Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin!

What's better than waifu ships fighting? You’re right, just watching our cute little girls have a lot of fun in their everyday life. When the previous main part of Azur Lane came out in late 2019, the hype was really big. After all, Azur Lane is a very successful mobile game, I mean who doesn't want to collect all the different waifus. But the disillusionment came quickly. From the entire animation to a break of several months in between, this anime has suffered a lot of criticism. With "Bisoku Zenshin!" the studio "CANDY BOX" is trying to do everything better and they certainly succeeded in theirvery first main work! The plot in "Bisoku Zenshin!" is quickly told. It's a typical slice of life anime with a nice amount of fanservice. We experience the exciting and happy everyday life of our main characters Z23, Javelin, Laffey and Ayanami. Whether just going to a festival together or have a barbecue, there are always great moments where they can simply enjoy the day with their friends. It can be noted that they really enjoy their "time off from fighting". After all, our girls deserve a break too! The personalities of the characters should already be known to many viewers, here we experience their typical characteristics again. We have a Z23 that worries a little more than the others and also takes care of her friends. Javelin who is always happy, cheerful and energetic. Our sleepy Laffey is an important part as well and Anayami who sometimes checks things a little slower and gives a cloud-cuckoo-land vibe off at times. All those can be seen here and that's how we like them. They're natural and cute in their own way. The animation is certainly the point that gives us the most pleasure. The quality has increased significantly compared to the previous part. The colorful everyday life of our girls is sweetened even more with maid or bunny costumes. Even the classic “onsen scenes” are shown to us as well. A successful service for us fans! The OP "Longing for!" and also the theme music "Mahiruiro Siesta" are very happy songs that you can simply enjoy. It's not as action-packed as the previously known "graphite / diamond". The soundtracks are just very relaxing to listen to. The background noises and also the voices or characters are on point. "Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin!" is a perfect after-work anime. With its episode length of just 9 minutes, it is also significantly shorter than the standard time of 23-24 minutes. It's an anime to relax and enjoy. There's no such thing as a plot that requires a lot of thought, just watch your waifu ships and enjoy the fan service! All in all, that’s the Azur Lane we want!

Long story short, Bisoku Zenshin is the real Azur Lane adaptation. Let's be honest here: it's a gacha game where you gather shipfus and is known for having a lot of fanservice. There is some story, but it's more like something interesting (or not) on side for most players. Slow Ahead manga, and now anime, focus on those "important" parts, which is SoL, comedy and fanservice. Natural consequence of being a fanservice (in broader meaning, not just sexual) for players of already fanservice focused game, on top of being a short adaptation of 4-koma manga, is that it doesn't explain anything about the world or characters. Thisanime is aimed at people who already know shipgirls. While I'd love it to bring more players to the game, I can't really recommend starting with it if you had no contact with the Azur Lane universe before. With that out of the way, what can I say about this title? For one, it's actually good. Jokes are funny for the most part and fanservice - be it sexual or just game references - is right on spot. While it could get way more ecchi, I’m ok with the level we got served here. I'm obviously biased, but characters are the strongest point here, as you'd expect from this kind of anime. Their design, voice acting and quirks are all good and also represent their game counterparts properly. Art, and especially sound, aren't anything special. Just simple and cute. In the end, Azur Lane: Bisoku Zenshin is one of those titles that are there simply for promotion, without even trying to seem like a standalone anime. After all it is an adaptation of an official, free 4-koma manga that's promotional/fanservice material in itself.

To be blunt, the anime is made for the people who played the game. It is what they wished azur lane should be. Just a slice of life without any threats of war with the sirens, just peace within the factions. Me, who has been playing the game for a long time who also just quit recently made me want to play the game again. Made me realize that it's all about the waifus and all. Although the game is pretty heavy now my phone can't even handle it so that's a consideration for another day. For other viewers who have never played the game,this may be appealing to them for other reasons such as the heavy fanservice that is put into this show. but uhh sexualizing uhh lolis may be questionable. Other things I will mention is the lack of explanation on the different factions, heck they didn't even mention the names of the factions themselves showing that the playerbase are truly the ones who can understand the show. There are 4 main factions in the show, the IJN, USS, KMS, and HMS. Laffey, Javelin, Nimi, and Ayanami are all from different factions being USS, HMS, KMS, IJN in their respective order. Its really similar to gochuumon wo usagi desu ka, a show that also features lots of kids. I can see how people will enjoy the show but I don't think I've enjoyed this one very much although I do feel a little bit nostalgic because it represents the game. 6/10

Why can’t Azur Lane just be this? I won’t beat around the bush here. These are basically ecchi fan service shorts. However, what makes this stand out compared to the main series is that it leaves out all the drama and action while effectively showcasing the very thing that makes Azur Lane so appealing in the first place: its cute girls. The series boasts itself an ensemble of likable, well-designed characters which is obviously the biggest draw. All the girls are undeniably cute and very attractive. Their personalities, though admittedly catered towards the male demographic, are kind of charming as they work well in a non-hostile environmentand that in my opinion is what makes this short little series such a pleasant watch. I would even say it's vastly superior to the main show itself in that there's no action, no jarring CG, no high octane moments or ridiculous plots. It's just a pure slice of life as you primarily follow the group of Laffey, Javelin, Ayanami, and Z23 going about their daily routine interacting with the other characters of the show and learning more about them in a more lighthearted and friendly way. Cooking, cleaning, relaxing, bathing, just having fun...it’s all here. Sure there’s nothing amazing with the animation or the story but it’s serviceable for what it is and doesn’t try to cram in too much. Perhaps you had some mixed feelings towards the main show itself but still liked the characters and their designs and just wanted to see them doing cute things. If this sounds like you, give this a try. It's short but sweet and if that's what you seek in your anime, you can’t really go wrong with this one. Of course, this is moreso for people already familiar with the series so it's best to have some knowledge of it. I for one wouldn't mind seeing more of this if there ever was a continuation.

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