Otaku siblings Tamotsu and Niwaka Denkigai are shopping in Akihabara when it is overrun by vampiric cosplaying monsters! These creatures, known as "Bugged Ones," can possess anyone they bite and soon they begin causing mayhem across the city. As Tamotsu finds himself at the mercy of one of these creatures, he is rescued by the mysterious baseball bat-wielding Matome Mayonaka. Together, they fight through several more encounters with the Bugged Ones, but before long, Tamotsu is fatally wounded protecting Matome. With no other choice, she revives him as a high level Bugged One—just like her!
Tamotsu and Matome, along with excitable otaku cosplayer Arisa Ahokainen, make up the group "The Electric Mayonnaise" and they begin dispatching the Bugged Ones in the only way they know how: by ripping off their clothes and exposing them to sunlight!
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13_Thieves
Ah, Akihabara. Otaku center of the world. Filled to the brim with anime, manga, video games, computer goods, maid cafés, and vampires. Akiba's Trip The Animation feels like a love letter to Akiba and every nerdy interest you can think of. Is it a masterful work of writing? No. Is it thought provoking? No. Is it enjoyable? I'd like to think so. Isn't that why we watch anime? To enjoy ourselves? The premise is quite simple. Akiba has been overrun by vampires known as "Bugged Ones" and the only way to defeat them is to strip them of their clothes and expose them to sunlight. Dependingon your tolerance for fan service there's your indication as to whether or not you should bother starting the show. However, for those coming in because they're thinking the show will have the same amount of fan service as Prison School for example, you'll be disappointed as the fan service is quite minimal considering the premise of the show.
The show's strongest asset in my eyes is how much heart it feels went into the show. As previously mentioned the show is a love letter to Akiba and every nerdy interest you can think of. Computers, card games, audiophiles, Street Fighter, wrestling, and more. Every episode is an affectionate parody of these subcultures and is both the show's biggest strength and weakness. If you're familiar with what they happen to be parodying that episode you will enjoy yourself immensely, but if not, you might feel like you're being left out of the joke. This results in each episode being quite hit or miss. Not every episode will be a hit, but when they are, my God do they hit.
This love and passion for these interests leads to a payoff when it comes to the show's comedy. The accuracy of the wrestling tropes. A person's descent into becoming an audiophile. How a card game looks for people who know what's going on vs people who don't know a thing about the game. They know what will make people who enjoy these interests laugh and they make good use of that knowledge. The show knows how stupid it is and revels in by going completely over the top whenever possible. It's not afraid to poke fun at itself either by occasionally referencing various characteristics of the show itself. It's all comedic gold.
The characters aren't particularly complex and developed, but would you expect anything different? That's not to say they’re walking tropes however. Tamotsu escapes being a bland nerd MC and Arisa shows off her loyalty when faced with an important decision. It's not much, but it's something. But frankly in a show like this the development and complexity of the characters isn't important. What is important however is how likable they are. The group is full of energy and enthusiasm when the times are good, and when push comes to shove they'll go out of their way to show how much they care about each other.
Could I talk about the art or the sound? Sure, probably. But frankly they're not remarkably good or bad enough to justifying writing about and I don't see a point in telling you something is completely average just for the sake of padding out the amount of words in this review.
For me Akiba's Trip has been the surprise of the season and was a complete joy to watch. The show knew what it wanted to achieve and passed with flying colours. It's goofy, it's fun, it's energetic, it's hilarious, it's Akiba's Trip.
PyraXadon
The beautiful thing about comedy is that it's subjective. It's an extremely wide topic where there're a multitude of ways to go about it, with the main goal being getting those watching or listening to laugh at the end. So, how does one go about making the ridiculous plot of stripping off peoples' clothes entertaining? Well, by shoving in references of course. Story: Akihabara, the place of hopes and dreams is threatened by an unseen threat. Bugged ones, creatures who lurk in the dark, seek to take over the otaku capital and rule over it by their own laws and values.In order to beat them, one must expose the people they inhabit to light. Which means, strip the person to their undergarments. But never fear, the team consisting of three teenagers and a middle schooler known as Electric Mayonnaise is here! Oh god, we're still screwed aren't we?
Based on a game series with the same name, Akiba's Trip The Animation takes the gameplay elements of fighting the enemies by stripping them in the Akihabara setting and nothing else. The entire series is made with completely new characters and features a storyline entirely of one-off episodic adventures that each feature a theme pertaining to either one part of Otaku culture with varying degrees of comedic success. Each episode acts like its own zany and wacky adventure where the characters always end up fighting a Bugged One as the episode's "Final Boss" before returning back to their normal lives and back to the status quo of the series.
Comedy comes in the form of exaggeration and quickly timed jokes that snap in and out as fast as they come. Due to the show's fast-paced nature, the show never sits on one joke for too long, and keeps going along with the series's momentum to make sure keep the audience engaged to the end. Though the jokes can be hit or miss both depending on what you're a fan of (since they cover quite a wide variety of topics), and due to how blunt and not subtle everything is, the show is very consistent on how it wants to do things and doesn't falter on what it wants to deliver.
And that's...all there is. Packed full of references (both real world and from other series'), Akiba's Trip The Animation is quite simply a sporadic episodic story that uses the exact same storyline for each episode with the only variation being how the story is set up, what each episode's theme is, and what kind of boss they're fighting in the end. There honestly isn't much to say.
Overview:
+/- Episodic storyline (depends on your taste)
+/- Blunt, fast-paced comedy (depends on your taste)
Characters: Development is very slim for the characters in Akiba's Strip, as the fast-paced comedic nature of the series makes it very difficult for any meaningful development to happen to any of its characters.
Electric Mayonnaise, the titular group of the series, consists of 3 (technically 5?) members. Mayonaka Matome is a Bugged One who fights to save Akihabara from those that want to take the district for themselves, Tamotsu Denkigai is an otaku turned Bugged One who's more than happy to defend Akihabara and save it from potential doom, and Ahokainen Arisa is a blonde foreigner who's basically a Mary Sue, capable of doing...almost everything (somehow) while cosplaying at every chance she has. In short, what you see is what you get, as their characters barely change throughout the entire series. If anything, you get to learn more about their personalities and what they've done, but beyond that, there's nothing much to say. The other two characters that are technically part of Electric Mayonnaise are Denkigai Niwaka, Tamotsu's little sister, and the professor, who's this tiny girl with a large labcoat on a segeway. Likewise, what you see is what you get, and like the main trio, are characters that barely change in the series.
The Bugged Ones that act as villains in the series are quite simple. They all want to take over Akihabara in some strange yet convoluted manner. They act more like the episode's final boss that our main characters must fight at the episode's climax more than anything, and have very little beyond their characters beyond their motivation to rule Akiba.
There're quite a number of side characters in this show, spanning shokeepers in Akiba, to random characters that get featured in the series once or twice that all add one or two things to the series, culminating to the spastic feel that is this show. They're not really all that important, but they help spice what's already there.
