The anime's strong point is certainly the visual style. The 'normal' art style is simplistic but appealing. The character designs are distinct and cute. And of course, there are many different styles incorporated in this show. There are 3D stop motion-esque segments, and the latter half of each episode is done in a live action style, with a big costume for the dinosaur, which remains expressive with the aid of sound effects and changing the eyes. The transition segments are done by different animators as well, which is pretty neat. The OP and ED also incorporate different media and are a joy to watch
But everything else is mediocre at best. The voice acting is fine, nothing particularly remarkable there. The sound design is bizarre. There are constant random airhorns during the live action segment. I have no idea what that's about. It was entertaining in the first episode due to it taking me off-guard but by the third it just got annoying. The video game-like sound effects for the dinosaur are pretty charming though.
The characters themselves, although cute, have their merits end there. Every character is bland. I wouldn't call them unlikeable, just... bland. Forgettable. The titular gyaru is a laid-back nice gyaru. That's about it. The dinosaur acts generally cute. There isn't really anything special about him either. The side characters are even more forgettable. They have no depth. The most depth they get is that there's some mild tension between the gyaru and her ex-boyfriend. There's nothing to be invested in.
There isn't a story to this anime, except for a weird subplot that seems to have come straight out of a middle-schooler's fantasy. Just a daily life type of thing. But even then, it's just dull. In the most recent episode I watched, there a shot of water filling up a tub... that lasts over a minute. Barely anything happens. Is this supposed to be ambient? The humour is bland as well. It'll make me snort some air out of my nose every once in a while, I guess. Maybe I'm just too old for this.
The reason I started watching this anime is because the title intrigued me. And indeed, when I watched the trailer, I found it hilarious. A gyaru and a dinosaur are polar opposites, after all. But after the entertainment of the concept wears off, you're left with having to sit through twenty minutes of what seems to be just a kids' show. I hold out hope that at the end of the anime, there'll be some incredible twist that bumps up my score a digit or two, that will reward me for sitting through all this. But I don't think anything could make it worth it to stare at this show for the equivalent of four hours. There is nothing special about this show. It overstays its welcome by the second episode. I think I would've enjoyed it much more if each episode had been half the length, at least. The entirety of each episode feels like filler. Don't waste your time on this anime. It's not even entertainingly bad, because it does have its merits. But perhaps that's its biggest flaw - the fact that despite all efforts, it just ends up being forgettable.
