Reviews

In a parallel world where half priced Ben-Tos are worth risking your dear life for, Satou 'Pervert' You finds his calling. Ben-To left me positively in awe with it's ridiculousness, it is not an anime you watch for the dramatic accuracy of it's science, nor the unwavering strenght of it's plot. No. It's a solid anime where comedy meets action. A place where supermarket employees are treated as Gods, losers settle for instant noodles and victoriously emerged heroes of war get rewarded with the tasty half priced Ben-Tos.

Story & Characters:
Ben-To doesn't strive on exceptional story like many other animes I think well of nor does it give you a fair share of interesting characters that grow during the show fabulously intertwining with the numerous plot twists. But the synergestic power of the weird setting, the simplistic characters and the 'generic' story fit in together quite well creating a show that is very well worth watching. The characters barely made any development save for few exceptions, but that is not what this show is about nor should you focus on it when watching the show. Obviously you should avoid the show if you're all about the story and character development but the comedic value of this show was high.

Art & Sound:
The art in the show was mediocre yet very fitting in a sense that the show wasn't likely even trying to be overly beautiful nor exceptionally accurate in it's portrayal of the show. The fanservice IS there time to time, but it wasn't really overly annoying in my opinion except for a few scenes towards the end of the show. I absolutely loved the ridiculous theme musics of the supermarkets they played in the background during the supermarket scenes (and thank you subbers for remembering to sub them), but otherwise music and sounds wasn't anything I really paid much attention to.

Enjoyment & Overall:
In a world where I didn't enjoy stupid and random shit as much as I do, Ben-To wouldn't be worth an 8. It is definately not an anime for everyone and even in between the people who do enjoy weird stuff, it might not be a fit for everyone. Overall I enjoyed the show, it had enough action to keep you interested and the jokes weren't 'cheap' either. I liked how overly dramatic they made fighting for a packed lunch could look like and in a way I could relate to it as a poor student myself (but no, I don't go around punching people when I'm seeking for chicken for sale). It's very likely that after few first episodes you've already made up your mind whether the show is good or bad, and you should trust it. The show won't be getting dramatic changes later on but it stays interesting to those who enjoyed it to start with.