At the pinnacle of his gymnastics career, Joutarou Aragaki—nicknamed Samurai for his signature hairstyle—suffers a shoulder injury following his wife's death. Five years later, he continues to push the limits of his body as a member of the Japanese gymnastics team. However, Joutarou's strenuous training fails to show any progress. His coach, Noriyuki Amakusa, advises that he retires.
Together with his exuberant and supportive nine-year-old daughter, Rei, Joutarou takes a trip to Ego Wonderland to break the bitter news to her. However, their excursion ends in an odd encounter with a peculiar self-proclaimed ninja named Leonardo. He follows them home and interrupts Joutarou's every attempt at telling his daughter.
Upon learning that Leonardo hopes to witness his gymnastics again, Joutarou astounds Japan with his announcement that he is not retiring. Joutarou dedicates himself to the biggest challenge of his career to prove that the gymnastics world is right where he belongs.
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Ghostflame2153
Taisou Samurai has a very unrealistic start, but dont let that put you off. It never devolves into unrealistic gag antics, but ends up being a great show that never treats itself too seriously but still treats its characters with respect. The Characters are probably the most important part of Taisou Samurai and the show very heavily centers on their struggles. Each character starts out very stereotypically but ends up growing into their own. My biggest concern was the overuse of certain characters due to trying to add extra useless gags or something, but this did not end up happening. The Sound was good, every singlesound felt good and like it belonged. It didnt have any insane sounds or anything but it felt like it worked brilliantly.
I enjoyed the show alot, and my only regret regarding this show was how long it took me to find it. I brushed it off when it first started airing and ended up watching it just a week before its final episode.
KincaidP
For fall 2020...this was the biggest let down to be honest. Story and characters had so much potential but the 11 ep run just caused the series to never really flesh out out what really needed to be there. This was a 24 ep character drama forced into 11 ep with the finale literally cutting into multiple character arcs without any clear resolution for 2 of the 3. Art was solid...outside of the really mediocre 3DCG. Even if the back drop was gymnastics the CGI was bad especially for MAPPA standards. It was PS1/Cyberpunk 2077 on a ps4/xbox one levels of bad. The2D art was solid though I will give.
Sound: OST and SFX nothing really to complain about here to be honest.
Overall: Ever had some tacos that you thought were ok until you got in an elevator and let one rip? That's this series to frank.
issa_labshat
I wrote a review before (5 episodes were released) and here I am making a new one BECAUSE GUESS WHAT PEOPLE, THIS ANIME BECAME ONE OF MY FAVORITES! First of all, I'd like to thank MAPPA for successfully finishing this show despite having a bunch load of projects this year. This anime is so good. It sucks not everyone knows this. One of the underrated shows this year. I fell in love with this show. Honestly, it looked like a slice-of-life show with wholesome moments. Well, there were some wholesome moments. Art is so beautiful! Although in my previous review, I said that they could've chosen anotherart. But you know what? The art style fits perfectly. The sound is superb. The OP and ED are bangers. Even their sequences are bangers. Colors are really pleasant to the eyes. The characters in the show were unique but I wish we could explore some of their backgrounds. You could see the character development of the MC, Jotaro Aragaki, and the people he loved. His daughter, Rei was so cute! Ahhh the cuteness! oh and Leo's eyes, beautiful indeed. But his eyes aren't the only thing that is beautiful. Do you want to know? Then watch this show!
When I first heard about this show, I had big expectations given MAPPA is going to animate it. At the same time, I was worried that it might affect the production quality of the anticipating anime shows this year. (I am talking about Jujutsu Kaisen, Attack on Titan s4, God of Highschool, etc.) But MAPPA did not fail to amaze me. Every week, I was always looking forward to the next episode. Now that it has ended, I am now sad huhu. I guess I could rewatch the whole 11 episodes and not skip their OP and ED sequences. Yes
Overall, I give this a 10. I know what you're thinking. Why a 10? Here's my answer. Because I love it. This made me interested in gymnastics. I never knew that the world of gymnastics is like that. The father-daughter relationship is too wholesome and every interaction was heartfelt.
