Onipan is by far, in my opinion at least, one of the best and most enjoyable examples of what shorter anime are capable of.
Just a little background on the show before I get into the main portion of the review. The show is broadcast in smaller 2-3 minute segments in Japan and then once the show has aired all of these segments throughout the weekdays, the episodes are condensed into longer episodes, usually lasting between 13-16 minutes. So whether you're looking for a bite-sized or more traditional, albeit slightly shorter, anime viewing experience, Onipan has both bases covered.
Where to begin? The show itself is a
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: おにぱん!
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Type:
TV
Episodes:
60
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
Apr 11, 2022 to Jul 1, 2022
Premiered:
Spring 2022
Broadcast:
Not scheduled once per week
Producers:
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions
Licensors:
Sentai Filmworks
Studios:
Wit Studio
Source:
Original
Theme:
Mythology
Duration:
3 min. per ep.
Rating:
PG - Children
Statistics
Ranked:
#71552
2
based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity:
#5584
Members:
16,857
Favorites:
42
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Your Feelings Categories Jul 1, 2022
Onipan! is a show about 3 oni girls joining the human world to improve the general opinion of how onis are viewed. The main gimmick of the show is that when they need help, their sidekick, Kuma, will give them the Oni tiger-striped pantsu (hence the name OniPan!) and they will transform magical girl style into the outfit needed.
If 60 episodes seems too daunting to pick up, allow me to explain that each "episode" is very short. Each episode aired at different time over a week and were compiled into a full 12-13 minute episode later. With 5 mini-episode in each full episode, that makes ... Apr 28, 2022
Inconsequential is all I can say
I like the fact that this anime acts as a platform for new Up and coming VAs to show off their skills, this is the first role ever for most of these seiyuus and they did a really good job! But as an anime, there is not much here..... In a nutshell, this show is mostly moe Mascot girl stuff probably made to sell merch, or aimed at kids to watch during intervals. The characters don't have enough time on screen to stand or be relevant, there isn't much story ether, the art and animation feel ok to borderline overkill ... Jul 1, 2022
I can't believe it's not Doga Kobo! (TM)
I've always been a fan of director Ohta and his crew. They make some of the best comedies out there from Mitsudomoe to the legendary Sabagebu. But the team is most well known for their work on Doga Kobo's comedies such as Yuru Yuri and Uzamaid. While recently we haven't seen much output from them apart from the dreadful Abilities Average show, imagine my surprise when they're doing a kids show (like an actual kids show with the time shown on the top left and such) with stunt cast idols as the MCs. So how does this fare ... |



