Twintails is a quirky harem/slice of life/magical girl/fan service anime about a boy who super loves girls who wear their hair in twin tails. When earth comes under attack, he is granted the power to transform into Tail-red, a red armored girl with super long twintails.
As they defend earth from monsters with a strange range of questionable (but never outright sexual or rated r) fetishes, such as pictures of girls with dolls, bathing suits, or girls in glasses, the show becomes amusingly absurd in how serious it takes the subject matter of believing in the power of your hairstyle.
I truly enjoyed this series. It's difficult, relying on the subtitles and wondering if the authors intent has been skewed, but I feel like it's got a Monty-Python-esque level of self-respect for it's own ridiculousness.
The animation, especially near the end of the series, is as good as any I've seen. The color-explosion is extreme, the animation is incredibly smooth, and the music is great. There's only a few times where an animation is recycled, but it looks good enough it's worth seeing again.
The characters are good too. Tail-blue is a good enough tsundere / comic relief, and the sexual deviance of their strange mentor is pretty funny. Tail-reds moms encouragement of these different girls to seduce her boy is a nice touch, and not commonly seen.
In the end, you could substitute hairstyles for any number of things, and the message is the same. Whether you are obsessed with girls with twintails, playing nerd games, or doing algebra, it's about accepting that you are you and your proud of your skills, even if it's something silly.
I liked the message, the animation is great, and the show is generally funny and filled with some great anime tropes. I recommend watching it, it's free on Hulu. (Don't need +!)
