During a regular after-school grub crawl, gluttonous high schooler Hibiki Sakura is confronted about her ever-expanding waistline by her best friend, Ayaka Uehara. With her attempts at solitary exercise failing miserably, Hibiki decides to join the newly opened Silverman Gym. At her orientation, Hibiki runs into student council president and school idol Akemi Souryuuin.
However, it soon turns out that Hibiki is in for a lot more than she bargained for. Not only is Silverman Gym full of world-renowned bodybuilders and athletes, but to make matters worse, Akemi turns out to be a total muscle fetishist! Grossed out by the scene unfolding before her eyes, Hibiki begins to leave, only to be stopped by trainer Naruzou Machio. Completely enthralled with her newfound Prince Charming, Hibiki signs up as a gym member. Now, as a result of her spur-of-the-moment decision, Hibiki must adapt to her new lifestyle.
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HellLyter
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru is probably the most fun anime I’ve watched this season. Its got a colorful cast of characters who each add their own flair to the show and showcases some really solid comedy. It also provides some actually useful knowledge about the human body and working out. But you know what sets it apart from practically all other anime I’ve watched? It’s motivational To me, this is a pretty monumental feat. You’ll be hard pressed to find a show that actually inspires you to do what’s being shown. When I watch sports anime for example, I don’t immediately think to go and becomemore athletic so I can look like the hot anime dudes playing the sports. Yet strangely enough, watching a ridiculously jacked almost nude dude giving me training lessons while girls drawn to look as seductive as possible are giving the demonstrations made me get up and train with them. And I did this with every single episode. Better yet, I actually started exercising regularly by using the exercises taught in the show. But I'm not here to talk about me, so let's get into what I like about this anime!
The story follows high schooler Sakura Hibiki as she goes on a quest to obtain the ultimate slim sexy body by working out. The girl must be a perfectionist, because she’s already got a super hot bod anyway, but that’s besides the point! The anime doesn’t explore much plot wise outside of the characters working out in different ways in different locations under different circumstances, but that’s absolutely fine for this kind of anime! The best part is that it just never gets boring. Each episode throws the characters into diverse environments ranging from mountain ranges to beaches and has them tackle differing obstacles in life…and in the weight room. As the anime progresses, more girls are added in, and the show just got better and better in terms of content with each girl added. Probably because of how quirky each girl ended up being.
To give a brief break down on each of them, Hibiki is just adorable af and likes to eat, Akemi has awesome heart pupils and has a muscle fetish, Zina is an eccentric Russian otaku, Satomi is a cosplaying teacher, and Ayaka’s got some ABS! Character development? Pfft, who cares! All that matters is that they have great personalities, are all single and look great while working out. Of course, I can’t leave out everyone’s favorite muscle bro Machio, who is just so full of knowledge about muscles…and he’s just pretty full of muscles period. The dude also drops some fantastic one liners.
This anime throws so much random stuff at you from time to time and it’s just brilliant. Just when I was going to take a break from exercising and watch an idol anime, BOOM! The girls audition as muscle idols. When I was beginning to question this anime being an ecchi, BOOM! The girls get their cloths obliterated Shokugeki style after witnessing Machio’s radiant muscles. And just when I was craving an image of a shirtless Comrade Putin posing with a bear in the icy Russian mountains, BOOM! The anime delivers. This show also has frickin' ARNOLD SCHWARZEN- ah, I mean, BARNOLD SHORTSINATOR! And the references he makes are great, such as the famous “hasta la vista, baby” line from Terminator 2. Arnold, er, Barnold’s inclusion in this show is honestly one of the best references that I’ve seen in an anime. There’s also a multitude of fourth-wall breaking, which is always amusing. The comedy in this show is seriously quite good, and it’s been one of the very few anime in recent memory to actually make me laugh out loud while watching.
And honestly, that’s usually enough to make me really appreciate a show. But that aside…sai?…Sai…SAIDO CHESTO!!!!!!!!!!
*Ahem* As I was saying, aside from the animated characters and sound comedy, Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru boasts some solid animation and sound. Visually, muscles are drawn with high precision. Machio just looks super macho! The girls are of course designed to be attractive, and I really like the coloring choices used by studio Doga Kobo, especially with the characters’ eyes. Sakura is the best example of their success in my opinion. She’s tan, blonde, has striking green eyes with a hint of pink, has twintails, has a fang, and has a super sexy bod that is slightly thicker than the other girls but still looks fantastic.
Yeah, A+ character design right there. And while I may sound a little creepy and sad by expressing my attraction to a 2D anime girl, I’m the target audience and I like what I see, so that’s a success by the studio in my eyes!
“HIP RAISE! SIDE BEND! BENT OVER! LAT PULL DOWN!” Wow, just listening to the opening made me discover so many different exercises. Even the damn theme song is educational! The song itself is super catchy and fun. Also, thanks to the motivational shouting of Sakura and Machio, the tune actually becomes a pretty good work out song that weirdly gets me pumped up. Of course, where the sound department truly shines is in the voice acting. The “Uuuuus!” and “Ahhhhhs!” that the girls moan out when they’re exercising in particular are quite nice to listen to. And while they all did an excellent job, the seiyuu that I was most impressed with would be Ai Fairouz, who makes her voice acting debut as leading lady Sakura Hibiki. And boy, does she deliver! She just sounds so passionate in her role. It really feels like she’s having a fun time doing this, and her excellent delivery really heightened the enjoyment of the show for me. Pretty darn good for a newbie. Let’s hope she can make a successful career in the industry!
I don’t like talking about myself in a review, but it’s true that since watching this anime, I’ve improved both physically and socially. Now Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru obviously isn’t the reason why I started going out with people. And it’s clearly not magically making me more fit. But it provided a spark. It motivated me to make some changes in my life. Sure, they were minuscule changes, but they were for the better nonetheless. And because of that, this show has done more for me personally than practically every anime that I’ve seen, including most of my absolute favorites.
Of course that’s just me, and I can’t guarantee that you’ll get anything out of Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru. Regardless, this anime is just super entertaining to watch, and hey, if you end up working out and developing super awesome muscles because of it, then that’s a sweet added bonus! Thanks for reading and NICE BULK!