But then again, this is just my opinion on this show. But if I have somehow convinced you to watch this and agree with everything I said in this review, then you're welcome.
Like dude, I even shed a tear watching this. I almost choked on my water.
Taiso Sumarai has successfully made a place in my heart. Underrated, I tell you. This show deserves a lot more attention. I'm glad that I have watched this. I guess you can say it made my 2020 a little bit better. :))
NG_Chloe
Taiso Samurai is easily a 9.4, so I rounded up, Gozaru. This series was definitely an underrated Gem this season. It has a fun, and distinct cast of characters, amazing music, a good story, and is able to do so much in only 11 episodes. The main story is simple and straight forward, as most sports series are. What differentiates this series from other sports anime is that rather than being about a young, teenage athlete that's new to the sport, it's about a veteran of the sport trying to make a comeback. That's still not new, but in the realm of anime, we don't get thatvery often.
I would even recommend this to people who aren't into sports anime, because the sport isn't really where this series excels. Yes, Gymnastics is given a lot of attention, this series is also very much a character drama, putting focus on Jotaro's daughter Rei, or RACHEL, as well as the Ninja, Leo, Gozaru. RACHEL and Leo actually sometimes feel like they get more attention than Jotaru. RACHEL expecially, which fine with because she's a Queen.
The series have plenty of other side characters who have their own subplots that really don't get much attention, but get just enough to leave an impact. It makes the series more flavorful, and makes such a small story feel larger, as we have other gymnasts, characters connected to Jotaro's family, or even Leo's plot. Some characters don't even have names, but they leave a distinct impression.
I've gushed about the cast long enough, of course there's the production to mention. The artstyle is great. I like the character designs, and the coloring. Characters look simple, but distinct, and I particularly love the linework, as it makes the characters feel a little grounded, but also expressive.
The animation itself isn't fantastic. It's mostly the bare minimum, they even made most of the gymnastics with CGI, and used rotoscope for the ballet. This is all serviceable, and never really detracted from the series for me. Yes, it would be great if they could animate each move in glorious 2D, which would allow for more subtle details, but this series doesn't come off as being high priority, and they sadly can't animate everything in 2D.
My favorite part of the series' production is definitely the music. The background music is great at giving a sense of excitement during the gymnastics scenes. It helps adds a sense of fun during the scenes where it's needed. The background music is just all around, really effective, though there were a few misplaced spots.
This isn't even going into the OP, and ED, which are some of the best in Fall 2020. The OP is catchy, fun, and lives in my head along with the ED. The ED, Yume Ja Nai by Hatena, is the best ED this season, it's catchy as heck, and the visuals that go along with it are pretty nice as well. If you haven't seen the OP or ED, ya gotta look em up, Gozaru.
It was unexpected, but I really, really liked this series, Gozaru.
I consider a series that can do so much with so little to be nothing short of a masterpiece,
If you have the time, recommend giving it a watch in Sub. I tried the dub, and I barely watched it before leaving, maybe it'll be better in the uncut version, but I don't like who they got cast as coach.
Many thanks for reading, Gozaru!
Poppy123
"If you're broken, then we'll stay with you until you're not broken anymore!" Dear anime fans, I do not frequently leave anime reviews even to the ones I love but in this case I just have to write something. This anime is not some super fantasy one, neither is an action one or highly dramatic. Some people might say it is just another sports anime but TO ME "Taisou Zamurai" has been a bliss. It depicts some of the struggles athletes have and what they can accomplish when they have good people around them to support their dreams! It shows the power of human will evenyou are at your worst moment to step up and continue for yourself and for those who love you, no matter the outcome. As a lovely addition to the plot line are all the side characters (who aren't really side if you ask me) and the music throughout the whole season. To me, "Taisou Zamurai" will always have a special place in my heart and I already miss the opportunity to watch it weekly.
