Tsubaki hails from an all-female clan of ninjas hidden deep in the forest. While a strict code guides the many kunoichi in training, the most important rule the young women must adhere to is: never interact with men, for they are far too dangerous to be trusted.
As the leader of Team Dog, Tsubaki has many duties she must handle. However, despite being a skilled trainee, she begins to react strangely whenever the topic of men surfaces. Unaware of what mysterious feelings are taking over her heart, Tsubaki's growing curiosity soon interferes with her ability to keep up with her work.
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GG-WP
Different ED versions ☑️ Introduce new characters and their corresponding VAs. ☑️ ED theme design changes every time ☑️ Outstanding animation (As expected of Cloverworks) ☑️ Nice plot (Not necessarily since that isn't the show's primary goal) ☒ This show has it all, from introducing a new trio of characters in each episode to showcasing the day-to-day lives of several girls who live in a ninja village, train and study, and occasionally do adorable things. Each episode is separated into two short storylines, each of which focuses on a different team and occasionally moves the plot ahead (Excluding the anime original finale episode). The Dog Squad, led by Tsubaki, iscentral to the plot of the show. What is nice about this show is that the character interactions, the funny humor and gags, and the occasional "otoko" tease moments don't seem forced and never fail to put a smile on the viewers' faces. Despite the fact that each episode has little to no plot because the show is essentially CGDCT with added comedy, we can see the characters grow, learn more about their backgrounds, and how they came to be the way they are.
Nothing more can be said about the show except that the ratings do not do the overall quality of the show and the enjoyment each episode provides its viewers justice. The show isn't for everyone, but it does a good job for the audience it is aimed at. I would strongly recommend people who are both not and are fans of these types of anime to give it a try. The show will not disappoint you. I hope a season 2 isn't just a pipe dream.
GakutoDeathGlare
Souichirou Yamamoto sure loves his foreheads. From the creator of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san, an incredibly entertaining romcom between two adolescents, here comes Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi, a CGDCT/slice of life series which also boasts a lovely character with an impressive brow. The plot revolves around a village hidden in some mountains, made up of young female ninja in training and their select few teachers. Split into squads of 3-4 girls each, they go about their daily lives, whether it be practicing new jutsu, classroom studies, foraging for food or simply playing around. The catch is that these young ninja in training have neverseen a Male in person and have no knowledge whatsoever about the opposite sex and have been forbidden from their superiors from finding out anything about them. A lot of misinformation and rumors are spread about their appearance, smell, etc, which leads to humorous antics and jokes being told between these ignorant kids. Seemingly only Tsubaki, the main heroine in this anime, is curious enough to find out whether these actually hold true. It works well, because there's always that hanging anticipation of if/when they will finally come into contact with a Man and what will proceed to follow. Like Takagi-san, it's a tease, but in a completely different manner.
Yamamoto's character designs are becoming some of my favorite in anime, they are so incredibly noticeable and unique, one of the premier makers of adorable characters today. There are a sizeable group of kunoichi in this village that we get to see often and they are all so intricate, individual and well made. They're also not just relegated to the background for most of the anime, they often play a role in these mini stories. I say mini stories, because this anime generally splits it's episode into three parts, similar to Takagi-san, so we get to see a wide range of activity from a lot of characters. And this is a massive positive for me, Tsubaki and her squad are most certainly the main characters and have the most screen time, but it would have been tragic not to spend more notice on these great side characters who each have distinctive personalities themselves. And to think we're blessed with yet another Yamamoto work this Summer 2022 season, Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru, I'm expecting good things.
There are a couple of gripes that I've noticed from other posters which I will quickly address here, and that is mostly about the humor and the supposed fan service.
"Irritable, simplistic and repetitive jokes about how Men are gross, ugly and the likes are annoying". What can I really say here? This sounds like a fragile ego complaint and I struggle to take it seriously, but I can tell you that Men being the butt of their jokes does take a decrease in appearance past the 3rd or so episode. Happy now? You won't need your tissues anymore? Awesome. "Men are gross" is only one gag in this show, there's plenty more to choose from.