Overview:
+ Defined, entertaining characters
- Entire cast is one note
Art: Produced by Gonzo, Akiba's Trip boasts a colorful, erratic, and wild artsyle that further compliments the comedy of the series. Everything from the characters' movements to the the backgrounds and settings is done in a distracting yet entertaining way that compliments the fast paced nature of the series. Though the show isn't always consistent in this manner. The background audience for a large majority of the scenes are white figures with smiley faces rather than handdrawn characters, so in this regard, while it fits to the outlandish nature that this show boasts, has hit or miss qualities.
Fanservice is actually quite common in this show, which isn't very surprising when the show is about stripping people naked to save a district in Japan. Though they're blatant with it, fanservice doesn't actually come all that often, and when it's done, it's not so overglorified that it detracts from the show, though that does happen on occasion.
What I think where the art really exceeds expectations is in some of the real life references that they were able to execute in this show. First off, they got real life sponsors to make cameos. Not only that, but in one episode, they were able to get real footage from Street Fighter V of all things in their show. Now these might not be too difficult to obtain, but the fact that the show was able to get some stuff from real life into the show was in my eyes, pretty cool, especially since most anime that do something like this make their own parody versions to avoid copyright and other legal problems.
Overview:
+ Colorful and crazy art to fit the show
+ They legit got Capcom to let them use Street Fighter footage in an episode
- Laziness in some aspects of the art
Sound: As far as sound goes, Akiba's Trip's OP has a high energy beat reflective of that to the series it comes from. Complete with idol singing and a clear fast beat, the OP is, while isn't all that memorable when not put on repeat, is a nice, fast song to listen to. EDs in Akiba's Trip vary, as roughly each episode has its own ED with the main draw of all of them being the fact that they're all idol songs. Similarly, not as memorable as they could be, but still nice listens.
Personal Enjoyment: If you ask me, I'll tell you that Akiba's Trip is a stupid, pointless show that has no value aside from being brainless entertainment. And that's precisely why I love it. The show to an extent is self-aware of its own merits and it owns up to them, enhancing its dumb and energetic self to create a fun to watch show that despite not being serious in the slightest, can still be enjoyable. I liked it, and more important than anything, I enjoyed and had fun with it.
Did I like this anime?
Oh far too much. The fact that the show was self-aware of its own stupidity made it that much easier to enjoy its random episodes. In particular, the episode where they talk about card games (I think it was episode 8) was the episode that resonated with me the most. Not only that, but I like Mayonaka as a character.
What didn't I like about this anime?
Honestly, there wasn't really much to hate for me. I wouldn't call this one of my favorite series, but I had so much fun watching this show that I really had no reason to dislike it at all for any reason.
Would I recommend this anime?
If you're into stupid, brainless, and sporadic comedy shows like me, then Akiba Strip is a pretty good pick. Its episodic nature and completely non-serious demeanor makes this show a fun venture to watch. Though same with all comedy, it is subjective to a specific audience, so if you're not a fan of in your face humor, then this is probably not the show for you.
Fircoal
If you know the game that this anime is based on you'd expect it to be fanservice city.Well let me warn you, it's not. There is some fanservice here and there and it can be quite nice but this show does not live and die off of fanservice. It actually lives and breathes off of comedy. And it is really good at it. The comedy of Akiba's Trip is specialized and really out there. They don't settle with just making a job plain they really go all the way out there and really proclaim it. The fiendish plans range from silly but plausible to WTF HOWDO YOU THINK THIS WOULD WORK!? And it works because each plan is more stupid than the last until it gets to the point of just HOWWW. Everything is exaggerated in this show. The farther into each episode the more exaggerated it gets. It's great to see all the twists and turns that they throw in. Not only do they throw in great exaggerations but they also model it to fit into the realm of okatuness that they are covering for the episode. This acts as a celebration of okatu culture which is a novel idea. Furthermore, it does so in unique and fun ways only adding to the joy of each episode.
Aiding the comedy is a great cast of characters. Each one of them feels refreshing and interesting in their own rights. Tomatsu is not the typical self-insert bland MC. He's super dedicated to one thing at a time, and with push himself to do the best at that one task, showing an unusual amount of drive. He's also a complete hipster. His cell phone looks dated. He's always looking up alternative methods to do the okatu habits that he enjoys rather than sticking to the tried and true. This makes him that much more interesting as a character.
His little sister Niwaka is also great. It's clear that she loves Tomatsu as a sibling but it never goes beyond that. She wants him but she doesn't cling to him, nor is what she does defined by him. She also hangs out more with the other girls that surround Tomatsu as well. Even if she has some of the imouto traits, she's refreshing as she's honest and doesn't define herself only by her onii-chan, rather she feels like a real sister who does care for her brother. (She's also not annoying and she doesn't try to push him into things, she's a pretty cool person.)
Mayo and Arisa are also both great characters. They all have likeable charm to them even though Mayo does stay in the tsundere character. (Although she does grow warmer over the span of the show.) Overall the characters all have their own likeable charms while still sticking to a general role. While they aren't the most developed they are refreshing and fun and thusly enjoyable.
I'd argue the plot is pretty cool too. The general plot leaves open a hype ending as well as provides the context for the fun of the episodic nature of the show. The comedy is enhanced by the episodic nature because they can keep on making things more extreme which each episode, using the same formula and providing twists to keep it fun. All it all it creates a nice structure for the show to work with, which helps its success.
It also happens to have some nice sorta unexpected development which I quite enjoyed.
The animation I feel like it pretty strong and the art can be quite humorous. Some of the character designs are really well done while others are quite funny in their simplicity. It's enjoyable to see the wide range of character designs they have from cool to cute, to silly simple. The music is also pretty good too. I wouldn't call the OST great but there are some nice memorable tracks which help the show out.
All and all it's a great show with the ability to provide refreshing characters, a nice plot and development and most importantly a lot of good comedy. And it provides all of this while also giving a supporting message to Okatu culture. A message that we shouldn't judge others for what we do because we're all working off our passion and that's great. I'd recommend it if you'd like a fun and silly show. It's quite a good one.
Sam_Mac
So I've now seen the show (no shit I'm reviewing it) and as much as i wanted to like this show i couldn't i wanted the Akiba's trip Anime to be the echii i was looking for this season as a fan of the game and echii in general i was disappointed anyway lets get on with it. side note i know someone who has rated this anime low and got loads of fanboys telling him stuff about it well i have some news i didn't like the anime and I'm not great at reviews get over it. Story 1/10 You'll never guess what its about stripingthis whole show is about striping STRIPING if this show was highschool DXD level good or Legend of the Galactic Heroes good i would be all for it but its just trying to make up for the lack of story with fan service and I'm not gonna say its all bad fan service but its just shameless.
