AniWorthTanjou: Debut
Introduction
Aki Itou is a normal highschool girl doing normal things: reading books, feeding stray cats, eating at restaurants with her friend Kumi, dreaming of being an adult, and admiring the boy she likes. However, reality is not always kind to girls with dreams, as she finds out.
(Source: ANN)
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Audience ratings
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Audience reviews
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AllAnimeMag
I watched Tanjou: Debut to earn an award badge on Anime Planet. While the episodic, “day in the life” format had its charm, I found the overall experience flat and slow-paced. The anime barely scratches the surface of its world and characters, leaving much to be desired in terms of depth and context. It was decent enough to sit through for the badge, but beyond that, there’s little reason to watch it.
The story itself wasn’t particularly unique, nor was it engaging enough to make up for its predictability. While I don’t mind simple or familiar setups, I need something—be it strong character writing, intriguing conflicts, or an immersive atmosphere—to hold my attention. Unfortunately, Tanjou: Debut lacked all of the above.
The art style was serviceable, but nothing special. It had that no…
Read at the sourceSgtSalamander
Tanjou: Debut is an odd little OVA, with two episodes of completely different substance and style that feel like parts of two different anime- a disjointedness which diminishes the overall quality of this title significantly. Still, each episode when considered on its own isn't necessarily bad, just somewhat unremarkable. Beginning with the story, it feels fractured as a whole, but passingly entertaining on the basis of individual episodes. Episode 1 feels like a bog-standard mix of shoujo and slice of life, with a dash of somewhat generic 90s flare thrown in. Episode 2 feels like a bizarre supernatural plot, with an eerie if somewhat confused paranormal mechanism at play. Each on their own is fine, exhibiting nothing especially good or bad, but the fact that they seem to take place in two…
Read at the sourceHidamariSeashore
First of all, WRAPPING PAPER ISN'T HAIR! Ahem....excuse me. That's just the name of a badge on Anime-Planet that you can earn by watching this particular anime, which is how I learned it existed in the first place. Despite the curiosity I felt after discovering it, though, I ended up spending YEARS trying to find it with English subs included. I eventually found it and was able to watch this pair of OVAs; however, it's evident now that all of that searching was NOT worth it.
Lads, ladies, and non-binaries, I now present my review of the 1994 OVA series, "Tanjou: Debut".
Tanjou: Debut, known in English as "Birth: Debut", is based on a 1993 video game of the same name where the player is a manager for three idols; however, nothing except its opening theme hints that this is what the anime'…
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