Audience reviews
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TheCompletionist
Do you love cats. I certainly love cats. As a cat owner of two adorable kitties that mean the world to me - I've actually been fortunate enough to own as many 5 cats in my household between my wife and I so anytime I get to experience an anime that has kitty cats I'm pretty sure I'm going to enjoy it even if the kitty is living inside a banana.
Bananya is a 13 episode series in which every episode is only 3 minutes long that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a series that is mainly directed towards pre-schoolers but I assure you that if you love cats or if you love things that are obnoxiously cute you'll definitely get your enjoyment out of it.
You can't really expect the most in depth story especially when each episode is only 3 minutes long but the allure of this anime is y…
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ten out of ten, a masterpiece, perfection of the craft, I have been simply brought to tears by this show. the world may be in a dire state right now, where corporations and oligarchs control every facet of our life, selling our data to unknown suits for their personal benefit, but this? this show? this is pure, this is a show which cannot be touched by the billionaires, this show contradicts every single negative thought I have had about the world around me.
they're cats, and bananas, they're bananyas, it's ingenious, it's stupendous, it's pulchritudinous. there is not a moment that goes by anymore without the thoughts of these adorable banana cats invading every wrinkle and crevice my brain has to offer, this show represents everything that is right with the world, it is humanity at its…
Read at the sourceHentaiWarior
This show for me was amazing, It was a 50/50 at first being I mainly wanted to put this in my list since the episodes where only 3 minutes long, the other 50 was me being really anxious and depressed and needing this in my life. When I watched it I found that this show gave me non stop smiles and joy, I really cant recommend this show enough if you need some joy in this world, the animation was so cute and adorable, and towards the end of the show they showed two pictures of real life cats, I Would definitely re-watch this show it was so good.
Read at the sourceEeveeMoew
10/10 MUST WATCH!!
How can you see the cover of the show and not watch to watch it? Bananya was the best thing that was ever created! The simplicity of the artwork makes the cats all look so flippin' adorable! The moment I first found this anime I binged it all in one sitting. Cutest thing I've ever seen!
Don't like long shows? worry not! the episodes are extremely short so don't worry about diving into a long adventure! It may be a short show, but it creates quite an impact on the viewers.
I personally love anything cute, but if you're not into cute stuff like this then this might not be the anime for you, but still give it a try >:3
Read at the sourceadoguin
Overall score: 10/10. Bananya is peak fiction.
Story: There isnt really a story. Its just the scenarios we find the bananya crew in for that episode. There is kinda a plot line where bananya's dream is to be a chocolate covered bananya, but thats only brought up in two episodes. So i guess 10?
Art: The art's pretty good, its nothing special, but it makes the bananyas and other characters very cute.
8/10
Sound: I really like the narrators' voice and the outro is a banger. They also only speak in "Nyas" which is funny to me. 9/10
Character: The bananyas each have their own unique personality and its really fun to see what they will do that episode. 9/10
Enjoyment: I really enjoyed the 40ish minutes it took to watch this masterpiece, it was fun to watch, the episodes never dragged out, a…
Read at the sourceVampireLord1024
This anime called Bananya for me was interesting, since it was about small cats that lived inside of bananas for some reason. This anime is one that you could easily watch within one sitting, as all of thirteen episodes are about three minutes long. The anime focuses on the Bananyas & it introduces new characters within each new episode, with each character being unique in their own way, for example, there's one that is constantly fixated with his look, so he has to comb his fur for a good amount of time. The Bananyas usually just stay in this unnamed lady's house and they are more active when she leaves her house, as they end up playing in the bathroom sink or just being lazy and taking naps. This was an enjoyable anime to watch.