Art 2/10
art was one of the few things this show had going for it but yet they messed that up one of my favourite characters in the show mayo had one of the better character designs but it still wasn't good at all lets take the so called king of Akikba in the show just....just go google him nuff said.
Sound 4/10
Sound was where this show excelled not to say its good not to say its bad but the overwhelming amount of bad in this show makes the 4 pretty much useless.
Character 1/10
The Show Revolves around 4 Main Charterers with other ones returning on the side These being a stereotype Otaku,Generic hungry Anime Girl, Big Breasted Blond Haired European and Incest is wincest little sister. if you had just put a Shark out of water flopping about on camera it would be a massive improvement.
Enjoyment 1/10
there were some bits i enjoyed i guess but once again the bad heavily outweighs the good i really wanted to enjoy this show but i couldn't the shitty characters the bad art i just couldn't
Overall 1/10
this show was TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
SamuraiOfStone
Akiba's Trip is based "loosely" off of the video game series of the same name, as in it shares the same concept, but no characters, story, etc. It's admittedly a train wreck. The characters are all extremely one note stereotypes, the story is messy and constantly throwing itself around in crazy places. I don't understand who this was for. For the fans of the games, it was a letdown to have it bear hardly any resemblance at all. For fresh viewers who hadn't heard of the game franchise prior, they should be disappointed by its shallow fanservice, constant misdirection, and mediocre characterization. At least some of the visualeffects are decent.
regaldemocrat
Akiba's Trip is a comedy created for anyone proud of their inheritance of otaku/geek culture. This anime is about a group of heroes responsible for protecting Akihabara, the cathedral of otaku/geek culture, from the attacks of mysterious aliens that want to destroy it. In each one of the chapters, you will experience the different passions of the otaku culture, namely: a) Mangas b) Idols c) Magic Cards d) videogames e) Technologyf) Japanese Food
etc...
If you frequent or have frequented any of the passions mentioned below in some moments of your life, you will find hundreds of intelligent references and funny moments that make you laugh without control.
Something significant to mention is that Akiba's Trip never makes mock the otaku culture; on the contrary, all the comedy occurs, putting the otaku culture as something to feel proud of, and that is what I acknowledge more for this anime: the ability to create a comedy about otakus but putting the otaku world as something to be proud of.
I have never been a very hard otaku or geek guy, but in my adolescence, I visited manga and technology stores and have a lot of otakus friends. So I must admit that I enjoyed all the references.
Additionally, if you had the opportunity to visit Akihabara (I was in Akiharaba some years ago), you will find a lot of references to places that exist.
In a nutshell, if you feel proud of being an otaku, of our otaku heritage (like me), you will enjoy this great comedy.
The_Blue_Lotus
This anime thought me not to judge a book by its cover. I let myself be swayed away by the negative reviews and the low user score and actually started watching this show with super low expectations of what I was going to see. Little did I know, Akiba's Trip The Animation would rapidly spiral into one of my favorites animes of all time (okay, maybe not, but it's still pretty great, none the less). For starters, one must know that Akiba's Trip The Animation is, at is name implies, the anime adaptation of a mobile game who came out originally around 2012 or so. Rather tomake this show a glorified commercial for the game it originally comes from, like many other animes would have chosen to do, Akiba's Trip The Animation delivers us with a unique (albeit chaotic, at times) story-line of eccentrically amazing characters who never get boring to watch. Making this series entertaining to watch even for someone who hasn't played the original IP this comes from, such as myself, in this case.
This show is also weirdly international, if you think about it. I don't even think I have seen so many black people as backround characters as in this series, I get the creators tried to go for the "famous and international" look for Akiba with a lot of foreigners present and so on, but still. One of the main members of the cast is a half-Finnish half-Japanese girl and there's even an Indian loli. Yep, you heard me right, there´s a loli character that's legit from India. Have you ever seen an Indian loli in anime before? I think not. You should watch the show just for that, lol.
The music on this show is pretty fire, all things considered. That aspect surprised me a lot the first time I encountered with it, since I didn't expect such dope music in a series like this one. The OP is pretty well done and you can feel who the person who composed it really has talent for what he does. But the glazing on the cake, as people would say, of this show, are the beautiful renditions of Chopin's Clair de Lune, Ode to Joy, and other well known classical masterpieces in a modern Japanese-idol-pop style who are just delightful to hear, in my opinion. They no doubt will be added to my anime soundtrack playlist as soon as I have the time to do so.
If, for some reason, everything I have said above haven´t convinced you this masterpiece of a show yet, take this a sign to do it now, you will not regret it.
RESOLVING_POWER
I watched Akiba's Trip. Here are my thoughts: The plot is mostly episodic monster-of-the-week stuff that is consistently boring and idiotic. Basically, there are bad guys in Akibahara, and the only way to fight them is to strip off their clothes (hence the title of the show). It's as moronic as it sounds, and it stops being funny after about 5 minutes, yet entire scenes are devoted to it, usually multiple times per episode. The fight scenes are boring as hell and drag on way too long. This show overall is frankly just completely retarded, and not in an endearing way either, at least not enoughfor 13 episodes. My average level of enjoyment while watching was quite low, but every so often there'd be some relatable nerd reference that I'd chuckle at, which is why I didn't drop it.
The art style is somewhat cartoonish and has a strongly saturated colour palette. The animation is simplistic with quality adequate at best. It feels pretty low budget overall. The character designs are also cartoonish; I don't like them aesthetically, but they do kinda fit the theme of the show. Their simplicity made them easy to animate as well, which I guess was beneficial for the action scenes. The characters' personalities are generic and simplistic, as well as annoying in some cases.
As for audio, the OP song is pretty good and has nice peppy vocals. However, the cartoonish OST itself sounds low budget and is sometimes abrasive. The voice acting is also consistently awful. In fact multiple voices in the cast made me want to shove toothpicks into my ears they were so annoying.
Akiba's Trip has quite an authentic otaku-culture theme. The only reason I stuck with this anime was for the truly genuine otaku-culture flavour. Literally nothing else about it was entertaining. These otaku-culture references are diverse too; for example, there are allusions to milsim hobbies, audiophile culture, idol fandom, amateur radio, and PC building. They even have a Yugioh/MTG parody episode, which contains some hilarious moments. I also got the feeling there were obscure references to Japanese Akiba-related pop culture that I probably didn't fully catch.
Aside from the authentic cultural flavour, this show is seriously awful. The only reason you should consider watching it is if a strong otaku-culture theme appeals to you. Even then, I wouldn't recommend wasting your time on this. What I'm writing here may sound appealing, but I really can't overstate how underwhelming this show is in reality. Also, the last couple episodes are filled with groan-inducing forced drama that was painful to sit through.
My overall rating: 3/10
This anime is exasperatingly retarded and often boring as hell (especially the fight scenes). However, it does have an authentic otaku-culture flavour and relatable nerdy references. Akiba's Trip feels like a passion project done poorly.
Seriously, this show is total brainrot material and to be honest I was only able to tolerate it whilst stoned out of my mind.
