Karaoke Iko!

A slick mafioso approaches the captain of a middle school choir club after a competition. “Let’s go karaoke”, the man compels with a grin on his face. French philosophers may be salivating at this point, but don’t worry, it’s none of that. Notice how there is no mention of “hentai” in the genre. You are safe here. Karaoke is one of the most notable contributions of Japanese culture to the world. It’s so widespread that, even if you live in a random provincial town, you probably have some sweet memories of making an embarrassment of yourself at your friend’s birthday party by singing an anime opening song.The girl he was into was in that party, and making fun of you was the catalyst for their long-lived relationship. He now named his first son after you, to honour the favour. Honestly, karaoke is part of so many anime that I was positively surprised in only now seeing it come to the spotlight as the main theme. With the criminal element included here, one may fondly remember when inspector Lunge met Tenma’s Japanese friends in a karaoke bar in Munich (Monster). If Naoki Urasawa, one of the world’s greatest living authors, uses karaoke as a symbol for Japanese cultural influence abroad, you know they are proud of it. Although this is a comedy with weird premises, there is some character development. The yakuza’s story is just plain absurd. He wants to avoid losing his syndicate’s singing contest so that he won’t be punished with his boss giving him a painful amateur tattoo. The boy, however, tries to overcome the anxiety of puberty (changing his cherished voice) while preparing for his last tournament with that school. Both quickly grow on the viewer. As for the comedy, I personally like the absurd being delivered in a dry manner, and terrible singing in a karaoke is too familiar of an experience to not watch fondly. If you are looking for a short series to humour you in a slow weekend, you may want to check this one out.

At first i didnt really thought much of the plot other than thinking this was gonna be some fujobait or something but after watching the whole show ive come to say that it is NOT a fujobait lol. The show is actually pretty light hearted with themes of finding guidance and just basically to not be afraid, although shallow its still pretty understandable knowing the run time of the series. Firstly, i didnt really liked the kid but after the second episode you kinda learned to realise that for a 15 year old hes actually pretty understandable minus the whole yakuza thing. Speaking of the yakuza,the main yakuza guy, hes actually pretty cool and might be might fav, i actually thought he was going to be some manipualtive guy following from the trailers and previews but apparently hes actually pretty chill guy, and as for the yakuza group as a whole you kinda slowly like their dynamic with some being loud but actaully big hearted lol. Since this is from the same author as captivated by you, it serves as a suprising shift from her comedic and goofy story not to say this one isnt but i felt this one was more on the depressing side a bit not fully just a lil. The animation quality is pretty good comparing to your typical seasonal shows that come and go this one is actually pretty high quality but not as vibrant as captivated by you lol. overall this show was suprisingly good and likable, sad that it only ran for 5 episodes although i heard theres a sequal to it in manga from as of now where it follows the two mcs as adult eating at family restaurants, so ill be looking my eyes out for when that comes. 7.40/10.

Based on a well-rated short manga about a yakuza who scouts a middle school choir leader to improve his karaoke skills so he can avoid getting a bad tattoo from his boss. It’s an… odd premise, to say the least. It’s not terribly surprising that this series only has 5 episodes since it just doesn’t have a lot of ground to cover. Satomi has to teach Kyouji how to sing better. Simple. Well… not entirely. Satomi’s dealing with his own stuff, going through changes to his voice that come with puberty and afraid he’s losing a precious skill along with it. The resulting anxiety and hiscontinuously being pulled away from chorus practice mark him raise red flags for Wada, another good singer in the club. His meetings with Kyouji develop into a bit of a bond between the middle schooler and the adult, with Kyouji imparting some bits of advice and support. And Kyouji also doesn’t just keep this between them, which means Satomi gets to meet a lot more Yakuza. So yeah, things get complicated. I won’t spoil the chief turning point, but there’s a legitimately emotional moment towards the end of the series that definitely hits, even if it’s undercut a bit by later events. That does end up yielding a finale that left me wanting, though, both in terms of the end of episode 4 and the 5th episode that came out over a month later. I almost feel like this series would have worked better without the drama, just as two people from very different lives connecting over karaoke. It would have meant missing out on an epic song, but that would have been more tonally consistent. Regardless, I enjoyed this. If it were longer, I might not give it a recommendation, but there's something to experiencing it in five episodes that just hits different.

As someone who enjoys singing, this anime was a delight! It really tickled my funny bone. The humour really lighten my mood and is a great distraction from the negativity of life. Sad to see it only has 5 episodes, but honestly I can see why it must end at 5. Any more beyond that would turn into a romance novel. And morally speaking, that would be a disaster. It felt odd to see an impressionable boy having to deal with all those difficult feelings, but i'm glad he managed to compose himself. Somehow all the frustration we see the boy experiencing, is something wecan all relate to at some point during our lives. A touch of chaos to this supposedly lighthearted anime.. Makes people think. And the thoughts on it are pleasing to contemplate about. At least for me. If you wanna see grown men singing badly to cure your small ache, I recommend this one. To those who enjoys music, and those enjoy midnight thoughts. Take care~

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