#makeruna!! aku no gundan!

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5 Best Anime of the Season (In No Particular Order)

This season was much better than the last one. Unlike last season, when I had to struggle to think of a fifth anime that was actually good, this season I had to narrow the list down (though not by a lot). Aside from one really smart show that had a really dumb ending (which I’ll be writing a full review of in a day or two after I organize my thoughts on why the ending was so bad and dumb), this season was quite satisfying. It was no Fall 2016, but seasons that good are extremely rare.

Anywho, here are the 5 best anime of the season.

Alice & Zoroku

The Royal Tutor

My Hero Academia Season 2

Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan

still no gifs of this series? y’all have no taste

Sakura Quest

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spring anime 2017 part 3: comfy and easy to wear

So this is where all the shorts went. Guess I finally get to use that headline pun.

See also:

• spring anime 2017 part 1: woke up late

• spring anime 2017 part 2: girlfriendship is magic

• spring anime 2017 bonus round: things you already knew were good

100% Pascal-sensei

This is a half-length show about some kids whose teacher has been replaced with Persona 4′s Teddy. It’s funny because the penguin piloting a bear-robot-thing is not acting like a teacher at all, quite to the contrary in fact! To be honest, for a mascot comedy for preteen audiences it doesn’t seem too bad, but “I can’t believe this outrageous thing actually took place” is still not my kind of punchline. Only Nichijou can get away with that and this is no Nichijou.

Fukumenkei Noise

There’s a girl who can only express herself through PUNC RAWK singing and whose affection wavers between a hunky PUNC RAWK singer and the tiny guitarist from another PUNC RAWK band, who are both her childhood friends. It’s a shoujo as fuck romance with no particularly distinguishing features and the upcoming drama seems very predictable. Apparently it’s based on a bad manga but fans of said manga are also calling this adaptation bad, so I don’t know what to believe. It looks pretty janky on top of everything so I don’t think this is for me. The only thing it has going for it is that the girl actually does a pretty decent angry PUNC RAWK singing performance (I think?), but even if that was my jam I’d rather get the OST instead.

ID-0

I’ve been looking forward to ID-0 somewhat, since I quite liked Sanzigen’s last CG robot show BBK/BRNK. However, the first thing you notice is that ID-0 looks very different, and not in a good way – there’s a lot more robots in this, which means that all the animation effort went to them and the humans actually look significantly worse than average for a CG show. The second thing you notice is that this is a Goro Taniguchi joint, because it’s distinctly reminiscent of Active Raid. Instead of Kamen Rider Police, it’s Real Robot Sentai in Space, but the tone’s the same and so is the (lack of) coherency: A small girl researcher in the space future of space falls in with some hammy color-coded rogues in mechas that go around stealing deposits of the magic plot particle. The gimmick here seems to be that the mechas aren’t really piloted as such, but the pilot transfers their consciousness over to the machine for the duration of the mission, and in the first episode this already opens so many plotholes that it’s hard to even start picking them apart. So it’s real robots that don’t make much sense combined with only moderately engaging character comedy (which I assume will not ever pay off because the same thing happened in Active Raid) combined with subpar looks for everything that isn’t action, and the action itself isn’t glorious either - it’s just garish and hard to follow. The mecha designs are pretty good, which will undoubtedly make the /m/ faction happy, but I look for additional qualities so I think I’ll stay away.

Kenka Banchou Otome - Girl Beats Boys

In concept, Kenka Banchou Otome seems like it has potential: A girl enters (under obvious false premises) a school full of ridiculous delinquent thugs that only want to fight all day. This would have potential for a pretty cool comedy, but KBO is based on one of them PSP PS Vita otome dating sims, and it totally plays out like one too. Obviously I prefer it if something absurd like this is played straight instead for laffos 100% of the time, but this is played straight to a degree where it just isn’t much different from all the other otome dating sim adaptations any more, and that makes the premise fade into the background and the whole show not very compelling. It’s 1/3-length too, which seems to not leave much room to develop it legitimately. Oh well.

Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!

In even shorter short news, this is 5 minutes of an ogre alien buying a franchise to conquer earth for business purposes. This is about as funny as it sounds (for those paying attention, this means “more funny than not at all” for me, which is more than I expect), and it looks pretty alright too. So yeah, I kinda like this. Problem is just that these shorts have to be outstandingly good for me to bother, and Aku no Gundan is still just decent overall. People who habitually watch comedy shorts may want to check it out, the rest of us will just laugh at the mad dyslexic Gundam fans who watch it on accident.