Lastly, apparently there is a game related to this – for the record, I have never played it.
Werty800
Do you remember that feeling of watching a cartoon as a child? Would you ever want to feel like that again? If the answer is yes, then here you go, this is it but with boobs, asses and even DICKS! *Disclaimer: Don't expect to see any of that though, it's all censored of course. The concept like that has been seen before of course, this is not anything new, but mix that with the intent of showcasing any type of phase that exists in the world and you may just find a winner for some of us in the anime community. With that being said, Ipresent you with Akiba's Trip The Animation, based on the somewhat popular series of games, this is probably the most explosive and bombastic anime of Winter 2017.
The whole idea of Akiba's Trip is not one that I would call simple. Tamotsu and his sister Niwaka go to Akihabara, which just like in our world is a place full of otaku merchandise, anime, manga, maid cafes and such. In one of the shops with exclusive goods he meets Arisa, a busty girl from Finland and they quickly bond over figurines. Later he also runs into Mayonaka who is a part of defense group that protects the place from incidents, but it turns out there's more to it. Monsters invade Akiba and as Tamotsu rushes to save his sister he gets tangled up in the war between the two groups. He receives special powers that end up trapping him. Without much choice he becomes the protector Akiba deserved and desperately needed.
Some of you may see this as a generic plot, but you forgot one part of it all- the title. Sure, you could just read it as a trip to Akiba, but if you could just take that s and put it next to the second word, you'll understand that this anime is going to offer more than just the plot. It's gonna offer all the "plots", if you know what I'm saying *wink* *wink* *nudge* *nudge*
Ekhm... sorry about that.
The way that the Bugged Ones - the previously mentioned monsters that disguise themselves as humans - are defeated, is by stripping them down completely. You can expect a lot of character fanservice in here, all damage is done through ripping off clothes so that's kinda obvious, but I feel like it's a very important part of all the craziness that it tries to portray.
Speaking of the craziness, the most important part of it is the format of the show. It's like an episodic "adventure" type of a show with the last couple of episodes trying to create an ending for a season. It's something that I immediately connect with the cartoons that I watched when I was younger, kinda like Teen Titans or Ben 10. Putting this into an anime isn't anything new, far from it. It's been used a lot, but not in the way that those previously mentioned shows do. Akiba's Trip embraces itself entirely. It knows it's a trashy show and it should only concentrate on fun, possibly leaving some space for an arc at the end of it. I wouldn't say it's a justification of how the show lacks serious progression through over half of its runtime or how every story has to end in one episodes, it's just my way of experiencing the show and seeing it for what it is rather than as something it clearly never aimed for. This show doesn't try to be serious, even if may seem like it does, it always plays it for the laughs in the end. It's self-aware, knows who it panders to, often touches on the topic of who are otakus and knows its limits. I really appreciate how this series handles the topics of unity and the otaku culture. It's actually beautiful. Still, this leaves the viewer with the question: Is that enough?
Now the answer will depend on the content of the episodes, so let's talk about that. As I mentioned, Akiba's Trip indulges itself in its trashiness. It makes the best decision it possibly could have made: it creates episodes for all the nerds out there.
You watch wrestling? There's an episode about wrestling.
You watch gaming tournaments? There's an episode about a gaming tournament.
You watch porn? There's an episode about porn.
Yes, I'm serious.
While the first episode is only a poor exposition, because it gives the impression of it being just an ecchi show, everything past that is pure madness. It doesn't have only one thing it uses, it has multiple ones that it completely overblows. And that's fun! Yes, it's the same formula over and over, the team meets someone who later turns out to be a Bugged One that they defeat by stripping him/her, but it manages to keep it fresh. You may think that its episodic nature will ruin the feeling of continuity or that the lack of connection could just turn it into a boring show that only has cool moments. Worry not, the cast is here to help.
The characters are just as ridiculous and fickle as the plot. Tamotsu jumps from being a hipster to being a normie to being a mainstream fag at any convenient point. It's not because he is written poorly, but because he lives in freaking Akiba. You can find everything there, and so he tries all of it out one by one. You can say that he has an attention span of a dog. He's honestly a great main character for the series, easily relatable and constantly changing to be compatible with the current topic. Haven't you ever went through a phase in your life? That chunk of your precious time that you spent on only one type of entertainment over a certain period of your existence, like wrestling, gaming and such. Tamotsu is the embodiment of that, it's just because of the situation he found himself in, he changes his interests more often.
The only character that could come close to Tamotsu in terms of sudden changing is Arisa Ahokainen. She traveled all over the world and experienced many different things, but decided to roll with the squad in Akiba. This busty blonde from Finland is more of a companion than anything else, but she does have several unique features. She cosplays at all times, changing her clothes multiple times throughout an episode, her voice is very high pitched and her energy is endless.
The other two group members are Mayonaka, who's just a tomboy with a baseball bat, and Niwaka, who ends up being a damsel in distress a bit too much. There's seriously not much to say about them, though their characters do progress and become more likable as time goes on.
The main cast works really well off of each other, for example Tamotsu's and Arisa's clumsiness contrasts with Mayo's sense of duty. It's used in a pretty simple way: When a specific reaction seems to be the best one, the characters that can pull that expression off step up to the spotlight. It works rather well and gives off a feeling of good character rotation and solid comedic timing.
The minor characters and the episodic ones are a bit stretched out, but they are mostly pushed to the sidelines to let the main cast take the center stage. They're rather forgettable, but I think that's mostly because of the fact that they're quickly replaced and the show doesn't stop to let you drill them into your memory. Overall though, the cast does a solid job at making me want to see their misadventures continue.
Now for the more technical aspects, this show is fair. Some of you who only saw the first three episodes may look at this and think "This guy's an idiot" and well.... you may be somewhat right. Akiba's Trip looks flat out ugly at some moments. Some movement, especially during a couple of action scenes, feel like characters are actually blobs, certain camera angles make them look like abominations and overall the art style looks silly. Everything I just mentioned I was able to spot within the first two episodes, however, this series did grow on me. The color pallet is probably as good as it could be, even if blue dominates it, there are so many contrasting elements that each scene is pleasing to the eye. The animation gets more exciting and sudden, which is a good thing. Action scenes include several strong sakuga moments, even if a bit short. All that really fits with the chaotic and explosive feeling the plot and characters give off. That's not to say it isn't flawed past the first episodes. The character designs are a bit too normal at times or way too out there at others (the main cast is designed very well though) and the CGI crowds tend to break the immersion. The music also works in the series' favor, actually, it's probably one of the best parts of the anime. It's consistently good and fitting and has several good themes that I would gladly listen to on their own. I would assume it comes from the games, which could explain why the quality of the tracks is so good.