adiroy2
My experience on this is similar to Steins gate--- The starting was a little boring. But how the story progresses and the characters go forward really keeps you going for it. This is one of those plot anime where you want to keep rooting for the MC to go forward. The anime felt slow-paced at the start, so it felt like just sticking to it to see what happens next. This negativity faded as the anime progressed, and must say, the ending was worth a rewind and replay for me lol. The art was good , as good as any average anime coming out nowadays, thoughthe characters seemed a bit shallow at first (only at first ). Another factor that also kept me going on was the music. The opening is NOT as good. I am not a big fan of japanese raps, leave apart some. But the ending is really vibing, smooth, and just what you need for a normal day: unlike gurenge or shillouette which keeps you danciing. This is a soothing song.
This is a good watch for those who are bored by seeing lots of blood, war, and stuff. This is a plain anime, good time pass, and definitely worth watch for those looking out for non-mainstream anime
Zerockman
This anime is great. It was a huge surprise for the season, specially knowing how MAPPA was animating Jujutsu Kaisen and later Attack on Titan final season, so it ends up making sense Taisou Samurai is but an 11 episode anime. Taisou Samurai is a light family/character drama focusing on gymnastics. It was very interesting to see several different characters interact and engage in various types of drama but having the gymnastics in the background as a "distraction" was interesting because it kept an added variety to the show. This reminds me a lot of Hoshiai no Sora, which came out in Fall last year, exceptthat it is a lot more wholesome and lighter. The ending in particular was very satisfying because it feels like every character got their deserved resolution, even though some felt like it was a bit rushed, while the narrative was closed without any cliffhangers.
If there is anything that I wish was different was solely that some characters, like Kitty Zhang for example, got a little bit more presentation and focus because it felt like they were introduced just to create a plot point, as Kitty for example came into Rei's life in order to make her realize that her dreams are important and should be followed.
Another thing is that I watched this anime thinking that it was sports first and light drama second but it was more the other way around, which I dont mind, but still would prefer it were the former.
Either way, this anime was definitely a hidden gem of the season and I recommend to anyone who enjoys sports, although note like I said that it's just a minor part of the show, and slice of life/light drama
Ubume
I don’t get why people brush this anime aside, when it came out in 2020 nobody talked about it but it really deserves more praise. It’s an anime about gymnastics and there aren’t a lot of those, so you can already tell it’s definitely not one of those generic sports animes. The premise is cool and the plot is executed well. A man named Joutarou Aragaki gets a shoulder injury connected to the death of his wife. Fast forward five years later he continues to do gymnastics but due to his shoulder injury his coach advises him to retire but Joutarou suggests he keeps doinggymnastics.
Joutarou takes his daughter, Rei on a trip to Ego Wonderland to tell her about his shoulder but is interrupted when an odd ninja named Leo approaches him. He then follows them home and keeps preventing Joutarou from mentioning the fact he might have to retire due to his injury.
Joutarou’s character sets a good example for others. When watching him do gymnastics with a shoulder injury, it showed that he never gives up even when something really bad happens to him. He also has a good relationship with his daughter Rei, and they are both happy even though he has a shoulder injury and his wife is dead.
Rei is supportive of her dad and she always goes with him and watches him do gymnastics. Rei and Joutarou have a good father-daughter relationship andnthey are both always supportive of each other.
Leonardo (Leo) also encourages Joutarou not to quit gymnastics and because of Leos positive and supportive personality, he motivates Joutarou to keep doing gymnastics and not retire.
Overall, if you like childcare and sports, you should watch this anime because it’s basically both. And that’s not really two genres you would see together but again this anime isn’t generic.
Anyways, this is getting an 8/10 from me. It’s really good.
