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Dec 27, 2020
Comedy is subjective.

What does stand-up comedy mean? According to Britannica: It is comedy that generally is delivered by a solo performer speaking directly to the audience in some semblance of a spontaneous manner.

However, this business practice is very different in Japan. Owarai geinin, or two-man comedians as they are referred to, is a very lucrative business, and by no doubt very popular in its own homeland. I remember having used to watch Owarai geinin in many variety shows through Japanese-imported programs over the years, and the insanity of referencing as much content as they can really helps add to the hilarity vibe, not to mention the already magnificent calibre of prolific Japanese comedians that never ceases to amaze me growing up with them in the past.

To no one's surprise that such a show was conceived to teach newcomers about Owarai geinin, I'd think that: "Hey, this unknown show can be somewhat niche, but at least unique." And to no one's dismay, this anime quickly bombed by the 3-episode rule for being very tedious and boring, not to mention the flat comedy that almost can be akin to a sound producer having to edit the "audience laughing SFX" track to repeat multiple times from start to finish.

If you want to know what's noteworthy of this show, it's Lucky Star's author Kagami Yoshimizu character designs, and mind you, that source material is more than 10+ years old (and currently on hiatus). Oh, and director Yuu Nobuta, having to direct 2 shows this season: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, and this (I'd presume he didn't really care about this the entire time).

At this point, I really feel sorry for the various female Seiyuus that did the VA jobs for the entire character cast, because you can't match "success is the mother of all failures" with inconsistencies. Yes, the point of this whole show is to see the main quad-duo Owarai geinin of Mafuyu-Fubuki (Tokonatsu) and Nayuta-Rin (RDeco) to "struggle valiantly" and pick up on their own paces of succeeding step-by-step with help from some real-life Owarai geinin (e.g. Freak!'s Junki Tomita and Ubu no Hatsuna), that's really good to have mentors following up their learning journeys.

But this is 2020, not 2007. What works in the past doesn't translate well into the current times, and to be honest, Lucky Star back then was kinda the same thing (as told by Joey The Anime Man): "It was batshit full of references that anyone outside of Japan won't understand." and that rhythm applies to this show as well. So unless you live in Japan, you're probably very lost to answer what is going on, and even as an Asian myself, little jokes I can get, and many others I don't.

No surprise yet again of the Studio Gokumi X AXsiZ collab, that's always a thing for the bright coloured, child-like shows. Just fine. Same with the OST, nothing really special to say about it.

Again, I don't blame you if you entered into this show thinking that you'd have a relaxing comedic time. Nope, it's as entertaining as the worst performances you've ever heard in your life. Nice try, but you're better off watching Lucky Star instead, that I can recommend as a classic.
Reviewer’s Rating: 3
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