Snack Basue

An unknown anime that is just a cute script of gag comedy. It's by the generally chibi-style PuYUKAI, which makes me really admire they're effort to make a full length non-chibi style anime. It's done well enough. The humor is nothing crazy, but you'll get a few laughs here and there is you let yourself go with the flow. It's by no means a hidden gem, but I really appreciate it's unique asthetic and character dynamics. Also +1 point for that absolute BANGER opening. It's a cute adult anime to just relax to and play in the background or if you don't want a lot ... of emotional investment. Overall a perfectly fine anime by a studio trying to expand in a unique way, which I extremely love.

LOL, okay, where do I even start with Snack Basue?! Saw the summary picture and my first thought was "Ah, this looks kinda budget..." But man, something just clicked, and I thought, "Let's give it a shot." And BAM, one episode in, I'm convinced it's the season's hidden gem. The humour? Off the charts. It's got this Gintama vibe but, dare I say, it's even better.

The whole show's just taking hilarious jabs at loser guys, and Morita? Absolute comedy gold. 😂 Every single episode's got me grinning from ear to ear. I'm all in, week after week.

It's just so funny. There's this genuine charm to ... it that I can't get enough of.

Snack Basue is entirely carried by the episodic dialogues that occur in Snack Basu, a Snack Bar in the outskirts of a random, unnamed city. Akemi and Basue are the proprietors of the place, and it's through their random interactions with customers that drive the entire show.

To put it bluntly, I think that the show would have functioned better as a podcast or drama CD. The effects of the visuals are close to none. Facial expressions are stiff, people are always standing still, and the overall animation style reeks of low budget adult swim shows that never got approved for any more. The visual medium ... is not utilized a single bit, and imagining the scenes out as a radio show might have been the way to go.

You might be wondering whether or not the humor is fit for you. My favorite type of shows are gag to begin with, so the fact that they were still so dry and boring to me speaks volumes. It's not exactly over-the-top, but it's definitely not going for a realistic take either on the interactions that take place. It's sort of a middle ground where you can sort of imagine these conversations being somewhat real with a comedic embellishment, but that doesn't really make it that much more interesting or boring. None of the characters really stand out and the episodic nature of the show means that these short form episodes really need to stand out, which they don't. If you don't like the first 12 or so minutes of the first episode, you can basically drop the show. It's not going to get any better or worse going forward.