For the average Japanese high school student, walking to school can be a chore, but for first-year Chio Miyamo, it's always an adventure. Constantly running late due to her long night sessions playing video games, she is forced to come up with new routes to make it to Samejima Private Academy on time.
On her many bizarre journeys to school, Chio contends with obstacles like street-blocking detours, overzealous kabaddi players, and befuddled motorcycle gang leaders. But these minor hindrances are no match for the special ops training that Chio, AKA the legendary assassin "Bloody Butterfly," has received from her extensive gaming obsession. Together with her best friends Manana Nonomura and Yuki Hosokawa, Chio will do whatever it takes to avoid her school's harsh penalties for tardiness.
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Stark700
I’ve never really thought too much about the journey to school during my younger days. It’s just wake up, get ready for the day, and hoping for a wonderful day without trouble. What if I told you if there’s someone named Chio Miamo who makes journeys to school like it’s some impractical adventure? What if every weekday became a misadventure that you can’t even began to imagine? Watching Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro (Chio's School Road) felt like watching an experimental humor flick where the show tests the limits of its comedy. I’m not going to lie, this show is very self-aware of its intentions and isnever shy to express it. High school girl Chio is an avid gamer with an avid imagination. With every episode being impractical and almost surreal-like, I had no doubt that this series would be popcorn entertainment. To my surprise, it’s the form of popcorn entertainment that deserves more than just a thumbs up.
The first few episodes makes it clear of what it’s trying to do. The various video game references is clear while we see Chio commute to school in a peculiar fashion. It breaks the boundaries of normalcy as the series tries to stretch its humor at every opportunity it gets. If comedy is what you’re looking for, this will definitely be a crowd pleaser. The key part of the series lies in its ways to sell the comedy. Beyond just the absurd humor of the everyday misadventures, the characters do the selling with their personalities and actions. Chio often defies common logic and applies her video game experiences to real life. This comes from the experience she gains from games that involves stealth, parkour, fighting, and among others. It seizes every chance it gets to demonstrate Chio’s personality and capitalizes on them to the fullest. This may be a make or break for viewers as some may not like Chio herself. However, you have to admit, she is like a pistol that never ceases to surprise me.
Joining Chio in the show is Manana Nonomura, who happens to be her best friend. She’s also a character that I describe as anti-normal. You’ll often see the pair together and when they are, absurd comedy ensures. In fact, their personalities are even similar despite their different interests. Both characters makes their everyday life events look larger than life. The amount of absurdity is enhanced thanks to Chio’s video game experience such as stealth. In early episodes, she even uses her “skill” to remain undetected from a neighbor while being sneaky in an Assassin’s Creed style. The show also loves to exaggerate the game of kabaddi as Chio and Mana treats it like life or death. Madoka Kushitori (captain of the kabaddi club) also pushes her passion of the game to an absurd level. That being said, I think the comedy level of the show speaks for itself by the time you reach the third or so episode. By then, you’ll really understand this show’s ridiculous comedy.
While the main duo of Chio and Manana carries a good amount of the series, other characters also comes to play. Despite not being main eventers, characters such as Yuki, Momo, Goto, and Mayuta also brings in their own spice of fun. They amplify the jokes in the show that ranges from forbidden romances to hilarious innuendos. To be fair, this series is like a joke of itself but it knows what it’s trying to be. In other words, viewers should really understand their reasons to watch this show in the first place. If it’s for actual plot or in-depth character study, then this is the wrong place to be. Take this show like a gift that’s ready to be opened and surprise you in ways you’ll probably never be ready for.
In reality, this anime was originally scheduled to air for Spring 2018. It got delayed for a full season so I assume it’s due to production issues. Nonetheless, the anime maintains a colorful balance of its character designs and setting. It’s not hard to spot the video game references if you’re familiar with franchises like Pokemon Go, Payday, Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Bioshock, and among others. What really made me laugh is the character expressions. It’s exaggerated to maximum effect and often looks far more ridiculous than they should. Chio is the main culprit of this as she makes a huge deal out of situations such as sneaking at night to play video games, getting into an emergency to use the bathroom, or just being anything but normal. This expands to her friend Manana and other characters who takes advantage of all the humorous gags. There’s also some shameless fan service in the show such as pole dancing and delirious delusions. Yuki also makes an example being a sporty girl with an athletic body. The show sure isn’t shy to focus the camera on her whenever it gets that chance.
For such a show with so much humor, I’m also convinced that the characters were able to deliver their lines flawlessly. The dialogues matches with the character voices that always sounds over the board. Sometimes, it makes me replay certain scenes just to see how far the voice actors seems to be enjoying themselves in their roles. The theme songs of the show are creatively made that does what it’s intended – delivering popcorn entertainment.
Looking back at this show made me wish that my high school years were as fun as Chio’s. Every day became a story adventure that never ceases to amuse me. From day 1, Chio and the character cast made the best of its humorous elements and never looked back. It doesn’t need a concrete plot to sell its ideas because that’s really not what the show is about. In other words, just watch this show with an open mind and think of how free it is. To be able to deliver such an entertaining series with so many gags is commendable feat if you ask me.
TakaCode
Have you ever had an anime studio that disliked so much to a point where you absolutely refuse to check out the other works after witnessing some of the shows that they made? Well, I have a big problem with a Studio Diomedéa who up this is point was the studio that I greatly dislike due to them ditching out a truckload of mediocre to awful series that barely had any soul to speak off. Beatless was the breaking point for this studio as that show was horrendously written that was filled with awful pacing and cringe-inducing production scheduling where every 4-5 episodes that would bepointless recap episodes that barely did anything. That show was so terrible it couldn’t finish it’s 24 episodes run correctly as the final 4 of that shit show had to be done in September…
Because of that I literally gave up on Studio Diomedea by avoiding all of the past and future works. This was until I was introduced to a little slice of life comedy series Chio’ School Road from my friends however due to my hatred with Studio Diomeda for they epic failure that was Beatless into Chio’s School Road with low expectations where I know the show is going to be another third-rate anime.
I actually thought this anime was going to suck.
>>> 12 episodes later with the English Dub version
>>> Looks at the computer black screen smiling.
