Above a nondescript kitchen counter quietly hangs a bunch of ripe, yellow bananas. Suddenly, one of the slender fruits begins to shake, gently at first but slowly increasing in ferocity until it tears itself away from the rest. With a graceful landing, the long and curvy edible gradually rolls back its golden peels, revealing what lies beneath its firm covering to be something unexpected: a cat!
This mysterious feline-fruit hybrid is named Bananya. Carefree and gentle, the adorable creature dreams of one day becoming a luscious bananya bathed in chocolate. Together with his fellow bananya, this kitten cloaked in yellow passes its days without a care in the world, enjoying a rather calm and peaceful existence as it experiences what the world has to offer.
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CatSoul
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 factor, but having a coherent storyline and character development as well. Yes, Bananya can do in three minutes every week what overhyped action anime aimed at adults can't manage to do in 23.
After eleven episodes, I feel like I've become part of a new family. A family of bananyas.
Not only is Bananya entertaining, it's soothing. If you're having a bad day, simply turn on your anime-watching device of choice and watch cat-banana adventures. Even though it's a kids' show, it doesn't feel like it's dumbed down or talking down to an older audience at all, and has some jokes that will get more of a laugh out of an older audience (such as a cat being called the "Madonnya of Bananyas" - BTW she's also the best girl of the season).
In conclusion, you have absolutely nothing to lose by watching Bananya. In the time you took to read my crappy review, you could have watched your first episode of Bananya and began your life-altering journey into bananya-hood.
Rimoldi98
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 inthe show, something other anime could learn from.
Enjoyment- 10/10: It's impossible to watch bananya without a smile in your face, it's almost a magic feeling.
Overall- 10/10: In the end, bananya is not an anime, bananya is the most incredible experience you'll ever have in your entire life.
AzulInstrument
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 achocolate-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 rate it. Character design: absolutely gorgeous. Backgrounds: They deserve to be on display in a museum.
Soundtrack:
I feel like Chopin was revived from the dead to write this series score because, dang. Thats lit.
Character:
Bananya is an example of an anime with good character writing. Take a moment to think of an anime with good characters, then toss it out the window because it automatically fails in comparison to Bananya. Bananya is the name we address our mc with, and he dreams of being a chocolate covered banana. He explores this world and his heart is open to the moral that everyone deserves automatic respect, and that he is not alone.
Bananya eventually learns that his so called 'best friend', Calico Bananya, is only acting like his friend to see Bananyako. Bananya's heart is broken like this, and has to rebuild himself and everything he's ever thought about others. This is why Bananya is such a good character.
Enjoyment:
I very much enjoyed this series. I absolutely enjoyed this series. Please, just watch it. Its adorable and the lore runs deep.
Overall:
Best anime ever. Please watch it when you get the chance.
ProfaneValkyrie
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 asa 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 expect much.
So yeah should you watch Bananya? Hell yeah especially if you feel down, stressed or anything like it and want to watch some kawaii stuff ^^ It is perfect for those situations
lilacs
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 willbe 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 the supermarket, did he not find the isle with chocolate sauce? How much knowledge does Bananya have of the world and its workings anyway? I was left wanting for so much more.
Another aspect of Bananya’s character I found unpalatable was his betrayal in “Bananya and the Mouse Nya”. After breaking bread with Bananya, and sharing starkly honest and genuine moments of friendship and connection, Bananya turns on the mouse and tries to kill him. This is when his character arc, for me, went too far. For the people that believe he is redeemable after this, I wonder how much you truly value mouses’ life.
In "Bananya and the Balloon Nya" Bananya and co. are trying to grab the balloon for an unknown purpose. They try to jump for the balloon string, but cannot reach, until girl bananya manages to grab and tie it to a cup. Next thing we know, Bananya is atop the balloon, after jumping up there.
The physics are ludicrous and inconsistent. One minute, Bananya jumps like he's in zero-gravity, shooting up as high as the story requires. The next he can't reach the string. Similar inconsistencies are shown in "Bananya and the Stray Cat Nya" where he can't reach the window lock, after jumping to much higher places in other scenes. Does Bananya perhaps have jumping powers that easily deplete? If so, the story should have made this more clear.
