The city of Daten...IS UNDER ATTACK! The fate of its civilians rest on the skills of a sex-mad bimbo and a sweet-obsessed goth lolita marshalled by a afro-wielding priest straight out of 70s cop shows! Watch as Japan tries to mimic the McCracken formula of animation.
Sorry Masako, but I just can't agree with you this time around. P&SW/G is purposefully meant to be trashy and tasteless; that's what makes it so enjoyable. It's not only an homage towards Western cartooning but a satire of the medium mixed in with a good helping of anime cliche. The style it's trying to emulate is not clever or smart, and the show makes no attempts to present itself as such. Panty and Stocking are written to be specifically unlikeable and in turn are (ironically) likable characters because of it. The situations they find themselves in are so obscene and utterly wrong that, when combined with their terrible personalities, are absolutely hilarious. If these 'angels' were kind, honest, or decent people the 'conflict' within the show would be awkward and unfunny.
ReplyDeleteOf course, this is just my personal take on P&SW/G and how I view it as an anime fan. Perhaps I'm just biased because I'm sick of the multiple moe and generic harem tiles being released each season. Even so, I love this series and am sorry to see it didn't work out for you.
The anime actually looks really good to me. I think it depends on taste. They were going for a childish cell shaded style and they succeeded. As for the characters, they really are not likable. Except, I know tons of trashy girls at my school who act really similar to them; they were probably aiming for a domestic immature female audience.
ReplyDeleteDid you actually say the animation was bad. Did you really say that. YES THE ANIMATION IS BAD WHEN ITS NOT A HIGHLY DETAILED EYE BLINKING. I FORGOT HOW ANIME WORKS. Also way to totally ignore the stripping scenes animation and go right into calling it tasteless.
ReplyDelete"I thought this show was going to be like episode 26 of Excel Saga ALL THE TIME." Not even sure what that means. Or whether you've actually even seen that episode.
It's like you're saying you don't like it because you thought it was going to be an action show but then it turned out to be a comedy and because it wasn't what you initially expected you hate it.
And >implying it isn't an action show.
SO MANY BORING ACTION SCENE HUGHUGHUGH
This show is like something you'd see on Cartoon Network's 'Adult Swim' segment. I really enjoyed it.
ReplyDeleteI think you wher looking to deep into this becuse it was ginax the only reson this show was made was for sum cheep lols in the end gianax are just geeks
ReplyDeleteWatch through episodes 4 and 5 before you sum up this anime as crap. I must admit, the first couple of episodes threw me off, but it really improves later on.
ReplyDeleteThis story has a plot twist that is some what interesting. but you would have to watch and see.XD
ReplyDeleteIf you loved this animation and want too see more like this style you should check out "Dead Leaves" it has the same concept as P&SW/G its just based upon western style animation in the near distant future.
ReplyDeleteBut as many have pointed out its all too do with taste of the anime.