Story 9/10
First, let me just point the good parts about this anime's story.
Despite being super ecchi, this anime is a good underdog story and sports anime, in general. Especially in the final episode, I found myself really cheering for Sakura and shouting "you can do it" at my screen. Also, I'm not a fan of pro-wrestling in real life, but it does seem like the creators did some research into the sport and the fights are well choreographed with moves like the Boston crab hold, the spider hold, and the flying moon press.
Now, let me point out the reasons why I found this anime hilariously stupid.
So the premise is Sakura is a member of an idol group called Sweet Diva, but after her best friend gets beat up by a pro-wrestler named Rio who calls all idols dumb bimbos Sakura quits Sweet Diva to become a pro-wrestler to beat Rio and defend the pride of idols everywhere.
How big is Sakura's ego? Seriously, this completely random stranger insults her and Sakura's response is to undergo an entire career change, abandon the other members of her idol group, and become pro-wrestler. Sakura even admits later that her reason for becoming a pro-wrestler was stupid and petty, but admitting what you did was stupid doesn't negate the stupidity of your actions!
Also, I love how supportive Sakura's manager is throughout the anime. Seriously, woman, your job is to manage Sakura's career, in what universe is going from being an idol to a wrestler a good career move?!
I won't spoil the ending, but I will say it had me on the floor laughing from how stupid it was! LOL XD
Characters 8/10
Sakura is a great character. Her motivation for becoming a wrestler may have been nonsensical, but, God bless her, she does work hard which makes it incredibly satisfying to see her win.
Rio and Blue Panther are two of Sakura's rivals and I liked how they both represented this barrier Sakura had to get over. It was made even harder by Rio and Blue Panther never showing Sakura any mercy and constantly calling her a pop princess.
Moe is Sakura's apprentice who appears later in the show. Every time I hear her name I laugh. Seriously, isn't this like having a character named Tsundere or Otaku?
The League of Evil are a team of wrestlers who, as their name implies, cheat and do whatever it takes to win. I was disappointed these characters didn't appear more because I thought they were really cool.
Art 9/10
Of course, this is an ecchi anime so get ready for lots of boobs, butts, and crotch shots. Lots and lots of crotch shots; sometimes two crotches at once.
Also, something I have to tip my hat to this anime for is you know that trope where a girl is taking a shower and the steam covers her nipples? Well, gentlemen, finally we have an anime not afraid to show 100% uncensored boobs. I can confirm that there is actually a scene where there are no less than four pairs of boobs on screen at the same time! It was so beautiful that it brought a tear to my eye :')
Sound 10/10
I just wanted to comment how these voice actors should seriously think about getting jobs in hentai because the girl characters do so much screaming!
Overall 9/10
I loved You Wanna Be the Strongest in the World from beginning to end. It started off being hilariously bad with an incredibly stupid story, but, while the story was still very nonsensical, as I kept watching it did turn into a really good underdog story.
The only reason I didn't give it a 10/10 was because I usually save that rating for anime that I have zero complaints with.