Read at the sourceKonokoAsada
I doubt that I would have discovered this cute series myself, so I'm grateful to the friend that told me about it. At first I didn't believe it would engage me, but what do you know?! Sometimes animated kids stories can be just as good for grown-ups too :)))
Although it's that kind of series where each episode has its own story, there's also unity throughout the anime and a common idea: passing from an episode to another, a new character is introduced every time, until we get to know all of them. Also, the first and last episode have an introduction and a conclusion. The incredibly short episodes of only 3 minutes each as well as the presence of a storyteller speaking rarely and slowly make it easy to guess this anime is addressed to younger kids. Most probably from 6 or even 4 years old…
Read at the sourceHampster1135
Okay, besides this being the best thing to have ever been or will be made, let's talk about this show. If this show existed in any other form, it'd probably be terrible, but it's a short form show anyone could get into and finish in around 30 minutes to an hour. The show itself just has a bunch of cats in bananas, what's more to like. They go through all kinds of antics, doing silly things like bouncing around, or messing with the TV. Most of the skits last for around a minute at most, and end with a pretty catchy ED. The art style is kept pretty simple and lightly colored, but still fits for a show like this. I'd recommend this as something you could watch to pass time, and still enjoy at the same time.
Read at the sourceB1uebear_
I`d say Bananya is quite similar to the anime Gudetama. In simple terms, there's no real plot to either of them. I think Bananya is more about the enjoyment other than an actual continuing story. The art is like Gudetama and the characters are cute and I enjoyed their personal personalities. There`s not much to say as it doesn't really have a plot, most of the episodes are just them goofing around. I personally need a plot to enjoy an anime to it`s fullest but I it was the silly stories that made me continue watching. I wouldn`t recommend this to anyone who wants a plot. But if you enjoyed Gudetama I think you`d like it.
Overall enjoyment:
7/10
Read at the sourceDips
This anime completely redefined the whole game, it step up to the world's biggest taboos without fear and made us viewers rediscover anime under a new critical eye, subjugated by the outstanding efforts put into the storyline and unique never seen before characters and overly colourful art, a true feast for the eyes.
This anime covers all genres and is not to be taken lightly even by weeabo veterans, under evil hands, it could be used as a weapon which will one day destroy the whole world (dramatic music) therefore it had been sealed deep in the shallow darkness of the net but resurfaced once again like jumanji to wreck havoc upon this realm.
but yeah it's good tho
Read at the sourceNetbug
I have a love-hate relationship with short anime; their short format means that aside from the select few which manage to tell more story in their total 30 minutes of content than most full-length series do (I'm looking at you, Space Patrol Luluco) most of them are prone to being pretty vapid. This works well when you stick them between episodes of other shows or put them beside other shorts on television, but it doesn't work as well when you binge it. Bananya is one of many anime shorts designed with one goal: introduce a cute mascot character to sell toys. Not much happens in the show - a bunch of banana-cat hybrids goof around for 13 3-minute episodes. It's pretty much the animated version of watching cat videos online with a twist of anime's weirdness mixed in. In the end, while it can…
Read at the sourceMelodyFire
I gave this show a 7 for cuteness alone. I know that might seem a bit odd, but as someone who has suffered through atrocious short anime such as Ikemen Sengoku, 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen, and (gags) Pingo in the City, I have to appreciate an anime short series that does not make my ears bleed and pray for the day my eyes fall out of my skull. Because Bananya is cute. Very cute. The type of cute that warms the hearts of everyone. ls there a good story? No. ls there a story at all? Still no. But even if all this show has going for it is it's cuteness level, I still can't find anything to necessarily hate about this show. It's just something to relax to or to make you happy when your depressed.
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I just watched all 13 episodes of the anime called "Bananya".
A few points I would like to raise (spoilers ahead):
Like pupating moths, the cats live inside these banana skins inside the house of the rarely seen human family. All the Bananyas supposedly have their own personalities: for example, Black Bananya has a bowtie.
What intrigued me early on was Bananya’s ambition to become a chocolate covered Bananya – one that was, to say the least, entirely perplexing. Does Bananya want to be eaten? Does he just enjoy it aesthetically? If, like me, you go into the show wanting an answer to this, you will be disappointed. In fact, for the rest of the series I found Bananya’s work ethic intolerable. Instead of pursuing his ambitions, he spends most of his time asleep and eating sweets. Why, at…
Read at the sourceJersie
Ok so, this thing is 13 episodes long 3 minutes each, so a total of 39 minutes of your time.
So to be blunt, these Bananyas are the creatures you find on cute Japanese stationary.
With 39 minutes you have nothing to lose, I highly recommend to watch this after a horror game marathon or something, believe me you won't forget it.
