After suffering from a shoulder injury, shy first-year university student Haruki Bandou gladly takes the opportunity to give up judo, failing to find happiness in the sport regardless of his family owning a dojo. He did not expect, however, that his best friend Kazuma Hashimoto would also decide to leave their university's judo club at the same time as him. Despite Haruki's protests, Kazuma already has plans for a new and revolutionary activity: a cheerleading team made up of only men. Although heavily reluctant, Haruki ends up helping his friend set up the team. Through sheer determination, and with support from their newfound club members, Haruki and Kazuma persist in founding the Breakers, the first ever all-male cheerleading team of Meishiin University, slowly making history in spite of the feminine tag attached to the sport of cheerleading and the prejudices, physical challenges, and self-doubts that inevitably follow. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Before I begin this review, props to Waseda University Shockers for giving us this anime! Watch the link to get an idea for the anime: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE7QecvR3fQ Men doing something like cheerleading? Not unheard of but this show is the definition of male empowerment! I believe no activity should be restricted to a certain gender with this show being the beginning of countless opportunities. This a series that has the sport cheerleading under the spotlight as we follow the lives of two former judo participants who embark in this new challenge. The main character for this show is undoubtedly Bandou Haruki, who is a college student that has thebackground of being from a prestigious judo family. This is evident in the fact that his father runs a dojo/gym in their name and that his older sister Haruko has won countless titles throughout her career. He then makes the decision to abandon the sport after suffering a severe right shoulder injury preventing him from participating. His best friend Hashimoto Kazuma follows suit in his decision as they do everything together since childhood. After this life decision, they immediately pursue cheerleading for a fresh start by trying to recruit members to start a college club, which would later lead to the formation of the Breakers. Initially they were ridiculed for even trying but our two main characters never struggled and persevered dutifully by researching the basics and applying it in front of campus. This caught the eye of a certain few which led to them joining and a chain reaction ensued since then with more volunteering to join. Now one thing that needs to be disclosed is the ridiculous pacing which is apparent when a recap is inserted 5 episodes into the broadcast. The first episodes mainly focus around 6 characters who are the initial core of the group with them being the founders. Mostly everyone is inexperienced to some degree which is shown when every member undergoes a brutal training process just to be fit performance wise. This implies that they should be naturally strong and have a good sense of balance. Mizoguchi and Toono who are one of the earliest to join struggle with this aspect, due to the fact their bodies aren’t equipped for the sport. Haruki and Kazuma are not subject to this because they are already in good shape from their time doing judo but still encounter problems in the process. Tokugawa Shou, who is an important character later on is adamant on not joining until the group can get on his level, which is the purpose for these episodes. The group weren’t called the Breakers until afterwards when the numbers reached to around 15. As more people joined, the same process of training had to be applied for everyone to be in sync. If they had the time to make a recap episode, then surely they could’ve accommodated another episode to deal with every member settling in to the new organisation. The characters are numerous but there is just no reason to talk about everyone, so I’ll narrow it down to the three most significant characters with them being Haruki, Kazuma and Shou. Haruki is an individual who has defected judo once he realises he cannot keep up with the strenuous workload. His shoulder injury he sustained from a grappling move has somehow led to him having a fear of heights. Yes, this is the man who fell from less than 2 metres at best has resulted in this joke of a character. This is totally unnecessary when he hangs out on his apartment’s rooftop just to socialise and is a base for further cheerleading training. It is also known that he sees his older sister Haruko with an inferiority complex despite the fact that he is a fervent supporter of her when she performs in matches. The irony being is that being the physically stronger sex doesn’t always guarantee success which is the case for our unfortunate young man. It’s not like she doesn’t have her fair share of problems… Kazuma on the other hand is just as talented as Haruki and even exceeds him in some aspects as being a better well rounded character. Kazuma is the focal point of the Breaker’s group when he is assigned the position of captain due to being a very vocal and earnest person at heart. The man is the superglue who resolves disputes that may occur and