As for the fan service, the only fan service in this anime are the skimpy outfits that some of the characters wear on a daily basis, which could be uncomfortable for some considering that they are underage (around 13-14). That's about as far as it goes sexualization wise, save for one little arc where the theme revolves around attractiveness. Won't be a problem for some, especially for desensitized fellows like myself, who have watched too many anime too even bat an eyelid here. But there's the warning. There's some skin shown.
No quarrels with the animation for the most part, there are 1-2 episodes where the dip in quality is pretty noticeable, but it stays fairy consistent throughout. Vibrant contrast of colors are everywhere, it's very aesthetic. The seiyuu talent on hand is exceedingly apparent as well, an incredible range of voices on display, my personal favorite would have to be Sazanka, voiced by Miyari Nemoto, which is amazingly her first ever anime she has worked on! I will definitely be looking forward to her future works.
These episodes felt like ten minutes, if that's not an indication of an entertaining series, then I don't know what is. 9/10 for a personal top 3 AOTS.
KANLen09
If there is an author that has his/her name thrown around quite a lot, it would be Souichirou Yamamoto. If you know any inkling of the works that this prolific author has ever done, you might have heard of it before since it was (and still is) the talk of the town: Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-san a.k.a Teasing Master Takagi-san, which has already spawned 3 seasons plus a movie that recently just released. It's no doubt one of many of Japan's most successful series in both AniManga forms, and towards the god of foreheads, he is absolutely raking in all the attention from Season 3of the main series the past Winter season, its movie and this show this season, and the Shogi rom-com Soredemo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru a.k.a When Will Ayumu Make His Move? in the upcoming Summer season. That's 3 seasons in a row that's chock full of big-ball-wide foreheads that you're gonna see for 9 months straight, and that's a blessing to an already recognizable author whose works have generated a cult fan favourite for the die-hards, me included.
But to be frank, let's backtrack on the one series that I felt that was a miss on the mark, the black sheep of the author's many works, and that is this show right here: Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi a.k.a In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki. This is the only series that Souichirou Yamamoto has deviated from the classic school-based rom-com that Takagi-san (and even the upcoming Soredemo Ayumu) is known for, and trades it with an all-female clan of kunoichi (a.k.a female ninjas) living in a village where there is a strict code that everyone must adhere to: women are not allowed to have contact with men, for like the enemy, they are dangerous and not wholly to be trusted should they win the females over to their side. Both AniManga forms have a huge character cast, but a female MC that guides the story along: Tsubaki of Team Dog, who's at that age where she is curious about men, and presumably, wants to know more about them because of her unequivocal heart-pounding and beating feeling, and the more she knows information about men, the more she gets flustered easily. Yeah, this is the adage of "curiosity kills the cat".
If there is an area where credit must be given where its due, is in its naming conventions that hides deeper meanings. I will admit that the kunoichi of the female-only Akane Class clan that ranges from mere young children to teens, they have some of the skimpiest clothing that can be easily mistaken for the sexualization of minors (say Team Dog's Sazanka and Team Sheep's Benisumomo) that's a bit unsightful to see. But, this leads to the next point that if you haven't already figured it out yet, the Akane Class is made up of teams that are representative of the 12 animals in the Chinese Zodiac, with each team having 3 students (or kunoichi, rather) being either fully Senpais, Kouhais, or a mix of both (Teams Dog and Snake are the exception with 4 and 2 students respectively) with everybody's own unique Jutsu. And this is a crucial one that will be glanced over: each and every character's single-name-only given names have a symbolic floral theming that translates to different flowers, plants or both. Take for example: the central Team Dog's Tsubaki, Asagao, Sazanka and Rindou. While Asagao and Rindou both represent their main flower family respectively (morning glory and gentian), Tsubaki and Sazanka are in a close sisterly relationship because their names stem from the Camellia flower family (of the common Japanese camellia and Sasanqua camellia). So rather than just pick out rando names, Souichirou Yamamoto going the distance to literally pluck out flower names and adapt them to his work (this is a huge lot of characters spanning 30 to 40 names), this is what I feel separates him from many authors due to the creativity of his talents, and this talent is IMO simply unrivalled.