PriPri Chii-chan!!

Since this comes out on the same day, is also half-length, is by the same studio and for the same age bracket as Pascal-sensei, I’ll just assume the two make up a programming block. My impression of it is roughly the same as well. PriPri seems more girly, since it’s about a girl who finds a cutesy offbrand Kirby creature with a terrible speech quirk that likes human food, but apart from that it’s also a mascot comedy that’s decidedly Not For Me. One thing that’s notable is that it’s noticeably well animated for a thing like this, but I’m just adding that because there’s not much else to say.

Room Mate

Room Mate is technically a sequel to last season’s (involuntary) comedy short One Room, only instead of cute girl neighbours talking at a dork, it’s a cute boy harem talking at a dorkette. This iteration of it doesn’t stick to the first-person POV nearly as strictly as the original and seems generally more formulaic, but since the audiences kinda don’t overlap by definition I doubt anyone will notice (note: please don’t get mad at me if you’re a bisexual with a fetish for bad anime shorts, your existence is hereby acknowledged). For the connoisseur of weirdness I’d recommend One Room over this, since Room Mate is significantly watered down in the presentation department. And nobody else should watch either of them.

Shuumatsu Nani Shitemasuka Isogashii Desuka Sukutte Moratte Ii Desuka

Yay, finally some light novel ass light novel titles. Apparently people call this SukaSuka but since I’m a dick I’ll call it DesuDesu instead. So, DesuDesu is about a fairly nondescript guy in a fantasy universe that runs on racism who gets roped into taking care of a gaggle of cute fantasy children, an ogre maid and some other cute girl. Said fantasy children are also superweapons... somehow. So this may be the most contemporary anime concept of the season, since it is a harem and is full of dadfeels. Apart from being some hot tropes of the day jammed together, it’s pretty okay though - it thankfully doesn’t have isekai or RPG stat bullshit, the cute children are actually cute, and it looks alright (especially on the design side). It might be worth keeping an eye on DesuDesu if it keeps delivering on its strengths.

Sin - Nanatsu no Taizai

For those disappointed in Tsugumomo not living up to its manga’s reputations, here’s some real softcore porn. The story seems kind of incidental to the nipples but here it is anyway: Hot chick angel Lucifer somehow screws up in heaven and is cast into hell for it, where she meets the equally hot chick rulers of the place (the seven mortal sins) who specialize in being evil and not wearing much clothes. Some fighting ensues and results in clothing damage, then Lucifer takes off towards the mortal plane to erotically bother some schoolgirls. It’s basically a Christian-themed Valkyrie Drive, i.e. lesbian porn for dudes with some fights tacked on. The Crunchyroll version is predictably censored to hell and back (pun intended), but this is an AT-X show so the uncensored version is readily available for people immoral enough to watch and pirate it. Personally, I think I learned my lesson with Valkyrie Drive.

Zero kara Hajimeru Mahou no Sho

So after DesuDesu was just a straight up fantasy LN without any of the standard bullshit concepts, Zero does the same thing. You have to put up with it starring someone’s fursona instead of a reincarnated otaku douchebag, but I’d take that deal. Zero is even more unusual in that it even seems to be neither a harem nor otaku midlife crisis compensation, at least for now: It’s just about a burly cat dude teaming up with a snarky loli witch and them going on adventures. So it’s reminiscent of a genderswapped Spice&Wolf, only about fantasy racism instead of economics. Like DesuDesu, it’s pretty decent but I don’t know if it not being shit is enough of a selling point for me; On its own merits it seems to mainly be a competent but somewhat bland fantasy story. I might give it a try but I don’t expect much.

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Anime adaptation of Tokui Sora's streaming

Mangaka Tokui Sora-Sensei, known to the Love Live! franchise fandom as the CV for Yazawa Nico, saw the first episode of the anime adaptation of her Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! manga air in Japan on April 5, 2017.

Global video service Crunchyroll has announced that they will making the series available worldwide except for Asia.

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Estrenos de Anime para el 5 de abril del 2017.

Seis nuevas series para el catalogo de los miércoles 

Dale clic a cada título para más información: 

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations 

Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!

Love Kome: We Love Rice

Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism

Sakurada Reset

Sakura Quest

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Genda Tesshou, Ishida Akira & Yamaguchi Kappei are on a show called "Makeru na! Aku no gundan!", which will be broadcasted on April (if google translated that right 😅) http://www.ota-suke.jp/news/185691

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From episode one of Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!