is the regulator to preventing any infighting. As stated earlier, Kazuma is a childhood friend of Haruki which has given him the status of almost being a family member in the Bandou household. I should rephrase that; he is treated to being the equivalent of a family member which just shows you how far their friendship has come. The reason for him choosing cheerleading is simple, as both his parents were active cheerleaders in their youths but even that does not explain the sadness that lingers in his mind. Finally, we have Tokugawa Shou who has the most difficult circumstances among the main cast. At first he was rejecting every proposal for him to join when it is known he is terrific at gymnastics. Once he is impressed with the setup and general abilities of the group, he is convinced in the direction the Breakers are heading and sort of acts as a player-coach because he is the most valued and experienced of the lot. Things change when they recruit Satsuki Takashiro to supervise their progress, only for it to not go down well with Shou who has a complicated relationship with her, which is later explained in his backstory. Despite this, he is still a team player and is ready to sacrifice himself for the greater good of the team. Even with less screen time, I find him to be a far more intriguing character compared to Haruki who comes off as one note at times. The art style and animation is certainly subpar compared to the norm that is produced nowadays. Brains Base have had some spectacular looking shows in the past such as Baccano! And Mawaru Penguindrum only to find themselves with Endride and Cheer Danshi this year. You don’t have to be an expert to say this is reminiscent to what Studio Deen had to go through but they are making a solid comeback. The character designs are somewhat basic but are peculiar at the same time, I could never get tired at looking at the same faces. Since this is basically a sausage-fest, this should be well received by the ladies who this time have good looking characters for once! The animation is just below average as there are too many instances of poorly drawn scenes when it’s not related to cheerleading. If only the whole show could be drawn like the opening segment, then that would make me a happy man. The sound is slightly better as there are moments where I was solely focused on the tune that played in the background over the other content. The OST has not been released for me to identify that part of the soundtrack but is usually always played at the end and gets me every time in the upcoming previews. Once again, with a cast so large you will expect top seiyuu to perform their characters with the likes of Okamoto Nobuhiko playing Kazuma perfectly. Another thing to note is that the seiyuu for Haruki who is Yonai Yuki, is completely new to me did a splendid job as he hasn’t worked on many shows. If you’re looking for a sports anime, then look elsewhere as this is a show that may feel underwhelming in many aspects. Sure the competitive drive is there but I feel this is more of a drama-oriented show personally. It’s lacking in production values but won’t necessarily stop you from enjoying it.
GO FIGHT WIN!!!!!!!!! LET'S GOO BREAKERS!!!!! I'm going to remember this quote forever. Cheer danshi is clearly the most underrated anime of the summer 2016 season or possibly the entire year which I don't get it. KEY: Break being what the characters need to accept about themselves or overcome any difficulty Story: The story of the show.... Well there isn't any... The true story of the show is within the characters. The characters backstory is the true story of the show where we just want to get up and cheer for those boys that they need to break whatever they need to break in this cheer club. Characters:When you look at the opening of the song. I bet you one question... How is the series gonna fit all 16 characters into the series. Well to sum up your answer They were introduce indirectly in episode 5 and in episode 5.5, yes the recap episode was not a full recap episode. It was only a recap for the first 19 mins. While the last 3 mins being ending credits and Haru explaining after their debut new members just keep coming in none stop hence in episode 6 we get to see the other 7 characters introduces into the series. That is a smart way in term of progression. Let's take something useless and make it into a plot driven episode. Each characters have enough screen time that we just want to cheer for them. I say the characters that have the least amount of screen time is chen (Chinese dude) but since his basic purpose in the group is to improve on his Japanese. So... we don't need a lot of screen time with him. Each characters have enough character development. Like, Haru being overcoming his fear of heights and growing some balls in this cheerleading team. Ton learn to overcome his self doubts, Mizoguchi learning to use his own words and not use famous quotation,Kazu to make people smile he needs to first smile on the inside and out. Sho able to move forward in life and become their base in the cheerleading team. Gen learn to stop comparing to Ichiro and just compare to his past selves. Ichiro learn to stop showing off. Hissahi learn that people are different from