Optigisa
There are Anime that try to be the jack of all trades, and they very much succeed in doing so. Then there are the Anime that try to do the same, only to fail miserably and fall flat on their faces. This Anime is not exactly the latter, but it comes close to being so, and why is that you ask? Because it tries to do so many things, but it doesn’t quite hit the mark with what it does, and it becomes obvious to the audience that it is trying it’s hardest to stand out, rather than just be a silly ecchi disguised asa sports Anime. First of all, it tries to be an infomercial about sports, yet it doesn’t quite succeed in doing so since it’s busy trying to be a comedy as well. The comedy is not that funny or bone tickling anyways, since it is the same redundant gag repeated many times during each episode, and the whole gist of this Anime overall is being an ecchi that isn’t really an echhi, and that it is disguised as a gym infomercial or a slice of life about girls training.
The comedy lands solidly due to the good production values and the decent delivery, but other than that there really isn’t any other merit to said comedy, since it gets repeated many times over until it turns trite. The production values are decent, from the decent animation, to the welcoming color palette, to the fine soundtrack, and there aren’t any complaints towards them. They are fine as they are and serve the show well enough.
As for the characters, they are the typical, run-of-the-mill slice of life characters. They aren’t really anything to write home about, yet they aren’t really one dimensional per say. Hibiki is not really a poorly developed character, she is nice as she is. However, Akemi is the basic rich girl who lacks anything that would make her stand out. Think of any typical and plain rich character you could find elsewhere and you will get her. Characters aren’t really bad, but they border on tame for most of the time, and they feel like they are epitome of slice of life characters.
This Anime is a good Anime for the ecchi fans out there. Panty shots, thigh shots, gigantic tatas and everything else an ecchi lover wants, they can find it here. It is hot and it most certainly delivers regarding that aspect. The characters are good looking enough as they are, and that alone will attract ecchi lovers, and the fanservice most certainly delivers as well. The unfunny faces could turn out to be a problem though, and they ruin from the immersion of enjoying the sexiness that this Anime gives off.
Overall, this is a fine Anime. What really hinders it from being good is the fact that it tries so hard to be the jack of all trades, yet it only succeeds in one thing, and that is being sexy. It wasn’t a bad watch at the end of the day, it was a fine watch as it is, though I think that ecchi lovers will enjoy this one far more than I did, even when some unfunny bits are to be expected here and there.
ZB_Blades
Girl do you even lift!? How Heavy Are The Dumbells You Lift or my preferred name up above is the recent edition to a new sub genre of anime that I like to call cute girls doing cool and educational things. This year we’ve had girls singing beautiful songs and girls surviving on a deserted island. This time we have girls working out and getting in shape for our viewing pleasure, and what a pleasure it is. The concept for this anime/manga is genius. How do we get people to start taking care of themselves? How do we get people to hit the gym? Theanswer is simple, get some cute anime girls to hit the gym in your place thus inspiring you to do the same. I mean what could be a better motivator then you and your waifu working out side by side.
The anime even has a good starting off point for those who are hesitant to the idea of “physical activity”. The show starts off with the main character Hibiki wanting to get in shape for the summer. The kind of goal that just about anyone post New Year’s Eve can relate to. The only difference is Hibiki follows through with her plan by joining Silverman’s Gym which is definitely not based off anything. From there she is introduced to her gym friend and muscle freak “ “ along with the gyms trainer Machio San which if the name is any indication is a completely normal average guy who just happens to have a rare form of gigantism where every part of his body except his head is supersized. Normally that kind of disproportionate body size thing would irk me but this is a comedy, so it just works. The dude is also allergic to clothes if you know what I mean.
There isn’t really much of a story aside from every day presents a new workout for the girls to try. There are a few short story arcs with some surprising cameos but most of the time is devoted to flexing and posing. Yes, that’s right. This show is one big Jojo reference. The cats out of the bag. It was just a JoJo anime all along.
Getting back on track, I like that the show is actually taking the time to educate me on the different workout techniques that are displayed. Now I know there are going to be some people that say the fanservice distracts from the learning opportunities but in all honesty, for once the fan service is both needed and justified. It’s needed because an anime just about people working out with no fan service is not going to motivate anyone to check out the show let alone attempt any of the workouts. Finally it’s justified because the act of working out is all about improving the body. Making the body look good. It’s a necessary evil.
When it comes to getting in a good work out, the right music play list is needed to get you in the mood to train hard. Luckily this anime provides both a good opening song and ending song to listen to the next time you feel like pumping iron. Art and animation is pretty good especially the when it comes to accentuating the finer details of the human body for educational purposes of course. Seriously though, lots of eye candy in this show and you have the art/animation to thank for that.
Overall, this is my kind of show. It’s the perfect blend of entertainment and education. Call it edutainment. Might even have to give it the rewatch just so I can workout to it and follow along with the characters. I can confidently give “Girl Do You Even Lift!?” my full recommendation.
Uber_Bacon
Picture this: the date is July 4, 2019. One day after “Dumbell Nan Kilo Moteru?” is released. You work at a fairly inconspicuous gym, it’s a slow day and all you can think of is going back home to throw back a cold one and pass out. Suddenly, you hear a loud rumbling sound from outside the gym’s front door. You start to panic, New years is still half a year away and you were planning on quitting before the horde consumed you. As the rumblings get louder you hear a faint: “Nice Muscle!” in the distance and you realize what is happening. It’s toolate. As hundreds of weebs fill the gym trampling you underfoot like Mufasa in The Lion King the last thought that goes through your head is “So this is the power of anime… not bad, not bad at all”.
Tl;dr I’m going to be 100% real with you guys, back in the year 2017 I started reading this manga because I thought it was going to another generic ecchi anime just with all females. Don’t get me wrong, this show is about 75% ecchi nonsense but underneath all of it, you actually get a pretty comprehensible workout instructional video. The art is really good and while the story is pretty lackluster, does it really need a Shakespearean masterpiece? It’s relatively funny but all in all, it’s definitely not for everyone.
Story 5: Comprehensible, reasonable, funny at times, but above all else mediocre.
Just to rehash what I said earlier, this show doesn’t NEED to be really complex to be enjoyable. There really isn’t much to say about the story besides the fact that the humor SOMETIMES lands, at least I found it pretty funny, but you can definitely see pretty much all the jokes coming.
Art 8: The trojan horse that got millions of weebs into working out
You can make pretty much any weeb do whatever you want by animating a cute anime girl to do it first and this is definitely the case with Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru. I really wish I had statistical evidence to back me up but I’m more than certain that this show has influenced MORE than a few people to get up and start doing a few pushups. And this can be credited to just fantastic art by Doga Kobo. That being said, I gave the art an 8 because the animation just isn't there. It's serviceable, especially during the workout sections but overall there really isn’t too much to write home about
Sound 10: SIDE CHESTO
This is pretty self-explanatory, the opening and ending are basically perfect and hypes everyone within a three-mile radius to jump off their couch and start doing sit-ups or flex in the mirror. Anything that hypes me up this much gets a 10 in my opinion
Character 7: I can’t think of any jokes to be honest
To be honest I feel like almost everyone in this show can be explained with only one sentence (example: Hibiki likes to eat a lot. And Naruzou is really buff). There really isn’t anything I can say besides that, they aren’t bad and they fit the story perfectly but there really two dimensional.
