Trust me, the image I've used is the least offensive thing this show has done.
Abunai Sisters is a series of CGI shorts revolving around the lives of real life celebrities Koko and Mika Kano, the two are nothing more than tabloid celebrities who appear everywhere more for their sex appeal and glam rather than actually being proper celebrities with tabloid, think Paris Hilton with a boob job.
The actual anime, although calling this an anime is kind of offensive, sees the titular girls play as secret agents who protect the source of their power known as the Boobie Stone from villains. The gem giving them really busty bodies and able to manipulate them further by weaponizing the over sized mammaries.
The production is cheap and nasty, the sisters themselves look like even sluttier bratz dolls, the plot basically boils down to how quickly they can weaponize their tits and it was dubbed into English just to rub salt into the wound. A benefit to subtitle versions is not hearing how bad the script is.
It's original run was cancelled after two episodes, even Japan thought this was terrible. The only way I even knew about this series was while searching for the worst anime of all time and this would easily be a contender.
Final Verdict: Someone thought this was a good idea, someone greenlit this show, someone actually dubbed it in English, this is the truest definition of a dumpster fire.
Up next is Rune Soldier, a series from the world of Lodess War.
The fantasy trio of Preistess Melissa, Swordswoman Genie and Thief Merrill are regular adventurers in the land of Ohfun. Needing a magician to break a seal on one of their adventures, they end up meeting the incompetent yet brawny magician Louie, who is pretty much their only option leaving the trio unimpressed. Later when Melissa undergoes a ritual under the eyes of the War God Mylee to summon a hero of whom she has to serve, Louie ends up crashing in on the ritual. Now the trio are stuck with Louie as Melissa bemoans her god saying it's against her will.
Another 00s anime although the source material is 90s, Rune Soldier delivers a rich colour palette of comedic fantasy adventure with memorable characters and unconventional RPG roles.
The idea of a brawny magician instead of the more traditional version opens up more possibilities; the jokes wear thin after a while and you can't help but shout at Melissa when she utters that it's against her will for the tenth time, we get it already.
And yes it's from the Record of Lodess War universe.
Dub isn't too bad, I've heard better.
Final Verdict: A decent fantasy comedy with strengths in its presentation and unconventional RPG setups only let down by jokes that wear thin after a while.
If there was ever a more 00s anime than this, I've yet to see it.
Seiji is a delinquent, the toughest in school and famed for a super powerful right hand but his love life is non existent. Midori is a rich yet shy girl who wants to confess her undying love for Seiji but can't find the words, until one day, Seiji awakes with his right hand having become a mini Midori making her appearance look like a living hand puppet.
This bizarre event leaves the real Midori in an endless sleep, but Midori with her one true love embraces the situation leading to an adorable romance that may bring the nicer side out of Seiji, how will the new couple cope especially trying to hide the little Midori from the world.
I wouldn't try to understand the logistics that went into the fact that Seiji's right hand became a living girl, it's anime and it's very 00s.
The manga goes much further bringing more bizarre scenarios into the fray turning the cute romance into a harem, while the anime does go crazy with the setup, it's able to dial enough back to keep the core elements of being a romance series, that strength is held together by Seiji and Midori being made for each other and very strongly written.
The casual nudity is a bit off putting and there are one or two subplots that need ironing out but other than that, it isn't too bad.
I don't remember the dub being any good, the original Japanese voices shine here so the dub is kinda redundant.
Final Verdict: If you can turn off your brain from trying to work out how this universe works, you'll find a sweet romance anime.
Over in Europe we have a music competition known as the Eurovision song contest where competing countries send some of the most weird and unusual musical performances ever. Over in Japan, you get some of these unusual music anime, some of these entries cover more than one title.
1. Adding Ice Skating to your Idol show from Pretty Rhythm Aurora Dream
The pretty franchise has always been capable of adding several different elements to it's idol shows, the Prism Stars combine song and dance with fashion and figure skating to set the standard that saw it become a major franchise and be followed up with ever more crazy stunts and rainbow coloured performances.
2. The Magical Wardrobe to the Virtual Stage from Aikatsu
Aikatsu definitely has the best system for stage costumes as well as staging in general, by inserting cards into the Aikatsu system will allow each idol to emerge on stage fully ready to sing. Aikatsu Planet pushes this further by having live action actresses enter the Aikatsu World.