him his reason to cheer is different from one another. Sakuma always think that having a small body is a problem in life as he isn't that strong but thanks to his small body he is able to a flyer. Takumi, Gen and Doh learn to be independent as their big brother is gonna leave the team. Kin though being a man must be a bad boy and cause trouble. I already talk about Chen as his basic purpose is to improve on his Japanese his getting there as he used some hard Japanese words as his confronting Domino. Takuya being a worry puss on his younger brother learn to stop worry about him as spoil him is spoiling himself. Takeru learn that to have patience and guts to actually become a real man as he is scared when the flyer fall and he isn't able to catch them on time but the flyer are even more scared as the base didn't catch them on time. But we all can thank one person the coach. Thanks to her those boys are able to grow so much. Now when you look at it all the problem that the characters faces are all relatable. Even Haruko (Haru sister) aslo need to understand and able to break and accept that her brother doesn't want to do judo anymore. From Haru's fear of heights to Kin though that being a man must be a bad boy, We all relate to those boys Art and animation: A lot of people did complain about being dull and the colors aren't that bright but personally it works as they used 1 thing that no other anime uses DUST. There's dust in the air, When I watch other anime I always wonder how the hell they can fire a beam of light straight without dust interrupting. The show also got an addition bonus to the characters design as they look like real human beings where they look like us. So we can't really say characters face are of model as we make some weird ass faces before in our life. OP, ED and OST: The OP (opening song) is literally OP (over-powerful) as the characters start something new into their life as well as changing their lives one by one. Also the song is sung by luck life which also bring me to bungou stray dogs ed. Which I also love. The OST is THE OST is amazing just want me to get up and cheer for those boys. I need it... right now... The ed... is well.. cute. IS THE BREAKERS DURING A MINI PERFORMANCES... ISN'T IT CUTE?! Enjoyment: I'm glad they decided to stick on the basics of what is cheerleading and what is a cheerleader, some moves so the characters are able to shine brighter than the sun. Unlike another sports anime that I'm gonna review next. *cough* *cough* yuri on ice *cough* *cough*. Recommendation: Simply put watch it. Cheer danshi is the show that is able to make me laugh, smile, cry and feels as I watch my boys overcome their difficulties in this male cheerleading squad. A lot of people are actually disappointed with the ending as we didn't get to see the full performances and they didn't mention a winner but when you think about it does it matter... I mean since when cheerleading is about winning or losing?? Cheerleading is suppose to support people, motivate them and make them smile. That is the role of a cheerleader. Now for the full performances part it would make sense to place some past animated scene to see how much those boys grew both as an individual and as a group in this cheerleading team. Also, don't you guys want to know what is in their notebook?? It has been killing me what is in those notebook. Other recommendation include the obvious pretty boys show free!! and not a sports anime... in-fact is about music to save their school love live with the same perspective of characters breaking and accepting what they need to accept about themselves. So overall 9.6/10. Now you why not a staright 10/10?? simple, Haru x chihiro didn't happen. WHY!!! TON WHY!!! POOR HARU
I honestly thought when I first heard about this that it would be some sports anime to drag in the fujioshi/fundanshi community, but I was completely mistaken. This show had meaningful relationships and teamwork without it being a "anything is possible with friendship" stereotype. I also loved how they didn't discriminate with the cheer leading club and didn't make all the men tall and muscular. All the characters had their own details and backstories so no one was just some filler background character. The main reason this show dragged me into watching it was when I saw clips of the intro, I've never seendancing or performances in anime that weren't 3d, since it's always easier to animate those scenes. But all the performances were frame by frame, which somehow made it much more appealing to look at and looked quite smooth! One heartwarming thing is how the show represents the moral of the story. You learn in the show that the cheer leading team's name is called "The Breakers". They all decided to name their team this because they all wanted to show people that they are "breaking" the stereotype that you need women in a cheer leading group to be successful. But another meaning to the name is that they were all trying to "break" through their own personal insecurities by expressing themselves through cheer leading. I absolutely loved the show even more than I already did only because of this one small but significant detail. Overall an amazing and heartwarming show, I would absolutely love a season two!
