For starters, the series is directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa known recently for his work in High School DxD. But unlike that show, Diamidaler the Sound Robot (as the name implies) adds the addition of mecha to its story. And speaking of story, we have main male protagonist Kouichi Madanbashi who possesses Hi-ERo particles in order to fight off a force known as the evil Penguin Empire. Here’s where things gets wacky as the antagonist takes the form of penguins with dick-cannons. As subtle this all seems like, the show attempts to take itself seriously because Kouichi’s abilities to power the mecha known as Daimidaler is the only source known to fight them. The catch is how he is able to power them: by groping the boobs of females.
After watching each episode, I feel like I need a time machine to get back the time I lost. There’s little substance to the story as the series tries desperately to grab viewers’ attention from all the wrong angles. Although there are similar series with generic attributes, this show doesn’t know what to do with itself. For example, we have penguins with dick-cannons that tries to take over the world for reasons of just because. This comes out as completely tasteless as the antagonist lacks motivation. Neither does this work for the way they are designed with their dick-shaped cannons and penguin framework. How can anyone take this seriously? Oh wait, Kouichi does since he has to fight them with his powers. Unfortunately, he is a man with a perverted attitude and an egoistic behavior. To him, fighting these penguins is guilty pleasure because he gets the opportunity to grope breasts. And really, the show doesn’t even try to hide this even for a damn second.
Kouichi ’s power requires him to grope breasts so naturally that resource comes from female characters such as Kyoko Sonan. The two are incompatible as a duo as Kyoko sees Kouichi as nothing more than a pervert. The latter enjoys Kyoko’s company as she fuels his lust with every battle. But the catch is that Kyoko plays along and even seems to develop some innate feelings for Kouichi . Whether this is romantic or not is downplayed because every angle of the camera focuses on the breasts rather than Kyoko’s real feelings. In other words, the romance of this series is obliterated by any sense of connectivity. There’s no real relationship, whether short-term or long-term. What there is though is the asinine partnership between Kouichi and Kyoko that transits into an abyss of twisted humor.
As humor comes, the show intentionally poked at fun or at least tries to make a parody out of mecha. The problem is the execution because it’s too desperate. The fan service never fades away for even a moment whether it’s be the dick shaped cannons, breast groping, suggestive camera angles, or just plain nudity in sight. Even the story itself suffers through its exhibitionist ideas as the antagonist experiments with their plans. In the end, it creates senseless humor that tries to explicate its half-assed story. It doesn’t help with its cast of one dimensional characters and second rated mecha designs. Clearly, the action lacks attention because most of it is focuses on the groans and breast groping. At the same time, the mecha are just a mute compared to what the show is trying to demonstrate – a show of destructive shock values aimed to entertain from all the wrong angles at whatever audience it was intended for.
Artwork features several problems in particular with the generic character designs. The fan service is no stranger to this series already but the mecha design has some bits of credibility to it. Unfortunately, the designs are cheesy with nothing distinctive to write home about. In a way, the dick-cannons can also be disturbing if you’ve visited a zoo in the past before with an appreciation of penguins. Animation studio TNK adapts this show and they really dropped the ball on this big time. There’s nothing worth of praise or sympathy to give to this show. The mecha designs are just laughable in the wrong way.
At first glance, soundtrack might be the last factor to save this show. Unfortunately, it doesn’t because the groaning will take most of the background noise away; when Kouichi does his mojo of course. The OST has little value of importance since the show mostly focuses on how Kouichi enjoys his guilty pleasure. At the same time, character voices comes out as cheesy. Kouichi’s voice sounds arrogant and full of narcissism. On the other hand, we have Kyoko with a role of maiden in distress. Of course, her voice matches that style perfectly when she screams in both pain and pleasure when Kouichi gathers his power. That’s not a compliment since it’s hard to depict exactly what kind of character she is based off her voice mannerism alone. At the same time, the OP and ED songs tries some diehard attempt to replicate old school style of choreography. However, the result is the unbecoming of a cherishing work although I admit that the OP song does has a catchy tone.
This review didn’t take long to write and neither will I remember the show for any longer than the time I spent writing it. But I do have to give the show some credit for being gusty enough to try their concept. It’s energetic and makes me smile for all the wrong reasons. The mindless entertainment that I got out from this show is easily forgettable thanks to the overall attributes of this series. It’s not just the attempt to go with the story, characters, premise, narrative, or whatever the show is trying to do. It’s more about trying to attract attention to an audience in all the wrong ways. Watching this show in the end is like the Stock Market crash of 1929. The crash and burn is absolutely devastating.
