Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
_ciderf1sh
So I started watching this show, because it had cute magical boys and I never watched a single magical boy anime until now. I need something fun to watch while balancing out the more serious anime I have on my own list… I went into this anime anticipating a masculine version of the often-mentioned Pretty Cure series. I was in for the humor and the wacky clichés. I actually really enjoyed this one.
Just know this is a parody of the magical girl and shounen ai genres, and also fanservice for the ladies (〃´▽`) It doesn't make it any less enjoyable to watch! It's apparent that it's written for fangirls who wish to pair friends together, it has a
highkey romantic undertones (i honestly enjoy that as a multishipper myself).
The five main characters are set in highschool with the usual genre…
Read at the sourcemadotsukii
It's a good anime to pass the time but not something I would review. An anime similar to Sailor Moon but with a more superficial story and with only men in the cast...I admit I haven't seen an anime with a shotacon protagonist before, but the characters in general are relatively cool. It's a highly recommended anime for girls. By the way, this anime already had a game that unfortunately ended in 2017...
Average anime to watch on a boring day, the opening is good too. Animation quality is also standard but cute. But it certainly wouldn't be an anime I would recommend...
Read at the sourceWolfieGrrrl
Boueibu is an affectionate parody of the magical girl genre where magical boys save the world with the power of love. Every episode, the monsters of the week get a dose of therapy from a teenage armchair psychiatrist who firmly believes that everyone is special and worthy of love even if they only play a bit part... all while his friends lampshade exactly what genre they're in. The meta humor truly speaks for itself. While the show was airing, it was the perfect dose of silliness and love to wrap yourself up in every week; and now that the season is bingeable you can overdose on wholesomeness even faster!
Fair warning: The tropes being parodied are staples in magical girl and BL series, and may be hit or miss. For example, Yumoto's cuddle addiction starts out funny but then quickly grows…
Read at the sourceInfamousMuffin1
who the hell gave this a 6.87? THIS IS A FRIGGING MASTERPIECE!
The art is a little bad, but the animations and colors make up for it. the characters are all differnet and have their own little quirks, the monsters always give me a laugh no matter how many times i re watch the series, its light hearted, has a few seasons and an ova, funny as its a parody, and overall an extremely underrated anime. its currently my favorite anime, and has been my favorite anime for so many reasons, its funny,wacky, unpredicatble, loveable characters, a wombat, loveable villians, funny romantic bits, fair share of dirty jokes, i recomend this anime to anyone who loves funny, magical girls, and cute boys.
Read at the sourceMacross_Ghost
I honestly don't get the appeal. Take your standard magical girl show including a monster of the week, nude transformation and colour coded costumes and throw in some mild parody and self-awareness and you've got this show.
The plot is contained in three episodes- the very first and the last two. Literally every other episode is a monster of the week basic plot with goofy looking monster designs and equally goofy dialogue. Rest assured though, the heroes who I'm never completely sure are parodying their character type or just ARE their character type will show up and stock footage transform into The Battle Lovers and ultimately defeat the monsters with more stock footage.
I thought the designs interesting at first until realising they're literally just gender-swapped standard magical gi…
Read at the sourceGaioa
As a heterosexual male from socialist Europe, I got unexplainably hooked by BKCBLOVE. This review is my attempt to figure out why.
The premise: five sexy but careless guys at an all-boys high school meets a pink mascot who turns them into magical girls (-boys), and they are then pinned against personifications of everyday first-world problems who they defeat with spells and debating, while the evil and all-powerful student council flexes their dominance and plans the end of the world.
So which genre does this falls under? I don't think there's a short answer to that, but the long answer would be "magical girl and anime overall parody, disguised as shoujo ecchi with lowkey BL, but actually witty comedy".
First of all, the humor is actually really witty and able to deliver. Too many parody…
Read at the sourceFantasyHazard
This show in terms score, has obviously suffered from 'high expectations' ~ by the title alone we can already expect something cute, funny and enjoyable.
For many people this kind of show is off putting due to the BL vibes it radiates, however, this review, I hope will alleviate any anxieties about watching this.
Story: 7/10 its hard to rate it a 10/10, for these reasons: The plot is minimal and each episode is very independent to itself, so to give a 10/10 wouldnt feel right, however the mininalistic plot that is there is fun and enjoyable cause it doesnt try too hard to tell its plot. Art/Sound: 10/10 For me this show really excelled in its art style and sound, the OST was very upbeat and fun, and really captured the LOVE essence of this show, the colours, the songs, everything made me…
Read at the sourcepomegranit
Before you get any ideas, I will tell you this: THIS SHOW IS A PARODY.