An anime that at the beginning suggests that the end will have an incredible performance with the protagonist flying into the air, full of acrobatics and adrenaline. Buuuuut, it doesn't. Although the anime's proposal was cheerleaders, the focus is different. But calm down, I also have positive reviews. I believe that the strength point of this anime was the development of the characters. Seriously, each of the 16 members has a well-built personality! Not to mention that everyone has a very diverse appearance (a chinese, a chubby, delinquent, effeminate, with afro hair... anyway). And in those 12 episodes alone, they were better developed than many famousanimes. This made me very happy. Are some a little generic? Yes. But not all. I confess that I felt a little angry at Haru, excessive shyness irritates me. He couldn't even speak to his own sister, that sucks. So I prefer to think that Kazu is the real protagonist. As soon as I finished watching, there was a slight squeeze in my heart, because I will miss them. The art is relatively simple, but pretty. Sometimes she gets a little relaxed, but nothing that gets in the way of the story. The soundtrack is very pleasant (especially in the comical part). A very unexpected thing happened also in the penultimate episode with a girl named Chihiro. I didn't know if I laughing or hiding my face in some hole HAHAHAHAHAHAH I won't tell you because it is clearly spoiler. But I already tell you that you too will be surprised. About the end, it was great and at the same time terrible. Great because all the members had their screen time. Terrible because during all that time they were training like convicts, but they did not show anything exceptional during the presentation. Not to mention that they didn't even disclose the final result of the competition. The sporting genre has become the second priority in history (extremely disappointing). But anyway, now I at least know that cheerleader is a really cool thing. Before I thought it was shit done by annoying teenagers, it was interesting to have another perspective on the subject.
Cheer Danshi!! was definitely NOT one of my favourite sports animes. This series had a lot of potential featuring an all-male cheerleading team, however, it failed to deliver the character development, animation, or plot other sports animes had successfully done. Unlike most other sport animes, they didn't have any memorable characters, everyone is acting in a melodramatic way, the animation was below average... which is a big red flag for sport anime which depend a lot of action. Most importantly: there was no tension or competition... Forgettable Character The characters were unmemorable and cardboard. I can't remember any of them other than Haru, Kazu, and Sho,who have a bit of back story going on. Most characters are defined with one characteristic, that is displayed over the top in an unrealistic manner, some characters' only unique characteristics were their accent, some were completely forgotten after 2 episodes. Even the more developed characters were two-dimensional, Sho, for example, was defined by only three traits: 1) his love for a squirrel character - Nishijirou, 2) having experience cheerleading, and 3) being stoic, reserved and serious. Unfortunately, his three traits not only didn't work together, they worked against each other. It seems like the producers thought it would make him less boring to have a "silly" side with his obsession over a squirrel but it just left me wondering why is an adult man being so obsessed with a product mascot. His character seems to change from time to time as if he is not the same person. Full Review: https://shiorisworlds.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/%e3%83%81%e3%82%a2%e7%94%b7%e5%ad%90-cheer-danshi
You know what I love about sports anime? The way they make you want to get up dedicate your life to something as you're watching them (at least the really good ones do). "Cheer Danshi!!" does that. As I was watching it, I really found myself wanting to do EVERYTHING they were doing. I thought, "man, I want to learn how to do a handstand! I want to cartwheel!" I even felt like wanting to do planks!--which they do in order to gain that core strength they need for tumbling around everywhere and holding people up. Speaking of tumbling, that's probably the only thing Idid NOT want to do because I knew I could never. Lol. Aside from making me want to do stuff, this show is h-i-l-a-r-i-o-u-s. Like, laugh out loud hilarious. But wait. I have a confession. I watched it English dubbed. (Gasp!) So I can't speak for the original Japanese version of it. But about the way the English dialogue is written I'm 100% sure that the translations are not direct translations. They're very localized, and I say this because I'm pretty sure that Wataru didn't actually say that he has "white boy rhythm" in the Japanese dub (he really said that in the English version and I about cried laughing because of it). So, I think the localization worked in this anime's favor because it wouldn't have been anywhere near as funny as I had found it to be in English. With that being said, I recommend it be watched in English if you don't speak Japanese and English is your native language. So humor is possibly its biggest strength. What follows would be the characters which really drive the story. The characters are very strong and distinct and I enjoyed seeing how they interacted with each other, how they had to work together as a team, and how they had to overcome their own obstacles. Each character had at least one sole obstacle they had to overcome. Unfortunately, this anime is overall very rushed, which really killed the character score. The reason is because all of a sudden, like a dozen characters popped up at once and I found myself completely overwhelmed. I'm sorry, but that is NEVER an okay thing to do--at least not in my book. No one appreciates it when you shove a million characters into the story all at once; it's confusing. It really started to feel disjointed once that happened, and I had trouble connecting with any of the newbies. halfway through, it just gets really messy which sucks because of how much I enjoyed the first half. I honestly wish they would've tried to split it into two seasons. I'm sure that would've have been better for the anime. In all, it's a very enjoyable show that really rushed its way through at the end, but it was still enjoyable, it made me feel good, and it gave me lots of laughs.
