Bakuon!!

Every day Hane Sakura makes the arduous trip to school, cycling up a large hill on her bicycle. After encountering the motorcycle enthusiast Onsa Amano one morning, she is introduced to the motorcycle club, led by the ever-silent Raimu Kawasaki. New to motorcycles, Sakura experiences firsthand the difficulty of learning to ride again. However, through this, she hopes to once again recreate her first biking experience, which was filled with both horror and exhilaration.

Alongside Baita, the talking motorcycle; Rin Suzunoki, a Suzuki model enthusiast; Hijiri Minowa, a wealthy girl who dreams of being a thug; and professional racer Chisame Nakano, Sakura strives toward getting her bike license and experiencing the joys and hardships of motorcycles.

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Suzunoki, Rin Main

Touyama, Nao Japanese

Amano, Onsa Main

Uchiyama, Yumi Japanese

Kawasaki, Raimu Main

Sakura, Hane Main

Ueda, Reina Japanese

Minowa, Hijiri Main

Yamaguchi, Rikako Japanese

Baita Supporting

Inoue, Kikuko Japanese

God Supporting

Koyama, Rikiya Japanese

Sakura, Yume Supporting

Tadokoro, Azusa Japanese

Nakano, Kinya Supporting

Suwabe, Junichi Japanese

Saruyama, Saruko Supporting

Aranami, Kazusa Japanese

Takemura, Ippei Producer

Takahashi, Kazuaki Producer

Nishimura, Junji Director, Script, Storyboard

Takadera, Takeshi Sound Director

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Oct 6, 2023

Jeepdave

Recommended

Hello brothers of the Church of Bakuon!!

Welcome all. On this blessed day of teen biker girl superiority we gather to discuss our best girl, all of them (but mainly frizzy).

This show is ultimate anime.

Do you want badass girls? Check.

Do you want Jesus Christ? Check.

... Do you want tig ole bitties? Check.

Do you want a hot springs episode? Check.

Do you need transgendered representation? Check.

Do you need a trap? Check.

Do you need the Stig? With vagina? Check.

Do you need a drunk handsy suicidal teacher? Check.

Do you need to be entertained? Check.

Look, this is my favorite anime. It is in all honesty at best a 6-7/10 show.

But,in my heart I could never rank it this low. Waifus for days. Tomboys. Bikes (which are well rendered). And the love of biking (motor kind, not that spandex sissy kind) makes this the best use of anime ever conceived.

When the west falls and we go to war I will have Onsa on the side of my truck as I ride into battle.

Yamaha superiority forever.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

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Sep 23, 2024

BigMac7

Mixed Feelings

This is my first review and i won't write a lengthy essay because you only need to know a few things.

Bakuon is a mediocre anime, the only reason anyone can enjoy it is if they're into motorcycles and just want to watch an anime centered around motorcycles. If you're not into motorcycles you're going to miss 90% of the jokes and references which is one of the few redeeming aspects of the show. Did you watch Wangan midnight after initial D ignoring all the bad reviews because you just wanted to watch a car anime? Yeah that's the kind of situation this is. There ... isn't any story or progression like Initial D which would make it exciting. Also there's a quite a few scenes of highschool girls being sexualised so if that's not your thing then good luck. The positives I can say about it is that you get to see a few jdm motorcycles that you can nerd out about and it gets funny at times. In conclusion if you're a motorcycle guy it's worth giving a try but don't go in with high expectations.

And if you're not a motorcycle guy, please do yourself a favor and save 4 hours of your life. It's just not worth it, you will not enjoy it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 20, 2016

jdam5798

Not Recommended

Story: 1/10
What story? It's just your typical schoolgirl series with motorcycles about their daily lives.
Art: 3/10
The art was horrendous. Stilted animation, horrible character design, and whenever they were riding their motorcycles, they suddenly became 3D along with the entire background.
Sound: 3/10
The music was terrible. The only song I kind of liked was the ending. Otherwise, the music they used in the scenes was so simple and forgettable.
Character: 2/10
All of them are 1-dimensional and get no character development. The only reason I'm not giving the characters a 2 is because I will admit, all of the girls are really hot.
Enjoyment: 2/10
I don't know anything about motorcycles, ... but even if you do, I guarantee you that you will not enjoy this series. It's boring and random. The only source of enjoyment is the fanservice.
Final score: 1/10
Don't watch it. Just don't. There are way better schoolgirl anime out there than this poor excuse.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

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