Audience reviews
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TheCompletionist
Do you love cats. I certainly love cats. As a cat owner of two adorable kitties that mean the world to me - I've actually been fortunate enough to own as many 5 cats in my household between my wife and I so anytime I get to experience an anime that has kitty cats I'm pretty sure I'm going to enjoy it even if the kitty is living inside a banana.
Bananya is a 13 episode series in which every episode is only 3 minutes long that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. It is a series that is mainly directed towards pre-schoolers but I assure you that if you love cats or if you love things that are obnoxiously cute you'll definitely get your enjoyment out of it.
You can't really expect the most in depth story especially when each episode is only 3 minutes long but the allure of this anime is y…
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ten out of ten, a masterpiece, perfection of the craft, I have been simply brought to tears by this show. the world may be in a dire state right now, where corporations and oligarchs control every facet of our life, selling our data to unknown suits for their personal benefit, but this? this show? this is pure, this is a show which cannot be touched by the billionaires, this show contradicts every single negative thought I have had about the world around me.
they're cats, and bananas, they're bananyas, it's ingenious, it's stupendous, it's pulchritudinous. there is not a moment that goes by anymore without the thoughts of these adorable banana cats invading every wrinkle and crevice my brain has to offer, this show represents everything that is right with the world, it is humanity at its…
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Overall score: 10/10. Bananya is peak fiction.
Story: There isnt really a story. Its just the scenarios we find the bananya crew in for that episode. There is kinda a plot line where bananya's dream is to be a chocolate covered bananya, but thats only brought up in two episodes. So i guess 10?
Art: The art's pretty good, its nothing special, but it makes the bananyas and other characters very cute.
8/10
Sound: I really like the narrators' voice and the outro is a banger. They also only speak in "Nyas" which is funny to me. 9/10
Character: The bananyas each have their own unique personality and its really fun to see what they will do that episode. 9/10
Enjoyment: I really enjoyed the 40ish minutes it took to watch this masterpiece, it was fun to watch, the episodes never dragged out, a…
Read at the sourceHampster1135
Okay, besides this being the best thing to have ever been or will be made, let's talk about this show. If this show existed in any other form, it'd probably be terrible, but it's a short form show anyone could get into and finish in around 30 minutes to an hour. The show itself just has a bunch of cats in bananas, what's more to like. They go through all kinds of antics, doing silly things like bouncing around, or messing with the TV. Most of the skits last for around a minute at most, and end with a pretty catchy ED. The art style is kept pretty simple and lightly colored, but still fits for a show like this. I'd recommend this as something you could watch to pass time, and still enjoy at the same time.
Read at the sourceB1uebear_
I`d say Bananya is quite similar to the anime Gudetama. In simple terms, there's no real plot to either of them. I think Bananya is more about the enjoyment other than an actual continuing story. The art is like Gudetama and the characters are cute and I enjoyed their personal personalities. There`s not much to say as it doesn't really have a plot, most of the episodes are just them goofing around. I personally need a plot to enjoy an anime to it`s fullest but I it was the silly stories that made me continue watching. I wouldn`t recommend this to anyone who wants a plot. But if you enjoyed Gudetama I think you`d like it.
Overall enjoyment:
7/10
Read at the sourceDips
This anime completely redefined the whole game, it step up to the world's biggest taboos without fear and made us viewers rediscover anime under a new critical eye, subjugated by the outstanding efforts put into the storyline and unique never seen before characters and overly colourful art, a true feast for the eyes.
This anime covers all genres and is not to be taken lightly even by weeabo veterans, under evil hands, it could be used as a weapon which will one day destroy the whole world (dramatic music) therefore it had been sealed deep in the shallow darkness of the net but resurfaced once again like jumanji to wreck havoc upon this realm.
but yeah it's good tho
Read at the sourceMelodyFire
I gave this show a 7 for cuteness alone. I know that might seem a bit odd, but as someone who has suffered through atrocious short anime such as Ikemen Sengoku, 3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen, and (gags) Pingo in the City, I have to appreciate an anime short series that does not make my ears bleed and pray for the day my eyes fall out of my skull. Because Bananya is cute. Very cute. The type of cute that warms the hearts of everyone. ls there a good story? No. ls there a story at all? Still no. But even if all this show has going for it is it's cuteness level, I still can't find anything to necessarily hate about this show. It's just something to relax to or to make you happy when your depressed.