As I sit here sipping peppermint tea, the cold bitter breath of winter clawing at my window like grey wolf shrouded in steam, I find myself satisfied with finishing an anime that simply does not stand up to my high standards of what a 'good' anime should be. Cheer Danshii is a pleasant anime that borders on the ever increasing combination of Slice of Life and Sports. The basic premise of the story is that a group of high school students form the first ever men's cheer leading squad for their school. The story itself is not that awe inspiring, and indeed thestory telling has a number of troupes and cliche attempts at character development. But the beauty of this anime is not that its phenomenally written, well drawn, or compassionately animated. It is instead enjoyable because it is based off of true events. A quick youtube search of Waseda University will give you the all mens cheer squad that this story was based off of. Will this anime break any records? No. Will it change your life? No. Will it make you smile from time to time. . . Im betting so.
So I just finished Cheer Danshi!! and I enjoyed alot, although I might be viewing it too optimistically haha. It seems to view itself as a sports anime, but I find it more comparable to a performance/idol anime, such as LoveLive, because most of it seems to revolve around training and bonding instead of competition. So Cheer Danshi!! lacks the intensity of a sports anime, and instead focuses on the buildup before a final performance seen in many group idol anime. The story starts out pretty original and ends pretty well. The story premise is original and quickly grabs the attention of the viewer, however,the main problem is that the middle episodes are lackluster, as it feels that many opportunities to have something interesting happen are missed. The buildup is generic, and has been seen before in other anime, as they train, gain new members, struggle with conflict within the team, and resolve the conflict ending in stronger bonds. Although with an average buildup, the anime finished off with a great ending that gave a clear understanding of what this team meant for the characters. The art is decent but standard, it doesnt portray a unique style but its comfortable on the eyes. The character designs uniquely define each character and are probably the best part of the visuals. The animation itself is cheap besides the performances where it gets a boost in quality. Overall it has good art but not amazing. The sound really helped make the anime feel energized. Nice background sound throughout the anime to support the other aspects of production and great Opening to really pump up the viewer. There were many characters portrayed in the anime with many unique and colorful personalities. However there are many missed opportunities in this aspect as character development moments are missed especially for many of the beginning characters. As the anime added in a whole new set of characters during the middle of the story, many opportunities to showoff the first group of characters are lost. With the show juggling the team of characters, we only get a taste of who all these guys are, until the very end, where the characters reflect on their experiences and we as the viewers truly get a solid understanding in who they are. Overall though, they are a group of fun good-hearted guys who are inspired to Cheer. In my optimistic/abstract view, I saw the whole team as one character, a few conflicting personalities here and there, but essentially everyone was driven with a passionate heart. I'm a sucker for camaraderie type anime, so I enjoyed it more than others it seems. I think it did a good job in making all the characters likable in a way, and having a few subplots for some of the characters to struggle with. I think I really the ending the best though, because we really straight into the characters through their thoughts. Overall, it was pretty good, I fully enjoyed binge-watching it, but definitely could have improvements throughout the story and character development. I'd recommend it to those who enjoy the camaraderie shown in sports and idol animes, but if your looking for intense competition or jaw dropping drama, this isnt the anime for you.
I'm really disappointed because, based on the first episode, I really wanted this show to be good. It seemed like it was going to be pretty funny and actually take its character motivations seriously, but the show took a harsh drop after the first few episodes and quickly filled itself with too many characters to care about and watched its promising aspects fade into the background. The production value suffers A LOT as well. It also had the misfortune of coming out in the same year as Yuri on Ice, which does the whole "men do a traditionally feminine sport in a non-high school setting"idea about as perfectly as one possibly could. Overall, Cheer Boys had some promise, but just gets boring and jumbled as it goes along. Go watch Yuri on Ice instead.