The female-only Akane Class clan is taken care of by two teachers: the head of the clan Hana and her No. 2 counterpart Konoha. Both are stern teachers taking care of Tsubaki and the many kunoichi students, raising their lives to rise to the conduct of not having a fear of men. But, this is an abstract lie, and Hana-sensei knows it, because the truth is that both the women (Akane Class) and the men (Aoi Class) were once learning together in tandem, when this thing called "love" breaks all fear for potential kunoichi and shinobu to be in relationships together, to the extreme case of eloping altogether from their clans, forcing the hand of the clan's extinction so much that they blocked all interaction amongst one another, only to isolate themselves and never to interact again lest this hard-and-fast rule is either broken or violated by one of the students, which can bring consequences.
For a large character cast like this show, it can be hard to follow who's what and how, so this is the full breakdown of the Akane Class:
- Teachers Hana and Konoha (literally meaning 'flower' and 'leaves'), stern teachers whom cherish their students in a stoic manner, that by themselves, removes their acting facades of a base foundation towards tutoring the students in a proer manner.
- Team Dog: team leader Tsubaki, with members Sazanka, Asagao and Rindou. Tsubaki's the star character of the Akane Class with skills unparalleled; Sazanka is the short-tempered and short-statured girl whom was a recluse until Tsubaki came to brighten up her life (and the only person calling her "Nee-sama"); Asagao is the food-crazed glutton; and Rindou is the Aoi Class's transfer student, but as a girl being raised by men before they raised her as a girl to be transferred out to the Akane Class.
- Team Sheep: team leader Benisumomo, with members Mizubashou and Touwata. Benisumomo's the next equal when it came to comparing her brains and brawn against Tsubaki; Mizubashou being the team's bookworm and trap master; and Touwata being a hard-working girl, sometimes too hardworking for her own good.
- Team Horse: team leader Hinagiku, with members Kibushi and Oniyuri. Hinagiku's the self-proclaimed beauty of the Akane Class, the prideful and egosticial girl of the bunch. Kibushi is the member to help lift her spirits up, while Oniyuri acts more like a bodyguard due to her stature.
- Team Monkey: team leader Mokuren, with members Housenka and Tsuwabuki. Mokuren is easily the kindest and sweetest girl of the clan, the Akane Class's go-to medic nurse. Housenka, like Team Dog's Sazanka, is the team's prankster, and Tsuwabuki...don't call her 'stupid' or 'dumb', or otherwise you will piss her off, she's the brawn-over-brain person.
- Team Rat: team leader Tachiaoi, with members Higuruma and Hagi. Tachiaoi is a bit of a clumsy girl, and even if she sees how others (like Tsubaki) lead their own team, it's better to keep it at one's breadth. Higuruma is the yellow-haired optimist while Hagi is the grayish-blue-haired pessimist.
- Team Ox: team leader Shion, with members Suzuran and Ajisai. Shion is the big sister character to Ajisai, while Suzuran is the same but being the mother character. Also, Ajisai is about the closest to a Takagi-san character cop-out (that's similar to Chi from the spin-off) as you can see.
- Team Tiger: team leader Fuki, with members Itadori and Ume. Fuki is the nice girl that's a stark comparison to the manga counterpart when she is a no-nonsense individual, making her more adult-like than her team members Itadori and Ume whom are both childish and mischievous.
- Team Snake: no team leader, but members-only. Uikyou and Kikyou may look like splitting images of one another, but in they are essentially the same person, sharing a tight-knit, almost sisterly dynamic, complete with having the same exact abilities. However, they actually aren't related, but rather simply best friends.
- Team Dragon: team leader Higiri, with members Suzushiro and Hasu. Higiri is the reserved girl that isn't known much; Suzushiro is the direct opposite being boisterous and more open; and while Hasu may just be like Higiri, her deception Jutsu is quite useful.