Enjoyment 10: Even with some of the shortcomings I talked about earlier, this show is still an absolute banger and will forever be known as the one show that finally pushed me to try working out for once. Even when I wasn’t pumping iron or running a 20-mile marathon (at least that what it felt like) it still kept my attention from start to finish which is all I can really ask for at this point.
Overall 8: It’s a really good show and even if you’re not interested in sports at all I’d still recommend at least trying the show out for a little bit.
TomasCro
"Do you wanna go get swole man? Do you wanna make some gains?" As someone who's been going to the gym consistently for a couple of years now, I was hyped about this anime ever since I heard that it was being made. However, even though the concept is brilliant, the execution however, is somwhat dissapointing. This review is mostly going to be from my perspective as a gym bro, so bear with me. It was oblivious from the first episode that this is an anime writen by someone who has never been to the gym and got most of the advice on it from peoplewho don't really know what their talking about, your generic personal trainers that can be found in most gyms. The advice was sometimes good, but most of the times it was the same bro-science people have been repeting for decades without actually looking at research. The form on exercices is also mostly wrong, it would litteraly take 5 minutes to go on youtube and write "How to bench" or "How to squat" and see how its actually done and show it that way in an anime. Having said all that, the redeming fact about the show is that it will definitly inspire more people to start living healtier lives and strength train.
Anime wise, it was pretty average, but also very fun at moments. The animation was pretty good, however could have been better on some of the exercises, the characters were pretty one-dimensional and had one or two character traits that kept being repeated. Really wanted them to show a lot more exercises in the gym, maybe throw in a few more cultural references, overall spend more time in the gym insead of doing other random things. As I said earlier, the idea is great, and had it been executed better, for example making it a sports/comedy anime about powerlifting or some simular sport. Sound wise, the opening and ending are very catchy and great songs.
Overall, I give this a 6/10, as it did have its moments that I enjoyed, but it could have been so much better. Also, daily reminder to do SS.
Kaizoku-Otaku
There are so many distinct cute girls doing cute things anime, which are all fun and colourful, and gives you that wholesome and fluff you are looking for. Now we finally have yet another anime to add that ever-growing collection CGDCT list. It's an anime you didn't know how much you needed before you actually watched it first hand. Basically, Dumbbell is cute girls working out. So first off, we are introduced to our adorable fang gyrau Sakura Hibiki. Who seems to think she is getting a little cubby down the tummy area and decides to hit the gym. But if you ask me, shelooks adorable and as ever and don't need to change one bit in any single way. Hibiki meets all kind of other charming and quirky girls in the gym. Among others, we have a lovely russian with an action-packed personality who loves real competition. A tan boxer girl with a striking personality as well as body undoubtedly. Not to mention, even a soft-spoken teacher who is a real otaku cosplayer on her days off. Lastly, a girl with a mad fetish for the muscles to top it all off.
In other words, its non-stop fun with all these lovely girls who's persona bounces off well with the others. Then there's Machio who is the personal trainer for these girls and the one who teaches them everything. As the girls are learning about how the equipment works, or how you do push-ups or sit-ups as you are meant to. Alongside, we have a small segment where the girls show us their good stuff to the audience and leave us captivated and immersed. All for the right reasons, of course. Basically, we got eyeful of candy which blesses your eyes and soul. As you might've suspected, Dumbbell uses this chance to show us some spicy fanservice, thighs, melons or buttocks, you name it. Not to mention, it's done as the girls are performing a training act, so the juiciness and flavour are incredible. Not but for real, you are learning in the best way possible. It's so educational in more ways than one, and it adds to the charm of Dumbbell.
Some who might not be motivated to training or staying healthy might have a sudden change of heart, after or while watching this anime. We even get the details like how much calories and fat you can burn, or things you might not even have known prior. Whatever the case, there is definitely something for anyone in Dumbbell to enjoy. The comedy is also golden and hits the at the right time, and makes you laugh non-stop. It's rightfully timed, and the play with art-style makes it all come together, and really cause an impact. Studio Doga Koba is creative in the way how they utilize and twist and turn the art-style as they see fit. While we are on the topic now, yes, artistically it looks great and makes some anime give it run for its money. It's so pleasing and vibrant, the colours are popping and just looks great. There was not a single time for me personally, where I thought it looked off or noticed any form of derp. Same goes for animation, it's so fluid and complements the art-style for sure.
In any case, the production value is solid, and studio Doga Kobo nailed their use throughout this fun and educational journey. But when have they ever failed us? Doga Kobo is still standing strong as the epitome of nailing all art-style when it comes to the works involving cute girls doing cute things. You can see their love and passion in the frames clearly, and just how much fun they had animating Dumbbell. I can't wait to see their next works at all. I am sure it will be another worthwhile and vibrant experience I will really enjoy. Now let's not forget about that. Oh, so catchy opening song which is to this day still stuck in my head. I can the whole song, but I bet I will blow some eardrums if I sang it with my crackpot Japanese. So I will not do that. It's so fun and did I forget to mention an educational song? That's right, you can learn something from the opening song, as you are bopping your head left and right to the catchy tune. The ending song is merely great too, and another catchy tune to add the collection.
In the sound department overall tho, it's got a decent amount of tracks which fit the situation at any given time. There is this sinister last boss theme, or a piece of more upbeat training music to mention some. So if I haven't stated it any clearer, than I do in fact highly recommend Dumbbell. Not only if you are CGDCT enthusiast, more or less anyone might enjoy this anime. I can almost guarantee that you'll get a good laugh. As you are learning interesting things about working out while enjoying some savoury fanservice to boot. Now Dumbbell is not a character or especially story-driven anime, it's only meant for entertainment. But boy does it use the aspect of working out in some creative ways, which just never gets old. Since they always throw something new at you, in some shape or form. All in all, Dumbbell was a solid watch for me, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I am definitely gonna pick up the manga at one point.