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Sora Tokui to End Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! Manga

Sora Tokui to End Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! Manga

It has been announced that Sora Tokui’s Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! (Don’t Lose!! Evil Corps!) manga series will end in the May 2018 issue of Monthly Bushiroad magazine on April 6, 2018. In addition, Kadokawa will publish the manga’s second compiled volume on April 13,2018. Tokui launched the manga in Monthly Bushiroad magazine in 2013, and the first compiled book volume shipped in Japan on March…

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“Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!”

Serie TV anime,5 aprile 2017

Adattamento animato del manga “Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!” di Sora Tokui.

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-STAFF-

Regia/Sceneggiatura: Takahiko Kyogoku 

Character design: Sonoka Kuroiwa 

Prop Design: Ayumu Miwa

Sfondi: Kaichi Fukudome

Direttore artistico: Masayo Kobayashi

Colorazioni: Rie Katou

Direttore della fotografia: Naoki Atsumi

montaggio: Hiroshi Okuda (Tiger & Bunny)

Direttore del suono: Yukio Nakazawa

Musiche: Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Uchouten Kazoku)

Studio di animazione: Tatsunoko Production 

-CAST-

Don: Tessyo Genda 

Pebu: Kappei Yamaguchi 

Chiku: Akira Ishida 

Neru: Yuiko Tatsumi 

Himajin : Katsuyuki Konishi 

Seita: Motoko Kumai 

Hiyodoll: Shigeru Chiba 

KAKUWA☆Narrazioni: Yurika Kubo, Riho Iida, Aya Uchida, Mikoi Sasaki

La commedia segue tre piccoli e agguerriti invasori alieni che decidono di conquistare al Terra. I loro piani vanno in fumo quando rimangono senza astronave, ma incontrano un giovane umano che li trae d’impaccio. I tre allora decidono di trovarsi qualche lavoretto e nel frattempo riorganizzare il loro piano di conquista del pianeta!

Sito ufficiale

SilenziO)))

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Other ANN news for today:

Manga/anime/light novels-

Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast for Chain Chronicle Anime

Voice Actress Sora Tokui's Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan! Manga Gets Anime

Trinity Seven Eternal Library & Alchemic Girl Anime Film's 1st 6 Minutes Streamed

Lupin III: Part IV Anime's English Dub Premiere Listed at Katsucon

Vertical Licenses Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers, Helvetica Standard Manga

Kodansha USA Lists Digital Releases for Chihayafuru, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, A Springtime With Ninjas Manga

Video games-

Astro Boy: Edge of Time Game Adds 7 Cast Members

Final Fantasy XV's Sales Recovered Development Costs on Launch Day

Live action and etc-

Live-Action Alita: Battle Angel Casts Jennifer Connelly as Villain

Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Visuals Show Kōichi, Yukako

Real Yuri!!! on Ice Makkachin Tissue Case, Pouches Previewed

New Live Spectacle Naruto Stage Musical Reveals Visuals For Kisame, Deidara, Tobi

'You don't know GUNMA yet.' Manga Gets Live-Action Series, Film

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KAKUWA☆Narrations Lyrics: Never Never Give Up (ねばねばぎっぱー)

English translation and romanization below the cut. Thank you @saokusa for the coffee!!!

ENGLISH

Let’s sing! Never never give up, never ever give up We’re looking to take over the world We can do it if we try! We’re warmin’ up now! If we dance instead of worrying we’ll be A-OK! Evil Corps, get to it!

We’ll have to go through grueling trials and tribulations To make our big dreams come true We might fall, and sometimes we might get hurt But we definitely won’t give up

Any time I see all your smiles here next to me My courage and my energy multiply by a hundred

And that’s why I’ll Never never give up, never ever give up Let’s join forces, everybody! First off, we’ll ***, a single step forward It’s important to be positive (Yes yes yes it is!) Never never give up, never ever give up We’re looking to take over the world We can do it if we try! We’re warmin’ up now! If we dance instead of worrying we’ll be A-OK! Evil Corps, get to it! T-to it!

I always believe that the skies’ll be clear and sunny tomorrow Even when it’s rainy out, and even when the wind’s blowing hard

And yet my heart still feels like it’s about to collapse I’ll get through it though, ‘cause I’m never alone

And that’s why I’ll Never never give up, never ever give up So what if we mess up every now and then? When it comes to your dreams, just GO! It’s important to enjoy yourself (Yes yes yes it is!) Never never give up, never ever give up We’re looking to take over the world We can do it if we try! We’re warmin’ up now! If we dance instead of worrying we’ll be A-OK! Evil Corps, get to it! T-to it! 

