Sabuiki Bisco tries its absolute hardest to be this wild crazy mashup of different Shonen tropes and some random idiosyncrasies added into it. I wanted to enjoy this show that was truly nutty as fruitcake which is why I rated it as high as I did. Then we got the 2nd and 3rd episodes which has led to nothing short of a disaster. This is mainly due to borrowed content and garbage character designs, with its biggest Achilles Heel being the superficial inarticulate mind-bogglingly trivial story.
Story - 3
Dear reader are you interested in a show with a misunderstanding as its main selling point? Along with unrealistic viruses, terrible pacing and an unappealing cast of characters? Then welcome aboard. Sabuiki Bisco's world suffers from a rust problem and we are led to believe that mushrooms are the cause of this unspeakable evil. Well if you have an IQ under 70 you might've believed that. Given we are watching a generic Shonen action anime there is no chance for our protagonist to be a villain. So oh wow guys the virus is actually cured by mushrooms! Who would've thought? The plot is extremely shallow which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Take Demon Slayer as an example it had a shallow plot yet it was good enough and interesting enough to keep us glued to our seats. This show removes any intrigue it had by just saying: "Hey so this is basically how the world works stupid viewer, keep watching us weekly now that any mystery available is gone." So apparently this is supposed to be a post-apocalyptic anime and initially I was excited, only to realize that it's literally ordinary Tokyo rebuilt with desert surrounding it...
Art -5
Honestly, not a fan of the art, the character designs look off and everything is pretty poor by 2022 animation standards, I know it's a new studio but there's a certain lack of polish to the actual characters, the cyberpunk backgrounds look alright to be fair. We get a bunch of clowns dressed up in oddly familiar rabbit heads. Oh, gee where have I seen this one before mate? Ah yes, the absolute garbage Doubt manga that was supposed to be scary but just made me laugh instead. That's what the costumes in Sabuiki Bisco made me do. Every character looks off, even the whales in the sky are a ripoff of Re Zero.
Sound -7
I'm indifferent to the OST at times it's great, at times it's normal. The OP is far too over exaggerative for me to enjoy as the singer sounds like she's trying to sing death metal to a pop beat which fails epically and leaves me royally upset. Though I don't dock points off EDs or OPs that was not pleasant in the slightest.
Character - 3
Oi mate you thought the story was bad? Wait till you hear about the characters. The MC is a mary sue with zero personality that can single-handedly take down an entire army with a mushroom bow. The doctor character is this nice guy that only cares about the greater good. And to top it all off the main rival is just the doctor's sister whose whole personality is misunderstanding the MC which is the most overused trope that I despise. The only "good" characters I can speak of are the old man that acts as a mentor and the main villain who actually has a personality.
Enjoyment - 4
I enjoyed the insanity at the start but over time this eroded (get it? Cause of the rus- ok I'll stop) into just slogging through each minute of this dull uninteresting show that tries so damn hard to be different but it becomes different to the point of dullness.
Overall - 4
If it gets better (which I have serious doubts about) I may change my rating to a 5 or 6 at best but right now this anime has been the most disappointing anime of the season so far.