Wow, They have finally done it. They finally made an anime that didn’t suck
Chio’s School Road is easily one of the best comedy series I have even. While it’s not on the same level as Hina Festival it still was a fantastically made series that remained funny from start to finish.
Chio Miyamo is a self-proclaimed “below average” girl who likes playing shoot-em-ups and Western games. For all, she says she’s “below average”, though, she’s anything but that, given her overactive imagination and her willingness to pull dangerous and impractical stunts. Her most exciting part of the day just so happens to be her commute to school, and it’s not at all hard to see why from delinquent gangs to parkour, kabaddi to competitions with friends, there’s no way that the journey to school could ever be a boring one.
Despite the show being plotless in nature I actually enjoyed the story. The premise itself may be bland at first, however, took that bland and actually made it hilariously entertaining that has a lot of charm and heart.
The characters interactions are very well handled and hilarious to watch as the way the characters react to certain situations and is nothing but comedy gold where we the viewer would laugh for days thanks to the show amazing comedy structure.
The comedy structure in Chio’s School Road is brilliant as not only the comedy/gags are well timed but they also lead a worthwhile impact to the viewer.
Not to mention this is one of the few comedy series that completely avoids the repetitive comedy syndrome where a series would abuse it’s comedy to a point where the comedy and series itself start to it’s losing its charm.
If you a fan of video games than you will absolutely have a blast with Chio’s School Road as it loves to reference very notable video games such as Assassin’s Creed, Payday, Uncharted, etc. I also really loved how the show was able to blend in its game references with its brilliant comedy structure and as a result, we get a bunch of hilarious scenes that were not only funny but very reliable to the eye especially for Chio’s character.
Now like with Hina Festival the series has intriguing social commentary for example in one of the episodes we learned that Chio’s is specifically into Western games however due to living in Japan she doesn’t get much chance to play them mainly because they are either overpriced or never got a release at all. Her reaction to towards this is very relatable because that’s how gamers feel in real life where they cannot get the game that wants due to a big paywall that the Japan gamers have to pay. This doesn’t end Chio’s gives a brutal commentary on Japan’s taste in gaming where she talks why little boys in JRPG games carry a big heavy sword as well a big guy not wearing battle appropriate gear as he’s just shirtless showing his manly body holding a sword.
If had any nitpicks with Chio’s School Road is the kabaddi comedy at times. While it wasn’t bad by any means but it wasn’t my thing at all especially when it’s used from some of the more lewd scenes in this show. Yes, this series has fan-service, but we will talk about that in a bit.
Overall I enjoyed the story of Chio’s School Road. Yes, the story may be plotless however the comedy, character interactions and gaming references really made the show shine in a brilliant and funny way.
The characters in Chio’s School Road were all funny and enjoyable in they own rights.
My favourite character in the show is Chio herself. She was an absolute adore to watch. I really adored her interactions towards her daily life from Chio hanging around to her closest friend Manana, Chio’s buying a BL magazine from a store to Chio simply playing these western games. Her reactions towards her daily were amazing as it relatable to the eye.
Next, we have Manana and like with Chio she was a character that I really liked. While she didn’t develop as much as a character compared to Hina Festival’s Hitomi and Anzu but she still a great and hilarious character that I adored. Also, god bless Funimation dub actor Mikaela Krantz for doing a fantastic performance as Chio.
Next, we have Manana and like with Chio she was a character that I really liked. She is an interesting individual who often gets drags into Chio’s shenanigans where she reacts towards Chio’s shenanigans in the funniest ways showcasing that she, not just your typical boring best friend character that we all seen before.
Chio and Manana have a love/hate relationship with each other were despite them growing up they are still close friends even though they argue with each other every now and then. For example, in episode 6 Chio attempts to scare Manana by Chio popping up from the bridge fence, however, thanks to Chio’s lack of grip energy she gives up the prank by calling her. Then Manana comments on Chio’s behaviour in the most hilarious and factual way possible where it made Chio cry for forgiveness. After Manana forgives her the two aim to get themselves out of the bridge fence as they communicate with each other like actual best friends about the getting off the bridge fence even if they failed in the progress where they both ended up getting stuck in a more worse scenario where it causes them to argue with other. Despite these arguments, they are still best friends and I adore those interactions that these two characters. They are easily the best part about this well-crafted slice of life comedy series.
The other characters in Chio’s are also pretty cool and hilarious.
We got the biker gang named Andou who completely change his whole life after thanks to Chio and now seen trying to live a normal life by being a decent human being.
There’s also Yuki the energetic sexy girl who is not aware of her sexiness.
The final character that I want to quickly mention is Madoka. She basically this kabaddi expert who has of obsession touching girls asses. While I kinda enjoyed Madoka’s kabaddi antics I thought it was too over the top and creepy for my tastes but what can you do.
For a studio that has made nothing but low budget works in the past Chio’s School Road stands out for being the best-looking anime from Diomedea. I am honestly shocked of how Studio Diomedea was able to make Chio’s School Road look while Beatless looked like a dumpster fire. It’s honestly quite sad when you think about it. Besides the point, the visuals in Chio’s School ranges from good to pretty great.
The characters designs were pretty good as every single character.
The one thing that I was impressed by is how the show changed its art style. In one episode the series looks like your typical slice of life anime while in the other episode the series looks like an anime that has come straight out of J.C Staff with the number of facials and hair detail.
The only issues that I had with the visuals were the fan-service. As much as I enjoy starting at Chio’s panties and ass I will admit the show can be a slightly degrading at times plus if your not a fan lewd comedy than this anime won’t be for you.
The soundtrack of Chio’s School Road is nothing to write home about it as it just a pretty generic slice of life/comedy piece that only serves as background music for the anime.
The opening theme Danger in my Tsuugakuro sung by Chio, Manana and Yuki Seiyuus is a pretty catchy song that captures the goofy comedy of the series.
The ending theme Nanairoad sung by Chio and Manana Seiyuus is a great ending theme that perfectly closes the episode of Chio’s School Road.
Now, this is one of the two shows from the summer 18 anime season that I decided to watch fully in dubbed and am going to be real honest the dub is actually pretty amazing. The sub from what I heard was alright but the dub version completely surpassed the sub because not only the voice acting is superior but the dub really fits the tone and comedy narrative of the series better.
