Choboraunyopomi Gekijou Ai Mai Mii

So, Ai Mai Mi, a show about three schoolgirls, um, nope that's pretty much it. This show is a comedy and MUCH more importantly a slice of life centered around these schoolgirls and what they do on a daily basis (well, onscreen anyway). So how does it stack up?
Here is an overview:

Read below to find out the reason for this overview
Story - there is none, and that's why this show succeeds in matching the genres specified
Sound - fit for purpose, comical and not overdone
Art - shakey character design, brilliant still life and scenery
Character - couldn't be pulled off better, funny and again, fit ... for the show
Enjoyment - don't expect a story like most people have done, watch "for the lulz"

OVERALL - 8

My experience of this show was a positive one in all fairness. Mostly because I love to laugh, I like a good comedy ( I do like many other things in anime too by the way) and this show does most things right to pull off a successful comedy from comical, childish artwork to phenomenal character production.
Worth watching, but you must go into the show not expecting a story, because your experience will probably be quite negative if you do

STORY - N/A

Now the reason I am not giving this aspect a score is because there is no story, none at all. If you read the genre specifics you would know that "slice of life" is there. Three examples of slice of life anime that also don't have much of a story are quite big ones in my opinion: Lucky Star, Azumanga Daioh and Nichijou. Yes, I know, they do follow a story about progressing through school, but in reality, all three don't have a "set-in-stone", fully fledged story to follow, each episode is centered around antics that the characters get up to, and that's exactly what you will find with Ai Mai Mi (albeit without the idea of progressing through school life). This is why I strongly suggest you don't pay attention to any sort of story as it will ruin your experience with watching this show.

SOUND - 8

The sound is very profound in this show, especially when it comes to the sound effects, which are prominent because this is a comedy. Sound is one of the lesser considered whilst making a show in general, let alone a comedy, but when the sound blends together well with all the other aspects (e.g. character and art) then it really adds to experience of the show, which is why I rate it so highly here, the sounds are there to highlight the more comical area of the show, and they are pulled off very well in Ai Mai Mi.

ART - 8

Now the only reason I've docked points for this part is due to the character design. The characters are well designed, don't get me wrong here, it probably just me being incredibly nit-picky here, but I think with a bit more attention to small detail, the character design could be great, however my argument against myself here would be that, again, it is a comedy show. The part where this show really does score well, is the scenery and the still life. This is where Seven and Dream Creation outdid themselves. The art style is meant for a comedy show so we can see why there is this childish, cartoony feel to the still life (a good example is in episode 3 during time travel) and for me, that's what scores well.

CHARACTER - 9

This is where Ai Mai Mi scores brilliantly. Again, I will refer you back to the fact this is a comedy show, so you will expect lot's of childish art and childish voice acting to go with our three main characters here. Since this is a comedy, slice of life, you can probably get through the entire series without really developing the characters much past episode 1. However the producers thought against this and kept giving you insight to the characters as well as used them as good comedy material. With each episode you gain (not much at all, but) some insight to each of our three main females, and that is all you really need for a series who's total running time adds up to just less that 2 normal episodes.

ENJOYMENT - 9

The best way to watch this is to deffinetely heed my advice and not look out for any specific plot. If you do this, your viewing experience will be ruined as you wont find anything of plot value. Another great way to watch this, is to literally watch it "for the lulz" since this show is just supposed to be this messy ball of comedy. Since this is what I did, I enjoyed it quite a lot. This will probably be the sole factor on what you base your score upon, hence why you can understand that this shows average is less than 6, because it wasn't watched properly.

If you want a compelling story, logical outcomes, and good character development, then you are in the wrong place.

Ai Mai Mi has none of that stuff that makes "Good" anime (In a purely subjective high-horse stance) and is completely insanity and stupidity.

I loved the fla-doodle out of this show. I thought it was funny as all hell. It's absurdity made it golden.

If you wanna kick back on your nearly broken swivel chair in the dark and watch a complete and utterly short simple gag-comedy anime

Using a whole new line to make a point makes a review look professional trust me.

unnecessary satire is ... satire

All in all, I loved it, and if you can appreciate true craziness, you'll love it too.

This anime has to be one of the most random anime I ever watch.

Story 6/10
It was so random. Each 3 min episode it had own little storyline, but the anime as a whole didnt. I give it a 6 because even though it was random it got me interested and glued to the screen making me wonder what's gonna happened next. It also had different anime references like dragon ball z, hell girl, Shiba Inuko-san, Bakugan, at some point in the anime they went from japan to new jersey. which was pretty hilarious.

Art 8/10
the art has different drawing styles to it. they would go from ... a kawaii drawing style to deeper more realistic, less cartoony style. i find it interesting they change the whole art with the mood that the anime is going in.

Sound 8/10
I was delighted by the characters voicing actors and the ending credit, i must say if you didn't like the anime itself you're mostly gonna like the ending credit song, its so kawaii and catchy.

Character 7/10
Each character has there own unique style to them with makes this anime even more captivating. Are they memorable or be one of my favorites anime characters? No Enjoyable? Yes.

Enjoyment 7/10
I think what played a big part in me enjoying this anime is the anime references that put in their anime, making me say aye, i know that anime, aye i know that one too.

Overall 7/10
this anime is so random yet so interesting. Even the narrator at the beginning is random with his own stories. I wouldn't say its one of the funniest anime ive watch but i would be lying if i say i didn't have a smile on my face while watching it.

This solely comedic anime consisting of 13 3 minute long episodes was able to leave me off with a big smile quite consistently. Despite not being very cohesive, just watching the (very cute) characters get into predicaments is very fun. I don't rate anime based off of importance in relation to others, of course this show isn't even comparable to something like Cowboy Bebop or Trigun, but it does it's own job just as well as those shows do their jobs.

The comedy is INCREDIBLY fast-paced, if one joke doesn't stick, a different one is immediately thrown at the wall that most likely does stick. ...

I also liked the wobbly art style, it is very charming and kept my eyes very entertained.

Of course as all the other users have said, don't go in looking for a story. As I said before and I meant quite literally, it is SOLELY a comedy anime.

五つの単語批評❕

Insane, hilarious, pure unmitigated joy.

Footnote:

Crazy comedy shorts with the distinct aroma of a passion project. This is almost certainly not what anyone expected (or asked) to run across in their anime travels, but it may be precisely what you are looking for.

Expressive animation, sharp writing, and great voice acting make this well worth its (extremely short) run-time. You even get little anecdotes from the creators' lives during the end credits. It's a love letter to anime, and some of the best comedy I've ever been exposed to.

In the time it took you to read this, you could have seen 2 episodes - WATCH IT

This one is a bit different, and it's a difficult to "get" at first. There's a lot going on in the very short episodes, and it can easily seem random and ridiculous in a bad way. The problem with short episodes is that it's difficult to show everything and be funny and keep the viewer's attention all in 2 minutes. This is where Ai Mai Mii could have done better, not so much that the jokes weren't funny or that there's too much randomness. I honestly wasn't that impressed the first time I watched it, but after seeing it a few times, the characters start ... to make a bit more sense. Ponoka's antics particularly seem kind of random in the first few episodes, but they make a lot more sense after you see more and more of her.

The art style is a bit different, which is nice. There's nothing particularly outstanding about the animations, but there is a good amount of variation in style for facial expressions and such, which is always necessary for a gag anime to be any good.

If you want to turn off your brain and blast through something fun and short, this may not be for you. However, it is still pretty fun and definitely worth a watch, even if it seems pretty random before you see it a few times. Overall, it is perhaps not spectacular, but still pretty good.