Super Seisyun Brothers

A short anime about a realistic group of people and their interactions with each other.

Story: 6
The story follows two groups of siblings, the Saitou siblings and the Shinmoto siblings. The older sisters are best friends and so are the younger brothers, but everyone is in good relationship with each other. Their isn't much of a story since each episode is approximitely four minutes long, but the short stories are very enjoyable and actually quite entertaining to watch.

Art: 9
This is the thing that stands out the most with this series, the art style. It is quite unique and uses very bright colors as ... the main color palate and heavy focus on circles to give details and depth on certain things such as hair. I found the art to be interesting and it works quite well with what the anime was aiming; a short, cute feeling that puts the viewer in a happy mood. Character designs were great, all the characters outfit looked awesome as well.

Sound: 8
The only thing I can rate sound wise is the ED, Watashi ni Naritai Watashi, which is super duper cute. Again, just like the art, this ED helps with the whole cute, short feeling of this anime.

Character: 9
The characters felt very real, characters that have personalities that can exist in real life. Both the Saitou siblings are quite but passionate about certain things and the Shinmoto siblings are loud and competitive, both very realistic personalities. With realistic personalities, the characters are very easy to relate to.

Enjoyment: 8
The series is short and simple, but done very well. The goal of the whole series is to make a cute impression with silly stories and humorous moments that are realistic. They did this very well with the sound, art and the characters. My only complaint is that I wish there would be more romance, but so far this review has been spoiler free and I would like to keep it spoiler free. More romance would be nice though...

Overall: 8
This is a very cute show that is easy going and can replace any emotion with a smile. This will probably be my to go anime when I finished a sad series or feeling down, since this series is very light hearted.

"He's addicted to net games, so we go on dates online!" - Kohara Shiyo

I've had this anime on my list for a while now so yesterday I decided to start watching it. As a fan of short episode anime anyway, I was not disappointed at all.

[Story (8/10)] : As I said above, I had watched a couple of s.e.a (short episode anime) before starting this such as: Aiura, Chitose Get You and currently Onee-chan Ga-Kita! and this was by far the best in terms of story.

Now I wasn't for looking for any sort of continuity between the episodes at all because they're not meant to ... have a solid plot but what I really liked about SSB is the fact that on multiple occasions, they had episodes that would carry on from the last and it made for some great character development.
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[Art (10/10)]: Most anime that you see generally have a very cliché art style and colour scheme but as you can see by just looking at the cover photo, this is not the case with SSB. The colours compliment each other well, are basic and aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The shiny effect was a nice touch too, I was almost always drawn to their hair because of this.
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[Sound (6/10)]: Being a s.e.a, it didn't have much going for it musically. It didn't have an OP but I guess the ED was nice to bop your head to.
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[Character (9/10)]: My oh my, the characters were so so great! Along with the art, this is where the anime really shines. Chika (Male with blonde hair and blue eyes) and his elder sister Chiko are complete narcissists whilst their "neighbours" : Mako and Mao are the complete opposite... But not really.

(For any Yaoi fangirls/boys out there, Chiko is an Otaku who's obsessed with Boy Love. Just sayin'!)

Mako is lazy as is Chiko but she has a part time job and can't stand University. On the other hand, Chiko attends University but hates the idea of a job other than drawing Manga. Mao is the younger brother to Mako and best friend to Chika. Whilst Chika is hyperactive, Mao is extremely serious and stoic. Mix everybody's personalities together and you end up in some seriously funny situations.

Something else that really impresses me is that the side characters (One is a trap and a great one at that!) are just as memorable and funny as the main characters, they don't steal the spotlight though.
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[Enjoyment (9/10)]: Out of all the s.e.a I have watched, this definitely has to be my favourite. I'm with a lot of people when they say that this anime should either get a continuation or it should become full-length.

It has the perfect mix of humor, character and plot. The latter being something that is rarely seen in this type of anime.
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[Overall (9/10)]: Watching Super Seisyun Brothers was a great way to spend my day off college! I'm craving for a continuation and I'm sure I will be for an extremely long time.

So much so that I'll be rewatching this very soon.

As a 4-minute-per-episode short anime, Super Seishun Brothers certainly fulfills the saying ‘good things come in small packages’.

2013 saw a number of good shorts so far, and I was spoiled by the likes of Senyuu and Ketsuekigata-kun. However, despite being up against pretty stiff competition, Super Seishun managed to hold its own.

While having a good plot is always appreciated, there are times when you don’t really need one. That was the case with Super Seishun. As per the opening of episode one, “The older sisters are best friends. The younger brothers are best friends. And between these similar siblings, existed a strange relationship”. The series ... chronicled the daily lives of these siblings, focusing on the quirky relationships between them and their interactions with other characters. Falling into stereotypes, the Saitou siblings (purple haired) were quieter, while the Shinmoto siblings (blond siblings) were the livelier pair. I very much enjoyed the playful banter that they had, as well as the dynamics between these characters. It’s really endearing to see siblings get along as well as they do, and the interactions between all four of them were very interesting.

Bringing life to the interactions between the characters were the seiyuus who voiced them. Based purely on voice alone, I was more partial to the purple haired siblings (okay, maybe the fact that they had purple hair MIGHT have swayed my vote. I want purple hair too!). As Saitou Mao (purple haired brother), Ishikawa Kaito’s deadpan voice really stood out. His is one of the many new voices that were introduced in the Autumn 2013 season, and I believe that this young seiyuu is one to look out for. Just that season alone, he’s been credited as the main in a number of series, such as Tokyo Ravens and Nagi no Asukara. Having been following those two anime series as well, I could hear his versatility shining through – the way he adapts his voice to suit the different characters he plays is quite remarkable. Newcomer or not, I have grown rather fond of him.

Speaking of Nagi, we have one other seiyuu common to both shows – the lovely Kayano Ai. Playing the role of Saitou Mako (purple haired sister), she did a fine job, giving us viewers an equally amusing deadpan voice. Anime watchers may remember her from Summer 2013 as the good-natured Lucy Kimiko Akie Airi (…) aka Yamagami-san in Servant x Service (mentioned because this is another of those 'don't think just watch' series). Of course, this is not the only anime that she is known for, as this veteran seiyuu has a whole list of characters on her resume to boast about. And as Mako, she delivered yet another favourable performance.

Rounding up the main cast, we have Oosaka Ryouta and Yamamoto Nozomi, who voice the blond brother and sister respectively. Having had the pleasure of actually seeing Oosaka Ryouta at a live event, I have a soft spot for him and can’t help but smile when I hear him in any anime. While I’ve personally not heard Yamamoto Nozomi in any other shows, I did like what she did with Chiko’s character. For one, I could discern the desperation in her voice, as she tries to dissociate herself from the otaku label. Yes, she’s a self-proclaimed bishoujo in serious anime fandom denial (ah, that certainly brings back memories.. heh). On the whole, I think the cast did a pretty good job, making the series even more entertaining with their voice acting.

That aside, another thing that really drew me in was the setting of the anime – I simply loved the atmosphere that exuded throughout the entire series. The world in which these siblings exist seems so carefree and fun, watching them made me wish I lived in such a world. The story was relaxed and whimsical, and despite my earlier assertion that there wasn’t much of a plot, we were even teased with a cliffhanger in one of the episodes. The playful manner in which this series was brought forth, coupled with that adorable ending theme (yes, I’m guilty of putting the ED on loop for the entire hour that it took me to write this review), left me feeling all warm and fuzzy after each episode ^^ happiness~

Short & sweet – that’s what this series was for me.