Ranked #3618

Isshoni Training

Isshoni Training, or rather Training with Hinako, is supposedly meant to be an OVA to encourage shameless otaku into exercising whether it be actual exercising for them or just a good old hand workout.

Story: What makes it even more hilarious is that there's an actual plot to it, if you can even call it that. The OVA actually starts off with a real life girl watching TV when she is suddenly sucked into it and is transformed into an anime character (Hinako). Of course we don't find out why this happens nor does it really matter. Not to mention Hinako is also a supporting actress in some mahou shougo anime as depicted in the ED.

Art: The animation is simple. Nothing groundbreaking needed to show off a girl doing exercise while her breasts are jiggling up and down. Most of it is just loops of her doing the exercise but several of the loops at least have a different variation of clothing from her regular top and shorts to school gym wear (including bloomers no doubt) and her doing squats in her bra and panties. There are also closeup of her breasts at the end while she's doing some hopping shit.

Sound: Uh... the bgm is simple enough? There's also some music playing for a half ass'd mahou shoujo ED. Hinako has the typical squeaky anime girl voice. They do have bouncing sound effects for her breasts if that counts for anything.

Character: Hinako was sucked into a TV and transformed into an anime character when she was in middle school. Now she's 16 years old and is an actress. She totally digs exercising too and she's pretty hot and stacked for a 16 year old.

Enjoyment/overall: Epic lulz factor is pretty high for this. Unless you're seriously intending on exercising while watching this, this is nothing more than blatant fanservice. read more

Training with Hinako seems to be made with the intention to get hardcore lazy otaku off their butts to move (for reasons other than dancing the Hare Hare Yukai), yet the actual result may be them just continuing to sit there and enjoy all that is Hinako.

You're not watching this to get in shape. You're not watching this to learn how to exercise. And if you are, you won't be able to. Your eyes and your body shall deceive you. You're just going to sit there and be stupefied. Or at best, you'd be working out your hands. Perhaps also your face, depending on how many times you twitch/laugh/raise your eyebrows/scoff/drop your jaw at this anime.

This anime is unbelievable. No, not because it's about a girl who gets sucked into her TV and now becomes a hot anime character with some commendable assets. No, it's unbelievable because I would like to know which viewer of this is going to actually use this as a workout guide. It's also unbelievable since the girl in the live action segment is actually fit and yet she is gobbling potato chips and watching anime in the darkness of a dirty living room. Is this their conception of otaku...? Anyway, veering off the point. Hinako becomes an anime character (her dream came true!) but she has put on some weight (though I don't see why anyone would complain seeing that all the weight seemed to go right to her breasts) and she is going to work it off.

So by breaking the fourth wall and interacting with the audience much like in Dora the Explorer (except with more boobs and less talking monkeys), Hinako trains us in the art of simple exercise. Working out in loose tank tops and short shorts is the entire storyline? Not very award winning stuff there, now is it? To freshen up some of the regular repeated exercises, we get to see Hinako doing things like push ups in lacy underwear and her school gym clothes. Don't you feel pumped up already?

There is a little "side story" in the closing credits as well, in which Hinako stars as a character in a mahou shoujo action anime. It is actually rather amusing as well.

Art for Training in Hinako is good. It is bright and colourful, and Hinako is a generally cute character. The animation is okay, though not much can be said about it since most of the scenes are repeated throughout the anime. Hinako also has the rare wardrobe change, which is the only time there is any real variation in what is seen. The setting is her bedroom and that's about it, so don't be expecting to see any wonderful shots other than Hinako's cleavage or crotch.

Most of the sound consists of upbeat music and silly sound effects. The voice acting is also very energetic and I guess "cute". I do not think that if Hinako sounded like the Governator and said that she wanted to pump you up, it would be as appealing. Her dialogue is primarily her counting aloud. It is a wonderful way to learn how to count in Japanese, actually.

As for the characters, there is only Hinako. And well, her boobs, each of which is as big as a small child's head. Hinako is generally optimistic and epitomises "genki". Though extremely cheerful, she is a completely vapid ditz. Except she sure does like working out. In fact, that's all she does, really. She has a strange love of anime though. Her character leaves so much to be desired in terms of personality.

Training with Hinako covers some of the basics of exercise. Sit-ups, push ups, squats and all sorts of other things that if really done with dedication can help you stay healthy. It won't make you look like Hinako, though. The downside (upside?) is that it is completely distracting. Rather than counting squats, you'll probably end up counting how many times Hinako's massive jugs bounce up and down. Even if you're not a perv, it's just going to be hard not to. If it's one thing this anime does and does well is keeping its audience's attention. Even if it is in the cheapest and lowest of ways.

Whether this anime will be successful in getting anime fans to get up and exercise or not is questionable. Though, I shall not doubt the power of anime. Anime has made overweight, middle-aged, hairy men dress up like nubile teenage girls before.

We really should not doubt its power of persuasion. read more