3. Reviving Classical Composers as Super Powered beings from ClassicaLoid
Imagine Beethoven as a hammy, gyoza obsessed bishy, imagine Mozart with flashy pink hair, imagine Liszt as a big booba anime girl, imagine them having everything from mecha and earth shattering powers then you get this anime.
4. A Mixed Genre Pop Group Performing on the Moon from Wandaba Style
The often forgotten comedy about an eccentric boy genius using the cleanest of technologies to get a pop band to perform on the moon is every bit as funny as you can imagine.
5. Blues Band chasing money for a Concert Hall on their Daikon Field from Nerima Daikon Brothers
Hideaki, Mako and Ichiro form the Nerima Daikon Brothers, a group of Daikon Farmers with loose family ties attempt to make money for their own concert hall with very wacky schemes plaguing them every time.
6. Zombie Idol Group from Zombieland Saga
So how to revitalise a declining idol business? Bring in zombie girls to make your band, because why not?
7. American Idol on Mars from Carole & Tuesday
While the plot to this anime is mostly played straight, you still get all the most bizarre performances in the talent show Mars Brightest, an obvious homage to talent shows. Highlights include the Mermaid Sisters, Fire Brothers and OG Bulldog
8. Ancient Marble Head Statues as Idols from Sekko Boys
Take the statues or Mars, Saint Giorgio, Hermes and Medici and make them a boyband because why not?
9. Music is a Super Power from Symphogear
In what I consider the dumbest anime franchise of all time, Symphogear combines idol singing with super armour powered fights with alien beings.
10. Isekai'd a Chinese Military Strategist into modern day Japan to become a night club legend from Ya Boy Kongming
Zhuge Liang or Kongming if you prefer gets a second chance in modern Japan and ends up becoming a legend in Shibuya with his sick rapping skills and using his tried and tested strategies to maximise the popularity of his nightclub and singing partner.
11. Turning Pilots into Idols from Idol Defence Force Hummingbird
This is what happens when you allow private companies to run your military, this unique experience actually offered a role to a very important voice actress, more in an upcoming review.
12. Singing is a Super Power from Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
It actually isn't that weird for mermaids to use their voices as a power, what is weird is them becoming human idols to do it complete with idol dresses.
13. Becoming a Teen Idol by Magic from Creamy Mami
Quite big in the 80s when your average ten year old transforms into a teen Idol Singer.
14. Becoming a Teen Idol by Magic because Cancer from Full Moon Wo Sagashite
Arina Tanemura's take on the genre, features a girl given the chance to make her dreams come true because she's going to die soon. It gets worse from here.
15. Becoming Teen Idols by Magic to Save the Fairy Tale World
The much younger girls in Lilpri take on the forms of three classic teenage princesses to make the world happy again.
16. It's Supposed to be a Mecha Series from Macross
Nothing about Macross' mecha content is ever remembered it's always the idols and rock bands, I'm fairly convinced this was also a rhythm game at one point.
17. Liberating the Japanese People Using Smexy Male Rockstars from Bakumatsu Rock
I'm not making that up, a rock band is being used to liberate Japan from the Tokugawa Shogunate.
18. Singing Summons the Rain from The World is Still Beautiful
Whenever Nike sings about a tender rain, it absolutely pours it down.
Slowly getting back into anime again after a staggered couple years, next up is the Cautious Hero.
In the realm of the gods, it is their duty to summon heroes to save worlds, the goddess of healing Ristarte, tasked with saving the S level difficult Gaeabrande summons a once in a life time hero in Seiya with unbelievably high stats but with only one issue, he's cautious to the absolute extreme, he doesn't trust anyone, he pretty much muscles his way into being trained by several gods breaking a few along the way, reduces his travelling companions to bag carriers and ultimately causes more destruction than even the enemy.
The lengths Seiya will go to is a source of frustration for Ristarte but is it enough against such a powerful foe as the demon lord?
I found with this series, the development in the villains was sacrificed to give full coverage to what Seiya is capable of along with a mixture of sexy, thirsty goddesses in tow and how useless Ristarte is in the grand scheme of things but one thing it did do right was the finale; when its revealed why Seiya acts so cautious, it suddenly completes his character and gives Ristarte some much needed redemption when she spent most of the series going through a silly comedy routine. Thankfully the jokes on show don't out stay their welcome and the anime can still keep it's action set pieces.
Dub is annoying, don't watch it.
Final Verdict: A solid entry among the endless isekai anime. The thristy moments from goddesses can be distracting and the villains have little to no development but is saved by the finale bringing the story to a great climax.