Chio’s School Road is an fantastic comedy series. While it may not be in the same as Hina Festival, it’s still a well-crafted comedy that I adored.
The comedy is hilarious, the characters are likeable and extremely funny. The visuals for a slice of life comedy were pretty impressive, and the dub was awesome. I can easily forgive the not memorable soundtrack as the series is a hilarious fun ride that I loved from start to finish.
It’s honestly shocking of how Studio Diomedea completely redeemed themselves after the embarrassingly directed mess that was Beatless. I am glad that Studio Diomedea had a new leaf after all.
Well done Diomedea well done.
KANLen09
In the severely lacking Summer season, we got a host of comedy-centred anime, and Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro (or Chio's School Road) is one of the series that initially doesn't stand out much, yet for all of its comedic shenanigans and whack-a-mole moments does it hold a candle towards its production runtime and the funny yet insane moments that it has to garner more attention. This is the series of brainchild Tadataka Kawasaki, whom started his mangaka life out of various doujins, and Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro is pretty much a rounded compliation of his doujin works. This explains why if you haven't heard of him before orread a few of his works, the star MC of the show Chio Miyamo, with her weird game analytical vibes and the whole hentai-doujin aspect, made us think that the Chio we know looks a bit off with her blushing and the thingie-of-a-bob sexual erotic feels.
The awesome comedic manga adaptation follows the life of said always-imaginating Chio-chan, with her dreaded and distasteful life of going to school as a normie. So...on her way, finds spectacular and noteworthy stuff to do to at least make the "going to school" cliché much more interesting, from game references and unsung-hero status to being positions so crazy, such as the worshipped biker gang boss, the famous Indian Kabaddi escapee and more.
Together with her crazy friends:
Manana Nonomura the loyal (chemistry) mixer but constant revenge-cum-backstabber,
Yuki Hosokawa the innocent but hidden-talented exhibitionist,
and even weirder people such as Madoka Kushitori the Kabaddi master of a senior,
and biker gang boss-turned-follower Andou Mayuta with Chio's alias "Bloody Butterfly" a massive turn-on, get ready for a comedy so stupendous yet so crazy that will surprise you to no end!
Oh, I'm not forgetting you, Shinozuka and your unrequited love for the constantly-watching teacher, standing beside each other at the school gates!
Diomedea's anime adaptation of the underrated manga series is at least faithful or even close to it, and watching every episode and read-comparing through the manga chapters of the said episodic titles made me glad that the comedy is left intact, with some things that had to be dumbed-down (such as the sexual-feel artwork) because of censorship reasons made suitable for TV production. Other than that, while both the art and animation is justifiable by how insane this series started out with, the manga is mildly superior against the anime adaptation, just by a teenie-weenie little bit, but still heaps of fun.
The sound is arguably the best part of the series. Sound director Takayuki Yamaguchi did his magic here on the foundations of the currently airing Steins;Gate 0 and the upcoming Index Season 3 (as of this review), so...Anisong lovers, you have an OST that is stupendously great and delivers on all fronts to let you know that this show means business, and I mean, wacky-ass comedic business! Definitely love at first hearing for both the hyped OP (by the VAs of the main trio) and the awesome-rhythmic ED (composed by DECO*27).
Despite the problems that I had started out with, this is still rock solid for similarities in the forms of Nichijou, Daily Lives of High School Boys, Gintama and the like. And like most kids going to school, don't ever do this IRL! Only Chio-chan does what you can't! This was a pleasant surprise all around and a great time well spent immersing laughter into. If you like comedy that's so insane yet watchable, give this one a shot for a really good time, you won't be disappointed.
anim_ai
Chio-chan is a comedy show, through and through. In terms of other shows, I'd place it close to Asobi Asobase (but less talking/chatting focused and maybe a little less crude) and Hinamatsuri (but with less action and less of a plot). This is still a SOL comedy, but is not designed to be simultaneously moe, like Yuru Yuri, and is more crude and less quirky than Nichijou. Essentially, the show follows Chio-chan and the funny people she interacts with every day, as well as the ludicrous methods she uses to get out of the strange situations she finds herself in. She usually creates problems forherself in fact: being a gamer, she often either acts in a bizarre way based on imagining herself as a character or coming up with a solution that would only be viable in a videogame - yet surprisingly often works out for her. Being a gamer myself, I sympathize haha.
The show doesn't really have an overarching plot, but it isn't meant to. The art is similar to Asobi Asobase. I'm not sure what to call this art style, but I feel like its meant to better contrast against the more common moe moe kawaii that seems more standard in modern SOL anime: seeing reaction faces in that exagerrated style is very funny. The quirky characters also perfectly fit the show.
I did find the show pretty funny, so I think it succeeds in its primary goal. Part of the draw of these shows is having outwardly pure-hearted and gentle people doing terrible things or having terrible thoughts (like blaming their friends for things they did, faking emotions, using people to get more popular, etc...) - this show has tons of this kind of humour, so give it a try if you like this kind of thing. There is a little bit of crude humour, but it's really not that bad. So if you are looking for something moe, I don't think it really fits in there well.
Categorically:
- Moe: Not much IMO (except Momo is kind of kawaii)
- Comedy: Plenty!
- Drama: None
- Action: Not really any
- Romance: None
- Harem: None
- Ecchi: A little (quite a decent number of panty shots for instance)
LegendAqua
Two socially awkward girls and a track team member walk to school together... Craziness ensues... Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro is one of the three comedies LA watched in the Summer of 2018 and by god is it not only unpredictable but funny as hell when many of it's skits lands. Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro goes along with the philosophy of running gags but building on those running gags for our main protagonist Chio Miyamo voiced by Naomi Oozora for Chio to go into zanier and crazier situations for herself. Chio is a hardcore gamer and below average student, but she a knack for getting herself in crazy situation as shewalks to school be it by herself or with her friends Manana Nonomura voiced by Chiaki Omigawa and Yuki Hosokawa voiced by Kaede Hondo. Chio's solo antics are actually some of the crazier things to happen in the series and push the series forward to that uncanny valley of craziness as most of her skits leads into a flow-on effect in some skits afterwards, the easiest one to note of being of "Bloody Butterfly". Now that isn't to say that Manana and Yuki doesn't help in making the comedy even better as they are great foils to Chio, from Manana taking full advantage of Chio whenever she can and of wanting desperately of wanting be with their cool kids due to Chio's out of nowhere friendship to Yuki, one of the more popular girls in her school and having a rather abnormal obsession with running. Chio and Manana's chemistry works well for the most part with some of the more psychological friendship teases and when it's tested it shows that they are best friends by the end of it, as much as most of the time it doesn't. Yuki is something of a straight man to Chio and Manana's situations but considering she has a few weird quirks of her own, she isn't exactly a straightforward straight man and can easily get entangled in Chio and Manana's crazy antics in the process. Really when the skits involves Chio, Manana and Yuki, it's a psychological battle compared to Chio's more "physically defining" skits.