SirJosh
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is a gReAt anime that goes in depth about body building except it is more body than the building. You want it dem thighs? You got it the thighs! You want dem bOObies? You got it dem tiddies! You want it dem ass? You got dem juicy peaches! You want it dem abs? They got you, baby! Story: The story goes through the daily life of Sakura, who is a food addict but also wants to cut down weight. However, she has a hidden monstrous strength within her and she now aims to be the greatest hokage in the world! Characters: Characters were verywell written but at the same time, they are also well DEVELOPED. The commercial break poses from the characters is plus-ultra worthy. You know what they say, never listen to your brain, only listen to your pp. The only real complain I have is that idiot Machio chose to name his gym Silverman gym, when it should have been Goldenman gym. Silverman sounds like second place, and it also means he will be sleeping outside the house tonight.
Music:
The compositions in this anime is very intellectual. The multiple, complex melody lines make baroque composers like Bach and Handel applaud from the heavens. The opening song was funky and full of life, and it speaks to the soul. When the girls swing their hips from side to side, their motion urges even the most stubborn of humans to the same. Just ask Simon Chowell.
He loved every second of it.
Art:
The art is like seeing the Niagara Falls for the first time, absolutely breathtaking. Watching Machio flex during the lingerie competition was like meeting jesus, it was enlightening and life changing. I remember taking a knee, along with all the anime characters, out of respect for such an exquisite pose while my plebian friend stared at me like I was weeb scum, but rest assured, he was exiled from the grave and we are no longer friends. There was an amazing fight scene, where Sakura activated super Saiyan 3 and fired the Kamehameha to beat Gina, her long-time arch rival from the Philippines in a sumo wrestling competition. Oh shit, spoiler warning.
Overall:
Watching Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? animated is like reaching the 6th stage of grief, far greater and further beyond what the 5th stage, acceptance, has to offer. It has the power to cure depression, to cure cancer, it has the power to protect the people from oh-so-threatening fire nation. I would highly recommend everyone to give this anime a go, and if it makes your pp hard, it is but to be expected of an anime that surpasses even the universe itself.
Everybody is entitled to their own opinion, except yours is always wrong – Mahatma Ghandi, 2030
JiangHaoyi1979
Onegai muscle meccha motetaaaai Onegai muscle meccha yasetaai yes! Onegai muscle meccha motetaaai kara Uuu! (Kireteruyo!) Haa! (Kireteruyo!) Kin niku ni onegai Ok, so another Josei theme anime has just ended, but unlike the usual josei genre anime which was always set in a school setting, this one was set in a gym where it involves a quartet of girls whom decide to become gym members in some gym called "Silvermans" which btw was a parody of "Golds Gym" in Japan which btw has 38 branches in Japan. So, lets get down to business: Story-Very Good 8: Because it was informative, thought the plot was more on the fitness and working outside, now , I don't about you guys out there when it come to your level of gym and workout IQ, but one thing I can tell you was that the information about the kinds of workout routine was just based on the original creator's knowledge about the kinds of workout programs that he or she has......but, that is of course if this Original Creator who calls him or herself "MAAM" is also a fitness buff him or herself. But then again, in reality each fitness trainer has his or her program, so what this certain "MAAM" has was probably his or her program. Cu'z for one thing, not every info in this anime or manga were correct, in fact some of the workouts being featured around here were simply too far fetch or were just made out, one example was working out the calf muscle in order to incense stamina and speed in running was just all wrong, and just relying on protein alone just to have the kind of body that Machio has was also an understatement, cu'z realistically speaking bodybuilders pump themselves up with a lotta supplements and steroids. Now what make me rate this an 8 cu'z it was probably the only info anime that doesn't require a plot, cu'z basically that wasn't the original creator's plan , his or her intention was to promote fitness and that's that.
Art-Pathetic 1:
Ok, so this anime does have an ecchi genre, but most of it was more like an ecchi for gays and girls with a muscle fetish and yes I'm referring to Machio Naruzou's illustration, were he was illustrated as a stereotypical gym rat, that otaku's and geeks would really love to hate. Also, his head was ridiculously a mismatch for his head were it can also be a metaphor that he's all brawn but no brains
Sound- Very Good :
And that's for the opening theme, also, it was a good move for studio Doga Kobo to cast Yui Horie to voice a matured character like Tachibana Satome the girls teacher, since Yui is already in her mid 30's and that for her to voice a younger character who happens to be a joshkausei would be pathetic.
Character- Dreadful 2:
Ok, so we have Hibiki whom at first want's to lose weight but ends up being a fitness freak, we have Souryuuin, Akemi who was the quintessential rich girl with a muscle fetish, we have Uehara, Ayaka, whom at first unknown to Hibiki was already a fitness buff and we have Gina Boyd a Russian expat who simply went to Japan to compete in arm wrestling but decide to stay after being beaten by Hibiki and let's not forget the Tachibana Satomi who also at first wants to lose weight and just like Hibiki she to becomes a fitness freak, now just there girls would have been fine , but what's annoying was Machio Naruzou, who always flaunts his huge muscle in fact there wasn't an episode where you won't see him ripping his track suit in order to show off the results of his so called hard work Basically, he's a metaphor for a school jock that bullies the weak. Also, his stereotype basically give a wrong impression were he symbolizes a healthy person who practices a healthy lifestyle , but realistically Bodybuilders weren't exactly healthy and their lifestyle were far from healthy, also girls in reality weren't very much a fan of guys with huge muscles and there were studies and surveys that shows it, in fact girls were more attracted to ripped guys with six packs and I'm referring to the abs, So generally speaking the ecchi part here was more like gay ecchi where Machio would serve as every gay's sexual fantasy.
Enjoyment -Poor 3:
Basically, I just see this as more like a chore than something to be enjoyed.
Overall-Poor 3.
Thought this maybe informative and helpful, IMAO, this anime was just like selling a cooler to an Eskimo, cu'z in reality, Gyms in Japans like that of Golds Gym were really expensive and also gyms in Japan tend to have a lotta wired house rules and were under equip and let's not forget that most Japanese in general don't have anytime for such extra curricular activity and they don't have to, cu'z they already were practicing a healthy lifestyle so for them to even give such anime/manga like this any attention was just a waste of time, in fact only those in the 0.05 percent would have the time to engage in such activity. Even if Japanese would have the time to get themselves in such activity, they would go a public gym where prices would be affordable. So Overall, this anime/manga was just a PWT where otakus would rather go bananas with them eye-candies like Hibiki, Gina , Akemi and Ayaka, than to take their tips seriously......Machio on that other hand basically was someone whom them Otakus would love to hate, so basically this anime or it's manga really have no place around here.
The end.
