A horde of ripped hippos with military artillery mounted on their backs stampede across the screen, making aim at a spiky haired archer riding on a colossal crab. An elderly man in the background takes aim and one-shots a hippo, causing the growth of a massive mushroom to rupture its skull. One phrase comes to mind:
"What the fuck?"
Sabikui Bisco is a hyper-crack acid ride that's inexplicably attractive because of its gritty and insane portrayal of a post-apocalyptic world. I don't want to divulge too much about the premise in light of the fact that there's no point; the entire point of a show like this is that it takes the viewer by surprise in how "out there" it is. Premise aside, it was really just one hell of a ride the whole way through. Though there were problems present with pacing and there was a small (and quite annoying) retcon at the end, the entire vibe of the show kind of enticed me into overlooking "the small things". Normally, I think things like this may have presented a larger issue, but because of the nature of Sabikui Bisco, there is really no reason to severely detract from the show here.
The audiovisual quality of the work was insane. A funky jazz + metal fusion feel for the OST did perfect justice to the inexplicable absurdities occurring on the screen, and a grainy feel accompanied by CG and a bright color palate further added to the immersion that I felt in following the series weekly. Overall, it was an experience that I won't forget for a long time because of its perfect shot at my sweet spot for "funky" settings. I don't smoke or anything, but if you're doing some semi-legal things and you wanna watch some anime, I think this might be the one.
Sep 29, 2022
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