Introduction
Sporting designer clothes, make-up, and nails, Ran Kotobuki is the very picture of a trendy, young Shibuya girl, but don't let that fool you. This girl comes from a family of cops, and she’s ready to lay you out flat if you even think about causing trouble in her town! At least, she will... when she’s not distracted with karaoke, shopping, and dodging her homework. Join Ran and her friends as they defend the streets of Shibuya and attempt to shop their way into the history books as the most famous Gals ever!
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Audience reviews
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appleslices32
This anime is great for those who want to watch an anime about the lives of teenage gals (gyarus) in the city! The main character, Kotobuki Ran, is super funny, independent and care-free but a great friend to everyone. I ASPIRE TO BE LIKE HER WHEN I GROW UP! (i'm older than her) Another huge factor to this show is the romantic relationships between the main girls but also the side characters too! This show's humour was my favourite part, but it also tackled serious topics. I liked most of the character dynamics and relationships with one another... HOWEVER!!!!!
Complaints:
MIYU AND YAMATO'S RELATIONSHIP IS ILLEGAL!!!!!! Miyu is 16 and he is a 25 yr old COP! It's very clear that Miyu only relies on Yamato to this degree because she feels like he "saved" her from her traumatic past. She w…
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I went into this anime looking for a low stakes, feel good, fluffy shoujo anime. I got exactly what I came for, plus a few pleasant surprises as well. This show is not Shakespeare. And it will not be giving you epiphanies or high stakes when watching. But it is a great show for adolescent girls, and much more mature than I was expecting. It's also a great time capsule for both gyaru and Shibuya culture of the 90s and 00s.
Story:6
This was the most surprising element of Super Gals for me. I was expecting cutesy fluffy stories about clothes, fashion, and maybe even idols/models. Instead, this show gave me some surprisingly mature themes and topics. This maturity is not anything physical or romantic. Most protagonists in shoujo act protective or defiant against intimacy, while shyly or slowl…
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The comedy in this was decent. The friendships were wholesome. It was the romance. The typical Japanese style shojo slice of life anything goes romance that made me give this a lower score. Mind you, I live in Japan. I am a girl. The only reason I'm insulting this romance style is because I've experienced it and it's the most confusing why on earth are you doing this kind of vibe you will ever suffer through, especially from a western perspective. If you could put up with Fuka from Kodocha, or Yui Narumi from Ao Haru Ride, then you may enjoy the relationship development in this anime. Some characters in the show have more sensible and cute relationships that make the eh ones barrable. But it just wasn't my thing.
That being said, this manga and show are actually decently popular in Japan.…
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For all you girls out there: Have you ever dreamt of strutting around in your town, driving away the wrong-doers and spreading some better karma around? Have you had to juggle your family expectations, your friends, your love life, your academics and everything else in between? Do you believe in female solidarity? Do you enjoy kicking some butt when there's some drama brewing? Do you love shopping, dancing and eating (a lot!)? Then you might just qualify to be the next super gal. The anime Super Gals tells the story of three best friends (or, you could say "gals"): Ran, Miyu and Aya, who pretty much run the town of Shibuya. Through their ups and downs, they live a very fun and eventful life, which was very entertaining to watch. Although I felt sometimes the characters seemed a bit shallow…
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Super gals is a wonderful slice of life anime that shows you the grow of the 3 main characters over the anime its covers a wide array of real life subjects abusive teachers to prostitution and how each character deal with the situation. I love Super Gals because its presentation is delivered superb and the pacing is top notch. You can check out my full video review at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPK2Q-rWB1g
Read at the sourceKuridoll
I remember first watching this on Animax jp in the evening right after Inuyasha showed, & I was like what is this? THIS PLACE IS EXACTLY LIKE SHIBUYA! :D
So I kept watching it, then they never finished on TV so I went online and looked up Super GALS & here it is!
This is based a girl named Ran Kotobuki she "owns" shibuya and is the #1 GAL. She dresses very girly BUT she is actually very strong and defends anybody in trouble. & the story gets good after a while so I recommend this show.
If you think its some girly girly show, guess what? it is LOL but its not all abuot fashion & nails (: PLEASE WATCH THE JAPANESE VERSION INSTEAD. The dubs sounds RIDICULOUS o.o
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Super Gals i one of my favorite anime. Ran is a good role model for any teen girl in my opinion. she might be a greedy brat, but she knows what's right and wrong. I have a great respect for her.
Anyway, you should check it out. I pretty sure anyone would enjoy it, unless you're not into comedy. (sorry still new to reviewing anime ^.^: )
Read at the sourceRetro8bit
Upon first hearing about "Super Gals, " I remember thinking to myself: What could this be about, super hero females that save the world from destruction? Hahaha, but no it is actually far from it!
Story: 8/10
Despite the story and characters taking place in Japan, they actually give off a much more "American" style of flavor. The story is all based around life as a teenage gal in Shibuya in the late 90’s, so you know its all going to be about the platform shoes and loud accessories. Now there is no over all plot to this series, it ranges between slice of life, action and comedy. Basically we watch 17 year old Ran Kotobuki (main character) living life as head of all Shibuya’s turf. Its kinda interesting actually, because while she does run the show in town, she isn’t in a…
Read at the sourceAphiel1
OMG I had to resist the urge from beating my head in with a freaking hammer after watching this series not only was it the same old thing I've seen a million times before but with the added craptastic bonus of getting to experience the whole shallow teen with a big heart...uh let's get this over with.
Story- As I've said I've seen this a million times before it isn't the first time I've seen and for the love of kittens I wish it would finally be the last but it just won't be.
Art- I hated the art
Sound- I did not like the sound and especially did not like the voice acting (even though the actors did a dang good job of imitating what they had to be).
Character- I really hated the characters in this story honestly I think this was the aspect I hated the most about the series even if time was…
Read at the sourceTitan-Kikumaru
I like the manga, but somehow I'm not quite satisfied with the anime. I don't know, maybe its the sub's quality that translate everything like Ganguro become Tan Face etc etc...
Sometimes maybe the term should be left the way it is.
The only thing that make me keep watching was Tatsukichi's 'Ookii' (his monkey expression is priceless) and the Junior Detective....
So sorry to say, the manga are better.....
Read at the sourceErisu
Super Gals Review
Writen by: Erisu
Story:
Ran Kotobuki is the self-proclaimed world's greatest gal, and she lives to shop, eat, and have as much fun as possible. But she's not all faux nails and Hawaiian jewelry; in the midst of all of her goofing off, she protects Shibuya from all manner of undesirable people, and she often devotes herself to helping both friends and strangers out of trouble, big and small. Of course, she'd rather be eating free food and scoring good deals on clothes, but getting someone out of a big pinch can be just as fun for her. Because of this, she's widely respected by the denizens of Shibuya, and although she may look (and even act) a bit shallow, she's got a big heart and a sense of justice that could put her Police Chief father to shame. But she's not intereste…
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