Hello guys . This is my first time Writing a review about an anime so please read it till the end and bare with me. This anime i did see its name when it aired in july 2016 but for some reasons like for first thing the name of the anime i find it a little weird when i checked the synopsis it was even weird from normal sports genre anime there are many popular titles but nothing with cheer-leading and that too it revolves around a male cheer-leading club it is kind of weird right?? I think that too but that’s where i was thisanime is really good and has some best way to encourage you to exercise. This anime really is one of kind because there are not many anime with cheer-leading Noo!!! actually there none at all . The character development goes slow and sturdy which build up a good relation with the character. The show’s comedy is excellent and with the good range of characters. At first they have lass members in the club but soon they started getting a lot of members. Each character added has something special for the team . I found out something too this anime/manga is based on a real life all male cheer-leading team. This anime has a memorable cast of characters theirs enough going on to make it enjoyable and heartwarming enough to work well. It can almost be inspiring if you like the characters enough.Actually i am not a very sportive person but this anime motivate me to try something.
The story line was extremely well done, it really helps break down toxic masculinity and shows that boys can do something that is more "feminine" presenting. If any guys have doubts about doing cheer or any other more feminine sport this could really boost their confidence in it. It flowed very well and it showed the struggles that people have to face when doing something that's "not meant" for their gender. I gave the story line a 9 and not a 10 because I do feel like it's missing a few things, for example they should have shown more of the actual events that theyhad went to. I don't have to many critiques regarding it though. I don't have much to say about the art style, it's good, but it's not my personal preference. Nothing wrong with it, it's well drawn and looks good, I'd just prefer something a little different. I gave the art style a 7 for that reason. The characters, that's what made the show, having all the different backgrounds and personalities. They didn't all work together but the sport brought them together and they worked through it. Most of them had very good character development, some didn't grow as much as others, but I think that adds to the show. It makes it more realistic because not everyone would grow at the same rate. They show the differences between them so well and it made me want a lot more than their was. I have the characters a 10 because I just couldn't get enough of them. Overall this anime is a 9, it;s one of my favorites but it just cant outrank my top ones but only over little things. Maybe it's because I can't relate as much to this was as my top ones. Either way I would highly recommend that you watch it. It surprised me in the end because I never thought I would enjoy a anime about a boys cheer team.
As someone heavily into the cheer world (cheered for 6 years myself, two sisters that cheered in college and coach now, mom that coached), I was super excited about this anime. From a technical aspect, the cheers and routines and realities of the cheerleading were completely spot on. For the most part, I loved the characters, but really felt that they could have dug deeper into the characterization. At least Kazu, Haru, and Shou got some deeper storylines. What really killed the potential for me was the MASSIVE drop in animation/art quality after only a few episodes. It was so utterly sad. Iwas hoping that at least the last episode would be better, but was disappointed to see that it was not. Any scene that showed more than a half-view of the characters was so poorly drawn. My friends watching with me and myself were laughing. It was super cute but could have been so much better.
Short version (no spoilers) : Overall, an ok but cute anime; you will no problem watching this in a day but had major jumpcuts and lack story development. It would have been best as a 24 episode or two-season anime. Long version (may contain spoilers) : It was a cute anime and something you could enjoy if you're looking for a feel-good anime. However, since it was only 12 episodes, it was poorly done. The themes felt rushed and provided no background info, and the character developed was at best ok; in the beginning, the MC was still doing judo. Then the next episode, we just skippedto cheerleading, and it's never explained what happened to his shoulder. It's obvious that it was caused by judo, but some background of it would have been helpful. The jump cuts that's one thing that really threw me off. For example, after they cheered at the school festival, the next episode showed all the new teammates who joined. At first, I thought I missed an episode since there were a dozen new people that were never introduced. The anime lacked depth since it just cut from one thing to the next. The story never got the chance to develop, and when it did go deeper, it was really short. I'm used to sports animes like "Run with the Wind," who explored the characters and story plot a lot better. The anime didn't show much of the character's lives outside of cheerleading; because of that, there was a disconnect, so you really couldn't relate to them besides the two MC's. Also, I'm surprised there wasn't more of a school aspect since this is set in college. Some extra things, the romance was a shock, to say the least. That whole thing boyfriend's situation was unnecessary. And I hated Sakuma's voice (I watched in Dub). I understand they were trying to make him more feminine, but they overdid it. The whole "rival" with Hanasaki was terrible. It was so clear he was just a side character to boost the MC's and had absolutely no purpose other than running his mouth.