There are few minor characters like Andou voiced by Rikiya Komiya of a biker gang to befriends Chio in the typically crazy way and the anime even teases that there's something between Chio and Andou, the other character that gets screentime is Madoka Kushitori voiced by You Taichi who is the leader of Kabbidi but she just wants to grope highschool girls ass...no seriously, as much she does help in some situations, LA felt Kushitori's skits in general to be the most uninteresting as much as LA loves yuri undertones, LA thinks Kushitori is underplaying the word "undertones" due to her running gag of groping through Kabbidi and finally we have Momo Shinozuka voiced by Minori Suzuki, who's head of the disciplinary committee and she has a bit of May-December romance with Goto-sensei voiced by Hiroki Takahashi and it's obvious of her crush towards Goto-sensei but it's never shown if Goto-sensei knows it's mutual not to mention all the taboo this situation presents, Momo and Goto-sensei's skits are more laid back and quite unique from Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro, we do get some backstory to how Momo is how she is now but it's vastly offbeat compared to Chio and Manana's antics...LA guesses it's something to shake up the skits in Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro but it's moodwhiplashing to say the least in the loosest way possible.
Most of Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro's comedy is situation based and this works to Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro's building running gags philosophy and as much as there are ALOT of running gags, for some reason, they don't "really" become boring over time, mainly because of the crazy situations Chio goes through some having mundane turned awesome in this regard and the payoff to most of the skits gives us (be it from subverting expectations or the other spectrum which is going completely insane in it's simple premises it sets up) and better yet Chio's running gags does have consequences later on and aren't glossed over because of it thus making it's running gags evolutionary to how the plot progresses and how Chio and it's cast acts in the moment.
Though comedy is subjective, where LA saw Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro fall flat is when it's comedic skits goes off rhythm from it's evolving running gags it set up for itself, mainly on it's more isolated skits but not all of them. Again LA would have to say Kushitori's running gag are sometimes unpredictable but it's Kushitori as a character LA had a problem with...even if LA likes yuri, Kushitori's methods *ahem* kabbidi groping is not. Finally as much as LA that many of Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro's skits are unpredictable considering how crazy Chio and the cast gets up to, sometimes you can glimpse the punchline because of the setup. As LA said comedy is subjective and that doesn't hugely detriment Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro's base comedy it has going for itself, but it's there nonetheless. Though LA will give some defense to LA's telling flaws of Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro of it's isolated skits, yes they are isolated, but some have a flow on effects in future skits further down the line, sure it's simple as introducing a the same character from a previous skit and pr a character remembers what Chio previously did to kick start another skit but it's still there, so the isolated skits DOES have some merit to itself that continues with it's evolving running gags. philosophy.
In terms of animation done by Diomedea, the animation has it's great moments mainly with the crazy reaction shots and over the topness of the scenario and LA will praise the good animation across the board for Diomedea even for a straight up crazy comedy series, the best examples is when Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro changes art styles, anything from a kids drawing to troll us to insane facial detail for a single shot of the character that doubles into great overreacted character animation as a whole and sometimes imaginative intensity from the character's point of view eg. explosions or characters perceived as something else much zanier or stronger. Character designs are moe but has that almost trolly feel when the animation converts into chibi form and LA thinks that is the point. Nonetheless LA thinks Diomedea somewhat took the animation seriously and took itself that far to make a crazy series come to animated form and went ham on the animation whenever it could and LA loved it.
Voice acting-wise, well hello Naomi Oozora doing your Satania McDowell voice again and LA was pretty satisfied. Yes one of the reason why LA wanted to watch this series was because of Naomi Oozora and by god did Naomi Oozora did amazingly well in her cadence of being simultaneously crazy serious, derpy and intentionally bland all at the same time with her comedic timing pretty much down. Chiaki Omigawa did great as Naomi Oozora's foil Manana Nonomura with her quick quips and again good reaction times as well and nonetheless this was definitely a different side from Chiaki Omigawa that LA didn't expect from her. Kaede Hondo and You Taichi did well as well as Yuki Hosokawa and Madoka Kushitori respectively and they contributed alot with some decent chemistry between the cast as well but obviously LA would crown Naomi Oozora as MVP in this anime...because of course LA would...
LA watched the Funimation dub of this anime too and Mikaela Krantz as Chio was a shoe-in and almost near similar to her Japanese counterpart, Emily Fajardo also did similarly as Mikaela did, like she was really into her character. The Funimation dub also goes with the full gaming slang and internet dialogues in which the original Japanese counterpart had only lightly dabbled into but the Funimation dub felt like the slang was much more intense. Like Naomi Oozora taking the Japanese MVP, Mikaela would get the MVP for the dub side of things. Nonetheless with such a minimalist casting, the casting on BOTH the dub and sub were great.
Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro has it's major strengths, from it's absurd comedy and overreactions, insane characters all under a simple setting of a schoolgirl just walking to school and what LA sees in most good comedies is using it's running gags and evolving them throughout the anime, like the running gags are moving with the plot like it's characters that has to handle it's consequences in the process. But like most comedies, some of it's skits doesn't land *cough* Kushitori as a whole and some of it's skits do not evolve and are completely isolated but nonetheless Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro was a great situational comedy with not only good production value from diomedea of all studios, great voice work from both it's dub and sub.
Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro was LA's 2nd favourite comedy of Summer 2018 even with all it's flaws LA just can't help it, Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro was just crazy, mundane made awesome fun comedy with a crazy cast of characters and though it dips in it's comedy sometimes nonetheless Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro holds out a strong front on it's comedy across the board and sticks to it in all it's absurd nature most of the way through.
