100% Pascal-sensei (TV)

Pascal-sensei is a series that I picked up on a whim, kept thinking I would watch one more and then drop, but then never did. I'm still here 8 episodes in and will probably stick it out. What happened?

Basically, this is a comedy sketch show with a bottom-of-the-barrel premise: new teacher Pascal is weird and not smart, yet surprisingly capable. Over-the-top school hijinx ensue. The character designs are tedious, the OP does a good job of irritating me, and there's minimal continuity leading to a lot of forgettable one-off jokes. So the expectations are low. But then it usually over-delivers in its execution with a ... great twist ending, so I'm left thinking, "Well, that was actually pretty good. Guess I'll watch the next one."

I can't recommend this show to everyone, but it might work for you if you like your humor silly and guns-blazing.

It's a gag reel anime, really, so there's not much that can be said. Tackling on the more technical aspects first? I'd say the artstyle is vibrant and the animation fluid, surprisingly so sometimes so it definitely meets expectations in those regards, but considering there is no story, the characters are one-note, the shorts often make no sense, if at all, and that it's aimed at an audience of kids no older than 12 at best? I'd say this one misses the mark for adult viewers unless one is looking for a cheap, noncommital laugh or two by avoiding better comedies out there.

Regarding the characters, ... they're all middle schoolers who really wish they weren't there but carry with themselves their own unique attributes. One, for example, is a character which is initially introduced as a 'rival' to the main characters but ends up being an actually nice-hearted kid who is always willing to help despite his fearsome (for a kid, at least) appearance which would suggest otherwise. They're not exactly complex and not entirely one-note? But once a character has been assigned an episodic gag, they will live and die by that gag which can get tiring really fast.

The only thing keeping me from dropping this show is my absurd and stubborn dedication to finish an anime once I've started it. Sometimes I chuckled and at other times I was bored, but the one thing I can say with confidence is that 100% Pascal-sensei is, at the very least, a show most kids who don't care about joke layers or context will enjoy so, if that's your cup of tea, then by all means go for it.

The setting is always set in a elementary school. In that school a classroom is run by a unintelligable teacher who isn't human. That classroom is where you will be witnessing the carefree life of Pascal-sensei.

In the first episode you get a glimpse of the young elementary students, not to forget the animation that shows the students young and innocent side. It really is interesting seeing such a colourful and cute design for the kids. The animation is childish and likable. It's easy to adapt to and shows no problems to point out at.

Throughout the episode there may be changes of scenes entirely, it might ... look like the episode has finished but it actually just changes to something else different from what was previously displayed.

The opening is fine, nevertheless the ending is not good at all. The ending is not animated and features real people dancing. I tend to skip it. The music in the episodes are fine but nothing to get worked up over.

The comedy is usually finely balanced, although at times it can get overboard. It's possible that you will get a good laugh from it but the laugh for us and for younger people are most likely different. The comedy isn't bad, yet there is room for improvement.

The characters are very interesting, from the elementary schoolers to the teacher. The personalities of each character is unique. Pascal-sensei for example has a innocent yet carefree personality that makes him stand out and this is how we all see him. A newly introduced character had a self-centered personality, still he had his good sides and the moment where he looked like he mistook Pascal sensei.

Thats it for now, I will update this through out my watch. At the moment this is not so good but I will improve it.