The OP is rather simple, you probably heard similar ones, but it's catchy, fiery, the music fits the visuals exceptionally well and it made me ready for each episode with the right deal of excitement. It's solid. The idea for the ED's is really damn good though. Once again, the action takes place in Akiba, so what better way to end an episode than to showcase some up and coming singers or groups? Each episode has a different song, performed by a different J-Pop artist or an idol group. I can't say more than one or two stuck in my mind for longer than a second, but nonetheless this idea fits the theme of the series perfectly.
My relationship with Akiba's Trip is that of a love-hate one. I can easily say that it was enjoyable as much as it could be. It was able to sell me on its story and characters despite me having extremely negative things to say about it after the first episodes. I am pretty sure this will end up being a disappointed to a lot of viewers. It's visual style is a big turn-off straight off the bat and the rest of it doesn't seem promising enough to continue. However, this series does evolve and starts taking clearer direction the more time it gets, especially as a weekly, bombastic series that one could watch after a long day of work or studying, at least it was so for me. It's definitely not one that works well for binging, but as an episodic one that you can watch every once in a while it may prove to be a surprise hit. With that in mind, I fully recommend Akiba's Trip The Animation. It's a fun bunch of episodes that may even be considered as longer skits. Comedy can't appeal to everyone, but when it's an overblown parody catered to otakus, I'm sure some will find it enjoyable. Expect a lot of fanservice too. That's how this show rolls, and if you can't accept that at the start, you won't get anything out of it. With that being said, if you enjoyed reading this review, be sure to click the helpful button and check out some of my other reviews. Thank you for your time.
As always, this is purely my opinion. I recommend you to develop you own.
LegendAqua
Another game turned anime adaptation, this better not have the video game adaptation curse because LA already had enough of shitty video game anime adaptations from 2016!!!... It's different in it's own quirky way... For it's introductory episode, Akiba's Trip does bring us the setting as well as how Electric Mayonnaise gets formed as well as the threat of the Bugged Ones and how to defeat them. After that?, it has an episodic format where a new Bugged One threat appears, Electric Mayonnaise stumbles or is directly influenced by the new fad of Akihabara or Tamotsu Denkigai voiced by Haruki Ishiya's latest craze todefeat the Bugged Ones. Akiba's Trip using it's episodic format looks into the otaku subcultures through this setting, from fighting games, computer parts, card games, anime figures, idols, audiophiles and even pro-wrestling!. How Akiba's Trip look at these topics are wide ranging from knowing A LOT about it or just wanting to parody it using it's otaku subcultures as a foundation.
If there is a flaw to all this is that because of it's episodic format, the main cast consisting of Tamotsu, Niwaka Denkigai voiced by Marika Kouno, Tamotsu's little sister, Arisa Ahokainen voiced by Yuki Nagaku a die-hard cosplayer and local tank of Electric Mayonnaise and Matome Mayonaka voiced by Rie Takahashi, the one who introduced Tamotsu and the rest of the cast to the threat of the Bugged Ones and love interest of Tamotsu though she's incredibly tsundere shy about it. The flaw is that there isn't much character development to the main cast as it's more about the episode looking at Tamotsu's latest craze or otaku subculture fad than it's character and that's where Akiba's Trip lacked heavily (Niwaka being the best example of this as she's more of a satellite character than anything until she gets focus later on). The defense to all this is that Electric Mayonnaise as a group does develop as a team in fighting the Bugged One of the week only solidifying their teamwork and we learn a bit more about Arisa to Tamotsu and Niwaka's sibling relationship (no it's not incest trust LA) to about Matome by the final arc but her a bit later. Even the Bugged Ones themselves are stereotypically hammy evil though there are some red herrings making the REAL Bugged Ones even more lacking and one-hit strip kills at times just to close the episode off. Akiba's Trip seems more to be focusing on it's otaku culture in it's forefront with it's characters on the background until they need development and LA doesn't fault the anime that much for that as the main cast DOES get developed somewhat cleverly over the course of the anime. LA's favourite character was at first Matome then quickly became a tie between Matome and Arisa, but ultimately it went back to Matome.
If there is one saving grace to Akiba's Trip to it however, is that the animation is BOMBASTIC even outside it's "battles"...allowing Gonzo to go all over the place, from purposefully low quality to the reference-crazy detail as hell moments to battles it gets into. LA just loves when Akiba's Trip and by extension Gonzo going reference and meta-crazy and knowing how self-aware it is which can be another saving grace to Akiba's Trip.
Hmmmm...that voice cast seems familiar...ohh right, Marika Kouno, Yuki Nagaku and Rie Takahashi were all from Sore ga Seiyuu!...nice Gonzo bringing up another of your titles, the three even sing the OP and some of the ED's! *ahem* with it's voice cast, LA would say that Yuki Nagaku has very unique vocals and was a hoot to hear with her semi-Japanese cadence, Marika Kouno as Niwaka feels like she is projecting Rin Kohana from Sore ga Seiyuu and Rie Takahashi is voicing her typical vocals. Haruki Ishiya sounds very much like he was having a blast voicing Tamotsu and the impressive minor cast voice cast was GREAT to have as well.
For an anime named Akiba' STrip, the fanservice if anything is surprisingly light, sure there are the expected bra's and panties and occasional panty shots and the one-strip kill shots, but the anime doesn't focus on that all due to the meta-self aware nature of Akiba's Trip directing, the fanservice feels more like an afterthought that trying to deliberately leer at it's fanservice.
The "final arc" of Akiba's Trip if anything does make the anime bit better for those people who wants anime with a bit more of an impactful and cohesive plot and this really puts the Electric Mayonnaise gang to it's max tension though the "drama" is given more as a detour than any actual drama and give much needed factor towards Matome as a character and her connection to the main villain of the series. A flaw to this is it's episodic otaku subculture element disappears however it should be noted that the "bigger picture" a la major villain of the anime plotline was touched upon A LOT during the episodic format but nonetheless, even with all these elements of the build up to character development to it's otaku subculture elements disappearing, the ending still brought back it's wacky own flavour it had during the episodic format with little details amongst the final arc of the anime and by that LA means that the final episode is essentially a literal FINAL DUNGEON with the BIG BOSS at the end! and it went in a blaze of glory on how the ending was executed and although it had allegories of otaku's nature and how parents look at them and it still kept it's bombastic atmosphere by the end of it and LA will praise this kind of ending and how it was handled.
Akiba's Trip: The Animation being a very self-aware "Bugged Ones" of the week looking at the subculture of otaku's makes this video game anime adaptation rather a different breed of adaptation to say the least. It has it's flaws sure, but it's bombastic and self-aware nature and the comedy coming from that makes this anime adaptation either a guilty pleasure for LA or a very good self-aware parody anime about otaku subculture...nonetheless Akiba's Trip: The Animation for LA is an honest to god guilty pleasure for Winter 2017 for LA...flaws and all!
