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May 15, 2018
When it comes to writing reviews, comedy is probably the most subjective genre because everyone has a different sense of humor. You can be somewhat objective in explaining why a drama (or some other plot-driven genre) is poorly done by pointing out holes in the story or other such contrivances, but with comedy all you can say is "I didn't find it funny because x, y, and z." The thing is, someone else with a different sense of humor may find it to be hilarious precisely because of the aspects you don't like.

I found Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan to be pretty hilarious. The humor is juvenile, nonsensical, incredibly stupid, and somewhat repetitive but that's a big part of why I enjoyed it as much as I did. There really isn't much story to speak of other than the fact that it involves a spineless MC and the cute girl with supernatural powers (an angel in this case) who has moved in with him. This is a formula that has been done a thousand times before and since in a lot of ecchi-harem trash anime. If you care about this anime having a story, don't watch it. It's that simple.

The characters are as stupid and random as the show itself, but again, that's what makes it funny for those of us who like it. Dokuro is a cheerful, occasionally ditzy girl who wields a deadly spiked bat and the MC is basically her bitch. This show never takes itself seriously and doesn't try to be witty or clever with its jokes in the slightest. At any moment, Dokuro can bludgeon the MC with her spiked bat and there will be cartoon blood and guts flying everywhere or an angel could lose their halo and get diarrhea. That's the kind of stupid, bizarre, and immature humor you can expect from this show.

Regarding the art, it feels very cheap and of low quality, but that may actually better suit the show's tone than actual high quality art would. It kind of reminds me of how the low quality art in Kill Me Baby, another stupid and random anime I like, actually adds to the stupidity and randomness more than higher quality art would. I don't have much to say about the sound track, but I liked the opening theme and I liked Dokuro-chan's voice.

I'm a grown-ass adult who still enjoys poop jokes, so this anime is clearly for me. However, I can't really recommend it for everyone as it depends on your sense of humor. Definitely DON'T watch for story, character development, or if you expect the jokes to have some kind of wittiness or cleverness. Watch it if you just want to see something flat-out dumb and off-the-wall that will make you ask "What the fuck did I just watch?" The comedy aspect of the anime is really all I've talked about in this review, but if this anime can't make you laugh, I doubt you'll derive much enjoyment from it at all. Bludgeoning Angel Dokuro-chan is far from one of the best things I've watched, but it's a very solid piece of brainless entertainment and for that I'll give it a 6/10.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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