Shakotan★Boogie

Introduction

It's girls, gangs, and cars in this adaptation of the 1985 manga in Young Magazine, by Lullaby for Wednesday's Cinderella-creator Michiharu Kusunoki. Local punks steal cars, switch the plates, and sell them, but not without racing them for a while against rival gangs. The anime continues the story where the 1987 live-action movie starring Kazuya Kimura left off. (Source: The Anime Encyclopedia)

Audience ratings

MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.61/10 · 730

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Audience reviews

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TomokiNakagawa

If you were a fan of Initial D for the culture surrounding that era, this would be my top pick for a next up. Think of it like Initial D but for the late 1980's where this story is set- and with less racing and more filler. It is an excellent period-correct show to study Japan's peak "Bubble Era" economy. Particularly about the "bosozoku" street phenomenon. Would say the story focuses less on racing the machines and instead it is about the people and the lifestyle that surrounded it. Much tradition and cultural experiences are depicted here which is lost on modern media today. Things like "highschool fair days" and what it meant for the youth of the time. How the young deliquents spend all their money on their gaudy, flashy ride for a chance to get with a beautiful girl. (It is similar to…

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heroesluk

Okay, to begin with This is not excatly what you probably expect. Instead of fast cars and cool races, about half of screen-time is filled with REALLY stupid, mostly slapstick humour, sexism, and basically doing stupid things. Okay, if that discouraged you, you can already close the tab with this review, and give up on watching Shakotan Boogie But if by any chance, you enjoy watching stupid guys, doing rather dumb stuff and on top of that you like JDM culture, i can almost guarantee you that you'll enjoy this show. I mean, this show won't change your life, don't have any really strong points either. It's just really enjoyable comedy, which don't give a damn, about being right. The plot doesnt really exist, we've got a few characters that are introduced during first two episodes, and they…