"No, Blue is a thousand times better than Red!"
"Yellow is a pure maiden."
"Purple has sucked 20 dicks."
"Green is my waifu."
"Peterhausen is obviously the best girl."
I'll start by posing a question. What makes an anime good?
Are you perhaps, looking for a great story? One that hooks you from the beginning, and doesn't let your balls go until they're blue and screaming? Maybe characters that grow on you and feel like actual people, or how about stunning visuals that breathe life into the show, and an OST that kicks ass? A masterpiece, if you will?
Then stop reading here, because that's definitely not what the Color Wars is.
However the Color Wars is one thing. Infinitely entertaining. Explosions, panties, giant tentacle monsters, dragons fighting airships, ninja, pedophiles, and sexual innuendo that pass right over the main characters head, it's all right here. The Color Wars is like watching some of the best and worst things in anime come together and have an explosive tea party. It won't be like anything else you've ever seen, and it won't even make any fucking sense. But I can assure you, it'll be entreating to watch.
Why is it called the Color Wars? This is simple arithmetic my unobservant friend. Even after spending a substantial amount of time watching the Color Wars, you'll find it challenging to recall the names of the harem members. So how do we refer to these characters? Just call them by their abnormal hair color of course! You've got the rainbow at your disposal, all that's left is to pick your army, and fight with all you’ve got. Throw as much shit as you can at anyone who picks any girl besides your favorite, because they have a disorder my friend. A disorder called Shit Taste.
12 episodes isn't a very long period of time to tell a story. Adaptions seem to suffer from this minuet overlooked detail. The Color Wars doesn't have much of a story; well it does, but it doesn't make much sense. All the details are smashed together, especially in the final episodes, and explanations are locked up like a child who asks too many questions in the basement, never to be seen again. It doesn’t even matter that the pacing of events is wacked like a drugged hooker. If I have one piece (Shut up, that's not funny) of advice to offer, it's don't take anything anyone in the show says seriously. Decide not to think about anything anymore!
While the animation is fairly good, character designs completely lack in any sort of diversity. Green hair goes with green eyes, and blue hair with blue eyes. And just like colors, we've got all sorts of personalities too! Tsunderes, aloof types, lolis, and even a Rei; the fun never really stops. Characters never break out of these cookie cutter archetypes that chain them; not like I ever expected them to anyway. You need to constantly keep in mind that this is a bad harem. I'll reiterate the point, don't think about it.
However there is still a group of characters that really get my blood pumping, Primarily Peterhausen (Hah! An alliteration!) and the lead Sai Akuto. Peterhausen is a giant dragon that fights airships and fires drills from his mouth. His character is perfect, never requiring a second of development, by far the best part of the show. Sai Akuto hates the system called god, and would do anything to rebel against an oppressing force. He really keeps the show interesting, playing both the good guy, and the bad guy. While he seems to shy from girls like most harem leads, he also takes shit from no man. You might be surprised at some of his more daring actions.
So what is a good anime? I think that's mostly up to you to decide, but for me as a general rule, a good anime, is one that achieves what it strives for. The Colors Wars tried to force a horribly written plot down my throat, and I ended up just laughing in its face. By my logic, it isn't qualified to be classified as a good show.
Even though the show misses at its primary target, it still manages to impress me by how over the top and endearing it is. I found myself grinning at the corny lines and colorful fight scenes, even if the context of the situation didn’t quite make sense. In essence, it could be summed up as fun.
But I need to tell you something Yui. Fun doesn't mean good.
