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Dec 3, 2013
Baka and Test is not exactly unique, but it doe what it does well. Basically, its a high school anime covered in so many anime cliches to the point that the cliche boat as long since sailed then returned to port for the purpose of crashing into it and sinking every boat in the nearby area. It absolutely revels in the ridiculous and overdoing cliches. And it does that VERY well.

Story: 4
The story is not so good. While the show is very much about overloading you with insanity, it doesn't really have the time during that to actually make a interesting plot such as The Hentai Prince and the Stony Cat did.

Art: 8
We got an extremely shoujo feeling art style with tons of bright colours, especially pink, as well as the dotted shadows effect which has gone mad and often used solely on light sources instead. This is really great to look at and seemingly enhances the insanity. Animation quality is nothing impressive, but rarely feels bad.

Sound: 7
Firstly, since I don't speak Japanese, I have no idea on the quality of Japanese voice acting (and neither should you if you don't speak Japanese). The music is wonderful tho, even if a comedy anime doesn't really have room for the truly epic tracks of some anime. The opening and closing fit perfectly for the ridiculousness of the show.

Character: 6
Every character is an over the top cliche. From the tsundere to the quiet achiever girl (which obviously are the love interests...obviously) to the idiot protagonist to the pervert (which while I doubt the accuracy of, my sub group refuses to refer to him as anything but Ninja Pervert), the characters end up coming off as charming and hilarious, but hardly well developed.

Enjoyment: 9
This anime is to simply put it, batshit fucking hilarious, and an absolute pleasure to watch. At first it seems like the kind of anime that will get old fast, but such thoughts will disappear immediately once some of the real brilliance comes up, especially Ninja Pervert, who somehow managed to feel freshly genius in his comedy when even bloody Infinite Stratos was making similar jokes.

Overall: 8
This anime is a must watch if you just want a laugh, or you need to be cheered up. If it can turn me from a blubbering mess over a break up into my normal self for a significantly long time afterwards, then its a damn good comedy anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 8
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