- Team Rabbit: team leader Kagetsu, with members Mukuge and Hototogisu. This team is essentially the idol group of Akane Class, with Kagetsu backing vocals as the lead singer and song composer, Mukuge supporting in instrumentals (drummer) and Hototogisu supporting on percussion (flute).
- Team Rooster: team leader Sumire, with members Azami and Tanpopo. Sumire can be seen as a wilful leader going along with both members' tactics, but also tends to interpret things too seriously that spirals down to detriments. On the other hand, Azami and Tanpopo are the free-spirited girls, one that many can refer to that of the gyaru a.k.a gal culture.
- Team Boar: team leader Dokudami, with members Aogiri and Shakuyaku. If you thought that Team Monkey's Tsuwabuki was bad enough, wait till you see Dokudami rip people to shreds. This is the same for Aogiri and Shakuyaku, whom also blindly follows their team leader into endless ways to reach to their destination.
Whew, never thought that this would be a huge chunk. I also noticed that while the members make the teams, the team dynamic of which they're called, also plays into the particular animal's properties as well, so that's something.
I can never fault anything when it comes to the production side of things. This is storyboarder-cum-episode director Takudai Kakuchi's directorial debut, though for a show of a calibre such as this, really doesn't seem like much more than a small and notable side gig. As for CloverWorks, the A-1 Pictures' sister studio definitely has seen better days not rushing and taking things slowly, and the overall production does look nice, as we should expect it to be.
The music though, is another selling point of the show. Although the peggies' OP is just decent and sounds fine (nothing like the sort of "Centimeter" for the KanoKari dumpster fire show), the ED is where it'll have a small surprise. For the entire show in a row, each respective team performs the same ED theme, but in their own versions that in all, provides 12 different iterations of the same song. Honestly, the show doesn't honestly need to go far in this, but also, you have to give credit where credit is due that this is intentional effort that might be just a Souichirou Yamamoto thing, but the same rhetoric that Takagi-san has actually done in its anime adaptations. As for my favourite ED version, Team Dog (Episode 1) is the best IMO, though Team Tiger (Episode 6) is a close 2nd being the Rock n' Roll equivalent of that.
All in all, you can take Kunoichi Tsubaki as a CGDCT show of sorts (since it's an entirely all-female cast), but it prides mostly in its Iyashikei, slice-of-life setting of the playful and comedic interactions despite the romantic subtext. Either way, I can see why nobody ever talks about this series that's a complete deviation to Souichirou Yamamoto's tried-and-true school-based rom-com formula that has always worked for the general audience. This is more like a 'if you have ample time on your hands, watch this instead" kind of show that has its audience, but nothing more. A decent series, but nowhere near the acclaimed mangaka's magnum opuses of works that are more appealing.
Garbagepickles
More foreheads huh? Ok so In the heart of kunoichi tsbaki was a pretty good show, it was very inconsistent in the middle parts, but overall, a good and enjoyable show. So, let’s start with the story; we focus on the dog squad, led by tsubaki (mc), and her curiosity on boys. Assuming you read the synopsis, I don’t need to explain how the girls in the village feel about boys. So yeah, we were shown that Tsubaki wants to know more about boy. However, during the middle section in the show, the main focus is shifted to everyday life with the different squads, and tsubaki’s squadmixed in the episode. You can see how the focus changes, and I think that’s where the show dropped in quality. We were led to believe that this show would focus on tsubaki finding out new things about boys, though we are given more stuff on boys throughout the show, it really wasn’t the main focus, the main focus of the show was to show the life of the girls living in the akane clan.
Now that the focus was established, the story is a 7 for me. I feel like this could be classified as slice of life, and I’ll consider it as one, since, like I said main focus of life of the girls. As a slice of life, I feel like this show doesn't Deliver as much as it should have, most of the characters are pretty one dimensional and have a gimmick and that’s all they have. tbh there’s like 20 of them and we’re only given 13 eps, but still, other characters were given depth, so why couldn’t the rest get it? Anyway, that’s all I’ll have to say, since it’s a slice of life, if you want to watch it go.
