Interspecies Reviewers is a fun ecchi comedy about a group of adventurers reviewing brothels. Adapted from the manga of the same name, the show somehow took what were short couple page gags and turned them into a full length anime series, and y'know what? Somehow, it turned out great!
First, lets talk what one comes to a show like this for: the ecchi. I could talk about how hot the girls are or how fun it is to watch different characters react to sex with the various prostitutes, but honestly while those are good in themselves its how Interspecies Reviewers treats the sex that makes me super happy with it. Interspecies Reviewers is so sex positive and non-judgemental in a way most media fail to be. The show goes through an incredibly large amount of kinks, and it does so without judgement. Whether you're vanilla and just coming here for monstergirls and maybe a little bdsm, or you're hardcore into all sorts of weird kinky stuff like egg laying or even guro, the show includes your kink in some way and does so in a positive manner. It also has characters that treats sex work as just that: work, and instead of looking down on prostitutes, the show's characters appreciates them for their work. Everyone here just wants to have a good time, and there's something wholesome about that unabashedly positive outlook on sex.
But even beyond the sex there's a lot to love here. For a while the biggest draw to this show for me was the worldbuilding. The show spends a lot of time coming up with clever ways in which these different species interact with each other. And of course since the main topic of the show are brothels, there's a lot of talk about how different species interactions affect their enjoyment of sex, and this in turn tells you more about the characters and individual species and how they function. A simple example of this would be how the angel character Crim can't enjoy being around demons, as their dark energy is draining for her. Alternatively, beastmen have trouble around undead, because their better sense of smell makes it easier for their rotting to disgust them. And so on. There's a lot of really neat details, both simple and more complex that make the world of this show feel really well thought out and fleshed out.
And the characters, oh the characters. I'll admit most of them are pretty basic, but nonetheless if nothing else the angel Crim stole the show. Crim got a lot of extra characterization that made them an adorable lovemuffin. Crim's a bit more softhearted and sentimental than the other characters in the show, and this makes their interactions and reviews have a bit more of a sensual, romantic side rather than just a discussion of a sexy romp, and seeing their shyness and embaressment as they indulge themselves was a blast.
All in all its just a really fun episodic show about a bunch of adventurers in a fantasy world enjoying a good time at different brothels. Definitely worth a watch if you're into ecchi, or perhaps even if you're just looking for a good comedy. Plenty a joke in this show left me giggling. Here's hoping we get a season 2, despite the airing issues this show went through. It deserves it, and there are a couple plot threads that need finishing.
