Hit wo Nerae!

It's not terrible.
But, it's not good, either.
It's "Meh.".

That pretty much sums up Hit Wo Nerae. An anime that is clearly dated at this point, with its copious amounts of needless panty shots and juvenile attempts at humor. This is the kind of anime that came out when it was still funny to flip up girls skirts and smack them on their butt. I'm no puritan feminist, but even I see how old and played out that kind of fanservice humor is and this old anime plants its flag right in the center of that kind of comedy.

But, Hit Wo Nerae, I don't think ... is really trying to be a comedy. I think it's more a slice of life anime, trying to give a shallow glimpse of the inner workings of making a TV show. I think this is more industry guys making a show for industry guys to enjoy, than for fans. And I guess that makes sense, since this is apparently an attachment to an actual anime called Cosplayers, which I have never seen or heard of before, which is showing how that show got made through an anime.

There really wasn't much about this anime that stood out. It's really just about a simple and naive woman who dreams about making a detective film, having to come to grips with the reality that life doesn't allow you to achieve your dreams easily. And that satisfaction can come from the detours in life if you learn the lessons they teach and learn to embrace those around you. It's really trying to be a coming-of-age anime as well, with way too much talk about growing up and being an adult by realizing these things. Which was kind of odd, because the MC is 25 years old. She's not a teenager.

Again, this anime isn't much. You won't fall out your chair laughing, you won't cry or find any kind of deep emotional connection with any of the characters. It's just something you watch to watch. Something you don't even really know why you watched other than you just did because it was short.

It's meh.

Honestly, this isn't a show you should take seriously, although it has some parts that can be considered wise.

It excels at panty shots and at showing the life of sexist staff working in a TV studio. But it has a pleasant feel and it's not hard to watch, so you can play it while doing something else in your room. You can see that the staff had fun in making the anime, which gives it a 'not fake' vibe.

What this anime does different, and the most interesting part about it is it relates to other anime from the studio. The story is about a producer ... trying to make the 'Cosplayers' show go well. And there is another anime from the M.O.E. studio (also mentioned by name in the anime) called 'Chou Henshin Cosprayers', which they are basically filming in this anime.
Also, there is one called Love Love! that also uses this 'Cosplayers' show, but centers on the screenwriter, not the producer. So anime from the same studio are related, which is kinda cool.

Other than that, not bad, pretty pleasant?

Smash Hit definitely isn't one of the better animes I've seen. If you enjoy endless panty shots and a background plot to go with them, then this show is for you. However, if you're looking for the next great comedy to send you rolling off your chair with laughter or for an epic drama that keeps you on the edge, it'd be best for you to look elsewhere.

The storyline, although it had a good idea behind it, didn't come across as intriguing. Things just seemed to trod along at a slow pace. Even when something did happen, Ikuta would simply beg her way out of ... the problem. The story had potential, but it wasn't implemented in an interesting, or even important way. It often seemed as if the print on the underwear each female character was wearing was more important than the production. There were parts where they tried to focus on following the dream, and doing their very best, but even then they had a skirt just waiting to be up-turned afterwards either by a stray breeze, bending over, or the neighbor kid.

The artwork was decent/average. It wasn't beautiful, but it wasn't bad. A lot of the characters were a bit generic-looking, though, with nothing really memorable about them.

The sound was okay. The music was bland, and sometimes seemed out of place. One or two sound effects didn't quite match up with the animation, but they were close enough that it didn't disrupt the show.

Most of the characters lacked any real depth. Of course, Smash Hit is also a pretty short-running anime, so that's not too surprising. They did have quite a bit of character development behind the main character, Ikuta, though (even if all of it revolved around one thing).

Personally, I didn't gain very much from watching this, and Smash Hit was pretty boring to me. Even though it's labeled as a comedy, there weren't that many jokes or humorous scenes, other than the ones involving ladies' underwear (which were repeated in every episode, usually more than once -- even running gags need to be spaced farther apart to retain the funny). While watching it, I often felt like the makers of this anime hadn't put their full efforts in to making it worth watching for anyone other than the ecchi crowd. (Seriously, this show had more ecchi shots than Otoboku.)

If you like looking up girls' skirts, go ahead and watch this, but Smash Hit is certainly not a smash hit. Should you still be interested in watching it for reasons other than ecchi, then I guess you should go for it, since the series isn't long enough to make you feel like you've wasted any of your life if you don't enjoy it.

Thanks for taking the time to read my first review. ^^~
(That is, assuming that you did indeed read it now that you're near the end.)
...Please don't send me too many hateful comments for a bad review. ._.;
Thanks again, and happy... um... anime watching~! XD