The characters. Since the story’s mc is tsubaki, we mostly follow the dog squad. All the characters in the dog squad are well developed, and their relationships with each other grow as the show goes on. I really don’t want to go in depth on all the characters, so I’ll just say, the characters that are introduced in the first 4 episodes are the only ones that get good character development. However, each character in each squad does get to shine per episode, so you could say that all are developed and have character.
The other elements like art and sound are pretty good, nothing too outstanding, but gets the job done. The character designs are ninja-like, I guess... and the music is uses traditional Japanese instruments, so that’s cool. Also the fact that the ed in each episode is relative to each squad, and i think it’s an activity log or something, but anyway, that was nice. As for my complaints, not much other that what I said at the start. This show doesn’t shine, but it doesn’t really lack anything, so I give it an 8.
Anyway, this show was a breather for me this season, with all the other animes out there, this one felt relaxing. So, if you want a chill anime, look no further, because this anime delivers. Good anime.
Chief_AJ
Loli ninjas the anime. So the formula of cute anime doing cute things has been done a lot of times, and while it can be enjoyable. In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki does sometimes tend to fall flat and get a little boring at times. Now, this isn’t a bad anime by any means, however, there are better animes out there that use this formula. Art: 9 What I won't take away however is the art. The character designs are all really good and each girl looks like they had effort put into their design, but also the animation was surprisingly really good for this anime,but it is Cloverworks so i guess you can't be too surprised.
Sound: 9
The sound design is really solid, but the background music at times was a little annoying. Something really good though was the number of endings there were. Not all of them were that great, but a few of them were nice to listen to. Also, the opening is a banger.
Characters: 5
One of the biggest drawbacks for me is the characters. I found so many of them to be annoying if I had to be honest with you. I thought Tsubaki was an enjoyable MC, and there are a few other really entertaining side characters like the teacher, and Benisumomo. However, the cast as a whole shifted more to the annoying side.
Story: 6
The story is fine at best if I had to be honest with you. In my opinion, they should've done more with the men side of the storyline, like I said before the are other animes that use the cute girls doing cute things format better than this one. Overall it wasn't bad, it's a fine watch if you ever want to just clear your head.
Starlin-Sama
I am just shocked that this is so damn good. The scenarios from episode to episode are entertaining and unlike most episode of the week stuff they very often include connections to previous/future incidents. Extremely well animated and extremely fun in general. Especially if you're here for the reason I think you might be. The final episode was also an extreme blast. This show manages to introduce you to all of its bajillion characters by the end of it's runtime while also giving them each distinctive personalities. It also goes way more into the whole Ninja thing than you might expect if you're here forjust fanservice. But trust me, it has everything. Similar excitement to being a new anime fan and watching a good show feeling dopamine coming out every single episode. Partially because a lot of what happens feels unique and not like other stuff that would happen in other anime. Now have to check out the author's other works. Don't sleep on this.
Cobelt
This is the most entertaining and unique slice of life anime since Kemono Friends, an instant classic. I really, REALLY hope season 2 retains the same quality and general retention as what we just got, unlike Kemono Friends season 2 :( Every single character is very funny and entertaining, and each has their own unique personalities and their own unique appearance. Many of the dynamics between the teams and even outside of the teams are excellent and no one feels left out. It really does feel like every single one of these girls grew up together and is totally used to one another, and despite theoccasional argument or fighting it's shown that every girl cares for one another in some way.
Each ending has its own unique character(s) song, and the opening is one of the best I've heard in a while. The animation and visuals are consistently excellent, and almost everything the girls say is very funny to listen to.
