Afro-Ken

I don't usually write reviews, but Afro-ken was such a life changing anime I felt the need to. It opens to a dog wandering in the forest, what a silly little fellow! But suddenly, that dog has an afro. I won't write much more about the plot, I don't want to spoil it, but this was easily a top 10 best anime for me. Unfortunately, this masterpiece is only 1 episode that runs 28 minutes and 35 seconds but it's safe to say that it was the best 28 minutes of my life. This anime was very good, and the theme song was quite the ... treat!

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Afro-Ken is a 30 minute OVA and it utilises that 30 minutes to it's fullest potential.

Afro-Ken includes short "stories" that are from 10 seconds to a couple of minutes long. Each "story" has a different vibe to it and almost none of them are related to each other.

The animation is done with CG (computer graphics) and because of that doesn't look that appealing. The OVA was made in 2001 so the technology wasn't that advanced so no big suprise there. For the time it was decent.

The soundtrack has one banger song and the others are forgetable. The voice actor they hired for the narrator ... was perfect for the role.

There really aren't many characters in the OVA. There's Afro-Ken and other Kens, the narrator, some random stick figures and then there's an interview with the crator of Afro-Ken, Aimi Tetsurou. The characters get no time to devolope and don't have much motives in the OVA. They just exist. The only redeeming quality is their cute design.

As for enjoying the OVA, I'd say it's pretty enjoyable. There's no hidden meaning in almost any of the gags so you just watch them and get to have a good time.

If I would put Afro-Ken in a sentence it would be "a comfort anime". There's nothing to worry about when watching Afro-Ken.

Afro-Ken is the story about a dog with an Afro. I don't need to go much further for you can see the plot would definitely not be good with those two elements. It is about him trying new things. And having an Afro. This is one majestic Afro, which brings us to the review.

Story- There really is no story to this that matters, if there even was, it would make it worse, considering you can't have that good of a story in a one episode ova. That is why it gets a four. As I said, a story in a one episode show is pointless, ... but they didn't even try.

Art- This is good 3d animation in this ova. They make Afro dogs very well. This is one of the good points of this anime. That is why it deserves a seven.

Sound- The sound isn't all that memorable. In fact, it was so immemorial that I forgot it. With that much mediocrity, I shall give it a five. It didn't pierce my ears or anything, and the subs were ok, so it isn't below average or anything.

Character- This is the major good point in the ova. I have never seen anything else with a dog that has a rainbow Afro. I've seen them with Afros, but no rainbow colored ones. Afro-Ken's Afro is a majestic one if I have ever seen one. And I have seen many Afros in my day. That is why I bought an Afro-Ken plush. He is truly adorable. That is why this section gets an eight. You can't mess with an Afro-Dog.

Enjoyment- I really didn't enjoy this that much considering i am a teenager and this is meant for kids 10 and younger, but I don't think that any small child would like it either, for they wouldn't appreciate the Afro-ness and they would also be scared by the giant Afro-Dog roaming around. That is why this section gets a two. It scares little kids, teenagers find it boring, and adults would only watch it with their young kids.

Overall- overall, this gets a four for lack of a story, immemorial sound, and scary to the target age group. Yet it isn't a one, for the adorable and awesome main character and the animation give it a few points.