Battle Can²

Join this band of femme fatales as they sacrifice their dignity to save the galaxy from unsavory space pirates. To solve their cases, they battle the bad guys, rescue stolen treasure, and wrestle space aliens. No job is too big, no humiliation is too great, and no alien has too many tentacles to keep them from the big score.

On their latest mission, the Battle Can-Can girls are out to retrieve a stolen artifact known as the Cosmic Firefly, a gorgeous but fragile jewel worth many billions of dollars, much more than what they make in a year! In order to return it to the rightful owners, they must subdue the most vicious space pirates, have sex with aliens, and confront a traitor from within!

(Source: animeondvd)

Ooshima, Jouji Director, Character Design

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Aug 17, 2014

vigorousjammer

Mixed Feelings

You know, I'm not sure why this anime gets such a bad rep. I mean, sure it's hentai, sure it's dated, but I actually kind of enjoyed this one.

The animation seems very dated, and feels pretty accurate to the kind of anime you'd see on TV back in 1987. However, even though it's apparent this was created on a small budget, I still like the look of the animation, and have a soft spot for this kind of classic art style.

The story is pretty cheesy and feels like a typical action plot... However, in terms of hentai, or any other kind of porn, the story ... still manages to feel like more than just a set-up for sex scenes. The characters may be a part of this, as even though they fit into a handful of archetypes, I still enjoyed their dialogue and their screen time.

As for the sex scenes, they tend to fit into the story quite well, and are somewhat inventive. While they are there for the sole purpose of tantalizing the viewer, that's to be expected in this kind of production. Honestly, they don't feel out of place, even if too much importance is placed on them by the writers.

Audio design is dated, but it's what you'd expect. Standard sounding sound effects and a forgettable, but not blatantly bad soundtrack. The Japanese voice actors do a good job in their roles, and bring life to each of the characters, even if some of the delivery sounds a bit cheesy.

Overall, this is an enjoyable hentai. It's got a pretty fun, simple story, some inventive sex scenes, and the animation is decent. It's not incredible or anything, but it's not blatantly bad, and definitely worth a watch, as long as you're not disgusted by animated sex or anything.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jul 30, 2020

thetickdickler

Mixed Feelings

Join this band of femme fatales as they save the galaxy from unsavory space pirates. To solve their cases, the battle the bad guys, rescue stolen treasure, and wrestle space aliens. No job is too big, and no alien has too many tentacles to keep them from that big score. On their latest mission, the Battle Can-Can girls are out to retrieve a stolen artifact known as the Cosmic Firefly, a gorgeous but fragile jewel worth billions of dollars. In order to return it to the rightful owners, they must subdue the most vicious space pirates, seduce aliens, and confront a possible traitor in their ... midst.

Right out the game, it's pretty obvious that Battle Can-Can is total 80's schlock. With an incredibly shallow plot that's just meant to get the whole thing going just so it can quickly get to what the audience wants, rampant sex and nudity along with fun dumb action scenes. And yet, I don't hate it. Sure, by any objective standards, this is not going to win any awards, but the whole time I was having fun.

The animation is incredibly cheap and rushed, and obviously cheaps out wherever it can, such as reusing frames, or just skipping frames where it can. Despite that, each female lead has their own distinct looks, along with all of the background alien designs. It was pretty clear someone was having fun designing everything in this hentai.

But the best worst thing about this is the abrupt mood whiplashes this anime goes through. Literally right at the start, a group of pirates board a space ship and attempts to rape some of the women. During this is slapstick comedy, and all through it is over-the-top 80's action that you've come to expect from dumb 80's anime. The lead women also have a sidekick robot that pretty much speaks like a proto-Jar-Jar Binks, a whole 13 years before The Phantom Menace. And this is only the tip of the iceberg.

The rest of the anime is filled with moments that are so absurd and over-the-top that I don't want to spoil, you have to watch the sheer absurdity and stupidity yourselves.

Would I recommend Battle Can-Can? Yes, just not for the sex. Filled with blatant titillation, a silly plot, and dumb, corny jokes, Battle Can-Can is worth checking out for those who like cheesy 80's sleaze. It's only 30 minutes long, and it's so awesomely bad that it becomes awesomely good.

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

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May 6, 2020

jadedXotaku

Not Recommended

Battle Can-Can (aka Battle Can² or Battle Can2) is a ridiculous 1987 hentai about a quintet of Charlie's Angel type heroines who go on space adventures solving mysteries, saving hostages, fighting aliens and what have you. It's all very silly, and unsurprisingly every mission results in some sort of weird sexual encounter.

What is surprising though is the fate of the heroines after these encounters. With the exception of the opening hostage rescue/orgy scene, the heroines (who seemingly go on these missions alone with no back up) meet surprising ends. After the first, you're left with the impression the rest of the brisk 30 minute ... OVA will be about the remaining members of the team getting revenge, but nope, it's just rinse and repeat with increasingly kinkier methods of sexual deviancy. A bit of an oddity that's certainly not a must see, but at the very least an amusing way to waste half an hour.

Reviewer’s Rating: 4

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