Let's talk about the elephant in the room first. Yes, this is more motion comic than actual animation. I read an interview where the director was saying that they wanted to try and keep the appeal of the manga, and that way they kept movement to a minimum. I understand the intent, but when you're characters are running like cardboard cutouts there's only one response to it and that's laughing your ass off.
The animation is truly shocking. Can't even say anything good about it because it's not good nor creative. It's just cheap.
The characters grew on me, but still, there's not much to understand other than their placement in a sitcom. It's the same joke over and over in new ways, and honestly, I kept thinking to myself that this would have worked so much better as a manga. So, I guess since anime is just an advertisement for manga... it worked?
The only reason I was able to get through these painful 5 episodes was because of the English dub. Boy, they sure knew what show they were in and were having a ball hamming it up. Because of the limited animation the lips barely sinc with the acting, but I think that's part of its charm. There was absolutely no fun in the Japanese version.
Also, I'm resigned to say that 'Yakuza' will forever always be said wrong in English. I generally don't understand the 'Yakooza' pronunciation.
I won't remember this anime in T-minus 5 milliseconds. It didn't do anything fun or creative. Watching this was like watching a five-year-old recite Shakespeare. They're getting the words out but without any meaning or nuance.
Story: 4/10
Art: 1/10
Sound: 1/10
Character: 2/10
Enjoyment: 2/10
Overall: 2/10