This anime has a lot of potential, having a unique story of all men cheer dance. I have high expectations because I enjoy the first two episode of this anime. However, I found myself cringe at almost scene and just skip it. Aside from the first two episode, I enjoy the last two episode of the anime. The story was fast-paced and they skip a lot of details. The characters were interesting enough but the story didn't give us deeper individuality of the members but instead it only focuses 3-4 characters. It was painfully obvious that they don't have enough budget in making this anime. Itwas to rigid and had no scene where they should show their cheer dance routine but overlay it with dialogue.
I haven't enjoyed an anime this much recently, and I didn't expect myself to have taken a liking for this one in particular. There is just something about sports animes or just any anime with a plot revolving around the characters building their team and improving their skills that gets me so motivated to learn something new myself, and with that in mind, I decided to give this one a go despite the plain concept--no isekai, no special powers, and no cute girls on the poster (lol). Huge props to the animators for doing the character's forms, which you will be able to see from theopening in the very beginning (You will grow to appreciate the opening more as you get deeper into the anime.) But since it's a sports anime after all, at times there is a fair bit of drama that sometimes might even seem unnecessary, but at least it doesn't go on for long and tends to be resolved in that particular episode. The anime is about a men's cheerleading club in a university, which starts off only with two members. As they gain more members for the club, issues that didn't exist before begin to arise since there are a lot of them eventually, kicking off the character development that I crave in all animes. And again, as usual, I really enjoyed Cheer Danshi for the friendship and growth alongside learning more about cheerleading in general as I also thought it was just a group of girls dancing with pompoms when in actuality, that's most likely a half-assed version, and the real one requires lots of training, fitness, and patience like any other competitive sports. /Something surprising happened in the second last episode that reminded me of a similar scene in Darling in the Franxx, but I wasn't too shocked tbh lol //I wonder how much Pocari Sweat paid the studio for the product placement.
If what you are looking for is an anime with an interesting cast and you don't mind a somewhat predictable development for its genre, this is for you. – 1. Originality: 8 Personally, I consider that any sports anime that moves away from the overexploited baseball, basketball and soccer already acquires a higher level of originality. However, the idea that the show tries to capture (to recognize cheerleading as a current sport) is something that I consider quite new. That, and the fact that cheerleading is not really a sport for men normally. That's why, although the story is inspired by a team of cheerleaders of real life, I can'thelp feeling that Cheer Danshi!! is a sports anime with one of the most original plots that I have seen in this genre in a while. However, of course some things in its development look somewhat generic, so I can't allow a 10. 2. Story Development: 8 Although it seems impossible to develop a good sports anime in 12 episodes, Cheer Danshi!! is the exception. Fortunately, this is an anime that could be said to have almost no filler. Each episode, although it may seem a filler episode at the beginning, ends up showing how important it is in the main plot and in the development of its characters. In addition, I have to rescue how all sixteen members of Breakers receive development or, at least, a background story that allows us to empathize with them and keeps them away from being simple extras. 3. Characters: 9 Its diverse cast, and the different points of view on why to be in the group, makes you get interested in the characters both inside and outside the training for the routines. If there is something that managed to get my attention as the episodes progressed, it's how the new personalities that were adhered to the team affected it as a whole both positively and negatively. Although at the beginning our seven original members may seem a bit simple, we can recognize their peculiarities later when we meet the other nine members and their varied personalities. 4. Enjoyment: 10 Although it's a little obvious at this point, I think it's worth emphasizing again that I really enjoyed this show in its entirety. If there is something to highlight about this show as the "most enjoyable thing" that it has, it has to be the characters and their development not only as a team but as people. Obviously, watching them strive to follow their new dream is exciting, but it's even more so to see them strive to improve in their personal lives. – I decided to watch Cheer Danshi!! thinking it would be bad, and that I could laugh at it. Obviously, I didn't expected to come across a catching story and interesting characters who you want to know more about after every episode.
