Kindness,
Encouragement,
Troubleshoot.
This anime revolves around those four points. In short, it's an anime about a club which help anyone and everyone regardless how big/disturbing/annoying the request is.
First of all, I read somewhere that this show is somehow derived from Gintama. I can't say anything about that because I've never seen Gintama. I didn't feel like catching up with hundreds of episodes...
Let's get back to Sket Dance shall we?
Story - 10/10
This is arguably bias among fans. One might say it barely have any plots, while the other is vice versa. Anyway, IMO Sket Dance do have a plot and an interesting way of telling a story.
They use a lot of 'requests' from the other students to flesh out the main characters. So one will get to know the protagonists traits and characters as they kept watching.
The most interesting thing is... some 'request' trigger a flashback on one of the main trio. Needless to say, these flashbacks is heartbreaking/ tear-jerking/ dramatic/ important to the story. They slowly explain how SKET DAN came to be... By the end you would understand why there is a SKET DAN in the first place.
See that? By the end, they explain how it begins... How could that not be interesting??
No, the story is not mainly about the past. The present itself feature itself with a lot of relationships issues. I will spoil nothing.
Art - 10/10
In my eyes, the graphics were beautifully done with intricate details.
Sound - 10/10
This may be bias coming from an audiophile, I love almost all animes OST and VA. All of the animes I've seen have great sound and Sket Dance is no exception.
The VAs are really good too! I could feel the emotions portrayed.
Characters - 10/10
The characters in Sket Dance plays a VERY IMPORTANT role to the story. I think it's the way they relate the characters that made this anime really alive. Each characters have their special personality which come with a ridiculous idiosyncrasies. The main character, Bossun himself has the biggest flaw of all. Don't get me wrong, these flaws are the reason this show is so good. I won't tell what is it...
Enjoyment - 8/10
I couldn't give a full score to avoid being to biased. One might say the repetitive pattern of request becomes dull throughout the series while some says the otherwise. IMO, I enjoyed all the episodes. Oh! Another thing is Sket Dance tends to break the fourth wall a lot with a certain character. This can only lead to two things: you find it funny or you find it disturbing.
Overall, Sket Dance is definitely worth watching regardless what genre you like. It's a well-rounded anime which mix the genre with deft writing and planning. I'm hoping they animate more episodes from the manga because there's much more to be told!