AnimeFan48
Story: so the story is about tamotsu who is in Akihabara later on he finds out his sister might be in trouble so he goes and looks for her only to find a girl named matome telling him to stay out of it later on a bugged one kills him but matome ends up bringing him back to life but at a cost tamotsu can not leave Akihabara and now cant remove his clothes or he will die, but now he has to fight bugged ones things that posses people but the only way to defeat them is to rip of there clothing so nowtamotsu has to team up with matome and others to defeat them and keep Akihabara safe.
Art: the art is pretty good for this anime the action parts with it art really detailed in this anime.
Sound: the OP is decent the ED changes after like every episode so i cant really say which one i liked also i watched the dub it was pretty good.
Character: Tamotsu is the male lead of the anime and he is a Otaku at heart loves getting figures, loves girl bands and just everything anime also when it comes to fighting the guy is a damn good fighter otherwise a cool and nice guy. Matome well she one of the female leads and the original defender of akiba she is a tough chick with Tamotsu and also defending akiba she does get angry a good few times at Tamotsu but that's it otherwise she a pretty tough but also nice girl. Arisa is another female lead she is a pretty good fighter aswell not a bugged on but she can kick some butt she is also kinda like Tamotsu that he is a Otaku at heart (well maybe not at heart as him but close) otherwise a pretty good and decent character overall. Niwaka is the sister to Tamotsu and the last female lead in the anime honestly she cant really fight or do anything really so there just to help them with other stuff also she does like her brother (not like incest love btw) otherwise a decent character and a nice and kind one at that. Tasujin is a supporting character and is a scientist to the there group Electric mayonnaise she would basically provide stuff on to help them battle the bugged ones a decent character overall.
Enjoyment: Things that i liked: the comedy was here and there it took awhile for the comedy to really get me but later on it was good and the action was damn good for the most part and the characters were all really well done for the most part. Things that i didn't like: again the comedy to was here and there it really to me AWHILE for it to actually get me to laugh out loud if anything most of the anime was like me smiling also that one of the characters Arisa i felt was kinda here just for the fan service (also sorry for spoiler shes never a bugged one) so yeah and also every time she would say moi or whatever it was she said was kinda annoying i could see people not liking her.
Overall: it was hard for me to give this a 7 or a 8 or even a 7.5 but in the end i just went with a 8 i think for me the comedy got better for sure as the anime went along and that the action was damn well done and also i loved most of the characters that made this anime really well done i would recommend this anime
projectfear22
First, do not look at my rating/s. It is strictly based on enjoyment. I refuse to be a person who looks for flaws and assumptions only to ruin his enjoyment and memories of shows. And not to mention ruin the chances for others to pick a show just because someone trusted a stranger instead of them self. This review's purpose is to write how I experienced the show, what I remember specifically and what I liked and to spread positivity. If your overall experience is great, then changing something will only change the overall feeling. Which is not necessarily guaranteed to be a good thing as somepeople might think. Something is what it is and that's why your overall experience was great. You are lying to yourself if you think you really want something changed.
- What especially stuck with me during this show is the art, sound and how every factor that makes a show in general was executed during fight scenes. Just like with any show I don't think you get much grasp of the director's and the cinematographers (if they have the 2nd in anime development, in any case I mean a person with similar jobs during development) work during common scenes. Since this is a comedy and action you can expect it during action scenes and eventually scenes with an outburst of comedy, such an outburst that rivals movement/action scenes. Meaning that there is enough going on that it can feel like an action (as happenings) scene even without the real action (as action). During those instances you tend to notice directing. It all depends on the individual of course. You all perceive something differently and with more intensity. Worth to note: still scenes (moments) and common scenes aren't the same.
During the fight scenes everything moves so smoothly and makes you follow. Whether or not they had innovative animation techniques (I refuse to look back in depth just to nitpick on myself) the fight scenes will most definitely give you the feeling that there's a lot of creative work done on them. And with the art style we have, the animation during fight scenes is matching. Or rather the art style makes the animation look even better.
I don't have to mention the sound. The opening is one of the best I've heard and has a lot of replay value and gives you energy. The ost during the show also did not disappoint.
The show handles it's surroundings or backgrounds greatly, as the composition of the scene, the characters involved and the feeling of how said scene continually keeps to get your attention so deep on what actually is the point of the scene, it all is mixed in perfectly to keep your focus on what is intended.
The usage of colors in the show create the overall and happy feeling. An excellent match for the comedy parts of our characters. The character's designs are memorable and the color difference even helps them with that. For sure is a certain character the comic relief, char name spoiler inbound, warning you again, I mean our ari even though the show is cheerful anyway. However all the characters are likeable just like that. And the voices are made for them.
Overall this show gave me everything I love about, well, shows with a happy and sunny vibe. And with my next sentence I also have to mention that it does capture the feeling of a game. (It's not necessarily an adaption, as It seems the characters are different.) What I mean is it's noticeable that it works as a game and an anime (and other stuff) so that's a thumb up.
I need to get a physical copy of the game sometime.
Century_Orion
Great. I like myself a good Ecchi anime. I find it pretty cool and interesting how the anime is set in a modern, colourful society. I also like how the plot has superhuman powers but I feel like the technology used is a bit too unrealistic for the setting. The art is stunningly amazing and the video/animation quality is great, as well as having eye popping colours (and characters, which I'll explain later). I really like how the show starts and has fast paced and peppy songs. I'm kind of into that, but it would be a little better if they had subtitles for the songs.The character designs are pretty cool, with interesting personalities and colourful hair, as well as a couple of cool and...busty people *Cough, Arisa cough*. The fight scenes are awesome and some are just downright spectacular, with some casual moments to break the ice.
Overall, this was a pretty great anime. Too bad it only has 1 season. Hoping for another season!
xero657
So I was originally gonna pass up this anime, I figured it was just another cookie cutter anime and really didn't think I would enjoy it. Optimistically I thought I might get a small amount of enjoyment out of it, but I never expected that I would have an absolute blast! Akiba's Trip is an anime that knows exactly what it is, what it wants to be, and is completely unapologetic about all of it. It knows that its a fan service-y anime and that means it will lose a lot on depth, but because of that it never allows itself to take itself too seriously. Despitethis the anime manages to pull off some damn fine comedy, constructs stories that are interesting for a 'villain-of-the-week scenario', and really absorb you into the world of Akiba. Combined with a good cast of characters whom all compliment one another in some way it's a wild ride right from episode 1.
Fair warning, there may be some spoilers in these later sections, the point of the above summary is to go over the general idea of what I'll cover in detail later.
Story: 7
The story is NOTHING to be impressed about, it has a very basic premise. Simply put it's 'oh look bad guys doing bad guy things watch the good guys do good guy things' with the added 'if you get stripped you lose' bit at the end. It is every bit as ridiculous as that sounds, but that's ok. Like I said this anime never takes itself too seriously, it knows what it is and what it wants to be and isn't interested in playing up ANY level of melodrama. It's only goal is to get a few laughs and it accomplishes that which is why I rate it so highly because the story effectively exists in service OF that comedy.