Leigh39
As with all comedy shows, one's enjoyment largely depends on the kind of humour the show uses. That's why I will try to explain the kind of jokes you can expect from Chio-chan, so you can decide for yourself whether it may suit your taste! This anime often uses somewhat "inappropriate" humour. You can expect some rudeness, vulgarity and lewd situations, but it never reaches the levels of "Prison School" or "Detroit Metal City" in that regard. So if those shows were too extreme for you, you might still enjoy Chio-chan since it's tame by comparison. It has a lot of panty shots and someboob jiggles, but they are either used for the sake of comedy or are not too 'in your face'. I also like that this show doesn't rely too much on the "meme face" kind of comedy that's popular nowadays.
It also has its fair share of absurdity. Oftentimes the situations the characters find themselves in are strange enough to make you laugh. Unlike shows like Nichijou for example, it's not random for the sake of randomness though. The situations in Chio-chan are often built around the awkwardness and stupidity of the main characters, so there's a bit of "cringe humour" going on as well. Though it's not nearly as extreme as the stuff you would find in "Watamote" for example. The main characters can be somewhat assholish at times, but they still remain relatable and likeable. It's fun to see them getting their comeuppance at the end of a skit! The show also uses quite a few nerdy videogame jokes.
I am fond of the pacing of the show. It is not as fast-paced as shows like "The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.", but the skits never overstay their welcome either. Even if a longish skit doesn't land the joke, there's bound to be something else that cracks you up in the rest of the episode.
As for the other aspects, you shouldn't expect a well thought out story or deep characters from this series. It has some nice bits of continuity, but first and foremost it's a skit comedy anime. The art style is pleasant and fun to look at and the character designs are cute and unique. The music is fine and the main tune they sometimes use is even somewhat catchy. While the technical aspects of the show aren't mindblowing, I think it's fair to say that they are still above average!
If you like what you've read, then you should definitely check this show out! If you are not completely convinced after the first episode, you should check the next (few) ones as well, to get a complete picture of what kinds of jokes you can expect from this show. It's definitely a worthwile watch!
albertbrown
Chio’s School Road was legitimately one of the best school life, comedy based anime that I’ve seen in the last year alone. The manga itself also holds its own when it comes to keeping up with the slapstick, zany humor and overall funny moments of what it is like to have a great walk towards school. Supporting characters really sold on the anime as well, from the former bike gang leader who now acts like a subordinate to Chio after being known as the Bloody Butterfly to playing kabbadi with Madoka who is only using it as an excuse to see inside the skirt of Chio’sfriend Yuki. Most of the interactions that Chio has, along with special little side stories that involve Manana, Momo and Chiori also have the blessing of actually not just making the entire anime about her, since it helps fuel the outside influences that make the trip towards school exciting and also bizarre at the same time.
As said before, the humor and unique attempts at trying parkour really show how much effort and care was being put into making this anime into what it is — a special normal day about what happens when a special normal girl walks from her home to school. If anything, I stand by the fact that this is the best slice of life anime that uses the school life trope to make it more adventurous and never tries to fool the audience into thinking it’s some abstract concept that it hard to understand. Overall, this is honestly one of the best anime I’ve seen in years, and a bonus even goes for the voice acting and bloopers at the end of the series that shows the amount of care and hilarity that goes while they’re trying to show how the series came together even while staying in character. It’s a pretty nice way to end it and it really makes me wish we had another season.
Yokamota
The story of this anime is really OK, but what makes it so good and fun to watch is not the story. You know, after watched this anime, i start to rethink of what makes an anime, an anime? i'm never think about this before, but after watching this, it makes me think you know? If you haven't think about it before, try it! The answer for me is, if the anime is memorable enough and you can't even forget about it, it what makes the anime, anime. No matter how bad it is as long you remember how silly or how great it is, it'swhat makes it great.
So let me tell you what's so good about this anime. The character stay in character, the art is increasing in a good and right way as the show goes. At first you know some character and especially the main character, all of it is actually your typical anime character, but what makes them memorable is that they (who make the anime) can make the character so suit the anime.
Or in other way i say it, the character is what makes the anime good and fun to watch.
From how they tell or bring the story, to how they end the story, the art and the Seiyuu is what makes the anime feels so alive.
More of it, if you are a gamer (especially if you are since jhs), you will find so much similiarity with the main character. i see the gamer side of the main character makes it even more entertaining. idk maybe because i know what all the references of the game on the anime are so i feel so joy. But if it is about the game i don't think its gonna excite me to watch it this much!
I think what makes it entertain to watch because it feels so relatable with me. The way she play the game overnight, and meeting other people online, its just feels so real.
I never think way go to school this fun before, and this anime show me how fun it is.
And i think the art is what makes it even memorable. At first it may be seems like usual art but as the anime shows its true self, it will also shows its true art too, from your usual art to the art that makes you love it because its unique.
The ost is suit too, i love some of it, it kinda relaxing so its suit the anime so well.
I was wishing to see this anime in the future, because it has so much potential, even i want to try to eat some more from the manga, but then i realize how little i know about it.
Rulerofpie
Honestly didn't know what to expect from this show. The premise is about as mundane as it can get: our main character and her daily commute to school. What the show uses a lot for it's comedy elements is Chio wanting to just skate by on life and just play video games until 5am every day. Having a character wanting to avoid contact from other in the most over the top means thus drawing attention to her crazy antics makes for very easy comedy. While that is the majority for the gags in the there are a few narratives that it builds up keeping thecomedy fresh. One of the strongest toolboxes for any comedy is it's supporting cast. The supporting cast in Chio's school road is strong with a good range of recurring characters all with their own gags. Top 5 comedy anime far as I'm concerned.
AnibonOfficial
(This review is spoilerless.) Overall, Chio-chan is a normal serie for me. It isn't special like other people said. It has some kind of flaws in their jokes and ideas which most of time, make me feel like an idiot if I don't get the jokes or references in the serie which isn't normal thing as many good laugh series in 2018 like Hinamatsuri or Asobi Asobase can give me some laugh even though I don't get everything. 2 out 12 episodes are the best thing that make Chio a good serie for me which are episode 2 and 4. Others than that are kindof bad. First let's us start at the bad point or the point that I don't personally like.
