B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious

Lemme just start off by saying this is the overall best male "Idol" anime I have seen. That being said, male "Idol" animes tend to be bland reserve-harem stories spiced up with beautiful boys, songs, and a dull heroine. B-Pro is no exception, however it makes a great effort to not make the heroine not so annoying dull or Mary-Sue like which inturn makes the story much more fun and the anime an overall a great way to pass the time.

Story - 6
The story itself starts without you and there is not much that is introduced about what happens before the heroine comes along ... even though the story seems to pleading for an explanation about the boys' success before B-Pro [in their respective groups] and how B-Pro "really" came to be.
Still, the plot is nicely paced and the boys get entire episodes dedicated to them, however their are obvious favorites in the way that there is less focus on certain guys. Considering there is 10 guys and only 12 episodes this is a fair sacrifice so that story is able to progress and we're not stuck with a repetitive reverse-harem gimmick.
[Spoiler-ish] However the ending conjured up in the last two to three episodes is surprising and somewhat uncalled for which is why I brought score down a little bit. The theme of this anime is overall light-hearted and gives little to no clues to the darker future which leaves you very confused as as it all happens too quickly and makes no sense. If they expanded this a bit further and the anime was longer this could have played out more smoothly but they compacted it too much at the end there and left the me with more questions.

Art- 8
I personally very much liked the design of the boys. A lot of colours and effects were used throughout the anime to bring life to the beautiful and handsome idols and their life. It was a little more crisp than I expected considering the move to make anime much smoother and softer recently--but the budget may have been used more on the amazing choice of voice actors instead.

Sound- 8
Going into what I said above--the voice actors "made" this anime. It was very enjoyable hearing them speak, talk coquettishly, act, and sing. Most of the songs were very addictive and you very quickly may find yourself knowing how the song goes as parts are played strategically and almost incessantly.

Character- 7
Half of them were unique, interesting and the series focused on them. They had backstories and problems and our Heroine, of course, helps move them forward in their world of fame. However the way they divided the boys was very bad. KitaKore and THRIVE were full of bright characters and the series seems to focus on them and give them extra shine, while the MooNs boys seem to come up short despite making up half of B-Pro. Considering the anime seems to be about bringing these three groups together both in relationships and for fame there should have been some brighter individuals in MooNs. Considering the sacrifice for the plot in this short anime, they should have brought down a member from THRIVE or something to help give MooNs equal opportunity.

Enjoyment- 9
As mentioned, this is my favorite male idol anime show thus far. Plenty of fanservice, pretty boys, entertaining episodes, and songs to keep me intrigued throughout the anime.

Overall- 7/8
My score is a little higher than expected, especially for this type of anime, but there wasn't much I could nitpick at so the score is what B-Pro is deserving of. Whether you like idol animes or reverse-harems, B-Pro is well put-together and an enjoyable 12 episode anime.

"B-Project: Kodou Ambitious" seems to want to add a new piece to the positive trend that the reverse-harems of recent years are acquiring. And, in fact, the greatest change can be seen at the plot level, where the presence of stereotypical situations typical of the genre is refreshed by a female character who is by no means taken for granted, with a natural progression of the sentimental affair, devoid of those hateful strokes of lightning , kabe-don and moine (sometimes unbearably aggressive) on a poor wretch under the thumb of the handsome guy.
Tsubasa is a simple girl who worked in a record store and who ... is recruited by the Gandala record company, specifically by Yashamaru-san, as R & amp; A to take care of a group of ten bold and wonderful young men who together form the B-projects. Separately we distinguish three groups: the MooNs, the THRIVE and the Kitakore.
THRIVES are Yuuta Ashuu, the most cheerful of the group that makes me almost tender for how insecure it is, but little or nothing has been said about him (frankly I shipp Yuuta with Ryuugi, but nothing was done); Goushi Kaneshiro, my favorite because he is the most sane of the B-pro and also makes more logical and sensible statements than the others, is the most irascible (even if the episode in which he had to do 'miao' was ridiculous even for me!) but he also has a big heart; and last, but not least, Kento Aizome, the super-courted playboy (rightly so cool!) with a troubled past. In episode nine, there is an important approach to Tsubasa that made me think for a moment that someone was finally calculating it and then love was about to be born as Tsubasa herself told him to accept it as it is, by doing hopelessly starting the ship! Unfortunately, as it started this way it is also over, given that no in-depth analysis has been made about it.

