Oruchuban Ebichu

Ebichu is not an anime that stands out because of its art, sound or neither an amazing plot, but oh boi do I enjoy it. It brings me joy to watch ebichu's cute faces and expressions even when he is not in the greatest situation. It is definitely a weird concept but somehow it mixes my personalities in one show. I really don't care that much about her master or that unfaithful boyfriend, I simply binged this anime because of Ebichu.

You would enjoy it if:
- You are a fan of hamsters
- You enjoy/don't mind explicit content
- You are not looking for an elaborate plot
- ... You don't get easily trigger with violence
- You don't mind rusty art

Rate an 8
English sub(had some brief moments of english dubbed.)

Story
If you can look past the animal cruelty with is kind of hard to do, this make for an interesting show. I like the English language because it has a lot of play on words. That is precisely what this focus here; Except not English but Japanese. Jokes were funny to some regard but were frankly over done and kind of silly. Silly due to childlike humor and veered left when it clearly was going right seconds before in a matter of speaking.

Ecchi is perhaps a reason one would watch this. Sadly i have to ... disagree with this choice to some regard. Yes, there is a lot of vulgar humor but art wise could be better. To some regard sex scenes look almost amateur in appearance.

The decision to have a small segment of (i think) episode 13 pay tribute to episodes that came before was an interesting touch. But should not have been followed by an introduction. For as it was structured kind of seemed rather length before one got to good content.

Conclusion wasn't what i had wanted but from a comical stand point it was.

Art
There were other flaws in art such as balance. Constant back and forth between dream like art and smoother artwork. Also, are the characters having noses or are they not?

It's a shame that such marvelous show doesn't have more reviews. It's short, quirky and unique comedy. The show is about daily life of a woman who lives in an apartment with her pet, who does the chores. The comedy is heavily based on characters and their interaction than other elements. Story is one of them and the show feels like it's slowly paced and barely any changes happen at all. But that's the only downside, characters and situation are on the focus and create amazing atmosphere.
The show is comedy of character. We don't know much about the characters: most of their names, occupations ... and other personal details; while we know all their personal traits: the woman is gullible and has low self-esteem, her boyfriend is a drunk and a cheater, the hamster behaves impolite often and humiliates her owner in public, etc. When it gets close to the feeling that you can predict next actions, the show gets refreshed with new characters, locations or events which keep the flow interesting. The characters make great reactions, if I can say overreactions to everything. The voice actors surely had a lot of fun.
Besides characters and comical situations, the show is full of puns and dirty words references, so it only boosts the enjoyment (especially how much effort is put into the show). I had the feeling that time was passing because there was constantly some action going on, the show doesn't have a break to let the watcher relax, he is bombarded with the waves of events over and over, but in the end it's a very enjoyable experience.
The art is simple and there is no need to focus on details. It may have been a good choice for such art style that the watchers focus on the content and events, not visual looks which don't have major role in the show.

I would say this is a great way to spend three hours of your life. The episodes are short and full of action that the watchers don't feel bored at all. The show is based on putting characters in an unpleasant situation and sometimes new characters are put or other modifications made to keep the show interesting.