All in all, a must watch for casual slice of life enjoyers.
lamaraptor
What if Naruto was all girls? That's admittedly a pretty shallow take on this series, but I couldn't resist. I think tackling adolescence from the female perspective for a shounen audience is an interesting idea. The show puts a group of pre-teen girls in a no boys allowed village and asks the question of what would happen when one of them starts to go boy crazy. It's cute, and plays on a lot of the strengths the author has shown in their other works. The ninja worldbuilding seems a little lazy, like those isekai shows that want to be set in an RPG fantasy setting but don'twant to do the leg work of creating a world from scratch so they just borrow heavily from established tropes. I guess comparing it to Naruto says more about Naruto's lack of unique worldbuilding than anything, because really it's all just Japanese folk legend.
All the characters are cute, it's got a very relaxed slice of life feel and doesn't rely much on any kind of overarching narrative. It doesn't demand much from the audience so it's really easy to turn off most of your brain and just enjoy some silly cute girls doing cute things type stuff. If shows that rely heavily on being moe aren't your thing you might find it stale, but I had a good time. 8/10
CostCurl
8.0 - Decently Good I will first off say that the 1st episode is kind of bad, because of how much it heavily focuses on the comedy surrounding the illusion of men in this village full of only girls. It would be highly recommended to follow the 3 episode rule for this show to get a better vibe of what to expect as the following episodes give a much better representation to what kind of show this will be going forward. Be rest assured it moves on from that and goes on to introduce new characters while finding new comedic points, though the man illusion referencesdo come back from time to time.
It is essentially a ton of cute girls as ninjas in a rural school doing ninja jujutsu things or CGDCNT(Cute Girls Doing Cute Ninja Things). Rather wholesome too in comparison to what people expected based on the visual art.
On that note, each episode is pretty episodic with it actually splitting even further with each episode there are two stories in them. Most of the episodes will introduce a new team with there being 12 teams in total with about 3-4 members in each of the teams. Interestingly enough the ED changes and is sung by whichever new team is introduced. You could almost say this feel like a show rivaling idol shows with the very large cast and new team ED songs, but instead they're ninja's, very cute ninja's.
You will probably first off notice their massive foreheads and that's because the author also produced the well known show of Teasing Master Takagi-san which has it's iconic forehead design in it.
It is a really chill show to watch just to see them do ninja stuff with good art and animations as expected from CloverWorks. The cast and their antics are fun while they are unique enough in their own way they don't blend into each other including their designs are pretty different. Not really too much depth in either the characters or story, so if you're looking for something more relaxed and fun this will likely work for you. Best part of this show really is seeing the large cast interact and go do things as ninja's from Slice of Life activities, doing small missions, to interacting with other teams sometimes even fighting challenges, or simply hanging out together thanks to them this world even though we are shown very little feels pretty lively.
Desi_soap
Story: 5/10 Characters: 8/10 Art: 9/10 Music: 7/10 Enjoyment: 6/10 Overall: 7/10 This anime wasn't really all that special but I did find it somewhat entertaining. Their really isn't a story and the premise doesn't even make sense. I get the idea of having a all girl kunoichi school but for what purpose. Why is their a need for girl ninja. They didn't really explain the purpose of the premise to me which in turn didn't make me take this anime seriously. To be honest I think anime like these are anime that aren't suppose to be taken seriously. But when you see that this anime is produced by a certainanime studio and has a certain anime production that makes you get hype you can't help but have certain expectations. The characters were all fun to see. Most characters personalities are mostly archetype, but I didn't mind that much and they were very funny. I favorite character was probably Benismomo. She just had the bad girl energy and sarcastic that I find to be the most enjoyable for characters when watching anime. One problem I have with this story is how it teases the idea of an interaction of a man with the MC. I just got tired of it. Overall it wasn't half bad and I got fair share of enjoyment from it.
Moomochi
Out of 100 Nobles watching… 87 were impressed! 10 found some characters and pacing grating 3 can sympathize with non-believers Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi seemed to hilariously come and go mostly unnoticed in this age of western media starting Twitter campaigns against shows like Nagatoro or Uzaki-chan of all things. The show is a pretty cut and dry coming of age story about a young girl hitting puberty in a much tamer manner than something like Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo (O Maidens in their Savage Season). The show is excellently made, has a lot of variety and heart, and without any knowledge of the source mangaI found it to really have a voice of its own that by the end of season delivered a nice slice-of-life character arc for our heroine. I will finish initial thoughts with a declaration, this is an anime for anime fans. If watching a show about a gang of loli’s attempting to learn about boys while the show displays their feet, armpits, and chests makes you feel unusually uncomfortable than don’t watch the show and stfu about it. All that established the show was not nearly as degenerate as I was worried it would be and was mostly just comfy.