This is meant to poke fun at magical girl shows, but not in a mean way, so I don't see a point in getting riled up about it.
The story is episodical and has a different villain/fight every episode, all of which basically go down the same way. It all seems very stupid until the plot twist at the end of the series. There's also a great deal of other plot surrounding the main fight plot, so you can always indulge in that. It's laid out very similarly to Miraculous Ladybug, so if you're in that fandom, I would recommend this.
The art is beautiful, with some very nice galaxies and very clean, wholesome looking characters and backgrounds. It's not fancy, but it's simply nice to look at.
The sound is okay. The opening a…
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I dont usually write reviews which is how most reviews are started but whatever, I wanted to write a review for Binan because a lot of lame people are giving it poor ratings, literally its a parody okay. And it does just THAT very well in my opinion, it makes fun of the usual magical girl formula in a really funny and accurate way but it also doesnt lack its own creativity and absurdity and I think thats what makes it so good. I personally didnt start this show expecting it to answer the secrets of the universe or some crap, but I also didnt expect to love it this much.
The soundtrack was pretty dang great too and the animation was really really beautiful as well.
I guess if you want a fun show thats unapologetically stupid and hilarious then you've come to the right place.
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Okay so I finally finished the series entirety, the second season and OVA. And I had a great time with this series, and I thought it was well executed, but yes there were a bit of slip ups here and there and this series is by no means perfect, but I am rating it high because it I feel like it did a good job, but it fits a niche were some anime watchers might not get enjoyment out of this show (People who dislike bishies, fan service and some minor hints at shounen ai, will not enjoy this show). I am just sad because I feel like people forgot this was kinda a parody, and maybe took it too seriously. Or it was just bashed by people who bash these types of shows. But Overall I think this show and whole series deserves an 8/10, season 1,2, and OVA. Now here's why....
Story 7/10
Okay so this s…
Read at the sourceSwimmming
So i happened upon this show by accident on Crunchyroll thought it looked cute but didn't want to bother since it didn't look like my kind of show. I am notorious for finding and loving al sorts of obscure laughably horrible anime. This is one of my top favorites.
The show is similar to a Sailor moon type show (have never seen but reminds me of it), you've got men jumping around in dresses and fighting evil. Sounds lame right? Wrong!
Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! is a comedy that mocks most of the regular cliches that come with the dramatic group fighting anime.
You've got some strong bromances here (maybe more, up to interpretation), friendship, accidents, mystery, and Love obviously.
If you watch please watch ALL THE WAY THROUGH TO THE ENDING you will understand why. What appea…
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There's already been a few reviews saying how this show deserves a better rating, but I'll say it again: it deserves an 8 at the least. It was funny, clever, emotional, and thrilling. The plot twist at the end kinda fell a bit flat, but I couldn't have asked for a better ending scene. All of the characters were so beautifully written I was rooting for them and sympathizing with them, and yes, that includes the "enemies," i.e. the poor students feeling anger and hatred being manipulated. Zundar and Hireashi not included 'cause they were just weird little talking animals. I am so glad this has a second season (which for some reason, at the time I'm writing this, is only .12 higher and I'm sure with how much I absolutely loved this season I'll fall even more in love--haha, love--with the seco…
Read at the sourceAnnis
This anime is totally fabulous in every way. I don't like to write so much so...
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• Story 8/10
The beginning was little bit like "Okay, what's just happened?"
But after, I didn't give a ^__^.
• Art 9/10 Very colorful. This is filled with happiness and the same time fabulousness *_*.
• Sound 10/10
The best. Nothing else.
• Character 8/10
Sailor Moon x Power Rangers and Dark Princes. (They look hilarious xD)
• Enjoyment 9/10
Has a lot of funny moments. I watched over some of the scenes and still remember.
• Overall 8/10
The weird animals were the confusing part for me.
But I liked it anyways >~<
Other: Where's all the girls? A planet without girls? or a town without girls? I don't know but I want to know if there'…
Read at the sourceTheBrainintheJar
I’m glad this exists, but not sure how I feel about it besides that.
We need an anime like this. Everyone talks about how the male point of view is dominant in media. Earth Defense Club provides plenty of fanservice for females. It’s a gloriously feminine anime, all hearts and hot boys. It also has a wink-wink satirical element, which often goes against it.