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I just watched all 13 episodes of the anime called "Bananya".
A few points I would like to raise (spoilers ahead):
Like pupating moths, the cats live inside these banana skins inside the house of the rarely seen human family. All the Bananyas supposedly have their own personalities: for example, Black Bananya has a bowtie.
What intrigued me early on was Bananya’s ambition to become a chocolate covered Bananya – one that was, to say the least, entirely perplexing. Does Bananya want to be eaten? Does he just enjoy it aesthetically? If, like me, you go into the show wanting an answer to this, you will be disappointed. In fact, for the rest of the series I found Bananya’s work ethic intolerable. Instead of pursuing his ambitions, he spends most of his time asleep and eating sweets. Why, at…
Read at the sourceJersie
Ok so, this thing is 13 episodes long 3 minutes each, so a total of 39 minutes of your time.
So to be blunt, these Bananyas are the creatures you find on cute Japanese stationary.
With 39 minutes you have nothing to lose, I highly recommend to watch this after a horror game marathon or something, believe me you won't forget it.
I mean its Banana cats, you can never go wrong with that. Bananyas are exactly what they sound like, and they will make you feel exactly how you think you will feel (unless you're some sort of weirdo)
Plus the ending is FRICKIN CATCHY.
If you're wasting your time here on MAL, reading reviews on Banana cats, then you have time to watch it, so you can watch it while you're stressed or something I don't care.
Thank you for reading!
Story: 7
Art: 7
Sound: 8
Charac…
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What could I say about this masterpiece that hasn't been said yet?
Some shows are just too good for the human race to apreciate, with that said, bananya is something else than an anime, to the point of being an experience, something you'll only live once in your life, something beatyfull and outstanding.
Story- 10/10: Every episode tells a different story about bananya's crew, focusing in one of the few characters.
Art- 10/10: Animation and art in general is incredibly high quality.
Sound- 10/10: All things related to sound, that being, voice acting, sound track and everything else passes the feeling of awesomeness.
Character- 10/10: Character development is outstanding in the show, something other anime could learn from.
Enjoyment- 10/10: It's impossible to watch bananya without a sm…
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Okay, I'm going to be real. I couldn't even ironically like this.
This anime is a complete waste of time, which is saying a lot since each episode has about 2 minutes worth of content. The entire time, I was bored shitless. My eyes kind of glazed over while watching this. I think the only reason I finished was because it was so short, and because i was hoping that I could find some kind of enjoyment in some other random aspect. Alas, I found none. I couldn't even laugh at the bad flash animation because it was so minimal.
Heck this anime doesn't look like it was made to be enjoyed even. Its probably was just a timeslot that needed to be filled, a paycheck that needed to be written, and a glorified toy commercial.
If you like bananya or are interested in it, that's cool, I kinda get it…
Read at the sourceZetsubouCooper
What happens when a cat and banana are combined into one entity? Suffering, basically, you should never mix genetics like that. But in anime's is fine.
STORY
Taking place in the mind of an overworked office worker, Banyana follows the lonely, stressed man's life as he imagines several "Bananyas" inhabiting the world in order to cope with his mundane, pointless existence. He helps cope with life by creating many different types of his imaginary banana-cat hybrids, each with their own personalities, like Bananyanko, the pink haired female one (who is, by the way, best girl), or Baby Bananya, or Banyana, the star of his stress induced dreams.
I'm kidding about the stressed out worker part. But seriously there's barely any story here, each episode just have a vague story like "Bananya has a n…
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Okay, this was VERY good for reducing anxiety. The color palette is calming and peaceful, which helps to make the viewer feel happy and at peace. The overall cuteness of the Bananyas doing simple things puts the anxious mind at ease. It was great to watch this after a stressful week of school and work. I could just sit back, smile as the Bananyas enjoy their adventures. It's a good show to watch when you don't have the energy to invest in a story or complex plot, but you still want to watch some anime. Good for all ages!
Plus, if you love cats- what's not to love? They are cats being cute.