ZenBael
Quick Review Possible spoilers ahead What an absolute hidden Gem of an anime this season. Taisou Zamurai is a unique anime that tells a story of a gymnastic Father who lost his wife in a tragic accident. Honesty the anime is just great, at first I thought I would drop this after watching 3 episode but I was wrong. The story about a father being a gymnastic on a verge of retirement at his lowest career and manage to climb back up to the top captivated me and left me amazed. It was funny, beautiful, bittersweet, and most importantly It was inspiring. The cast has it's own story, screentime and back story that It makes you invest in this characters.
It is just sad that this anime was overlooked by the fact that it is a anime about gymnastics which is already a rare topic and shadowed by popular anime this season
Mappa did a great job in the animation especially in the CG department.
Highly recommended this anime.
Story: 9/10
Art: 9/10
Sound: 7/10
Characters: 9/10
Enjoyment: 9/10
Overall: A BANGER
Luubie
Original animes always bring a little fear to the audience, as there is no way to trace an expectation only with a cold synopsis and without many details. Taisou Zamurai is another show that arrived without original material and this time it worked very well. The anime overcame all criticism regarding its production and established itself as one of the biggest surprises of 2020. Taisou Zamurai tells a simple story, but functional and comical. Jotaro (or Joe) is a gymnast on the verge of retirement. He is known throughout Japan as Samurai and for taking his country high in the biggest competitions in the world. However,because he has not had good results since his wife died and because of an injury, he is advised by his coach to leave the stage of the Olympic sport. However, something unusual happens. Days before his announcement, he plans to tell his daughter, Rei, but he has always had unforeseen circumstances and did not know how to resolve this situation. Not even a sudden event could free him from his problem. But what is this event? Well, during a father and daughter day, Leonardo, a self-proclaimed ninja goes to Joe and Rei's house, after seeing them in a "ninja theater". Leo, as he is known, asks to live with Joe for a while. Joe ends up not retiring, for not being able to tell his daughter and for wanting to continue to make her happy with his gymnastics, the only thing he is able to do in his life. So Joe, Rei, Leo, a bird named Bigbird and Rei's grandmother have lived in the house ever since.
This unusual premise is not abnormal in anime, especially nowadays. Taisou Zamurai continues his proposal, alternating the family's daily difficulties, especially when it comes to the daughter Rei. Episodes like 4 show that she is insecure about her actions hurting others and keeps the difficulties to herself, because she feels guilty for most of the actions that happen to her, from bullying, to her father's training. For me, Rei is the character that evolves the most in the anime, and she is not even the main focus of the work, but she is a key piece for the continuation of the story. Joe is also an exemplary father, but fails to understand his daughter's feelings in the most normal moments. Having returned to focusing on the sport, he forgot the family routine, something common for Joe, but painful for Rei, since her father is the only person Rei dedicates to and is not rewarded for it.
For this, Leo was the key person to bring the family together again. In addition to playing with Rei in the tedious moments of life, he encourages the Samurai to continue his sport that he loves so much. However, Joe's surrender to the sport causes a change in attitude in Leo, as it turns out that he is a famous dancer, from a world famous company. Leo identifies with Joe, from the moment he realizes that his recent friend almost gives up on his crush. Leo wants to get out of this difficulty, to get out of the eyes that constantly pressure him, in order to stop performing in the theaters. Leo spends the entire anime rediscovering his identity, even if internally. He wants to return to acting, but does not know what to do, fearing even an injury from Joe in the future of the anime, in the final stretch. Joe and Leo's friendship is shaken by this new problem, just when Joe is well with his body and his sport. Leo's concern for Joe is evident and portrays his old trauma.