1.) This serie rely on too much references and play jokes around them which most of the time, make some part of the serie feel so cringe, forced and have no creativity or adaptation while playing them. These references and jokes are just there for viewers who understand them to feel special but for those who don’t understand them or don’t care can get extremely boring and feeling left out during the entire watching experiences. Watching this serie in the late part feel even worse as there are no creativity in the serie much. If they want to be funny they can be either weird as shit or playing on references.
2.) To be honest, for some people they may feel that this serie (sometime) presents so smart with their humorous social topics playing and references but it just in some episodes that are special but in the overall picture, this serie isn’t quite different when compared to other serie in the same comedic genre. The only things that make this serie special are unique social topics playing in both context and joke, otherwise everything are just copy pasting from other series which usually have unnecessary fanservice, dumb joke that only dumb as much as possible, plot context and scenario which others serie have done before and sexual and adultarise jokes which way far too much used.
3.) The ideas presentation in this serie are the most random things most viewers couldn’t even imagine in the entire world. This is one of the most random serie in the ideas presentation among the school life comedy genre I have seen for a while. These ideas at first look like the story of weird innocent living of nerdy girls and environments around her but when the serie go on much later, these ideas become everything they want to be. They are not even about Chio or school anymore. They are just random skits and story about references and weird shits that don’t even incorporate with anything in the first place. When the time go on and on, this serie can change to be any genre which later make the serie have no main theme or even point to focus at all.
4.) This is the thing that many serie in comedy genre nowaday in anime industry likely to pull off and it isn’t even funny in the long run (it feel like trend than a creativity) which is sexual, social criticism and adultarise jokes. Sometime some serie can present these jokes along with the plots in the very smart ways but in Chio’s case, most of the time these are there so the serie could be more funny in the forced and cringe way. This serie try to create every scenes and build-ups to make viewers feel like these jokes are the most amazing and creative joke in the serie which isn’t true when there are around million series who try to do the same trick and later as this serie is lazy in their story and joke writing, it later create un-appropriate meanings and morals which even make this serie is way worse than it should be as it only treat this jokes to be only funny things. Such as the Kabaddi thing, that yellow hair lesbain hentai girl and the horny homeless man. These things are completely horrible in my opinion to be honest.
5.) This serie has a lot of repetitions and scenes that keep presenting the same story, plot and jokes. The moral or even main point of these scenes are likely the same most of the time that making viewers to guess the next scenarios and jokes so easily they always go in the same pattern. The serie in each episode always start with one problem (only one at time to make viewer use less brain) that could be from both old and new character and the scenes will dedicate to play the plots, references and jokes to it and always end with twist things. This easily create circumstances of boring long run viewing experiences as you can watch (only) good or favourite episode and don't care about the others that are likely the same but worse or boring.
6.) This serie has some kind of weird storytelling which viewers can likely to blame this problem on the direction and serie composition department entirely. The reason is because how they clearly have no plan on what to put and what to play in each scenes and episodes that will make the story make more sensical and easier understandable. No creativity or no visualize play to help root this problem at all. They feel like to put any plots in any moments with no settlety and build-up. The animation departments (the cuck Diomedea’) do whatever they want. They don’t care about the overall structure of plot and tone. They only care about every episodes to be as funny and cringy as much as possible. Making this serie to have a very weird storytelling that keep going around and back and forth development and progression.
For the thing I like or good point of the serie, I might say it is this serie's main cast, Chio and Manana’s character design and voice acting. Main cast characters' designs are very likeable. They are like real friends who aren't always say nice thing to each other. They are very dynamical and always fulfill each others' stories with each unique personality. The voice actings from these two characters are amazing. They know how to keep their voice to have unique personality and be entertain most of the time. And finally I recommend you to watch this serie in episode 2 and 4. These two episodes are one of the best comedic sequences I have ever seen in the entire year. The stories are deep. The jokes are funny. The pacing are very well directed. The dynamic between characters are very charming. The morals behind are heartwarming.
The final score is 6/10.
PyraXadon
A school comedy features the main cast of characters spending the runtime in the school and the various antics that go about during that period of time. But what would happen if we instead made a school comedy...about GOING TO SCHOOL?! Genius! And that's what brings us here today. Story: Miyamo Chio is self-described as a below average student who doesn't want to stand out. But due to her gamer brain and hilarious tendency to overthink things and perceive them as worse than they are if she acts normally in the moment, her walk to school just becomes a little more unique, usually ending with encounters withbiker gangs, parkouring over buildings, or landing facefirst into garbage in order to try and avoid attention.
As a comedy series, Chio-chan no Tsuugakuro is a show that heavily features situational comedy, being that any and all situations can and will be twisted to get a laugh out of the audience, and watching Chio try to get out of any given situation to make it in time for school is the bulk of what is to be experienced watching this. This primarily comes from the fact that characters typically overthink any given situation before acting, thus creating an action and reaction scenario that makes the show what it is.
Beyond that, the concept of Chio-chan really helps in its variety, as since the show is about one girl finding her way to school through various obstacles, each episode brings about something new with only a few constants for familiarity. Chio pretty much takes a different route to and from school each episode, and that helps make give the show the kind of variety it needed to be successful.
Overview:
+ Consistent situational comedy
+ Variance to make it a lot more interesting
Characters:
Miyamo Chio is an introverted protagonist who doesn't want to stand out. As comedic irony comes to play with her going to standoutish lengths to not stand out, the crux of her character comes with her prominence as a gamer, as well as how often she will overthink things prior to acting to them. The latter part is the more important part of her personality, giving the show the kind of exaggeration it needed to embellish the story, as well as making up the ludicrous thought process one needs in order to figure that parkouring over buildings is much easier/faster than just taking the marked detour.
While the series primarily focuses on Chio, Manana, her compatriot, throws a number of wrenches into the mix being Chio's 'friend'. (She's really more of a frenemy.) A girl who desperately wants to get out of her clique and become one of the popular girls, Manana acts as both a comrade and rival to Chio's current predicament, making their relationship amusing to watch since the two can be at odds with one another in one scene, and work together in another. This is also helped by the fact that Manana also exhibits the trait of overthinking, playing mind games alongside Chio to outwit, outsmart, out-whatever at the current situation at hand.