Art: 6
Again, the art itself isn't super impressive and the animation is just the 'yup that's anime' level of animation. What REALLY sells this art is the characters. You can tell based off every character you meet that the creative team really ran with the idea that hair color is indicative of whether someone is a Bugged One as a lot of these hairstyles are pretty imaginative. Especially in the main cast whom all seem to function well as a whole, artistically speaking. Unfortunately, animation is a real big deal to me so I can't really rate it too highly. However, the fact that the characters be they side or main were all fun to just look at speaks volumes to the care that went into crafting them. In my opinion at least.
Sound: 7
The sound direction was pretty on point in regards to SFX. I like my SFX to be realistic and the show stays true to that for the most part, and I especially liked the sound effect for when a Bugged One was disrobed really sold that feeling of 'whoohoo they did it!' The music choice, much like everything else, was ok. Nothing really wrong with it, nothing really great about it. What's more important than that was the timing, good sound direction can turn almost anything into something great and this show provides a really standard example of that. A general rule is that the music should never lie to the audience, if its a good moment then the music should reflect that. If the situation is dire again, the music should reflect that. The music choice coupled with the timing of delivery really sold those situations perfectly and it works well with this anime. Again, it's still nothing spectacular. But I rate it highly because the sound direction made me notice things that this wasn't just another lazy anime, someone really put effort in and I can appreciate that.
Comedy: 9
This is a special category that I'm adding in here because it deserves this recognition. It's really interesting how comedy ISN'T one of the genres used to describe this anime because in my opinion the comedy is the shining star of this anime. The action scenes are ok, nothing fantastic. While the setting creates a 'supernatural' feel sure, it doesn't steal the show. And yea, the fan service is fairly abundant (which while being abundant I must say it was at least tasteful and not just blatantly shoe-horned in) but fan service has never made an anime great it just gives it sex appeal so it can sell well. No, the COMEDY is where this anime stands in the limelight. There is a rule of thumb about comedy that I adore when speaking in regards to skit comedy, 'When you put a crazy individual in a world of normal people, or put a normal person in a world of crazy people, that's where the comedy happens.' and this anime EXEMPLIFIES this. It took me a couple episodes to realize, but in this anime YOU are that normal person. YOU are the one in the crazy world because everyone in this show is NUCKING FUTS! I would go so far as to say that the comedy in this anime could even stand up to the likes of konosuba, which was also brilliant with it's comedy. It's the fact that this anime blatantly and unabashedly goes for the most outlandish, far left field idea they can go for and they make that WORK. By episode 3, I found myself on the edge of my seat just excited to find out what wacky and zany adventures these idiots were gonna find themselves in next. No, the comedy is the true star of this show even if it wasn't meant to be.
Overall: 8
So there you have it. This show manages to combine mediocrity with greatness in various areas, especially with its comedy. The end result is a world you can get absorbed in, characters you can care about, and good times that will always manage a laugh out of you. An exciting adventure, and a conclusive and satisfying ending with a neat little cliffhanger for a potential second season (Fingers VERY much crossed). So in short, top recommend.
TL;DR:
Watch it, it's worth it.
Ixiel
It's pretty bad, but good at the same time. It's good to be bad, but he does not take himself seriously from the start and it's clear. The anime for many times has no meaning at all, animation is very inconsistent to bad, but it's very funny, fun, full of references to other anime and games (some really cheeky) and has some (few) great battles. The characters have no depth, but this was purposeful, Akiba is very well represented here, which is one of the highlights of the anime and the soundtrack is good. I found it ok, the anime fulfilled its role of being unpretentious. Ps: Sorry formy english. T^T
Tyrannicswine117
Warning possible Spoilers To me this was definitely a hidden and underrated gem of the 2017 winter season because this was one fun and hilarious ride. The story focuses on Tamotsu and his sister Niwaka who go to Akiba to enjoy all it's Otaku brilliance, but they get attacked by creatures called Bugged ones, they run into Matome who is defending Akiba from this threat and also with the help of Arisa they create a team to defend this Otaku paradise from this new monstrous threat. You gotta love a story when it doesn't take itself seriously which is what this show does even though it's about agroup of teens defending a section of town from weird monsters I was surprised to see how well this show worked because I can definitely say it was one funny ride because no matter how dangerous the threat got these group of characters never really got serious about it and seeing shows take the usual cliche that you see in a lot of other anime's and use them as jokes was a delight to see, not only that seeing this group of characters defeat the threat was also really funny like a video game battle, a eating competition and even a card game too. It was also full of references to many other anime's which was great to see the show make fun of because it worked really well with what was happening in many of the situations that happened in this show.
The characters were very likeable and funny Tamotsu is pretty much a big Otaku, but he isn't stupid he actually knows quite a lot of things like at some point his knowledge of electronics actually saved the day plus his none serious and lazy attitude was also really funny and different for once since you don't really see that many male MC's with this personality, but when the time called he can be a kind and protective person depending on what the reason is. Matome is a Tsundere that finally is really likeable true she does hit Tamotsu and makes him do patrols for the Bugged ones, but she actually has a fun personality once you get to know her and even at times she wasn't being serious which shows she can be pretty lose and damn can she eat a lot of food. Arisa is another one of those characters that has the sweet and energetic personality which is always a win for me, but she has a lot of surprises in store like she has a very complex life and is actually very smart plus the funniest aspect of her character is that she always end's up in a different costume well of course she's a cosplayer, but the outfit's she wore sometimes were just hilarious because they seemed so out of place. Niwaka is difficult to decipher mainly because she isn't in some episodes and can't fight against the enemies because she doesn't have powers, but she felt likeable anyway because she didn't do anything to annoy and there were some scenes that she did something that was actually funny.
The other supporting characters like the Professor who always travelled on her Segway and couldn't even fit in her lab Coat and the many villains were actually pretty good and it was hilarious seeing how over the top the villains were and how easy they were to defeat was also a funny site too.
The artstyle felt similar to Kill la Kill not the way the characters were made, but how it was used because a lot of the scenes where someone was being sarcastic or being over the top just reminded me of that show plus for some reason characters like Kage-san just reminded me of lego because their face's were so expressionless just like the lego faces.
The comedy was just fantastic there were cliches like the Deus ex Machina cliche that were used as jokes plus there was were a few 4th wall breaks which were pretty funny too, but the characters are what made the show really funny because of their none serious attitude my smile hardly disappeared because it was that funny to watch and the fact that ripping people's clothes off just to defeat also reminded me of High School DxD and to me that's always a good thing. The action though short was pretty fun I liked Tamotsu and Matome's power's and how Tamotsu gained these powers was actually quite surprising although I think I've seen it somewhere before.
Overall this was a friggin hilarious show if you want something that sorta works like Kill la Kill with it's comedy then you're definitely in for something epically amazing.
