Ranked #971

Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho

Masterpiece?!

This Anime is special in many different ways.
Don't expect a complicated story or something like that.
Instead, expect fan service.
A LOT OF FANSERVICE!
The amount of fan service is indeed "breathtaking" ;) but still this seems perfectly fine in this show.

Umisho is funny, entertaining and never boring, with many different personalities together in one swimming team.

You don't get the feeling that fan service is there just to be there ;) It blends perfectly into the story and creates many funny moments. This is why you could consider Umisho a masterpiece.

There's not much to say than "see for yourselves" , you won't be disappointed :)

Oh and, of course, it's a candidate for the most exceptional phrase in an anime opening: "You can fly, let's get naked, because it's tropical and feels great!" read more

The story of Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho tells of the trials and tribulations of the Umisho Swim Team. The main plot focuses on Kaname Okiura. He is a member of the swim team, but he doesn't partake in the actual swimming. As a child he got into a swimming accident and has feared it ever since. With the arrival of Ninagawa Amuro coupled together with all of the other members of the Umisho Swim team, everything descends to chaos with much fan service. Fan service is essentially the whole point of this show. Stay away if you are easily offended by frequent panty shots and the prospect of shaving each other.

The Art style of Umisho is fairly unique with a lot of washed colours and bright landscapes. Although the backdrop is usually a pool or pool area, most scenes are very colourful and easily convey the mood. No complaints from the art of the series, but it certainly isn't special in any way.

The sounds of Umisho aren't spectacular in any way but the background music is fine and the OP/ED are nice. The music is usually very cheery, but in the few "serious" parts the music heats up and helps you get into the action. I'm not a big fan of using the OP as an insert song and they do this one or two times. It makes it feel like they were just lazy more than anything. Voice acting was good, there weren't any standouts as great voice actors but everyone fit their characters fairly well and did a nice job.

The characters of Umisho are all very diverse and each are funny in their own respects. The captain of the team is always off the wall and doing extremely weird stuff, always very funny. The main character, Kaname, is really the only letdown character wise, all of the other characters are funny in some respect or an other, but he is a fairly static character. The large breasted Shizuoka on the other hand is usually very shy, but she gets very excited when she thinks someone is watching her or the prospect of seeing a man naked. Overall the characters for the most part are all very nicely done with well written dialogue for each.

I enjoyed Umisho to the point that I looked forward to each episodes release, but I can't say it is one of my favourites. Overall it is very nicely done and a good quick watch show. With a very open ending I think it is safe to say that we will see more Umisho in the future. read more