Finally we find the MooNs of which Kazuna Masunaga is part, the leader ("Leadaa" as Hikaru says) of which very little is known except that he slightly envies Kitakado and personally I do not agree; Mikado Sekimura, the worst of the group with an almost morbid obsession with a character from an anime series with zero importance (so much so that there is no deepening of this character); Tatsuhiro Nome, a somewhat introverted boy but very close to Hikaru whom he has known for a long time; the latter, my favorite of the group, is a great friend of Tatsu, very self-confident, energetic and really cute. In the course of the episodes it turns out to have an incurable disease (of which nothing is known) and which needs special care. He became my favorite character when Tsubasa goes to visit the MooNs, and Hikaru comes out of the shower with only a towel to cover the low areas (and the girl is already embarrassed there), but then suddenly the towel falls showing Hikaru's family trinkets and there SHOCKED! I thought for a moment that Tsubasa could faint and in fact we lacked little! And to top it off, Hikaru tells her "Merry Christmas", as if that was her personal "Christmas" "gift"! Too much fun that scene, yes that is a beautiful fanservice and b (u) ono. Last of the group, is Momotarou Onzai, the slightly insipid one who in an episode finds himself having the power of perception, that is, he perceives spirits and similar things. To say that it is ridiculous to include such a thing in a reverse harem is really an understatement. So in this episode he sees the evil spirit that takes possession of a guy taken at random and must defeat him ... mah (a "mah" as big as a house!).
Kitakores are part of Kitakado Tomohisa, overflowing with several clinics and which is slightly unpleasant to me; and Korekuni Ryuugi, a boy who looks like a female and who in the past was forced to wear women's clothes and was clearly traumatized. To this last character an episode was dedicated in which he falls from the stairs, he also loses a lot of blood and in addition loses his memory. Amnesia is a trite and hackneyed cliché, quite abused and hate as never before.
I like all the groups in this anime but my favorite character is Kazuna Masunaga

This anime wasn't too bad but the only thing I can really complain about was the ending was so so.. But everything else was pretty great and the music in this series is great and the characters are nice. And I enjoyed it a lot except for the last episode. But Overall the score is an 8/10 for me. Also this is another anime that fits into a niche of (bishies, fan service, and idols) so if you don't like that stuff then I don't recommend this to you. Each to there own. But if you do I think you will enjoy this series. Also ... there is a mobile game for this anime and its great. And here is why I rated this a 8/10 .....
Story 7/10
Okay so I almost gave this section a 6/10 because the ending for me was just like wtf where did that come from and the last episode felt a bit rushed towards the end. But The rest of the series was cute and the story was nice. Also the plot twist did get me but the could've executed it better and the series left a lot of unanswered questions. But the shows core story was pretty good.
Art 7/10
Nothing amazing, and I didn't expect anything amazing for the art. But each character design was done well and everything was colorful.
Sound 10/10
Love the BGMS and the unit songs for this anime are great, the music was just great!
Characters 9/10
The show did a good job portraying each character, however at there are 4 characters who were extremely similar in appearance at first glance, but the show did a good job fixing that an adding well needed and well executed development for those 4 as well with all the characters. Also the protag wasn't as bad as I thought she was going to be and had some cute quirkiness to her personality.
Enjoyment 9/10
I loved this show a lot! I would've gave it a 10/10 for enjoyment if the ending was better and didn't feel so forced or out of place. But Overall I had a great time watching it and it made me get some of the unit albums and play the mobile game.
Overall 8/10... almost 7/10 because of the weird ending, but if I did that I would be doing a disservice to the 11 episodes before the last one. But I had a great time with those 11 episodes so it deserves that 8/10!

As a big fan of idol anime that had no background knowledge of B-Project, I'd say this did pretty well, but still had a long way to go.

Story: 7/10

Besides the fact that the ending was a little rushed and confusing, it is very rare that an idol anime would tackle serious conflicts in their stories. The build up to that ending though I believe was steady enough for it to make some sense. Idol anime generally tend to be character based, as in, each episode is focussed on a different character and their backgrounds. B-Pro did an OK job at this, but they focussed too ... much on certain characters and neglected others.

Art: 3/10

I had high hopes for the art, especially when I saw the CGs from their game, but when I say I cringed, I mean I CRINGED. The animation was very choppy, especially when animating the choreographies and character movements in general. Characters would often look like their face was run over by a truck. The stills and the character's eyes were probably the only admirable aspect of the art, otherwise, pretty bad.

Sound: 9/10

I really loved the music that B-Pro had to offer, I watched the anime partially because some of my favorite voice actors played characters in the anime, and I was pretty happy with the music work. The lyrics of the songs really touched me, and I found the songs to be very catchy as well (I downloaded their music on my phone recently), it's a shame that their game is not in service anymore. The only problems I have is that after a few episodes, it gets very repetitive, they keep playing the opening and ending songs throughout random parts of the episodes, and I think they would have done better if they added more variety in their sounds.

Character: 8/10

The characters were built very well. They had backstories that actually made me emotional and went through conflicts that were very realistic, and you can clearly see how they effected the characters. The one problem I have is again, focussing only on a few characters and forgetting the others existed. The rest really deserve some justice in screen time.

Enjoyment: 8/10

I did actually enjoy watching the anime, but I wouldn't say I looked forward to watching more after each episode. It was only towards the end that I was truly hooked. Things that interfered with my enjoyment were mainly the prominence of too much fan service that would really ruin the mood because of their bad timing and the fact that they did not wrap up the anime very well. This still bothers me.

Overall: 7/10

If it weren't for the music, I would have probably given this anime a much lower rating. The story was meh, the characters were well built, and the art totally destroyed the experience. I would only recommend this if art did not matter to you, or you really like j-pop music. I only enjoyed around 4 episodes out of the 12, but do take my opinions with a grain of salt as I did not have any prior knowledge on the project and the idol group