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Ryman's club is a slice of life anime with absolutely no suspense and very little badminton play. For those who want a Shōnen sports anime with training arcs, an underdog mc and epik plays that require an in depth understanding of sports theory, I am terribly sorry but you arrived at the wrong place.

Story (5)
In the first 3 episodes Ryman's club has managed to introduce the characters not in any interesting way, create only one hook (being the main character's reluctant nature to play doubles) and showcase badminton for only 15 minutes or so (out of 3 episodes). Ryman's club is more of a ... slice of life anime than a sports anime displaying the life of a salary man. The comedy is lacklustre and the characters do very little to make the life of a salary person at least somewhat interesting. I found myself crawling by the third episode only encouraged by the fact I could make this review if I finished the third episode. When there is badminton play on the screen, I was left utterly disappointed at the lack of depth Ryman's club showcased (not diving into any badminton theory and instead relying on a gimmick only the main character has). The action is heavily reliant on art and fluid animation, there is no story and the show has not got me invested in badminton itself. Pretty boys doing badminton living a life as a salary man, that's all you'll get watching the show.

Art (8)
The art is the only saving grace for this show. All their movements are coherent, fluid especially when they were playing badminton. I was impressed by how they animated the shuttlecock and integrated that with 2D animation.

Sound (6)
I'm not sure how to rate sound, there was nothing noteworthy. (Imo) the main character's voice was off putting at times (I'm not sure why xd)

Character (5)
All the character's were mediocre, they didn't carry any specific traits or stereotypes (which I think would've made them more appealing imo) but was just there to fill space. The main character was not your typical Shōnen protagonist but an emo boy who was traumatised because of something he did in the past. What makes Shōnen protagonist so fun is how they're an underdog and they beat everyone and everyone's shocked. What makes this protagonist so boring and a pain to watch is his ego and his reluctance to change his attitude and beliefs when someone points scrutinises them.

Enjoyment (5)
This slice of life was not what I wanted and in fact there are other slice of life + sports anime that execute this way better. I'm not watching the 4th episode because I'm simply not invested in the anime.

Overall (6)