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Reviews: Mitsudomoe and Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi
Alternate Titles: None
Original Japanese Release Date: 2011
Episode Length/Run-time: 8 Episodes
Summary:
The continued antics of the Marui Triplets. Futaba is the tomboyish one, Hitoha is the quiet pervert, and Mitsuba the self-proclaimed princess employ their antics and wreak havoc in a comical manner on everything around them.
Review:
The second season of Mitsudomoe follows much the way of the first season. Each episode is broken into two, generally three, vignettes that follow a slice of life of the Marui triplets. While there is a lose overall story of their day to day lives and the passing of time represented by seasons and events there is no overarching plot with a set beginning, middle, climax, resolution, and end.
In this way though, Mitsudomoe is one of the most fantastic pick up and go shows you can find. Each episode goes from garnering a sincere chuckle to side-splitting hilarity. While I expected the antics to get tired and boring, after all there’s only so many jokes about a girl being a perv (right?), they never got to that point. Somehow the writers continued to find ways to make the content new and fresh while still being funny. No small feat, I assure you.
The animation or music is nothing to swoon over, but that’s clearly not the point of this series. Pouring money into a high animation budget would’ve likely detracted from the home-grown silly that the slightly cartoonish style produces.
You can completely watch this season without seeing the first. But why would you want to? Sure it’s not chronological but you may as well start a good thing from the beginning. However, if you do decide to pick this one up in the middle the only thing you may not understand (and the only thing I didn’t really like) is the first episode. The first episode is a mock TV show referenced throughout the series called the Gachi Rangers (much like the power rangers). This episode seemed less funny and out of place, but it hardly detracted from the overall quality of the show.
On a humor scale, this anime easily gets a 5/5.
However, I try to score like a critic, and since it doesn’t really have a plot it’s bumped down to a 3/5 on an overall scale. Bur seriously, if you like funny you do not want to miss this one.
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Alternate Titles: None
Original Japanese Release Date: 2010
Episode Length/Run-time: 13
Summary:
There is one thing that no teacher in Japan ever wants, and that is to be the homeroom elementary teacher of the dreaded Marui triplets: Futaba, Mitsuba, and Hitoha. Futaba is the youngest, a tomboy, stronger than most grown men, clueless and obsessed with boobs. Mitsuba the middle child is quiet but filled with quirks such as her obsession with the Gachi Rangers (kind of like power rangers), or the fact that she reads porn all the time and can be more fearsome than the other two when provoked. Hitoha is the eldest and is the self proclaimed queen of the world, and she is willing to do whatever it takes to see this come to pass. Satoshi Yabe, a newly hired teacher has his hands full with these three as crazy happenings follow.
Review:
The summary above is really all the plot Mitsudomoe has. There’s a full cast of main and sub characters that come in and out of the story as the humor requires them. But the only other semblance of a story is the passing of time through the series. This show is based entirely on the characters and the funny situations they get into.
That being said, it does it wonderfully.
Every episode had me rolling in side-splitting laughter. It was the dubbed Shin Chan in Japanese. These young girls talking about boobs, nipples and more was just too funny. But they don’t rely too much on the crass humor. When they do they find a new fresh take. Or find a new slapstick hyjink to put the characters through. I kept expecting it to get tired and old, but they kept making me laugh from start to finish.
The animation is child-like and simple, fitting the show. Flashy things aren’t really needed here.
The main criticism is that it’s not going to change your life. There’s no story and there’s no developed plot. But what this anime does it does WELL. And it’s one I highly recommend for anyone looking for a good laugh. The other plus is each episode is broken into about 3, 7 minute segments, so you can devote as much or as little time as you want to it.
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