The best way phrase I could come up with to describe the show is “light-hearted Naruto”. I don’t really know how much of a cultural revolution Naruto started with the mythos of what a “ninja” is, but the setting of the show is about a village of young ninja girls training to become fully fledged kunoichi. Complete with ninja tools and jutsu techniques checking all the boxes including flame breath, shadow binding, transformation, and cloning.
There’s something very nostalgic to me about the musical score. A lot of the typical slice-of-life slide flute and piano shows up in the score, but a lot of establishing shots and scenes are set to the tunes of Sanshin and other traditional instruments that really took me back to the anime and games of my youth. The OP was very well made, fun, and looked great. Every single ED was styled based on and vocalized by different cast members encouraging the viewer to stay and watch each credits sequence to make sure they don’t miss out on the epilogue found every episode.
Plot was simple and refreshing after having just watched Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. It really is just a story about the daily lives of young girls in school with a ninja flair. The exact same story could essentially be told in a modern-day boarding school. Every episode was broken into two segments with one usually focusing on a specific set of characters. This made each 24-minute episode feel very full, utilizing every second of runtime. Tsubaki’s obsession with learning about men didn’t overtake the plot of every episode and the conclusion to her arc and coming to terms with getting older by the end of the show was a nice clean way to end this course in a way that I really don’t feel an urge to check out the manga until it is confirmed finished serialization.
Final notes and reiteration. Show was cute girls doing very cute things. The aesthetic was fun with some really great fight and chase animation with some honestly pretty well used CG. CloverWorks put in the work to give this project the love it deserved.
Alematt288
As a fan of Takagi-san I couldn't say no to another of Yamamoto's stories. It's not as good as his other series but it has some potential. STORY: 6 Unfortunately the story is pretty weak. Boys and girls are separated from each other and we only get to see the daily lives of one side, the girls' one obviously. The girls are teached that men are bad and scary, and especially in the first episode where they keep making jokes about them. Luckily after that the story focuses more on the teams and less about the men. It's a simple slice of life with some small plot twists here and there, butnothing more.
ART: 9
The art was simply amazing!
There are some fighting scenes with incredible animations and the characters are all different (with huge foreheads of course).
SOUND: 9
Another thing that kinda impressed me was the sound.
The opening is good but the ending... MAAAN! Every episode has different voice actresses and the animation changes everytime.
Also, the music used in the show itself fits perfectly.
CHARACTER: 7
There are A LOT of characters in this show and every team gets at least one or half episode focused on it.
There are so many characters that you'll surely be able to find one that you like.
ENJOYMENT: 7
Overall this was a good show but unfortunately it probably won't get a season 2.
Honestly I think that it could have been more interesting if they introduced a boy.
Just imagine... a boy gets lost in the woods or somehow reaches this village where Tsubaki meets him and tries to hide him from the others.
Then we see all the different interactions between him and the other girls.
I think that something like this would have been more interesting.
The one thing that I can say for sure is that this slice of life is done pretty well and you should check it out if you are a fan of this genre.
GREED_Adherent
The anime has no romance in it even though there is still Yuri bait. While I watched the bait was not intense, it seemed like junior to senior love but not taken seriously. The animation design can be said to be standard for a comedy genre anime that contains their daily lives. In accordance with the genre, there are well-crafted action scenes and effects using moves that can be said to suit them (kawai). And this anime is predominantly filled with young women (loli) who have unique characters and some will be shown in each episode. For the comedy and action genres, the comedy shows their cuteness andinnocent behavior. And for the portion and quality of the action, I think it can be compared to Naruto (Boruto is not the part I mean). Although none of their moves have an impact on a wide area.