Other characters include Andou, a retired biker leader, Hosokawa, the airheaded star athlete whose desire to run/do track outweighs common sense/though, and Kushitori, the series's resident sexual predator. (Because we needed one of those.) The side cast typically is only there to enrich the situations that Chio finds herself in, providing a goal, target, or compatriot to the obstacle on her way to school that becomes the focal point for the episode's A or B plot. Not only that, but their prominence in the series makes them really memorable, as the smaller sidecast really makes a difference on how developed each individual character becomes by seeing how far their respective traits can be pushed.
Overview:
+ Entertaining cast
+ Memorable sidecast
Art:
Produced by Diomedia, the art for Chio-chan is pretty average. The company is pretty consistent through their recent works, but the art doesn't stand out very much. This unfortunately extends to the comedic off-modeling that's used for character exaggeration, making it so that nothing is really that changed even if used for the sake of comedy. Your typical school comedy tropes like exaggerated faces, background changes, what have you are the kind of fare you'll see here, so nothing too out of the ordinary.
Sound:
"Danger in my Tsuugakuro" sung by the seiyuus of the main girls is a song that doesn't really stand out too much beyond the first ten seconds where we're introduced to an electric guitar riff that makes it seem like it's a song that's more than something sung by the voice actors. Honestly I expected a little bit more, but it does the job. Its ED sister, "Nanairoad" is very similar in the same regard, also being a seiyuu song and doesn't really stick out as an amazing track. It's unfortunate that this show didn't receive anything that really went along with what the show was about, since there are numerous things in this show that you don't find in a typical school comedy.
Personal Enjoyment:
As far as school comedies go, this was about what I expected for something about a novel idea. Being about going to school instead of being at school made it possible for the show to have all sorts of various scenarios, making each episode its own experience different from each other.
As for a recommendation, a stamp of approval for a decent comedy is what I'd give it. Its variance is definitely is strong point, and the kind of situations Chio finds herself in is the highlight of the experience. So if you're looking for a good comedy to wet your whistle, this is a good show for that niche.
lamaraptor
Chio's Bizarre Adventure has a chaotic energy only a few other shows I've seen could match. It doesn't follow the conventions of a slice of life school anime at all, for one thing they never even spend time at the school and it's just the walking to and from and doing all their goofing off in between. For another the show is batsh*t insane. It's got tall big tiddy lesbian skipping school and living in the forest so she can learn to grab girl's butts more effectively from an old ex-salaryman/chikkan. It's got the "popular" girl who's actually an exhibitionist, the morals committee chair whowants to trick her teacher into an illicit relationship, the instant meme that was the Mananacchio Dance, and much more.
I love the portrayal of western videogames here, too. It's funny to see them treat games like Assassin's Creed as serious hardcore gaming just because it's western, when over here we clown on it for being the terrible franchise it is. There were also a lot of neat references like Quake 4 and that Half-Life poster, gotta pay respect to the boomer shooters.
Andou and his little sister are both pretty funny, adding even more insanity to the already nuts logic on display here. His character arc through the show is surprisingly wholesome, despite the fact that he's now chasing after some middle school girl he managed to turn his life around and get a real job. Overall I give this show an 8/10, very fun to watch.
RisupokkeSensei
This show is pervy as hell, but it's so funny that I was able to look past the deluge of panty shots and instances where the plot verged off into deviant territory. Chio is a great MC - equal parts daring, cowardly, intelligent, stupid, selfish and compassionate. Basically she's a total wreck, and it's a blast to see where her worst instincts will take her from episode to episode. Along for the ride is her BFF Manana, and they form one of the more endearing and refreshing tandems in anime. They're both delightfully self-interested, and frequently put each other in harms way just for thesake of enjoyment, but ultimately they still support other as all good anime friends do. Both VAs do a fantastic job bringing their chemistry to life. Whether they're performing mundane everyday tasks or getting drawn into insane nonsense, it's just fun to spend time with Chio and Manana.
The supporting characters are a true roster of weirdos, and the show does a good job of building on their backstories and entwining them with one another, expanding the strange world of Chio's School Road. The premise of the show is a great hook, and its wacky sensibility made this show truly unpredictable in the best way. Most importantly, this show delivered on laughs.
astralwalnut
I really wish I was giving this a more positive score because I actually really enjoyed this series! The characters were mostly lovely and have fun and creative interactions with each other, and I did really love how they captured the genuinely loving and yet back-stabbing relationship between Manana and Chio. The comedy too was very often successful for me - but the predatory lesbian character just bummed me out completely, and the panty shots are literally all over the place, and the girl with the crush on a teacher who is encouraged to confess her feelings is also a gross situation. I'm also notsure what the age gap is with Andou but I'm gonna guess it's a weird and uncomfortable amount considering Chio is just 15. With all that, it just made a series that was supposed to be lighthearted wacky fun a real ew reminder about how sexualization of young girls is somehow supposed to be a turn-on.
thefreeloader
I've finished this a long time ago so my memory is pretty hazy about the events that happened in this show so my review may not be a good read to measure if you should watch it or not. Regardless, I still want to make a review because I remembered wanting to make one for this back then but just forgot after some time and now it all came back to me so no one can stop me from doing this one now. Story - 7 I remember it being a slice of life so there's not much to say about the story. I think where itdoes shine is in the character department because that's slice of life's bread and butter but that, I will talk about later. So back to story, it's a comedy and is about the protagonist adventures in her road to school. Different ideas were presented each episode and the comedies are built upon these and they made me laugh and engrossed so I'd say it's very well executed in my dictionary. I think this show aired at the same time as Asobi Asobase, another great comedy show, though I think Chio-chan is funnier for me. I just like how dead pan the humor was. Some say that's not how the manga executed the comedy parts and these made the anime adaptation worse for them but for me who had not read yet about the manga, it's what made the show so much hilarious. The awkward delivery of the humor, which I felt was the intent of the director that did this show, and the reactions of the characters that's pretty weird both in and out of context, combine it with how the art style depicted the overall aesthetics of the show, it's a weird combination but a good one.
Art - 8
The art style was on point. What was shown on screen served to amplify the comedy behind every scenes.