I hate baby Bananya.
A few more points: the racial insensitivity of “Bananya Goes Out Nya”, the mysterious and underdeveloped narcissism of Long Hair Bananya (for me, one of the most compelling and open ended characters in the series), loose ended depictions of famine and child neglect.
While Bananya has some positive aspects, I couldn’t ignore these glaring problems that, once fixed, I think would make for a very compelling and fascinating programme.
Rouxroux
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 withoutthe 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 finest, it is flawless, there's a baby bananya, who drinks banana milk!! tell me, how can the impurities and atrocities humanity has committed EVER taint such a beautiful thing as this??
"Bananya" is ungovernable, it is anarchy, it stands for humanity, it stands for the greater good, and I have been positively enthralled with its conquest for world peace every step of the way, don't just watch this show, envelope it, make it a part of your everyday life, because trust me, you will be all the more happier for it.
OtakuInConverse
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 muchas I did. ^^
- Otaku-kun, The Otaku in Converse.
Hampster1135
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 styleis 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.
Dips
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 againlike jumanji to wreck havoc upon this realm.
but yeah it's good tho
Jersie
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 yourtime 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
Character: 6
Enjoyment: 7
OVERALL: 8
Zzyli
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 PictureBook) 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 episode.
The visuals are simple, with heavy outlines on the characters and not a lot of movement. I think as this series is very stylised and is aiming to be cute, this isn’t a detriment to the show.
The soundtrack doesn’t especially stand out, but contains plenty of light comedic music which complements Bananya’s adventures. The ending theme ‘Lucky Holiday’ （ラキーホリデイ) by Axell is by nature extremely short, but is a well-suited conclusion to the show, with the same light tone as the rest of the show, and the depiction of the bananyas on a holiday.
Obviously with such a short episode format, there’s not a lot of time for character development, and the series rides on cuteness and comedy. Each bananya has an individual personality quirk, but I still don’t think that they’re particularly unique. I think that the narrator has excellent timing and reactions to the events that he sees and this makes the show quite lively and fun! I’m not even a particular fan of cats and I found this lovely to watch.
I definitely recommend this show if you enjoy short anime and/or you like cats! Bananya has been charming to watch from start to finish and while it doesn’t bring up any especially unique concepts, it’s a show which I looked forward to viewing each week.
HentaiWarior
This show for me was amazing, It was a 50/50 at first being I mainly wanted to put this in my list since the episodes where only 3 minutes long, the other 50 was me being really anxious and depressed and needing this in my life. When I watched it I found that this show gave me non stop smiles and joy, I really cant recommend this show enough if you need some joy in this world, the animation was so cute and adorable, and towards the end of the show they showed two pictures of real life cats, I Would definitely re-watch this showit was so good.
ouranseason2plz
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 aboutthis 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 of this show. I binge watched all 13 epsiodes in one sitting because I couldn't get enough these banana cats! 10/10
Overall~As much as I liked this, I have to be honest. The only real thing they've got going with this anime was the cuteness of it. It does sound kind of harsh and I hate to do that because I thought this anime was the cutest thing on the face of the earth lol but it's true. 7/10
All in all, if you want to just squeal over cats that live in bananas and not pay attention to any story watch this haha.
jyuushi
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 fine, with a nice ED and background music.
Character: 4
I don't think there's much character development, since it's just a short series. But I do like the character designs and personalities. Almost all the characters look different and have something special about them.
Enjoyment: 6
The series is really cute, and funny as well. It is fun to watch and brings joy to watchers of all ages.
Overall: 5
This anime is not too bad. It is fun and enjoyable. I recommend this to those who don't have as much time to watch twenty-something minute episodes but still want to watch a little bit of enjoyable anime. Unfortunately, this only has 13 episodes.
ZetsubouCooper
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'mkidding 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 nap outdoors" or "Banyana goes to the supermarket".