But there are those who say that the show sinned in introducing the dramas of history. To be honest, I understand that anime lacks quality in this regard. Although it is dosed and maintains a good posture, Leo was probably the character that caused it. In some episodes, we saw him oscillate sharply from an extroverted and playful being, to a young man who goes through problems leaving his comfort zone and deciding his actions without being bossed around. Such criticism is valid, especially when we did not know who Leo really was and what his purpose was in the show. I don't treat him with contempt, nor do I judge the anime for having this bizarre element in the middle of a spontaneous story. In fact, I even liked the way the anime created and moved Leo in its overall proposal.
The anime would not be great if it were just for these elements, it would need to flow well and have an outcome equivalent to what was presented. And this is where Taisou Zamurai stands out. The show does not require a script that is very rich in narrative, nor does it need to have an impeccable animation, but MAPPA did an excellent job of using all the problems of the main characters and connecting them during the episodes. In addition, the animation and the OSTs are very beautiful, with a dynamic and well placed CGI. The fear of having three animes being made at the same time by the studio put Taisou Zamurai in check, since it was evident that this anime would suffer more than Jujutsu Kaisen and Shingeki no Kyojin: The final Season. But the show stood out and brought a pleasant surprise, which practically renewed itself as an anime and transformed the show into a work of art. Highlight for Opening and Ending, with two great songs. I liked the characters' circus interaction in the first and I love the style put in the second. They combined well with the essence of Taisou Zamurai.
In the end, Taisou Zamurai is a completely underrated anime. An exciting story deserves more recognition and I see that in the future. I loved the direction of the anime and was really happy with each new episode. It's not just a show, it's a fantastic lesson, both for sport and for life. Joe, Rei, Leo and Bigbird will always be in my heart. This group, together with the rest of the cast, formed a competent MAPPA work, which is to be congratulated. I wanted to meet the creators of the show and embrace them someday, for having done one of the best shows of 2020!
CaptainKenshiro
Taisou Zamurai is definitely and oddball, it’s one of the most unique shows of the year and also one of the weirdest slice of life anime I’ve ever seen. The first two episodes are the divisive type that either hook you or alienate you to the point of dropping the show, which suffers from a serious identity crisis. The premise make it seem like it’s just a sports anime but no, it’s also a drama about a man who has to take care of his daughter all alone by himself because his wife died, it’s also a comedy that keeps throwing random things at screen, froma fake ninja who is pursued by agents, to a weirdly drawn parrot, to a gyaru who changes her language at times, to an acupuncturist drag queen, to references to fictional action movies and the list goes on.
It’s also a coming of age story since there’s a noticeable time invested in developing the protagonist’s daughter and how she deals with her dead mother, her absent father, the kids at her school that makes fun of her dad, the ninja’s weirdness and all that stuff.
This weird blend of elements is what gives it an identity and makes it memorable but at the same time is what makes it hard to gain and define an audience. Everything gets its fair share of time but nothing gets enough time on screen before moving on to something completely different.
If you just want to chill and be moved by Rei’s character arc, you have to wait until some episode decides to focus on that because in the middle you’ll get weird comedy and basic training, yet if you stick with it, you’ll get the best and most moving episodes this anime has to offer.
She’s basically like Rin from Usagi Drop or Hime from Kakushigoto, only a lot more mature than them despite all of them sharing the death of at least one of their parents. Her character arc reminds me of some Simpson episodes dedicated to Marge or Lisa where they accept everything that happens around them concerning their families the best they can before they snap, then they deal with the consequences of their actions and grow because of those events, with the obvious difference being that her development is not undone because this is not an episodic comedy. She also gets to find what she wants to do with her life which is basically follow her mother’s footsteps.
If you want to see an inspirational sports series, Joe’s arc is pretty well done for you, not only he practices a sport which wasn’t covered much in anime (right now I can only think of Ganbarist Shun! as an alternative, and it was a completely different series), but the show spends a fair amount in building a fading star type of story around him. At first, it seems like it was all due to an injury but as later episodes reveal, it has to do with his own regrets and traumas he can’t leave behind, until he does because he needs to regain his former glory in order to take proper care of his daughter.