The attempt at being gloriously feminine is fantastic. It’s not even moe. The character design is useful to note the difference between male power fantasies, and females’ fantasies about guys. Ultra-mascular guys aren’t fanservice for females, but for males. The strength and endurance they show isn’t automatically sexually attractive, but something males wish for themselves.
The design of the guys here isn’t macho. It’s pretty in a d…
Read at the sourceSairasKR
I was excited to see this anime the first time I've heard of it, and honestly I wasn't disappointed. This isn't an anime that's supposed to be taken seriously, and to be honest I don't know why so many people reviewed this badly when all the anime does is to make fun of the cliches prevalent in anime, and that they could not see it.
It is a satirical parody of the magical girl genre. I get that parodies aren't for everyone, but for me, if well done, they are a hit for me, and I couldn't stop laughing watching this one. It contains a lot of in-jokes of the magical girl trope and if you don't really watch anime that much, it might not be as funny to you than it is to somebody who does. This show actually contains a fair share of black humor as well, which is surprising seeing how colorful a…
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I started watching this expecting a male version of the pretty cure series. I was in the humor for cliches and silly jokes, and a not very deep story... and i did get that, and so much more. I wasn't expecting to enjoy this as much as i did.
This show isn't advertised as such, but no matter what they tell you it IS an spoof/parody of magical girl and shounen ai genres, and fanservice for ladies. That doesn't make it less enjoyable, it actually make it become really refreshing.
The five main characters are a bunch of highschoolers with different stereotypical genre personality traits (the cute one, the brains, the playboy, the richboy and the lazy one), that are chosen by an alien pink Wombat to save the world and give love to the loveless. The funny thing is that they actually couldn't c…
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In this amusing parody anime, five high school boys in a club unwittingly find themselves meeting an alien wombat, who transforms them into magical boys, male Sailor Moon-esque members: they’re trapped in the outfits of an Earth Defense group and forced to say ridiculous lines against their will. Amusingly, they decide to make the best of their new situation, attacking evil with the power of love.
Of course this includes much suggestiveness and fan service, like bathing together, cuddling, and tickle fights. Oh, and the code phrase to launch their powers is “Love Making.”
While the anime is simplistic and often shallow, it is nonetheless ultimately quite sweet and helped lighten my mood whenever I watched it. Recommended for fans of very light shounen-ai (like Gakuen Heaven)
Read at the sourceLunalun
Binan - or Magical Boy anime - whatever name you may prefer, something where we can actually say it's "new"...kind of. Still Binan turned out to be very different from what I was initially expecting, which is a good thing.
Story: In the beginning it uses a "every week a new enemy/mission" style. Later there is more story development and it actually does get a little bit deeper. Also it uses parody elements, which you can already see in episode 1 (if you just want to try watching it)
Art: The art is...well...normal, I guess? It is nothing special but also not bad. The colours are simple and nice, while the backgrounds and everything is okay too, so really it is average...
Sound: It may just be my personal opinion but I really loved the soundtrack of Binan. Sometimes an OP or and ED is r…
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I want to note that the humor used for the most part in this show, is meta humor a.k.a. meta-joke, it is not just a simple parody. Meta humor is a lot less known then a lot of other humor. These are either jokes and a joke or jokes within a joke. As it is less known and not as "mainstream", I can see why the jokes are under-appreciated. If you don't like the meta humor concept, then this shows humor may not appeal to you. As, it does seem to be self-referential and like a typical magical girl series with how color coded and the continues cycle of enemies. But if you can't understand what is meta about it, it may just seem like bland jokes to you. Personally, I am a big lover of meta humor, so this show was right up my alley.
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This was a masterpiece, simply put.. lol
The first episode left me gleefully giggling from one end to the other; the moment you see pretty boys transforming in fluffy frilly costumes with magical powers, sparkles and hearts, yes.. I just couldn't stop laughing.
12 Episodes was just perfect. A second season wouldn't be needed, each episode was put in flawlessly. This is not your typical mahou shoujo anime. Mahou shounen? It has a few cute fluffy moments with very minor shounen ai, but nothing intimate. Simply enjoyable.
It teaches quite a lot of morale values. Friendship, forgiveness etc, the whole package. So this is definitely something you could show your children. It teaches you not to hate others and be content with what you have and be confident in who you are.
The characters wer…
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