ART
How do you feel about cute drawings of cats? Kinda like that Pushin cat guy that Facebook seems to love, the art in Bananya is very, very cute. If you're looking for a more traditional anime style this may not be for you. It honestly reminded me a little more of Western cute artwork than Japanese. Nontheless, it's adorable.
The animation is also surprisingly good. Maybe not completely fluid but it certainly has enough animation quality to make watching it a pleasure, if somewhat basic looking.
MUSIC
In terms of voice acting, this show only really has one key voice, and that's the narrator. A slightly awkward sounding guy, he tells the audience about the Bananyas, as well as gives them advice such as "Don't stick your claws into the balloon" or "Even when Bananya is awake, he is not awake". Overall he's kinda the highlight of the show at times. The cats, predictably, just say "nya" a lot.
There is some very inoffensive background music that sounds like that of a music box, there to simply add background noise.
The ending song though, is something else. It's a very catch sugary J-Pop song (called "Lucky Holiday I think, though I could be wrong). Even though it lasts all of 30 seconds I still occasionally find myself humming it. It fits the show incredibly well.
CHARACTER
Bananya is very unique. Well, pretty unique, I'm sure there are many short anime about cute things, so in that regard this isn't exactly a new concept, but it certainly embraces it's mix of cute and odd.
Each of the characters has their own (albeit one dimensional (although that's kinda expected for a 3 minute episode anime)) personality, ranging from Long Haired Bananya's vain adoration of his luscious hair to Bananyanko's cute, girly nature. All in all the characters are exactly what you'd expect, and that's a good thing.
ENJOYMENT
As stated above, if you don't like cute things, then this series is going to be VERY difficult to watch. But for those of you who want a very, very simple anime that you can watch an episode or two in between doing something, then this is great.
Personally speaking I enjoyed this a lot. It certainly wasn't high on my priorities of things to watch but it was a fun show to just dip into three episodes (especially as that only took 9 minutes) when I felt like watching something that barely took any amount of attention. I did find myself smiling more than a few times at the absurd, cute adventures of the cat-bananas.
OVERALL
If anything I've mentioned here even makes you a tad curious just watch an episode. They're 3 minutes each, you could have probably finished watching an episode by the time you finish reading this review.
It's not going to be on anyone's "Best of 2016" list or anything, and that's okay, that's not what this show is about. It's just about being cute, and making you smile.
Overall I give this an 8/10.
thegayfromrulid
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'snot to love? They are cats being cute.
MelodyFire
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 showhas 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.
adoguin
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 reallyfun 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, and it always entertaining. 10/10
Watch this show if you havent. You have nothing to lose.
Megumins_Ass
Yet another random idea from the Japanese pop culture has come to life. You guessed it-Cats and Bananas!?!? When I first started this anime, I was kind of annoyed that I even wanted to try this at some point. I know like a lot of people on MAL, we have a HUGE plan to watch list, and "sometimes" we ACTUALLY get to them. However, within the first episode, I felt like such an idiot for picking this show, and almost dropped the series completely. However, as I kept watching more, I soon realized that this anime has something special about it. I have never been into watchingany kids shows, or really anything that doesn't look a little mature.I mean, granted, we all watched some sort of kids anime or cartoon as a kid, and didn't even really understand what we were watching. However, I find that this anime really can appeal to the older audience, despite being targeted towards the kids demographic.
Many of the jokes seen in play will get a kid to laugh, but actually have significant meaning within a adult as well. And, some jokes take mature cultural understanding to get, but kids will still think it is hilarious.
The MAIN thing that sticks out to me is this: the beauty of simplicity. I'm not talking about something like your generic ecchi harem, or your mecha action fighting series. I'm talking about the fact, that, the series does not put out much to offer in regards to content, yet it is highly enjoyable. The creator really had this in mind, as he never goes over the top in the amount of story per episode, so it never feels rushed. And, of course, everything is still easy to follow.
Please give this series a go if you haven't already! It may look a little childish, but "there is more than what meets the eye"!