Horn_dawg_2019
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? Hip raise! Side bend! (Fukkin roku LDK kai!) Push up! Bench press! (Daikyoukin ga aruiteru!) That was some very unique anime, quite frankly I'm just not amuse by such thing.So:
Story
Pros: It was informative, but then......................
Cons: Not all of it were of any use, in fact some of the fitness tips being shown doesn't have any basis in some area of activity, like that of working out the back leg muscles to gain speed and stamina when competing in track and field. Also, there were some info that as usual was typically not discussed like when it come to dieting, and when the one who was giving the tip was a typical stereotype of a bodybuilder like Machio, whose body was the kind where real life bodybuilder inject themselves with steroids.
Verdict 3/10
Art
Pros: A lotta eyecandies, there were some swimsuit services.
Cons: Most of the ecchi featured here was all about Machio and his steroid infused body, where his head looks like it was transplanted into a bodybuilders bod, and quite frankly him having to be in his posing briefs for most of the time, were just too annoying.
Verdict 3/10
Sound
Pros: Good opening and ending theme.
Cons: Nothing to mentioned.
Verdict 8/10
Character
Pros: Nothing in particular.
Cons: The characters here only serves one thin and one thing only and that was to play as host and models, in fact their character roles here were simply just forced comedy the weren't funny at all. To put in in simple terms, the characters roles can be compared to that of any morning exercise show that you can watch on TV. As for Machio's role, well, he basically was nothing more than to add insult to injury to all couch potato otakus out there, in fact a fitness event showing beautiful fit ladies would be much more of a effective motivator to get a couch potato in to shape, than to use someone in likes of Machio.
Verdict 2/10
Enjoyment
Pros: Well, it was enjoying to watch them eyecandies, being in their workout attire, but..........................
Cons: Just watching this, one would be more focus on them girls than anything else, in fact when I watch this , I just skip out the workout tips that were in Machio's segment and just go with the girls' goal of being fit. Now to me I see no need to take in the fitness tips the were featured here cu'z I'm already engage in to it where, I run and participate in various marathon events, and trust me going to a gym is basically some thing that we do seldom, since we runner need to work out our endurance that to build muscle.
Verdict 3/10
Overall
Verdict 2/10
Realistically this anime was a far-cry as to the business of fitness in Japan, you see, only less than a few people there do go to gyms like Golds Gym, where membership is expensive.....Thought there were a lot of private gyms in Japan, most of them were not up to any standards that one would see in other countries, not to mentioned that even if Japs do have the time to go to get in shape, most would go to public gyms where prices were affordable , but still not up to US or European standards, but decent enough to get in shape. Also, neither this anime nor its manga version have any place in the otaku, it basically just doesn't belong around here, so basically studio Doga Kobo and the original creator, MAAM just made a stupid move of making this kind of shit, cu'z what they're doing was selling a Sweater to a Bedouin cu'z Japanese in general already have a healthy lifestyle and most really don't have any time to do such activity.
takkun_
Anime is known as the medium of extremes, both to its benefit and detriment. Extreme designs, animation, plots, and so on. But with so many anime out there reaching all kinds of extremes, it can be difficult to break out from the crowd and truly feel original. So why not make something that most would say is the exact opposite of what anime fans are interested in? That idea might just be crazy enough to work; and for "How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Lift?", it certainly does. Creating a show about working out has to be difficult, especially with an audience who has zero interestin the subject. But throw in cute girls, a great art style, fantastic comedy, well placed ecchi, and genuinely entertaining educational moments, you can't help but be sucked in to such a crazy, but hilarious series.
The show follows Hibiki and her friends as they dive into the world of weight lifting and exercising. Anime girls exercising is something that piqued my interest simply because of how out there it was, and I quickly found myself loving it every single week. A big reason is because of the characters. Hibiki, our main character, eats a little too much, but wants a beach body for the summer. She joins the gym on a whim thanks in part to her friend Akemi, who is obsessed with muscles. The cast continues to get crazier and more hilarious as the series goes on. This includes the attractive, yet insanely muscly, gym trainer Machio. Which I'm sure you can already tell just by his name how macho he really is.
The characters have a great synergy with one another that was very entertaining. This is thanks to how well written the comedy for this show is. With the hilarious focus on outrageous muscles, the various ways to workout, and the hi-jinks that ensue, every episode was always an enjoyable watch. It embraced its absurdity and used it to only make the show funnier. It never felt too tried hard, nor did this ever take itself seriously.
But to my surprise, I found myself really enjoying the educational part of the show too. From lessons about basic workouts, to proper form for each workout, safety precautions, various ways to workout without going to a gym, and more, the educational part never felt like a detriment to the show. Lessons were perfectly weaved into the show based on what was going on in the story.
Visually, it was a pleasure to look at. The girls are insanely cute, and the art style is just downright attractive. Characters like Machio with highly defined muscles all looked accurate and detailed. The animation wasn't bad and I would say that this was above average in the visual department.
Sound was great due to terrific performances by the cast. Stand outs would be Hibiki's actress, Ai Fairouz, Machio's actor, Kaito Ishikawa, and Gina's actress, Nao Touyama. These are just 3 stand outs in an already excellent cast. The Opening and Ending themes are fantastic, both being as equally entertaining to listen to (with many of us adding them to our workout playlists). The soundtrack itself never really stood out to me. I don't really remember any specific tracking sticking out to me, save for the super catchy song that played during Machio's lessons. The sound design was great, as it utilized comedic sounds to help emphasize jokes.
Whether you're on the beach, walking down the street, at home with no equipment, or whatever the case may be, How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift shows that you can workout any time and anywhere. It presents it in a clear and easy to understand way that's both funny and entertaining. It promotes and encourages a healthy lifestyle, which is a great message for a show to have.
The comedy and visual style are excellent as they embrace their absurdity with a barrage of jokes that don't let up. The charm of the cast quickly grows on you too, which only amplifies the humor. If you're a fan of comedy and something that's a little different, I highly recommend checking out this show. I believe in time, it will become a comedy classic.
Nice Bulk!
LegendAqua
"Please Muscle! I want to be popular! Please Muscle! I want to be thin, Yes! Please Muscle! Because I want to be popular!" LA didn't think LA wanted an ecchi educational anime about hitting the gym with cute girls but DAMN did Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? pull it off! Hibiki Sakura loves to eat, however when her best friend Ayaka Uehara tells her that she's gotten a bit of weight, Hibiki enrolls into Silverman Gym thinking she can breeze her way in exercising, until she finds out that it's a bodybuilding gym and she dislikes BUFF men, it cements when she encounters Akemi Souryin the student council president ofHibiki's school also enrolls with Hibiki at the same time and Akemi joins not only to be healthy and fit but uhhh...she has a muscle fetish. Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? follows Hibiki through these crazy antics of Silverman Gym as she exercises her way to keep fit and meeting new and old members of the gym and beyond!.