TrashDax
I’m amazed that there is an anime out there in which characters eat Döner. Story: Evil monsters attack Akihabara by taking over the nerd culture and can only be stopped by stripping them naked. What can I possibly say to justify this? It’s exactly as stupid as it sounds. Now, obviously you can see this as a bad thing (and most of you possibly will). The question is, does Akiba Strip use this to its advantage or does it rely on its “hilariousness”? Well, sadly it is the latter, most of the time. Akiba Strip is self-aware and that may be its biggest weakness. If I compareit to Kill La Kill for example, which had a similarly ridiculous premise, that show played it straight, which made it work so much better. Akiba is not doing much to flesh itself out and therefore often falls flat. Due to its episodic nature, focusing on one nerdy fandom after another, it also has the problem, that if you are not into the subject matter of the episode, it will be a very boring one. The things it did tackle that I personally had interest in (or at least some basic knowledge of) did just fine as standalone episodes. But subjects I didn’t know or care about left me bored at least 1/3 throughout its run, since the overall “plot” didn’t help me making it through at all.
3/10
Art:
Akiba Strip looks very cheap for the most part. Well, actually it looks cheap all the time. Character design and animation is all okay, even though it’s far from being special, but backgrounds and especially background characters did not get much attention. I am also pretty sure they reused quite a few shots, like when the girls had one of their gigs. The special effects looked fine, but they are nothing to write home about really.
5/10
Sound:
I was excited to hear all three members of Earphones together once again, as I have enjoyed watching Sore ga Seiyuu. And sure enough, they all do a really good job. The whole cast seems to have enjoyed voicing their characters, which is great. The music…well, I am not a big fan of J-Pop. At all. But I would be lying if I said that the song the three girls are performing wasn’t catchy as hell. The opening not so much, but it’s definitely okay. Each episode got a unique ending song, so if you’re a fan of that kind of music, you’re in for a treat.
8/10
Characters:
To be honest, the main cast is very shallow. The hero is an outgoing hothead, who just happens to be a complete nerd for all kinds of things. Not a very relatable character though, as he often acts like a dick towards the others. In a comedy this can be seen as funny, but it heavily depends on the viewer. I would be a hypocrite to call him out for it, since I enjoyed KonoSuba mostly for the characters being assholes. The leading lady is a stock tsundere and not much else. The same goes for Tamotsus little sister, whose main characteristic is being the main characters little sister. Arisa is the only one of the girls to have somewhat of a personality, being the funny foreigner with a surprising amount of talents in many, many fields. Bonus points for making her Finish instead of being from one of the done to death countries like the USA or the UK. We also have a couple of exposition characters, who felt very unnecessary besides that, I think it could’ve been done just as well without them. Some of the enemy of the week characters were funny, like the Yu-Gi-Oh guy or the pro gamer girl, but many of them didn’t click with me. Finally, the main villain was a total Ragyou rip-off (wether this is a good or a bad thing, I leave it up to you).
4/10
Enjoyment:
As I mentioned earlier, your enjoyment level is proportionate to your amount of knowledge on the subject matter of the episode. I had a lot of fun with the ones I knew about, like the TCG episode or the wrestling one. Others left me bored, like the gun episode. Akiba Strip (let’s be honest, that’s the real name of the show) didn’t do a good job to season the subjects to viewers who aren’t into them and the overarching plot didn’t really help either. Thankfully the grand finale was just as ridiculous as the whole show, I wouldn’t have bought a serious ending. In total, this anime isn’t very good, but it is watchable and sometimes quite funny. I’d say, pick out the episodes that deal with stuff you like and enjoy them, disregard the rest.
5/10
Overall:
5.0/10
Leyren
TL;DR: hit & miss, you might like one episode and hate another one. Otaku parody, paired with a bit of action and romance. Lightweight, no deep thinking required, with an "awwwh" moment every now and then. ________________ As other reviews already stated, Akibas Trip is basically a hit & miss for every single episode (apart from the first and the last 2-3 ones I guess). Overall - If you are into otaku / nerd stuff, give it a try.. you might like it. If you are only in for the romance, you can watch the first 1-2 episodes and then skip to episode 10. I was a bit unsure becauseof the rather low 6.70 rating, but I actually quite liked it. There definitely are worse ways to spend your time.
Story & Content -
Most of the episodes don't follow a big story / plot, instead they are small stories, known from e.g. Rick & Morty. The whole show itself is pretty lightweight, and focuses big time on paroding different otaku/nerd stuff each time.. which is the hit & miss part about it, might be you find yourself laughing your ass off at one episode and being bored on the next one.
There is an action aspect to it, which isn't badly made, although the protagonists never have any real struggles when fighting the opponents, so it's rather some extra sugar on top.
The final few episodes are the actual plot of the story, nothing spectacular and pretty straight forward, but if you watch this show for a deep story you're in the wrong place anyway.
There is also romance to it, to the point that I don't get why this show doesn't have a romance tag.. after all, there are many shows out there labelled as romance with way less romantic content in it. There are 4 kiss scenes throughout the show (although 2 of them can hardly count because of the circumstances), a date episode and an ending which leaves no doubt.
Art -
The art style itself is okay, nothing fancy but not bad either, pretty much the average modern anime art style. The art style sometimes seems lazy (considering scenes with crowds like a concert), but it doesn't bother much either. And for some characters they obviously wanted to make them look ridiculous, as to push the parody even further.
Character -
Just like for the story, the show doesn't care about having deep characters. They have some backstory you get to see, and their behavior is pretty understandable and consistent, so no issue here.
Ketamigo
After The Disasterous Life Of Saiki K finished I was in desperate need of a good, satirical anime. Most comedies are too harum/slice of life for me, as I'm not 13 and sexually frustrated, so typically I look for comedies that poke fun at the otaku culture and anime culture in dumb, yet interesting ways. Akibas Trip does just that, and oddly enough- unlike most anime- it actually gets funnier and more original as the season progresses. I'm actually a little sad that it's officially over. Each episode had a new villain in a long line of villains, and each sort of represented onehobby and/or obsession prevelant in otaku culture, and thus, in Akiba itself.
Such examples ranged from competitive video gaming, to the exploitation of Idol Singers, to Ham radios and manual cameras, to military fanatics.
Surprisingly, as the group in the show increased in membership, their bonds deepened, and for such a short comedic show, that's actually quite the accomplishment.
So, while the show is no where near as intelligent in its satire as say, Saiki K, it's still really funny and totally a great way to enjoy yourself on a boring night.
If you liked "Haven't you heard? I'm Sakamoto", "Mob Psycho 100" or " Saiki K" you'll probably enjoy this too. I'm liking this new wave of actually funny anime that pokes fun at our ridiculous culture that we hold so dear.
Also, even though each episode stands alone great, there is actual continuity and a vague storyline thats "there" just enough to make you want to see the next episode and see where our oddball crew will end up next.
Anyway, thankfully this is based off the game of the same name, so you can always play that if you truly want more of what the anime had to offer.
