Aug 11, 2024
"Shin Yaranai ka" OVA is a wonderful tribute to Junichi Yamakawa's works and one of the finest examples of crowdfunded official anime. It offers all the elements that one may call characteristic when talking about Yamakawa-sensei's manga. There's a lot of masculine energy mixed with humor, drama, and bizarre scenes. Everything is enriched by quite unique techniques, such as including real-life footages in the show, using CGI models here and there that look wacky on purpose, or really nice way of censoring things that had to be censored (yes, this anime is censored, but it doesn't take away even for a bit the joy coming
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from watching it). Keep in mind, please, that it has a lot of suggestive moments, so I wouldn't call it a completely SFW anime.
When it comes to visuals, the strongest point of this anime are the close-ups of handsome male characters starring in it, and the overall very faithful depiction of character designs and scenes known from the source material. While it shines the most with static frames, the animation itself is far from something that many would refer to as "sakugafest". To be fair, "Shin Yaranai ka" doesn't need that much complex animation. If we add to it the fact that it's kind of an indie project, then the animation quality is proper, at least in my opinion. Not great, but also not that much terrible to be called a slideshow.
Audio effects are alright. They fit all the scenes they are used in. The soundtrack is good, making this whole OVA even funnier to watch. "Kuso♂Miso Carnival" by Kaito is truly a banger.
Just one word of advice that is definitely worth noting in a review. This anime is a genuine, classic bara experience. That's why it might not click with yaoi fans. Even though I recommend checking it out regardless of whether you are a fan of bara or yaoi, it is recommended to keep in mind that this show prioritizes classic bara over yaoi.
The studio, Anime Tokyo, did a wonderful job in making an anime adaptation that mixes the old stories that are several decades old with fresh ideas. It resulted in creating a new story that is heavily influenced by the other works by Yamakawa-sensei (with the legendary "Kuso Miso Technique" having a priviledged position, making it somewhat a core of the whole story told in this OVA).
I had fun while watching "Shin Yaranai ka". It's definitely an anime I recommend for everyone interested in watching a fine bara full of humor and fancyness.
Reviewer’s Rating: 6
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