Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan is a rare gem in the anime industry- that is if I were to speak about it in terms of PR. It has one of the most impactful and exciting PR I have ever seen in my history of consuming anime, YET the show failed to deliver what it has deliberately shoved into its audience's faces. I, too, like many others, had my expectations set high from all the PR, expecting something similar to that of Konosuba, Bocchi the Rock, or The Disastrous Life of Saiki K, only to be let down.
Coming from Wit studio, the animation quality is NO WHERE near what the team is truly capable of; It's not bad, but the characters' design, foreground, and background don't have that impact that makes you go, "Wow, this is truly a product from WiT studio!.", and most of the time, the animation are just clumsy.
The jokes coming from the show are UNBEARABLE; not even a fourth-grader would laugh at them; all the jokes make you feel like it is forcefully forced down your throat; it is unhumourous, especially when humor is the main selling point of the entire series, the normalization of disgusting jokes like Koshi Torako being a virgin or incest is just awful, no punch line, nothing, just weird things being normalized in a poorly attempt trying to make the viewer laugh.
Now, there is quite a handful of gag-humor anime out there that don't give the viewer a clear flow of story development, but at least they HAD a story flow. After three episodes of Shikanoko Nokonoko Koshitantan, the plot is all over the place; where does Nokotan come from? Why does she know about Torako's past? What is their motivation? We know NOTHING about that; yes, I understand some anime will give clues for the viewer later in the series, but in the meantime, they at least tried to entertain the viewer; this series DOES NOT entertain its viewer whatsoever.
When we combined mediocre animation quality with shit-unfunny jokes and a poor plot, we got something similar to this; the only redeemable thing this series has is its PR material and the opening, nothing else. Please don't waste your time on this; make your limited lifespan worthwhile with Konosuba or Bocchi the Rock.
