Ranked #2306

Ro-Kyu-Bu!

When lolis and basketball are combined, the result isn't as bad as one might expect. Although it's far from great Ro-Kyu-Bu is a charming series.

If you are looking an anime that is heavily focused on basketball then you are looking in the wrong place. Basketball is simply the activity which brings everyone together. However the series does lack a solid plot because the focus is on the characters themselves making it feel like a slice of life some of the time. The series is character driven and the majority of this anime is spent developing the characters, which is okay but it makes it hard to comment on a plot that's hardly there. Nevertheless how each character develops combined with the "practice" and games are fun to watch.

The art is good but it isn't anything spectacular, the characters designs, the backgrounds and animations are all decent. But there is nothing really special.

The sound is solid. The opening and ending are really catchy and they really fit the anime. The voice actors did a great job too, they all fit the personality of the character they were playing.

The characters is where the series excelled. The variety of personalities work well together and you can feel the bond that the characters have and develop with each other. Each character undergoes a significant amount of development and by the end each character has overcome something that has been holding them down. The series is driven by these characters if you took out any character the series just wouldn't be the same.

Ro-Kyu-Bu is very lighthearted which could make for a very fun watch. It is not a bad way to pass the time but it's not something everyone can enjoy. Some people aren't just into this kind of thing and sometimes the series does get a bit corny.

Ro-Kyu-Bu is a pretty entertaining series (if you are into this kind of anime). It's not a must watch but if you are bored, watching this isn't a bad way to pass the time. Also this series just shows how lolis+basketball does not equal disaster. read more

The only two reviews on this show are overall ratings of 10 and 0, claiming it's good loli show and other saying it's a crappy loli show and not worth the time.

The show is indeed loli, though I think they present it in a cute and at the same time seductive way, *spoiler* as soon as he opens the gym door he's greeted by loli maids which then turn to imouto maids with their overall goal of this greeting is to making their new coach love them (I won't reveal why, but if you actually paid attention to the show you'd figure it out and actually find enjoyment in it)

Their wasn't a whole lot of loli jokes, though 6th grader with what looks like double D sized tits...... too over the top. The whole first episode is basically him getting an assessment of the girls, rating their skills, interacting with them like a real coach would with a kind of dramatic ending to the episode with the girls worrying and the coach confronted by little boys who are trying to act tough.

Because this is the first episode and basing this off the synopsis the story should be overall pretty good, it's got an interesting plot, and him getting tricked into being the coach was very funny.

The art of the show is very nice, very clean colors, great animation, very detailed work and just overall very good artwork.

I don't pay attention to openings and endings though the opening is very catch, kind of a techno mix in it with some pop and was very nice. The ending sound is kinda cutesy and face paced.

The characters of the show work very well together and you will enjoy them and their personalities, I have a problem with Airi and giving her double D sized tits.... But all the other ones have very strong personalities and you will find them enjoyable for loli characters. She is really the reason why I gave the characters a 7 just because it's a very overused thing to do in a loli anime and it makes haters hate ever more.

Overall, I quite enjoyed the first episode, it went by in no time for me and I think it is going to be a very good summer anime, something cutesy, loli, funny and kinda slice of life anime, something you'd watch when you just want to see something with a little extra "umph" in it that you will enjoy. read more