Sound - 8
The sound was on point. What was played on screen also served to amplify the comedy behind every scenes.
Character - 9
This was, as far as I remember, the highlight of the show and they definitely did well in amplifying the comedy parts with every other episode introducing different characters with quirks that were taken advantage of later episodes to produce comedic hijinks that made for inducing a heartful laughter in me, as far as my memory serves. The protagonist was a great straight woman, (straight, meaning in the japan "manzai") and her pointing out the weirdness of the stuff happening around her(and to her) was also hilarious.
Enjoyment - 10
I enjoyed this a lot. It made me laugh more than Asobi Asobase during the time this and that were airing as far as I remembered. They were both good though so they're definitely a must watch if you want to laugh a lot.
Overall (7+8+8+9+10)/5 = 8.4
MrSpenfo
If you looked at the MAL page for this anime, then you probably already figured out exactly what this anime is, but just in case... Chio's School Road is a Comedy/SoL(primarily comedy) anime about Chio's everyday walks to school, and, while that is the most accurate way to describe the anime, that description still really downplays just how hilarious this anime is. Chio is an absurd high-school girl; she's the type of character that says she wants one thing, but all of her actions seem to send her hurtling in the other direction. Primarily, Chio wants to just be a below-average girl who fades intothe background. It isn't that she doesn't want social interactions, but she doesn't want the anxiety that can accompany those interactions, and even more so, she wants to avoid any situation where she is the center of attention. Nonetheless, Chio manages to constantly do things that would obviously make her way more likely to stand out, like deciding to climb on top of roofs to use them as a short-cut since her usual route was blocked by construction.
Story: 7, As with a lot of comedy-heavy shows, I have split my score for story into story (3/5) and comedy (4/5). The simple reason I do this is because comedy-centric anime don't need a strong story to be entertaining, but I usually keep story as part of the criteria because comedy-focused anime with a strong story should shine out amongst those that are simply funny, but have no story (in my opinion). While Chio's School Road definitely doesn't have a plot to write home about, its not one to be ashamed over either. There is nothing conclusive to the anime, and it doesn't feel like its building towards a goal, but it also feels like every comedy-bit is built well. They aren't overly long, as in one episode usually contains multiple skits, but they're built in a manner that isn't overly predictable. It's not really a surprise to me, but after watching so many comedy anime I've found myself at the point that I sit there thinking about what will happen next, and while there are certain scenes that have me saying, "Somebody better pick up that phone, because I fucking called it!", there were also a significant number where I got it wrong, which was a pleasant surprise, as I'm usually less likely to laugh at something that I found overly predictable.
Art: 9, Similar to other Comedy anime like Nichijou, Chio's School Road uses its art to really make the most out of its comedy, and while I'd say Nichijou probably still takes the cake for the "Best Use of Art in Comedy" award (that I totally didn't just make up), Chio's School Road could easily take home the silver medal. The art-style is pleasant to look at, and excluding the stylistic changes to emphasize and enhance the comedy in certain scenes, it stays consistent in both style and quality. Also, the OP is quite the visual spectacle, and I greatly appreciated it, regardless of how I feel about the...
Sound: 8, I wasn't a huge fan of the song in the OP, as in, it wasn't my cup of tea, NOT that it didn't fit the anime, because it definitely fits, and to further that, I'd say that all of the sounds, music and voice acting (English dub) were done very well, and if I had to point the finger at which of those were the best it would probably have to be the voice acting. I was tempted to give a 9 in sound, but I decided to drop a point since I felt that the OSTs didn't really stand out, and while I would define everything Chio's School Road does in this category as, "Good", I wouldn't go to the extent of calling it "Outstanding".
Character: 8, Chio's School Road excels at making characters that feel well-defined without too much effort. Chio, our absurd protagonist, has no impulse-control and gets so wrapped up in the problems in her own head that, rather than approach the problem directly, she'd do something absurd like "accidentally" trip and roll into a pile of garbage just to attempt to avoid making a scene... Mañana is the kind of girl who gets blinded easily by her own greed, specifically in terms of a chance to join the "popular kids", and she is blinded to the point that she'll treat her friends, um, let's say, "less than spectacularly", but she's not a total scumbag--she just needs a reality check every once in awhile to restore the balance. While I'd like to dive into a few of the other characters, the rest have a lot less screen time, and I don't want to just fill this review with spoilers, but I will say that I think the minor characters are handled very well in this; they are a few I disliked, but they're just there for one skit, nothing more, so they're acceptable enough.
Enjoyment: 9, I binged this all the way through, only stopping to make myself food, that I proceeded to eat while I continued to watch. It wasn't an anime I wanted to put down, and quite frankly I really hope that another season comes out in the future.
Overall: 8, Personally, I can see several different ways this could've been better, like if there were more overarching plot-lines, but if you're just looking for something to laugh your ass off to, then look no further. Chio's School Road is hilarious, and while comedy is (in my opinion) probably the most subjective genre ever, I think its hard not to laugh at this, unless you have a whole-bundle of sticks shoved up your.... ANYWAYS, the point is, if you want to laugh watch it, if you're looking for anything other than a comedy, well I'm confused why you made it to the end of this review, but congrats.
xcomprr
In case you haven't guessed from the title already, this show is about Chio Mayumi's daily adventures of going to school. Her over-active imagination and hardcore passion for playing games into the early hours of the morning, leads her into some very weird and hilarious situations as she meets various people along the way. Especially when she's with her friend Manana who's always looking for mischievous ways to mess around. I think that's all I can tell you without spoiling the jokes although each episode she makes two trips. They're not self-contained episodes as you'll see previous events carried over to the rest of the show.It has its own bit of fan service where female assets are given the odd bounce or flashing, groping etc but, it's aimed at the young male adult audience so it's pretty much a given. The odd episodes it can be really excessive...
Some of the jokes also kind of go overboard, reminding me of the toilet humour from more mature Western cartoons like South Park which I didn't like but, most of the show is fun. If you like the kind of humour from Crayon Shin-chan like the prominent butt jabbing pranks or, if you play Western action video games you might be able to get into it because there's a lot of references in it. It's got a fun wrap-up too.
And yup, "Kabaddi" is a real sport.
