Apr 8, 2024
I want to describe it as Chinese Gintama but that couldnt do justice to Gu De's brilliance.
It is bold, funny, action-packed and unlike Gintama, it doesnt heavily rely on references. It starts weird but after you pass first 2 episodes, you will appereciate it very much. Personally `wiggling` and `museum` episodes are my favourites.
Shashou Gu De, tells the daily lifes of Gu De and Su La, they are working in an `agency` (supposedly they are assassins) and work on temp stuff and odd-jobs. Due to their incompetence, they usually fail to complete the job and cause trouble to their clients and agency.
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are amazing, every one of them quite unique and visually designed well. We have our main chracter Gu De. He is cool, strong, prideful and charismatic but he really has a bad karma. He often swallows his pride and does embarrassing things in order to make money. In that regard, he is a realistic and relatable character. Su La, is Gu De's junior/room-mate who is a genuinely nice and naive kid. Gu De looks after him but Su La is too green to come up with any solution to problems they face. There is also Doctor, who is basically a beyond the time inventor. Although he is embodiment of `incompetent` so everything he invents ended up falling short. Like he invents a protective buble field but he didnt install air ventilation to it, so they almost died due to lack of air when they were in it. And lastly, there is the guy with big lips. He is sleezy and opportunist. Everyone has an uncle like him, he comes around one a year or so, borrow money from your parents and disappear. You think he is cool when you are a kid but when you get old enough, you realize that he is a waste of human. Big lips is that uncle.
OP and ED are fairly good.
Only shortcoming is animation quality. It is one click above slide-show but bearable. Other than that art style is beautiful.
So i recommend this to everyone. You wouldnt regret watching it.
PS: You can find all 26 episodes as bulk in YT. iQIYI (official streamer account) also made it available with multiple language subs in YT.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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