People tend to say that Cheer Danshi!! is a unique sports anime, and I'd kind of argue that that's because it doesn't carry itself like a sports anime at all. Yes, that means that the motivation for these characters to cheer is different than your standard sports anime, which is always to be the best team in the nation. But it's also the way this anime tells its story that makes it so different. I don't really know how I feel about this anime after watching it, but I think the conclusion I came to is this: it does well to make you fond ofthe characters but isn't that great at telling a story. Before getting into all of that, I'm gonna talk about the animation for a second because it was very obvious where the effort was placed for this anime. The only dance-ish anime I've seen besides this one was Bakuten!! The way that anime handled the constant full-body motions of the characters as they practiced or performed was to make it completely CGI-based; but that anime still had practice scenes to show the characters in motion. Cheer Danshi!! didn't do that, and that was a bit disappointing. Their practices turned into a bit of a slideshow, and most of the anime is their practices, so it felt a bit like a cop out. Especially when the animation for the actual performances was so good. The art style itself is nice, but animation was often disappointing. Back to the good stuff. The pacing--and I don't even know if pacing is the right word--of this anime was awful. There are definitely story elements to this anime that almost feel like they're broken up into baby arcs depending on the character or conflict being focused on. Many of those elements were nice to watch from a slice-of-life or drama anime perspective, but they slowed down the plot so much. Plus, because they were such short stints of story, I kept expecting a longer storyline to pick up afterward to tie the whole season together (in a better way than just "let's keep cheering" was holding it together). With the lack of a permanent story, this anime was completely hung on its characters, and that's what I hung onto as I completed it. If you think of it as a sports anime, that is. Since it's so focused on the characters and their conflicts, it actually makes for a decent slice-of-life. It's just that the anime made me expect cheering to be the focus of the series, not only the team on its own, which is how it's different from a normal sports anime. I actually think it could have made a very interesting and unique format had the pacing been done better. The characters, like I said, weren't bad at all. There were probably just as many corny moments that were a bit hard to watch as there were meaningful moments, but by the end of these 12 episodes, I really liked the cheer team. There were a lot of scenes that drug the episodes down that I felt weren't necessary to achieve a likeable cast of characters, but this anime did still achieve that. Now, had the team been developed from the beginning instead of the way it was (to avoid spoilers, I'll just tell you that the team isn't all together for nearly half of the anime) it could have been more successful. These characters had real-world problems that reached into the story, which took up most of the last half of the anime (another reason it's unique among sports anime), and those problems worked to build the character relationships over the course of the 12 episodes. I'm not sure what else to say about Cheer Danshi!! because a lot of it wasn't great and the elements that were are difficult to talk about. If you're like me and you like watching anime one right after another, this one might make you feel like it's dragging on and on without big enough payoffs at important junctures of the story. But if you like doing other things while you watch anime, this pace might suit you. I don't think this anime deserves the MAL score it has, but it's also just an average anime. Either way, it left me with a distinct impression of it that it isn't all that bad, so it must have done something right.
Unlike its predecessors, Cheer Danshi has nothing that makes any sports anime enjoyable. There’s no emphasis on competition, the characters lack any serious emotional bonds with one another, and any development made is crudely washed over with trivial filler. While the series looks promising at the beginning, it loses it’s way once millions of other characters are introduced. May as well sever any connections you had with the supporting characters at the beginning, as they are seemingly forgotten about the higher the episode numbers climb. What’s more, due to the lack of competition, you never see the characters struggle and grow through defeat and failure– a successful, heartbreaking motif used in other sports anime. This makes the characters goal of winning nationals seem really pointless, because no one truly cares about the outcome. Despite its downfalls, and there are many, the characters are nice to look at. A true range in hairstyles and colours helps you distinguish the characters you can’t be bothered to remember the names of. Reasonably a lack in budget may limit the amount of animation possible, but there are barely any performances throughout all 12 episodes. Ideally an episode would be focused on mastering a particular maneuver, and the obstacles the team must overcome together. However it’s brushed over with family problems, racist jokes, and gendered clichés. The most you’ll see of anything resembling a choreographed routine comes in the form of the opening. Though there may be sports involved, Cheer Danshi is not really a sports anime; on the other hand it also lacks any serious emotion to call it a good slice of life anime, either. Unfortunately the whole thing gets lost itself and what it aims to be. If I were younger perhaps I would have enjoyed it more, but if you’re looking for a mediocre waste of time, then Cheer Danshi may be your answer.
This was a very average show. The plot was slow and I still have no clue what the purpose behind their routine was; were they trying to win or just perform because the ending was unclear...? I was bored half the time and the other half I was mildly interested in some of the bromance moments. I hated the random romance subplot, which was poorly done by the way, and the relationships did not go deeper than the surface level. Compared to other recent sports anime, this was a bust. It's literally impossible to compare them but this was not the move. You could skip thisand not waste your time....