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Story~There was legit no story here lol. Like at all. There were just random episodes with some random theme like "Going to the supermarket" or some crap lmao. 3/10
Art~The art here was ADORABLE. I squealed multiple times per episode because of how how cute it was. Every single character made me go, "I WANT IT!!!!!" 8/10
Sound~The sounds for each cat were probably the cutest things I have ever heard in my life. That's all I have to say about that. 9/10
Character~I want all the cats in this anime as my pets. I WANT THEM ALL. The only not-so-good thing I have to say about this is that the creators of this anime could have actually given the cats names. Instead they just state the color of the cat and put Bananya at the end. 7/10
Enjoyment~This anime was adorable and I loved the cuteness…
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Much like the title Bananya is a portmanteau of banana and the noise a cat makes (nya), this series is about creatures who are a portmanteau of bananas and cats. It’s a series of short (3-minute) episodes following the daily lives and adventures of Bananya and his friends.
Bananya and his friends live in a human family’s kitchen and throughout the series we see them playing with each other, exploring the house and the world around them, with their actions being described by an unknown narrator. There’s also a short section at the end called ‘Bananya Identification Guide’ (although the actual book cover says Bananya Picture Book) where there’s a character profile of the bananyas. Each episode stands alone, and there’s no reason to see a previous episode in order to understand any other epi…
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Hopefully this provides a little bit of information on Bananya that helps you to decide whether you want to watch this or not.
Bananya is a short anime series about cats that live in bananas, and their adventures.
Story: 5
There isn't much relation between each episode, and it's just a short series. I quite liked the adventures of Bananya and the others. The story went slowly and it was all very lighthearted and easygoing.
Art: 7
The art style is simple for most of the characters, but really good. It fits this simple and cute anime. Animation is pretty good as well. But neither of these is particularly special.
Sound: 6
Voice acting is done by three adult men. One is the narrator, and the other two just say 'nya' for all the cats. Overall it's pretty well done and cute. The music is fi…
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Story:
SPOILERS AHEAD
MY GOD. This Anime's story is absolutely outstanding. From the very first episode it hooks you in on wonder. Wondering, what is this peculiar Banana-Cat's world like? Later on, as we learn more of these banana-cats exist, our veil of limitation is lifted, because Bananya eventually explores later on, and we learn the lore that this world adds to the story.
In the final episode (aka the best final episode ever written of anything), bananya and his friends help the greedy humans and open their hearts by making a cake for them. In return, the humans help bananya achieve his dream of being a chocolate-covered banana.
Art:
Some might say the art is garbage (Nobody is happy with anything), some, simplistic. I think is very aesthetic and adorable no matter how you want to…
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This was a cute little anime that I was able to binge-watch fairly quickly.
I never knew that banana cats could be so adorable!!! Oh, sorry I mean bananyas.
Each episode had a cute story, and some of the scenes reminded me of my own cats (Fun fact of the hour: I have two adorable cats). The detailing of the character's lives and backstories were unique, creative, and fun as well.
Overall, this is really cute, and if you're short on time this is a fun anime you can cram in quickly. Thanks for reading my review and I hope you enjoy the anime as much as I did. ^^
- Otaku-kun, The Otaku in Converse.
Read at the sourceProfaneValkyrie
Bananya is that dosis of cuteness where you might be able to beat your addiction for cat videos. Now wait the characters are cats? But I though they were just talking bananas... I am confused.
Bananya is 95% cuteness and 5% comedy stuff 3 minutes series.
So if you really need that blissfully cuteness of drugs, this would indeed be cocaine of cuteness XD
All the rainbow faeces of the Unicorn - the good things
- Very beautiful simple colorful artstyle. (a more detailed style wouldn´t be fitting, I think)
- I love their Nya sounds, very cute and a good cute ending song
- Many would takes this as a con, but I think it was perfect for this one that it had a episode based plotline.
- That ending was interesting!
All the hurtful.... cringe! - The cons
- It is nothing more nor less, don´t expec…
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Some anime aren't for everyone.
There are people who really can't stand sports anime. For others fanservice is a turnoff. Some people think that psychological works are too confusing and full of themselves.
And you know what? That's perfectly fine. Everyone has different taste - that's why we have so many different genres and mediums for entertainment. I'm never going to tell someone their taste is bad.
Unless, of course, they don't like Bananya.
You see, Bananya is a universally appealing anime - as in, if you see a slice-of-life comedy about adorable cat banana friends going on adventures, finding love, and chasing their dreams not appealing to you, you are literally Hitler.
Every single week, Bananya manages to make the best of its three minutes by not just focusing on its cuteness…
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