On top of that, Taisou Zamurai does the unthinkable thing of spending time in his training, showing concepts and rutines concerning his discipline and the ever present risk of not being able to perform ever again if he makes a wrong move or gets permanently injured because of excessive training, this is what other shows such as Iwa Kakeru lack and what I complained about in my review about it.
The downside is that the actual sport is not shown in a very inspirational way, the training is mostly skipped, the matches are shown quickly, and the CGI models used in them are poorly made and even more poorly animated, this definitely does not make the gymnastics to look exciting.
With that said, we see him recovering and training in order to make a new skill that will give him more points in his competitions and it’s partially thanks to his interactions with Leo, the fake ninja who’s actually a dancer. This guy is the weakest main character for me, he’s just clowning around for most of the time, and his own story is not that interesting nor explored much, but as his role of someone who has a positive influence on Joe, and at the same time gets influenced by him goes, he makes a good plot device.
I don’t have much to comment on the comedy, it’s the type of random comedy I just can’t bring myself to like, it’s not the type of over the top humor that I hate (Nichijou, Asobi Asobase, fucking Pop Team Epic, stuff like that) but for a slice of life anime, this just puts me off. Whether if this is a negative or not, it’s entirely up to each person. One thing that I have to give credit to the show is not mixing any of this silly stuff with the dramatic moments, I may not like these elements, but at least the show does not suffer from tonal whiplash.
As I hinted earlier, the first issue with Taisou Zamurai is that it’s poorly animated, leaving the sport aside, the artwork and the simplistic character designs are definitely lacking detail and the models get deformed from time to time, both the backgrounds and the effects are also simplistic and the motions, even outside the gymnastics, are rather poorly made.
As for the sound, the voice acting is ok when it’s serious and mature and kinda bad when it’s silly and comical (except for Kappei Yamaguchi as that parrot, what a guy), so it stands somewhere in the middle, the soundtrack is mostly absent or forgettable, the ending is alright, the opening is not. I don’t understand why they went with rap of all things and even having these three voice actors who are not really good at singing and one of the characters hate (or pretends that he hates) the other two so what is he even doing there. The sound effects are very good to the most part, in both the daily life moments and the sport competitions.
But down to it, Taisou Zamurai’s biggest problem is it’s biggest strenght, having this silly comedy thrown at screen and blend of different genres in just eleven episodes makes the pacing very uneven, constantly changing things and tones and dragging the plot down before forcing it to go really fast in the final episodes, thus making the show feel both fast and slow at the same time.
If you want something rather unique, here you have an aging sportsman, as he is trying to get over the death of her wife in order to improve himself and be a good father, a little girl realizing what she wants to do with her life, as well as what she does in her school and her home, a breath taking dancer who runs away from the pressure of being amazing and pretends to be a ninja while he’s chased around the world by other performers, I think? I didn’t really understand what the hell they are, they look like they belong in Men in Black rather than here. And you also get a look at a rather unique sport.
In the middle, try to deal with an acupuncturist drag queen, Kappei Yamaguchi destroying his lungs while voicing a south american parrot, a grandma who runs a bar and looks like she belongs in Gangsta or Black Lagoon that also drives the car of another person like Irisviel from Fate/Zero in a road full of traffic, from a stadium to an airport and back again to the stadium, mildly cringy and mildly inspirational monologues taken from fictional schlocky action movies, and an undeveloped romance between a guy who can’t speak normally and a gyaru whose words can’t be understood 95% of the time she talks, even when she’s not changing languages just because she feels like it.
If you don’t mind any of that as well as poor animation, you get a mostly decently made story with mostly decently written characters, that got completely overshadowed by Haikyuu! As for me, if the show had one or two more episodes, its events were paced a bit better, and it didn’t have these weird elements and comedy, I would have rated it a bit higher, but I won’t since that wasn’t the case, yet I can still say that it is among the best shows from this year, even if that doesn’t mean much.
