In 2007 a new era of CGDCT (Cute girls doing cute things) began with “Lucky☆Star”. One of the best studios of all time was involved in this work: Kyoto Animation. 13 years later, Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ try to create something similar with "Maesetsu! Opening Act", but unfortunately this work does not quite create the "WOW" effect. Why am I comparing these two? You will see more about this below.
Have you ever heard of the Japanese word “Owarai”? Before I came into contact with this anime, this term didn't mean anything to me either. Owarai is a traditional Japanese comedy duo who perform in front
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: まえせつ!
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
12
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Oct 11, 2020 to Dec 27, 2020
Premiered:
Fall 2020
Broadcast:
Sundays at 23:30 (JST)
Producers:
Kadokawa
Licensors:
Funimation
Source:
Original
Genre:
Comedy
Duration:
24 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Popularity:
#6214
Members:
12,706
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Your Feelings Categories Nov 1, 2020
Gonna cut this show some slack first. Because while it's not my cup of tea, I'm sure if I watched more of these kinds, I'd understand it more, and while I'm not in Japan either, the comedy of this just...Feels so flat, I haven't laughed once at all. Wouldn't say it's bad, but it's pretty meh honestly. Let me explain a bit about it.
As I just mentioned, it's about stand up/stage comedy, following school girls who are into that, and even perform. That's the entire anime's plot, them growing, and learning more and growing into the business itself, learning the tricks of the trade. It's ... Nov 25, 2020
Here and on other resources I read that this anime is not very good, because the jokes are not funny. I can say it is true. But! Even the characters say the same. And it is normal, because girls still study the comedian profession..
I think the error of this anime is in the positioning. It is not a Comedy. It is Slice of Life only. And as "Slice of Life" it deserves attention. 1. Story. What is a story of a Slice of Life? Girls eat, discuss school/work, sometimes work (train for performances and perform on stage), sometimes travel, sometimes joke. It's classic. Favorite classic. 2. Animation. Sweetheart, ... Dec 27, 2020
I'll keep this shorter than I usually would (partly because I didn't actually plan to write a review for this) and just get to the point. The premise of this show is girls doing comedy, and trying to make it to the big stage. With that being said, you may be expecting absolute comedy gold to come out of this, but unfortunately, that won't come. I assume that would disappoint many, so it's best that you know that you would be as well if that's what you were expecting. In reality, this is more of a slice of life (the cute girls doing cute things
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Dec 27, 2020
Comedy is subjective.
What does stand-up comedy mean? According to Britannica: It is comedy that generally is delivered by a solo performer speaking directly to the audience in some semblance of a spontaneous manner. However, this business practice is very different in Japan. Owarai geinin, or two-man comedians as they are referred to, is a very lucrative business, and by no doubt very popular in its own homeland. I remember having used to watch Owarai geinin in many variety shows through Japanese-imported programs over the years, and the insanity of referencing as much content as they can really helps add to the hilarity vibe, not to mention ... Jun 11, 2021
Are you unfamiliar with manzai? I wouldn't recommend this. Oh you are? Well, I'd still be ambivalent about recommending it.
Many have overstated Yoshimizu Kagami's role in this shows production and while he does offer some solid character designs I wouldn't consider it in the vein of Lucky Star. I'm no manzai expert, as someone with a bit more familiarity with the medium than most in the West, perhaps such a perspective might be useful. As an original co-production with Yoshimoto Kougyou, the largest comedy agency in Japan there's a novelty to this, and it's wholeheartedly committed to giving a broad look at the industry from an amateur ... Dec 28, 2020
The proposal of this anime is interesting, but something quite foreign to us, since I doubt that there are many people who enjoy Japanese humor/Japanese comedians in this part of the world, and this is the main argument of this anime. While it's not a work on the same level as Lucky Star, it's not a bad anime, since Yoshimizu Kagami doesn't create bad works. Also I noted that the director in charge of this anime is the same as Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, High School Fleet and who has worked for other anime such as Endro~ and Toji no Miko, in fact he directed
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Mar 4, 2022
Never have I seen a show about comedy manage to be so unfunny. Comedy is supposed to be subjective, but the jokes in this are very objectively bad. The worst part it's that they're not even bad in an ironic way, where the jokes are funny because they're bad. They simply fail to summon any response other than boredom. You know it's bad when the joke bad comedy duo routines in other anime making fun of the art form end up being funnier than the supposed authentic experience on display here.
Part of the problem is that none of the characters are in any way actual ... Aug 5, 2021
This just proves that people only see one form of comedy. Me on the other hand have have visited these places and i understand what they are doing. once you get its not that hard. Just shows how one minded people are. I ran into this show from some ad when watch Boruto and i just have to say its amazing.. I know we wont get another season one can only hope :/
There is so much info we have not gotten and soo much back story for characters it would be a shame if they dont keep going on. After this show i ... Jan 16, 2022
If you don't like stand-up this show suck, its weak, not visually appealing, but it can be appreciated by some.
As a person that does not appreciate stand-up this show was kind of a hard pill to swallow taking a fair amount of time because i couldn't stand watching all at once. The voice acting is good being far from that annoying high pitch voice that SUCKS ASS and is present in almost every moe. At some point the anime is structured in a way that every scene feels like a stand-up, which gets tiring if you try to finish fast, but to be fair they ... Jan 31, 2022
This show is not very good. BUT, the train doors closing joke has become an inside joke for me and some friends, and is amazing. Their gimmick as a comedy group is that they are going to build an audience from inside jokes that become funny on repeat, which means the jokes are all very unfunny upon first watch, by my god, is "The train door is closing" *brshshsh* the funniest shit ever after sitting on it for like two years.
Um, I don't really know what else to put here. I think the art style is neat and cute. The characters are fine. Compared to other ... Sep 28, 2023
Holy crap there was not one single episode I could have cared about even in the slightest. Slice of Life anime aren't my favourite genre, not by a good longshot, but I'm willing to give any one of them a chance and a good watch-through, but that wasn't even the problem. This was supposed to be an anime that revolved around drama/performance art and comedy, and there was...no...comedy. Nothing was funny, every scene was bland and fell pancake-flat. I practically hated every episode. Definitely never going for a second watch, and I'm glad the pain lasted only twelve episodes...that's probably about 12 episodes too many,
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