Chiku-chan! Yeah yeah yeah! Chiku-chan!

And that’s why I’ll Never never give up, never ever give up Let’s join forces, everybody! First off, we’ll ***, a single step forward It’s important to be positive (Yes yes yes it is!) Never never give up, never ever give up We’re looking to take over the world We can do it if we try! We’re warmin’ up now! If we dance instead of worrying we’ll be A-OK! Evil Corps, get to it!

T-to it!

ROMAJI

utaou neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- chikyuu shiryaku mezashi yareba deki’n da wo-mu appu shite’n da nayamu yori mo odocchaeba OK susume aku no gundan

ooki na yume kanaeru ni wa sou kakoku na shiren ga aru no desu korondatte tokidoki kega wo shitatte zettai akiramenai no desu

minna no egao ga soba ni areba donna toki mo yuuki mo genki mo hyaku-bai ni naru

dakara neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- minna to chikara awase mazu wa ** da ippo zenshin da pojitibu ga daiji (hai hai hai) neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- chikyuu shiryaku mezashi yareba deki’n da wo-mu appu shite’n da nayamu yori mo odocchaeba OK susume aku no gundan da dan

ame no hi datte tsuyoi kaze ga fuitatte ashita wa hareru to shinjite

soredemo kokoro ga oresou ni naru dakedo itsumo hitori janai kara norikoerareru

dakara neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- tama ni shippai shitemo sore ga doushita yume nara GO da tanoshimu no daiji (hai hai hai) neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- chikyuu shiryaku mezashi yareba deki’n da wo-mu appu shite’n da nayamu yori mo odocchaeba OK susume aku no gundan da dan

chiku-chan hai hai hai chiku-chan hai hai hai

dakara neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- minna to chikara awase mazu wa ** da ippo zenshin da pojitibu ga daiji (hai hai hai) neba neba gippa- neba neba gippa- chikyuu shiryaku mezashi yareba deki’n da wo-mu appu shite’n da nayamu yori mo odocchaeba OK susume aku no gundan 

da dan

Translator’s note: These are unofficial lyrics transcribed by a Japanese fan.

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Spring 2017 Anime You Should’ve Been Watching

I’ve been doing this for a year now, and I still have to double-check the format every time. What the hell, My Brain.

Alice & Zoroku

What’s It About? a grumpy old man adopts a magical girl

Why should I watch it? because it’s cute, sweet, the old man has zero patience for anime bullshit, it likes to have characters react to anime tropes the way an actual human being would, and it has the best written child characters in anything ever

Is there any reason I might not like it? there’s like three purely slice-of-life episodes, so if you're allergic to that stuff (and are, for whatever reason, incapable of skipping things) you might get a bit bored

Who’s the best character? Zoroku

the one on the left

he’s the grumpy old man with no patience for anime bullshit, who even goes so far as to give a sentient eldrich location a stern talking to. it’s pretty great

Where can I watch it and how long is it? crunchyroll and 12 episodes

Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan (aka Don’t Lose!! Evil Corps)

What’s It About? three aliens come to earth to conquer it, only to find themselves face to face with the horrors of having to find jobs and a place to live

Why should I watch it? i debated between this one and 100% teacher pascal to highlight this season, and while pascal has a couple of jokes that are funnier than anything in this series, i found this one more consistently entertaining. plus, the premise is hilarious, the characters are charming (so much so that even as i write this i have no idea who i’m going to pick as best character), and i like the art style a whole bunch. plus, episodes are only like 5 minutes long so it’s not like a huge time investment

Is there any reason I might not like it? if you don’t like anything that could qualify as “hashtag relatable”, you probably won’t like this

Who’s the best character? oh god, i still don’t even fuckin know. i guess this guy?

good ol’ what’s-his-face

he’s a dude who works in a convenience store and is the first human Our Heroes befriend, mostly because he just decides to hang out on their spaceship because why not. i don’t remember his name, but he's pretty funny and chill dude

Where can I watch it and how long is it? crunchyroll, and it’s 12 four and a half minute episodes

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this guy is me he has a soramaru cap on nd his bag says soranaito. me

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Ending del Anime Makeruna!! Aku no Gundan!!

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