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This anime is so fun and light-hearted that I can watch no matter the mood I'm in.. just like Urusei Yatsura. Different production team with Urusei done by David Productions and this one done by MAPPA and I honestly can't tell the difference cuz how the adaptations translate for the modern anime landscape are done so well, quality in animations and sounds.. remarkable!! Except for the not-so-nude nude scenes/bath scenes, which I find odd cuz it there's an artform of hiding nude scenes with vapours, towels, hands, angles etc. it's the Japanese anime industry that are the best at it.
All in all, I'd HIGHLY recommend ... it to anyone who's also a fan of the Ms. Takahashi's works.. or just people who want a fun oldschool shonen-comedy.

When Production IG and Adult Swim announced this adaptation, I sighed "not again, Junji Itou-san's work of art is not suitable for anime even after the little improvement they did with the second one Tales or the Macabre" I was moderately relieved when they finally released the trailer, albeit a bit of scepticism. So when this anime came out, I was pleasantly surprised by how much improvements is apparent especially the choice to fully commit to black & white. Although the pacing is a bit hasty and some sequences from the manga are shuffled here and there(which I don't dislike nor like it either) I ... think it's needed because the production team behind Adult Swim(who didn't really wanna fully commit to the project cuz of the previous adaptations) only commisioned 4 episodes from Production IG, so they had to cram it in.. hence the pacing. I'd HIGHLY advice people to read the manga first then watch the anime later, that is quite important in the context that it is a compact adaptation. Okay, before I add the word 'adaptation' again let me stop and say having read the manga about 5 times now, I'd love it. This is definitely the way to move forward with Itou-san works, small steps, maybe adapt the previous ones again too in B/W while making improvements lil by lil. I'd highly recommend this as amid the budget constraints etc. this is as good we are gonna get for now. Thanks for considering this review and my own opinions. I may make a few additional notes as it wraps up and look back at the series as a whole. Cheers from 'The Enigma of Amigara Fault' lover and devoted Itou Junji fanboy. 🙂✌️