. I did enjoy the series overall as it doesn’t just rely on comedy, but the actual jokes sometimes rely too much on common anime tropes. There’s a solid dozen boob jokes in the series, and the milage you get out of Wolf’s whole running gag of having a guy brain but being in a girl’s body may vary. Largely, I don’t care about that kinda humor, but they’re not the only type of jokes the series does. The parts that did hit often were the parody of toku tropes, office humor, or just various one off gags that worked well. Something that did surprise me about this show was that it actually has a good level of worldbuilding. It explores considerably how society looks at monsters and how both Agastia and other evil corporations operate in the world, but never to the point it felt too serious, dark, or nonsensical. Y’know how I mentioned how the show doesn’t just focus on Kuriotsu and Blader? Well yeah, often those parts of the eps that focus on the other chars help flesh out the world, and I’d say it makes the series as a whole more appealing. The characterization is good enough. There’s definitely better characterization in comedies out there, but you’ll still find a likable cast here. Kuriotsu is a determined young woman, and honestly one of the better female protags I’ve seen in anime. She’s got great leadership skills, looks out for her fellow employees/comrades, is actually pretty strong combat wise, has plenty of tenacity, but still has a cute, relatable side to her. Wolfy is to an extent the deuteragonist of the series, but they have similar qualities to Kuriotsu with a somewhat more aggressive, tsundere side to them. The side cast in general gets alright development, outside of a few I’d say barely any are just one note chars that are just there for some gag. Blader himself gets a good amount of development too, though I’d say it’s sort of just your usual shonen mc development. I’m not sure I’d say its anything unique, outside of him technically being the antagonist. Animation wise, the show is above average. Characters are certainly expressive, and the visual gags hit well. Otherwise though, I’d say the animation is comparable to your average isekai. I guess one highlight is that I recall there being pretty much no or barely any CGI, so I guess that’s one positive. I think the character designs in general are pretty strong, even if some of the faces on the girls look a bit samey. Voice acting is fine, I don’t have any complaints here. Standard acting for these sort of comedies. Music I actually quite enjoyed. The OP is bombastic and gets you into the action, and you get 2 EDs one being a hotblooded theme song for Blader, and the other just being a silly ED about Kuriotsu. The general soundtrack I liked, but didn’t feel was very memorable. Overall, this was a good show. I wouldn’t call it great, but again I think it's highly enjoyable as a toku fan, and still a nice watch for comedy fans. Solid 7/10 series.

It's a comedy show with a fair bit of references to different media with comedy with its monster development. But one part of its comedy that leaves a distasteful taste in my mouth is the character Bete Wolf, a monster created with a male body and mind but was forced into a female body by the head of the facility's whims. My problem is that one of the show's primary sources of “comedy” is making fun of Bete Wolf's situation, and they do not understand what norms are for them regarding male or female standards. With that constantly being brought up, it ruins a majorityof the anime for me.

I’m writing this from the perspective of someone who had no idea this series had anything to do with super sentai, tokusatsu, Kamen Rider, or local heroes. Hell I didn’t even know what any of that was until after finishing the show. So I ended up learning something from a show I thought I could otherwise turn my brain off while watching. And with that said, you don’t even need to know any of that stuff either to enjoy this show. Would it help further your enjoyment? Yeah sure, especially with the last episode and all the narrators/cameos for each episode, but not necessary inthe slightest. In short this show pays tribute, homage, and respect to shows of the tokusatsu genre, featuring live action characters and colorful special effects, and are aimed at children. Super Sentai airs alongside the Kamen Rider series in the Super Hero Time programming block on Sunday mornings. In North America, the Super Sentai series is best known as the source material for the Power Rangers series. Got that? K, good. Now local heroes are fictional Japanese superheroes created to represent a particular region of Japan, such as a prefecture or city. They are typically themed after the locale of their creators, and often perform in special martial arts stage shows, and serve to teach children about certain things such as road traffic and food safety. This show builds its identity and theme around those concepts. Again, all of which were foreign to me before starting the series. So my first impression was that this was going to be a comedy series that relies on being a monster of the week sort of deal, in the most literal sense. And I would’ve been content with that, as the first episode left me in stitches at a time I was really down on my luck. And also in an otherwise mostly sol, isekai/fantasy, romantic filled season. Now sure there were other comedies airing around the same time too, but I wanted something that was more comedically barebones and didn’t rely on the romance or fantasy aspect for the source of its comedy. So I picked up this series solely based on the poster and positive but small reception it was getting on /a/. And boy am I glad I did, this show was the highlight of my week. It was unpredictable but not lol so random, it had critiques of the japanese work environment without getting its head stuck up its ass, and it did the impossible and got me to genuinely fall head over heels for an idol character. Speaking of which, all characters in this series are a riot. Wolf-kun, Kuroitsu-san, Canon(a badass bird who can defeat just about anyone except for blader, despite his non-intimidating and feathered exterior), long ranged uncle, the jobber friends, mummy-chan, the magical ‘girl’ duo, and possibly the most awesome of all, Megustas! I could go on and on about the characters and what they bring to the table in terms of jokes and variety. I wish the series focused on certain characters more like spider-chan and the leader, with her room of maidenly conditioned love. But I admire how the series is able to have a large cast, yet retain its focus on the handful that matter. And it’s a good thing that these characters are as likable as they are. The story usually pertains to how they’ll be able to defeat their rival, local hero Blader! But will sometimes divert from the main plot to focus on other tasks such as job interviews, going to the beach, getting approval from other higher up executives to create a new monster, and even discussing work with other evil companies. The plot is interesting and more than serviceable as a means for the jokes. And while the animation is never stellar, there is a noticeable dip in the quality around the last few episodes, save for the last bit of the final episode. But the show isn’t trying to win you over with its beautiful and articulate backgrounds or animation, it just wants to make your day brighter and give props to all the heroes old and new. This series didn’t nearly get the credit it deserved and was probably my personal highlight of the season even if others seem to disagree, and if there were objectively more well made shows. If you liked Samurai Flamenco, you just might also fall in love with Kuroitsu San.>

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