LA quickly grew to love Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? to be LA's second favourite anime of Summer 2019, yeah who would have thought and really though it's a rather formulaic anime where each episode focuses on certain gym exercises, Machio ripping his shirts and Hibiki getting fit as well as eating LOTS to balance things out, but still it's the tone and rather mundane craziness in it's comedy that Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? brings that had that certain charm to even get LA's seocnd favorite anime of Summer 2019 as a result.
In terms of characters, the majority of the cast has really good chemistry with one another, especially from Hibiki to Akemi, Machio and Zina to Satomi to the majority of the cast for being the forced straight man of the comedic routine. Hibiki's one liner to Akemi, Machio and Zina were all gold and in turn Akemi's obsession with muscle, Machio's lessons that literally segways the anime and Zina's competitive streak to Hibiki all worked with one another. Satomi worked with most of the cast due to her secret hobby of being a cosplayer and she's the main cast's world history teacher, but her personality is twofold as she is the straight man in most situation, is usually the "helper" for Machio's training lessons, is generally the butt monkey of the group. She becomes a focus latter on due to her secret cosplaying which comes into play once Zina Voyd arrives voiced by Nao Touyama and LA's favourite character...because Nao Touyama. Zina being a Russian arm-wrestling champion (just go with it) and becomes something of a rival to Hibiki due to her match with her but she's something of a occidental otaku and her transferring to Hibiki's school due to her rivalry with Hibiki thus was a matter of time before she put two and two together. Zina as a character is a nice refreshing take on the funny foreigner and immensely helped due to Nao Touyama's cadence as she CAN do the stereotypical Russian cliches but her main gimmick was her overthinking about Hibiki and with her being the "rival character" blends well as a result. The ONLY character that LA thought didn't really get enough screentime or LA didn't really care...was Ayaka, yeah Hibikis' best friend who incidentally started the plot to Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? in the first place, Ayaka for the majority of the anime becomes a satellite character to Hibiki and since her "episode" came early and unfortunately due to circumstances she doesn't go into the antics that Hibiki and the rest of the cast goes, she REALLY kept her satellite character status and probably the least developed character in the anime, heck MACHIO got more screentime and development with what development he got!. Machio as a character, he is the expository character as he IS a trainer and knows alot about exercising and he goes into a bit of development from both Akemi as well as HIS teacher latter on, he is nonetheless a great addition to the anime and immensely made the anime funny as hell. LA's favourite character was Zina but Satomi grew on LA to be LA's second favourite character but overall the main cast had great chemistry with one another, funny comedic moments and some development from them here for more comedic purposes.
So yeah, the comedy lies in it's character interactions and man is it funny...
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? being a gym/exercising-centric anime, it's a given the anime was fanservicey and hell it is! From Machio's training lessons as at the end of it they show off rather lewd pic of one of the main cast to the OP itself but that is levied with the BUFFiness of the men of the anime, mainly from Machio but the men of Silverman Gym are BUFF so there are even fanservice for the girls...so people with the same obsession like Akemi gets mileage from this anime's fanservice and added to this the anime itself seems aware of the fanservice thanks to the narrator as well as the main cast pointing it out for laughs. Nonetheless the fanservice is great and greatly balanced thanks to the BUFFiness.
The animation done by Doga Kobo was good in all honesty, from the character designs from the fanservice to the BUFF to the crazily funny comedic moments which is plentiful and even those reactions were one detailed and two changes styles wildly which helped with those reactions as a result. Doga Kobo knew what it could do with it's animation and man it flourished in Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? and it showed. Fanservicey animation sure but the animation nonetheless was consistently great all round.
Nao Touyama, Nao Touyama, Nao Touyama...yes if you know LA, LA likes Nao Touyama and her role as Zina Boyd is no exception and hell LA watched or was curious of Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? because she was in this anime and man it was worth it. Sure Zina appeared halfway through the anime but like LA said, the character chemistry was great and the voice cast al the more helped with it, Sora Amamiya as Akemi and her obsession with muscles whilst still keeping her ojou-ness, Kaito Ishikawa's Machio "small nice guy" but sometimes hidden powerful cadence comes in to Yui Horie's straight man one liners as Satomi to the multi-cadences and Russian-seeped in Nao Touyama as Zina and hell even Shizuka Ishigami as Ayaka was a perfect fit. But the most surprising thing is the newcomer seiyuu and her debut role Ai Fairouz as Hibiki, she just had that flair and great one liners just like Nao Touyama and Yui Horie, she held up the anime in many ways not only because Hibiki was the narrative focus of the anime but just how much energy and comedic one liners she had with this anime, Ai was great and showed her potential as a seiyuu in this role and LA would like to see more from her because of it. Oddly enough LA did found out was that Ai Fairouz auditioned for Zina's role but the producers thought to cast her as Hibiki instead. Though interesting but Nao Touyama as Zina was perfect and Ai Fairouz was perfect even for a newbie seiyuu at that!
LA DOES know that Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? is actually in the same universe as Kengan Ashura (an anime LA had yet to watch by the time of writing this review) but LA heard it's a much more serious "muscle getting used to good use" instead of building that muscle anime and because of Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?, LA is curious as a result and to this end. To this end LA actually picked up the Dumbbell Nan kilo Matteru? manga, which isn't something LA usually does, so Dumbbell Nan Kilo Matteru did SOMETHING right for LA to look into this anime deeper...Zina?, the fanservice, the comedy?....Zina...Zina...Zina.
Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? somehow had the blend of an ecchi-educational anime about gyms, cute girls going to the gym all the while having buff men on the side and at the end, IT WAS LA's SECOND FAVOURITE ANIME of Summer 2019, it did something right with LA and for LA it was both it's crazy cast of comedic characters, the voice cast as well as the fanservice as an extra bonus (Hell Zina was LA's third favourite waifu of Summer 2019 too!) and this coming from a person who goes to the gym but wanted to and does breeze through it like Hibiki initially did. If there is one strength from Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? besides the outrageous BUFFiness of Machio is it's comedy and it's characters and no doubt earned LA's second favourite anime of Summer 2019
and as always...NICE BULK
SCUBAST3V3N
SAIDO CHESTO! Well, this anime absolutely surprised me. I was on the fence about watching it this season, but, eventually took the plunge. I found myself not only enjoying the girls’ story, but also learning quiet a bit as well. They did a fantastic job of knowing their source material, and translating it into something informative, yet, entertaining. Story: The story is basically, just the following of four highschool girls, and their journey into the realm of weight training. Their adventures generally didn’t carry over into the next episode, as they were normally on a different adventure or struggle with each episode. Art: The art and animationwas fantastic IMO. A lot of eye-candy here, and the characters were all well drawn and generally speaking fairly unique. Also not gonna gripe about the Ecchi and Fan Service in this one.
