AniWorthLaughing Salesman
Introduction
Each episode follows Fukuzou Moguro, a traveling salesman, and his current customer. Moguro deals in things that give his customers their heart's desire, and once his deals are made and their unhealthy desires are satisfied, Moguro's customers are often left with terrible repercussions, especially if they break the rules of his deals...
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 7.05/10 · 1918
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Audience reviews
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parllax
The laughing salesmen is a underrated classic. I really the concept of the devil deal/genie. All your desire could be provide but at a cost. It's a very unique series of it's era. Anime targeted at adults doesn't sale well as in the past.
First Moguro said his famous dialogue while we get a introduction the the episode client. The client experience a problem. Suddenly Moguro appear out of nowhere to offer a solution. The client either talk to Moguro on the spot or eventually desperately take his offer at the Demon Nest Bar. Either Moguro actively helps the client or never appear till the end when the client broke his promise. Then something horrific happen to the client. From a embarrassing situation to death. It does get repetitive but mid way the show really shake up the order. Sometim…
Read at the sourceWallanimx
I've kept Laughing Salesman (1989) with me for over a year now, because I'm really bad at finishing longer series. But also because I didn't want to give it up. I knew nothing about laughing salesman until 2017 when the Laughing Salesman 2017 short series came out. I loved the concept of exchanging one's desires to a geniee who would give you what you desired but at a price.
He never harms children and I've noticed throughout this series he rarely harms women. Its mostly men he targets. I don't know if that has any real relevance in anything but I thought it was pretty interesting.
This series reminds me of Jigoku Shouji in that these people are contracted to give up parts of themselves (aka souls) in order to recieve what they like. Mind you, they're not ushered to hell but time after…
Read at the sourceBriareoss
Warau Salesman is not only one of those "one of a kind anime" but is also heavily underrated and missunderstood.
First of all, Warau Salesman is a Horror-Comedy with pretty heavy social commentary. I don't know why people always deem it as something else. But lets start at the beginning.
The show is about a mysterious salesman, Moguro Fukuzou, who deals in human souls (the literal japanese translation is "kokorou" which means heart, but its symbolic for souls). He offers people a splendid deal that fits their deepest desires perfectly and that they won't possibly refuse. All free of charge of course. However, Moguro has always one condition that he makes clear to his clients. If the client breaks that condition, the whole deal is void and Moguro can collect his soul (visualized by basical…
Read at the sourceHanageShinken
Warau Salesman is an episodic show with no real plot, where each episode is its own little story. Every episode has a different protagonist, Moguro's client, whose life almost always is ruined in one way or another by the end.
One good aspect is how condensed the stories are, never being rushed. This anime does a very good job of presenting a different story in a short time every episode, usually the first 2 or 3 minutes, after which comes Moguro offering the miraculous, too good to be true, solution for his client's problems. The problems are realistic and mundane, with a big portion of the clients being salarymen. A big part of the enjoyment comes from the expectation, each time you begin watching another episode, of seeing in what fucked up way will Moguro ruin someone's life. I don't…
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