I mean its Banana cats, you can never go wrong with that. Bananyas are exactly what they sound like, and they will make you feel exactly how you think you will feel (unless you're some sort of weirdo)
Plus the ending is FRICKIN CATCHY.
If you're wasting your time here on MAL, reading reviews on Banana cats, then you have time to watch it, so you can watch it while you're stressed or something I don't care.
Thank you for reading!
Story: 7
Art: 7
Sound: 8
Charac…
Read at the sourceRimoldi98
What could I say about this masterpiece that hasn't been said yet?
Some shows are just too good for the human race to apreciate, with that said, bananya is something else than an anime, to the point of being an experience, something you'll only live once in your life, something beatyfull and outstanding.
Story- 10/10: Every episode tells a different story about bananya's crew, focusing in one of the few characters.
Art- 10/10: Animation and art in general is incredibly high quality.
Sound- 10/10: All things related to sound, that being, voice acting, sound track and everything else passes the feeling of awesomeness.
Character- 10/10: Character development is outstanding in the show, something other anime could learn from.
Enjoyment- 10/10: It's impossible to watch bananya without a sm…
Read at the sourceStar-Dazzle
I liked Bananya a lot because of how cute it was. That and the episodes are really short. You can finish the whole series in under an hour. In the anime the story was pretty good but at the same time it was all over the place. The art is really good because it really emphasizes how cute the series is. The sounds could use a little bit more work because it is really only cute nyas, music, and a narrator but not many other sounds. The characters are really cute and that is why they are really good. Even the very few people in it look cute. My enjoyment level was pretty high because of how cute the anime was and how short it was. My overall score of it is a 9 because I think the story and the sound could us a little bit more improvement. It is a good anime and you should watch it.
Read at the sourceMegumins_Ass
Yet another random idea from the Japanese pop culture has come to life. You guessed it-Cats and Bananas!?!?
When I first started this anime, I was kind of annoyed that I even wanted to try this at some point. I know like a lot of people on MAL, we have a HUGE plan to watch list, and "sometimes" we ACTUALLY get to them. However, within the first episode, I felt like such an idiot for picking this show, and almost dropped the series completely. However, as I kept watching more, I soon realized that this anime has something special about it.
I have never been into watching any kids shows, or really anything that doesn't look a little mature.I mean, granted, we all watched some sort of kids anime or cartoon as a kid, and didn't even really understand what we were watching. However, I find th…
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Okay, I'm going to be real. I couldn't even ironically like this.
This anime is a complete waste of time, which is saying a lot since each episode has about 2 minutes worth of content. The entire time, I was bored shitless. My eyes kind of glazed over while watching this. I think the only reason I finished was because it was so short, and because i was hoping that I could find some kind of enjoyment in some other random aspect. Alas, I found none. I couldn't even laugh at the bad flash animation because it was so minimal.
Heck this anime doesn't look like it was made to be enjoyed even. Its probably was just a timeslot that needed to be filled, a paycheck that needed to be written, and a glorified toy commercial.
If you like bananya or are interested in it, that's cool, I kinda get it…
Read at the sourceZetsubouCooper
What happens when a cat and banana are combined into one entity? Suffering, basically, you should never mix genetics like that. But in anime's is fine.
STORY
Taking place in the mind of an overworked office worker, Banyana follows the lonely, stressed man's life as he imagines several "Bananyas" inhabiting the world in order to cope with his mundane, pointless existence. He helps cope with life by creating many different types of his imaginary banana-cat hybrids, each with their own personalities, like Bananyanko, the pink haired female one (who is, by the way, best girl), or Baby Bananya, or Banyana, the star of his stress induced dreams.
I'm kidding about the stressed out worker part. But seriously there's barely any story here, each episode just have a vague story like "Bananya has a n…
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Okay, this was VERY good for reducing anxiety. The color palette is calming and peaceful, which helps to make the viewer feel happy and at peace. The overall cuteness of the Bananyas doing simple things puts the anxious mind at ease. It was great to watch this after a stressful week of school and work. I could just sit back, smile as the Bananyas enjoy their adventures. It's a good show to watch when you don't have the energy to invest in a story or complex plot, but you still want to watch some anime. Good for all ages!
Plus, if you love cats- what's not to love? They are cats being cute.
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