Sound: The OP was absolutely one of the most catchy ones this season. I absolutely loved it. The score for the anime itself, and the inspirational narrator made for an all around fun atmosphere.
Characters: What’s not to love? They all had their own quirks, and were all absolutely adorable. They had their own reasons for wanting to get into weight training, and their own circumstances surrounding their joining of the group. So many waifus in one show!
Enjoyment: This was one of the anime’s I enjoyed the most this season. I always found myself eager to see what they were up to- and I never found myself thinking an episode felt full. Not to mention it was super informative, like I mentioned earlier.
Overall: I give it an 8/10. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys sports anime, and honestly, if it’s not your thing, don’t be turned away by the Ecchi tag, it’s really not too egregious in this show, in comparison to others.
Sasori_Nagashi
Come for the cute girls, stay for the lifting advice seems to be the premise of this anime. If you're like me, you aren't someone who is a big fan of ecchi at all. It's cool if you are, but I am not. I don't come to an anime to view cute/sexy girls. I come for story substance or comedy or... Well a number of factors. For this anime, the humour felt like it really hit the mark for me, with a good deal being relatable for anyone who has ever lived a gym lifestyle or, like the MC, struggled with food portion control. I amvery guilty of this myself in the past and even now.
The form on the exercise and the explanation of the purpose of each exercise was superb to the best of my knowledge (amateur level, 2 years of gym for weight loss primarily but also strength building.) The diet advice closely matches advice I received, and followed, 2 years ago from my semi-professional powerlifting friend. I learned a lot of additional information that made a lot of sense, I.E. about the sumo diet which closely matched how I used to eat pre-exercise and diet routine.
All in all I thoroughly enjoyed this anime. It might not be for everyone, but it seems to fit the exercise fanatic, exercise amateur and ecchi fan niches perfectly.
psst.. Machio best girl.
BobLovesAnime
Ahh, Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru, another crappy CGDCT show, right? No. What may at first glance seem like another run of the mill SoL is actually on deeper inspection a hidden gem, a unique anime in the sports genre that is both informative and humorous, a show that helps educate about the sport of bodybuilding, and takes you on a roller coaster of emotions as you root for high school girl Hibiki Sakura to put down the pizza and pick up the dumbell. Being a helpless glutton, Hibiki devours yummy foods like she’s got no time to waste and has as a result been gaining plentyof weight, which motivates her to start going to her local Silverman Gym where she meets a couple of friends, all them being people with their own unique and silly personalities. Now if that didn’t entice you to watch, this show’s got it all- light hearted drama, balls-to-the-wall, knee-slapping, gut-busting comedy, top-tier, life changing fitness motivation- you name it this show’s got it! Surprisingly in this anime you can find really good advice about bodybuilding strategie, which is why I extra recommend this anime for you if you’re trying to lose weight.
Now, I can’t let you leave this review without warning you that this isn’t an anime that should really be watched with your family because it does contain quite a lot of fan service which can get uncomfortable at points. However, I actually watch this with my dad who enjoyed it a lot, and he's very into the gym, so he told me that the anime actually is very very accurate in its bodybuilding advice. He also thought the OP of the show was fantastic (I guess he is where I got my good taste from), and fun fact it's sung by the same voice actor who played Jolene in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Stone ocean, who is also the same voice actor for the main character of this anime.
If you want a show with an ending, this isn’t the show for you but you can check the manga out when you finish it. Last thing- I recommend the English dub. I watched both the English dub and the original Japanese with English subtitles, and I have to say that they are both funny, but all the jokes in the English dub are translated into the English culture and way of speaking so I found it funnier.
DaveDOX
This anime was a must watch for me; being a personal trainer, I felt like I had to be more critical than I would be otherwise. Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? (ダンベル何キロ持てる？) is an anime featuring a group of school girls (and a teacher) who discover an interest with strength training in the gym. The girls want to either lose fat, or just get in better shape. The Trainer, "Machio-san", guides them by teaching them the "do's" and "don'ts" of training. In terms of the story, I felt it was a little less captivating than your average 'Slice of Life', as some episodes could have been a hitor miss. Although this was the case, I still enjoyed it due to the mix between the seriousness and comedic based scenes. E.g. Some scenes would build up the pressure to make the audience anxious, but then Barnold Shortsinator walks in and acts as a comic relief.
Not too much to say about the art style. The anime definitely achieved it's goal of portraying what it wanted to show. The mood switches, the character types and odd ecchi vibes were all suited.
Okay, hands down the best opening and ending songs I've listened to in a long time. For reference: OP - "Onegai Muscle (お願いマッスル)" by Hibiki Sakura (Ai Fairuz), & Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa) and "Macho a Name? (マッチョアネーム？)" Naruzou Machio (Kaito Ishikawa)". They were so catchy that I didn't skip the OP/ED once. The voice actors, again did an amazing job of fitting the personalities of these characters. Also, the VA's for the American based characters (Barnold Shortsinator especially) fit really well.
I felt like majority of the characters were likeable, and they all had completely different traits which were well suited to them. In terms of character development though, this could have been improved a lot more, as the anime focused slightly more on Hibiki's life than the rest of the group.
A really enjoyable show overall, with it's comedic vibes, but it also sends a message to everyone out there about how important exercise is for your body and health. There are also common misconceptions talked about in the show that mention how some characters think that by doing weight training, they'll end up looking massively jacked up, which is not true as pointed out. Moments like these are explained well; Machio-san does a decent job of explaining how to train your body with a mix of body weight, machines, and free weight exercises. Also some of the comments about dieting and some of the techniques explained I wouldn't say are always true/correct, such as "Drinking protein within 30 minutes of your workout" as this is a debatable topic. None the less, a really good 'Slice of Life' show that's good for a laugh, and teaches some valuable lessons about trying to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
Rating: 8/10
ZeppeliGo
First of all this is a very particular anime to be honest, and I kinda enjoyed it, since the main story is focused on the gym and basically in each episode there is also the explanation of each excercise our girls are going to do. To be fair the story is not that particular, but it's something new so I would recommend anyway to watch it. I didn't like a lot how they drawn the muscle man.. it's kinda ugly XD. Machio who is the trainer is kinda out of proprortion which is prolly done on purpose. I really love female character design.. Sakura is really dope. If Ihave to be honest I love tanned girl in anime.. and Sakura is one of the best I've seen so far.
