Reviews

You might be saying - why such a high review when the individual scores are so low? Here's the thing about AKB0048. It's not just the sum of it's parts. Yes, the actual CGI performances and music aren't great and the side characters are needlessly annoying. The main leads and writing are a bit confusing and there's a lot of lore left unexplained. But how can anyone see the concept of AKB - literal anti-idol guerrilla warfare - and keep a straight face?? It's absolutely hilarious. I will never tire of scenes like the opening shot, where frilly petticoats turn out to be grenades and cute hair bows are actually tasers, or little throw away gags like no one ever commenting on having a literal, obvious robot/android in the group. Was I emotionally invested in the characters or story? Not really, but as a comedy, this show is absolute gold. If you just want entertaining, stupid fun for dramatic space singing and absolutely insane lore, this is for you. Just don't think too hard about anything (and honestly, after saying "the dictators banned entertainment" and "the army is literally trying to kill cute idol girls for singing to people", is "space jellyfish enable warpspeed when they find a bop" really all that insane?)