Urashimasakatasen no Nichijou

For someone who has lived in Japan most of my life, I adore the USSS band! I can tell this anime is not to be taken seriously, and it's just a small group having fun.

It feels like this anime will receive a bad reception due to people not understanding why there is no genuine plot/story. And I wish for more anime studios to have fun instead of having to be under constant surveillance of having to be serious with what they do, and I wish there to be audiences who can enjoy it without using a magnifying glass on every nook and cranny!

The art ... of the anime is very simple, but has it's own charm that fits the atmosphere the band provides in real life! Nothing too tense or serious, but rather "soft" and "silly".

The story likes to poke fun at cliche high school anime by acting like one itself, while it's not very intriguing, it's a fun watch if you're bored or want time to kill.

The characters are much like their real counterparts. Shima-san keeps his charming act up, Ura-san has his cautious and cunning attitude, Sakata-san maintains his over the top reactions and loudness, and Senra-san will forever be... well, Senra.

While this is considered an anime, I would recommend that people don't treat it like an "AAA" title.

with the minimal potential such a short anime has, this definitely was one of those anime that people will either genuinely really enjoy or just not find interesting at all; you got an extremely solid cast for the most part, each having limited defining character traits yet interesting niches which actually makes them memorable to a degree

aside from the characters, the story is entirely episodic tho each episode presents an actual decent storyline with a surprising element here and there, but with an outstanding three minutes per episode, the show's constant attempts to congest so much content into every episode can be a little bit ... forced, although it's surprisingly very much easy to follow

the visuals are appealing too, although as seen in the op and multiple really short scenes throughout the episodes with non-chibi designs, definitely had a lot more potential, though admittedly the stylization really suits the nature of the anime itself

if there's anything to highlight about this show, it's the sheer nonsense and unpredictability that occurs every episode, which i believe is the make or break for anyone watching this, as it's either the funniest or the most annoying thing you've ever seen, and probably the most major setback in the typical short comedy anime of the likes of this

from my personal viewing experience, i never really got a rise out of the comedy, except for like one unexpected gag per episode, tho what really carried this show for me was the entertainment and energetic storytelling, alongside the fact that i'm a bit of a fan of absurdism

one thing i can say for sure is that it's definitely a great time consumer considering how short it is, so i'd recommend at least the first episode or two to everyone, as it makes the gist of the story clear, although in an objective lens, this anime isn't really that high up there at all, though admittedly good for the approach they tried to take.
6.4/10

Most of the time I thought: will this ever gonna be funny?

Story:
I haven't really gotten into the story because it was too mainly focused on the jokes, about which I will write at Enjoyment.

Art:
It was ok. Not outstanding but it wasn't irritating and chibis are allways good for comedy-Animes, in my opinion.

Sound:
The only thing that I really liked about the Anime was the Opening. It has a good rythm and is really matching for a comedy- Anime. The Ending and the OST where ok, not outstanding but also not irritating.
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Character:
They where not really good elaborated, in the end I knew nothing about them and that's not how a Character should be in my opinion.

Enjoyment:
Yeah... I don't know how the Anime did this but it was just not funny. It could be, that you watch this Anime and find it extremely funny but I personally didn't found it funny. I can't even explain why, I'm very sorry. But I have to admit, in these 12 episodes where ca. 3 gags that where good.

In the end have everyone just the choice to see it to make a opinion of his/her own. I can just say, that it was an Anime that I personally didn't enjoyed.