As for some recommendations there are:
-Ganbarist Shun! the only other pure gymnastics anime that I know of, but beware for it’s a school comedy with some ecchi.
-Igano Kabamaru, horribly animated, among the craziest and weirdest school comedies anime ever put on screen, staring an actual ninja.
-Usagi Drop and Kakushigoto (the anime versions of both of them), slice of life anime about grown men taking care of a little girl by themselves, way more simple but also way more focused.
Helena_Batista
I don't know why this show doesn't get the recognition it deserves. This season was pretty full of nice shows, but this one is catching and heartwarming. Story: You can feel like there's a lot of fantasy at first and things do not seem to be in the right place. Ignore it and keep on watching, because everything will be explained. The ninja stuff, I mean. It seems a little bit off in the beginning, but after a few episodes you can tell: yeah, this is a story about family and self-discovery. Art: This is probably the worst point about the show, mainly because of the useof CG in important scenes of the show: the gymnastics. Putting that aside, the characters are pretty well-drawn.
Sound:
I love so much the OP and the ED! The tension of the scenes combined with the soundtrack are on point.
Character:
This is the most important point about Taisou Zamurai, because it is all about bonds. Surely, it does have gymnastics, but in the end what truly matters is love and family. All the characters have screen time for their own POVs and past, which makes us more connected to them. Bullying, death, social pressure... it talks about sensitive stuff in a subtle way, making it even more interesting to watch.
I enjoyed it so much and felt a lot of love coming through this show. Hope everyone can enjoy it too!
Rudy125520
In 2020, this type of topic in an anime take a lot of risk... but this one clearly overcome it and managed to make a unforgettable story with memorable characters. For the story itself it isn't too difficult, it just tried take basic settings for the characters situation at the beginning, a famous & sportive father with a daughter and a deceased wife. But the most interesting part in this anime is that it managed to develop the situation in 11 episodes only and made us actually feel emotions towards the characters and make them endearing. Jotaro's situation is like what you can see in most of theshounen anime: make your dreams come true, but the settings are different, he's older, he has a different situation than most of the teenagers protagonist, he has a family, a daughter, he already lived a lot of things but now it's time for him to overcome his fears and be back to what he wanted to be at the very beginning
The art seems to be not that good and feels just like rushed graphism, it's true, but I think that this style perfectly fit the ambiance of the anime, even the 3D/CG usage for the character is shapely and well done.
Nothing impressive for this part but I'd say it's not disappointing.
For the sounds well it's quite basic this time, but we have a memorable opening and ending, especially for its visuals that are really nice to watch, the usage of different colors is actually refreshing compared to most of the other opening or ending we can get in 2020
And this show through the characters help us to understand that life isn't always easy, that we need to understand what we want to be and the difficulty to reach that demand.
We are all different, and that's what the anime want to teach us, even with different ages we can still dream about what we want and what we can do, no matter if you're a primary school student or an adult.
Overall I highly recommend this anime, for 2020 it's not the kind of show we usually get, so it feels refreshing, anyone who's bored of what we get now will like it, I hope.
Thank you for this incredible lesson, Taisou Zamurai, the ending made me cry, because I know I lived a true experience...
insaneAlice
Came here from Bakuten! and I love it so much! The animation, character development, plot! Love how the story is not only focus on Samurai and Bandana's rivalry but also to Rachel's and Ninja's. I may be bias because I really love sports anime but rather than a typical boys/girls sports team, it's about a 29 year old silver medalist, to retire or not, and what motivates him to continue gymnastics. You are definitely wrong when you though the story only focuses on his struggles, but the anime brilliantly introduces other characters such as the Bandana's and Ninja's struggles too without pushing it too much butenough for audiences to understand. As someone who loves small little things and details, i really love how some characters secretly changes expression, enough for someone who looks to see.
