Human Bug Daigaku tells the story of a lone salaryman by the name of Hirofumi Satake. Accused of a murder that he committed of his fiancée Chie Negishi, the punishment for murder is death, and he is being sentenced just as the justice courts say so. Satake has one particular trait: being known as the "Undead Man", he has outlived all the dangers imposed on his life, no matter how high nor how wide. For that reason, the mysterious research institution, known only as "The Human Crazy University" with the unassuming Professor spokesperson in toll, develops an interest and uses him to seek answers to the mundane human life of miraculous phenomena and the thing we call karma.
Derived from a web manga published by K Contents and seralized online via YouTube with voiced narration and dialogue since March 2019, this is what I can call: the dark side of the web, and seemingly so, because this show is the definition of edutainment. Sprinkling in real-life events, locations and the like in tandem with Satake's situation of finding out who is the mastermind behind this murder case that he obviously did not commit, takes a bunch of truth and facts that it just feels satisfyingly undeniable. In fact, I will go so far as to say that despite studio DLE's choppy Flash animation-like prowess (because the studio DID start off as one) in the veins of one of my favorite anime of all time (Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san), it looks out of place and bad, but I assure you that please do not define a show by its animation, when the plot itself is so interesting and has many twists and turns that when you come around to realize it, it has already taken into effect of its own case study.
As an example of creative use, via the Torture Sommelier Shigeo Ijuin, there is actually a YouTube channel dedicating to everything about torture, its many ways of infliction and whatnot that feels like a road trip diving into YouTube's great unknown of entertainment that is seen by the few and hardcore. And adding to that, the magnificent casting of Tomokazu Sugita and Yui Ogura as the main couple, with some unknowns like Professor's VA Hidenari Ugaki adding into the mix, and you'll have one fine web comic that has unlimited amounts of creativity at whatever it desires to showcase.
nano's OP fits the show to a T, and Lowland Jazz's instrumental ED, NGL, is a certified banger. Heck, I would consider this as one of my favourite EDs of the season.
The only sad part: it's tough to recommend a show like this, if you're a very simple-minded person hell bent on criticizing even one aspect that makes or breaks the watching experience. And I tell you, while Human Bug Daigaku is easily defined as a niche anime, it's for the people who can see this from a different view, to take a chance and say: "Man, how did I dismiss such a show like is? Because it's deep, rich and contextual, and it's so engaging." It's definitely a personal preference if you like or hate this show, but if you take a gander, it's really a fascinating one-of-a-kind show that's unlike anything else out there.