Nozomommi1
In my last review, I sorta prattled on for a bit about the importance of a title, and how a bad title can be detrimental to a work, especially anime. So of course, you'd expect that I have a pretty low opinion of a show titled "How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift?" Well, assuming you first looked at the overall score I gave this show, I'm sure you're a tad surprised. Yes, Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru (for the sake of brevity I will refer to it as "Dumbbells") is a good anime that I had a lot of fun watching, but how did ashow with such a dumb title keep me hooked and hoping for another season?
Story 7/10
Dumbbells plays out more like an extended Infomercial, utilizing the characters by having them give out tips and tricks for working out at the gym and at home. Every episode dedicates itself to a specific part of the body and different ways to workout said part. This may sound a little cheesy, but the writers execute these short workout tutorials quite well. My only gripe is that they have a tendency to overly sexualize our main characters (most of which are high school girls all around 17-ish), so for some, this may be a relatively uncomfortable watch, and understandably so.
In terms of an actual plot, it's very simple. The main character, Hibiki Sakura, decides to start hitting the gym after her best friend points out that she's gained weight over their holiday. That's really all there is to it, as the rest of the show is dedicated to her trying (and somewhat failing due to her awful diet) to lose that weight with the rest of her friends. I'd say that the story is certainly the weakest part of this show, but it is by no means bad.
Art 8/10
One of the areas Dumbbells succeeds in is changing up the backgrounds for specific purposes. The show takes full advantage of the Infomercial style setting and changes things up quite often depending on the type of advice they're giving and which character is actually giving said advice. The character designs are also quite good, with each character having a body type that is representative of the type of workouts they do. For example, Ayaka is more lean and muscular because of the fact that she trains as a fighter, while Hibiki is thicker, but still very strong due to her focusing on muscle training and having a not so healthy diet. Subtle details like this certainly add to the enjoyment of this show, especially people who frequent the gym.
Dumbbells also likes to change up the art style every now and then, usually for comedic effect, and more often than not, it works well.
Sound 7/10
The first thing that caught my attention upon my first viewing was how catchy the OP and ED are. They fit the theme of the show perfectly, and I'd be lying if I said I skipped either at any point. The soundtrack overall is very solid. Nothing particularly special, but it works. They use jingles to indicate the tutorials which are all quite catchy, and they never feel overused or annoying.
Characters 9/10
The characters are what put Dumbbells so high in my rating. There aren't any bad characters to be found in this show. With a relatively large cast, it doesn't feel as if any are being underutilized, nor does it feel as if certain characters are hogging too much screen time. They all have their moments, and the chemistry among them is perfect. The only character that is kind of out of place is Gina Boyd, a Russian transfer student who enters the scene in the second half of the show. She's not a bad character, but she is easily the most generic of the bunch (ignorant, anime-obsessed transfer student who thinks Japan is all idols and shounen). Her use is limited though, so she never gets unbearable at any point.
Enjoyment 9/10
Dumbbells is a blast to watch, and being someone that has worked out religiously for the past few years, I will say that it is very helpful and accurate in the advice that it gives its viewers. Honestly, by the end of most episodes, I was ready to go and workout even more. If an anime has me in the mood to hop out of bed and hit the gym after having hit the gym, it's likely done something right. The comedy is mostly on point, and most of the jokes had me cracking up like a child.
As I stated earlier, the only real gripe I have with this show is the somewhat excessive fanservice. It's nowhere near as bad as most anime, but it's there and it prevents me from recommending this to everyone. If you're not big on characters being sexualized, this probably isn't for you.
Overall 7/10
I'd recommend this to most people. If you're okay with a little fanservice, this is certainly worth the watch. The writing is on point, the characters are all likable, the information is solid and well incorporated, and the comedy works extremely well. I'm hoping we get to see more of Machio-san and the gang in the future, because this was the hidden gem of this season. Don't be fooled by the dumb title, How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift? is worth the time.
El_Magnifico
If you want to start doing some physical exercises or even start going to the gym, but don't know where to start or lack the motivation, worry no more! "Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru?" is what you need! The series provide you not only with the theoretical and practical knowledge, but also with relatable characters, decent story and a lot of gags. I personally go to the gym for 3 years (as a hobby) and know most of the exercises but lack theory, so on top of articles and youtube videos, this anime manages to provide me with useful information and help me improve my techniques. Theshow will be a loyal companion in the beginning of your journey of improving your life style.
Would personally highlight characters - Machio, Satomi and of course our main protagonist, Hibiki. The whole ensemble brings their unique personalities and joy to watch the series, even though, I personally found absence of the plot as a whole a bit downside.
Hitoribotchan
Doga Kobo (Studio that producing this anime) seems to says like this: "Hey my fans! I am so tired always producing cute girl anime. Now its time some bulks guys to teach you how to workout! you damn weebs!" What a surprise for me that the queen of moe studio producing this anime. But since its from Doga Kobo i tried watching this anime. Aaand heeeeere we gooooo! Story: 8/10 Is it just like my usual diet program TV in my weekend? NO!! You are wrong guys! Each episode have different story and different setting. One is in Gym Hall, another one in beach, another one at mountain,Temple and the most silly one is in Idol Audition Show. How can you training your muscle in the middle Idol audition show? LOL. Just as expected from Doga Kobo, this edutainment always make me laugh in each episode. This makes you, you can exercise your muscle in everywhere.
Art: 10/10
How can i rated below 9 since Doga Kobo always doing their best effort in art?
I always loves their colorful art. It shines my daily life.
Sound 10/10
Yes, Doga Kobo also doing their best when it comes to sound effect. Also really loves "onegai muscle meccha motetai" song.
Character: 9/10
Really loves how Machio turn into bulked man from your usual man body. Is that Jojo's Reference? LOL.
Enjoyment: 8/10
Surprisingly i can enjoy this show. I think i will bored ass hell. But, I was wrong!
Sasuga Doga Kobo sama! Each episode always make me surprise. From this, i always enjoy their training explanation. I love how Doga Kobo sama make transition for training education scene!
Overall: 9/10
Do you want your body always in good shape?
Watch this and I guarantee this anime will be good knowledge for your body!
TRUST ME, IT WORKS!
(this review actually not sponsored by a protein drink product)