When you wonder why Ninja look up to Samurai, and why Bandana has such rivalry to Samurai, you'll realize through the episodes and the final episode might conclude it all, a simple but sweet one shot scene! I really love how they are for each other, and it is more than what I expected this anime is to be. Would watch it again.
algoPotaku
The truth is that I did not expect anything but the anime is very nice. As you show that you do not give up for what others say; How your actions affect others, you help them, inspire them and others is very nice. The development of the characters around the protagonist is very well done and I love it. Highly recommended, it is comical and at the same time dramatic all very well done En español: La verdad no me esperaba nada pero es muy lindo el anime. Como muestras que no te rindas por los que digan los demás; como tus acciones repercuten en otros, losayudas, los inspiras y demás es muy lindo. El desarrollo que tienen los personajes al rededor del protagonista esta muy bien llevado y me encanta. Muy recomendable, es cómico y a la vez dramático todo muy bien hecho.
AnshulGoyal
I really liked this show. 1) The character design was elaborate and I was able to follow through the plot quite easily 2) The ending OST was great. 3) The tune in the show was awesome. 4) The story had an impact on its viewers. 5) The relationship between the characters was warm and cute. 4) The ninja shown quite handsome and cute. Overall the story takes us through the hardships an athlete faces and they way one such athlete tries to overcome such hardships. The sports domain is quite competitive and this show was quite inspiring and the enjoyment was top notch.
azumarillo
I have absolutely no vested interest in gymnastics, I just watched because it was something easy to throw on my second monitor while I played video games. That being said, this was oddly compelling and just a sweet story overall. It wasn't action packed or super fast paced and I appreciated training montages to show large lengths of time passing; even in 11 episodes they managed to pack in a whole lot. The cgi for the actual gymnastics were sometimes a little wonky, but as I was mostly in it for the story and listening rather than actively watching, it obviously didn't affect me very much.I've always been a sucker for found family, and I loved the extended cast. I doubt I'd revisit it for a rewatch or anything, but I'd probably tune in if another season ever came out.
Also the OP and ED were excellent!!
cc_nee
Contains spoilers! Taiso Zamurai had a really good premise, a series about Aragaki who is a gimnast but now seems to have lost his touch and for everyone around him except for his daughter it's his time to retire. The characters overall are really ok, Leo in particular has a very good background story and the way he interacted with Rei was cute and nice. The ninja setting was kinda weird, but after the first 3 episodes you get used to it. My problem with the series is that we never really explored the relationship between Jotaro and Leo, they never had to time to talk about theirideals and inspirations, and the only moment they tried to do it, was short and rushed. I thought that maybe Jotaro would learn some of his moves by watching Leo dance, but it was not even close to that, everything was just "you can do it"and "motivation" and that was something Jotaro didn't need to begin with (Rei was already giving him that kind of support), he needed inspiration to try new things, something fresh for someone used to doing the same thing.
Also what about the main rival? well... nothing? I mean we didn't actually get to know about him, he was just there and his competitiveness was just because he somehow admired Jotaro? I think he deserved more screentime to get to care a little bit about him.
Also that last chapter was meh! really! the weird idea of chasing Leo to the airport, unnecessary. The super grandma customed car, the girl who somehow knew kung fu? everything was out of place.
The series is entertaining and fun; has some great moments, but just that, could have been better.
jimfaindel
This one had a rough first episode, but its earnest and serious heart far outweighed the unwanted levity of its stumbling start. The way the reveals kept slowly being drip-fed, and the deepening motives of each characters, had me coming for more and checking after the ending every time, hoping for just one more scene. And I am sure glad I stuck around to watch them stick one hell of a landing. This isn't an in-depth look into the psychology of a professional gymnast, though we do get a window into how their career and passion impact their lives and relationships. The Gymnast Samurai is rathera glimpse into the many ways art and sport demand the totality of a person's life, and what such a choice takes not only of an individual, but of everyone surrounding them.
