Tu Bian Ying Xiong Leaf

This is quite interesting piece. The plot is quite entertaining and it can give you that emotional kick if you will turn a blind eye on some of the more silly ideas.

The review has some minor spoilers, if it offends you please stop further reading. It is also my first review so I am hoping it will be useful to someone, who does not know whether to watch the series.

The main premise of fighting with your clothes is kind of interesting, could be done better as not many characters have any accent of the cloth they come from, or it is not very visible. ... But really it does not inflect plot that much, is there as more of a device to convey the story, but quickly after being introduced it sort of dissapears from it. Tiny bit of fanservis is also only present at the beginning.

Despite that, the big corruption story is quite generic for an anime, but execution is fair, I especially liked the part telling adults' story. The ending is one of the biggest asspulls I have ever seen, so if you are allergic to that, rather avoid this anime.

Majority of characters unfortunately did not feel like real, 3D people and fit only their archetype, with main cast above all. Which was a bit dissapointing.

Art and animation was really good. Upbeat visuals were cleverly hiding the dark tone of the story and gruesome accents reminded you of it.

Ost was okay, did not stand out in any way. The ending tho had a nice ring to it. I actually liked it more than the opening, which does not happen as often.

Overall the series was good, but due to many flaws I could not give it a higher score, though due to the enjoyment it gave me I felt bad that my brain could not overlook at least some of the flaws.

DO NOT BE MISLED BY OTHER'S EARLY NEGATIVE REVIEWS!!!

At first the show felt like it was a desperate attempt to mix up a bunch of weird ideas (death by losing your undies, anyone?), crossing it's fingers and hoping something amusing will come out of it. You really need not go too far, just watch the first three episodes and you'll be hooked already - though there are only 7 episodes in total.

The story is mostly serious, thought-provoking and heart-breaking; there is some comedy (that's actually funny) and silliness mixed in there too, but only during the light moments and not just shoved into your ... face. Animation quality and art is pretty standard (basically not bad), and the music is just average, but those are hardly the reasons why the is show is so good. The plot is anything but cliché, and there's an interesting mix of both Chinese and Japanese voice that I've never seen before. At first I thought this was just another "Chinese anime" (please don't cringe), but in reality the Chinese voice mixed in with Japanese voice gives the show a unique identity of it's own. I have watched the whole show in one go, and I can confidently tell you it's definitely worth a watch if you don't have any other blockbuster animes pending on your list.

MILD SPOILERS AHEAD
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Don't worry, I won't be writing the whole plot here. I just want to clear a little confusion you may have after reading about the show having both Chinese and Japanese voice. The main character, the girl, is Chinese. So is her friends and family and the whole plot takes place in a small town in China. However, when the girl suddenly finds herself in a different world (not an isekai, guys) she along with everyone else is speaking Japanese for no apparent reason, unbeknownst of themselves. The Chinese voice is dominant though, but unlike most Chinese animes it's not annoying.

And about the different world - it's basically the same world, but represented in a pseudo-magical style; think limbo, but more colorful. The events that occur in that world closely tie with the events occurring in the real world, and it is implied that the world she saw was only a dream or an illusion, since she wanted to escape reality.

RATINGS:

Story - 6
Art - 7
Sound - 6
Character - 6
Enjoyment - 7
Overall - 6

Also, MAL isn't showing this but the show has finished airing already and there are 7 episodes in total, incase you missed it.