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Okay so this anime has three different versions for those of you who don't know and they rank as following: Japanese sub>Translated Dub (ADV)>Americanized (Also ADV). There really should be separate places for each one with how different they are, and because of it I can't give it a fair review (Hence me giving it a 5), but I'll try and break it down as well as I can.

Okay let me start with an overall review. If you're watching this show for a story just get out because there is none and you shouldn't expect one nor should you expect character development since this ... show is sort of in the style of individual comedy shorts (Or at least it started out as that). The art in every version is very good and charming and was quite alluring to me, having bright colors and thick lines outlining characters' features. It's very cartoony, which I like a lot. The characters all have their own charm to them, I would say they're all good characters, though that also depends on the version you watch. There wasn't much as far as sound goes, so I'll just give that a mediocre score since it doesn't really matter as far as what the show tries to get across. Which is basically just stupid jokes. That's about it.

Let me just say this right now. If you are watching the Americanized one you are watching this show wrong. The Americanized one is just plain awful. I can't think of any good redeeming qualities about it. The live-action skits are terrible and unfunny, the pop-culture references and jokes are terrible, and the vulgarity does not add any humor. You'll be doing yourself a huge favor by staying away from it. This pile of garbage deserves less than a 1 but I can't so I give it a 1/10.

If you're a fan of dubs, you may like the translated dub, but a lot of humor is hit or miss. The voice acting is quite good in general, all the voices fit quite well. Buuuuuut Milk's voice could have been done a little better. She's a bit more upbeat in the dub which makes her lose her charm as well as making her pretty obnoxious. A favorite character of mine is Mr. Shin, which is a tv show they watch. So there are funny moments, the dub just doesn't do the series justice AT ALL. I'd give the dub a 4.

Okay now the Japanese version is by far the best. The show itself still isn't for everyone, but if you like stupid humor kind of like Crayon Shin-Chan, you might like this. I'm speaking for the whole series, not just the second season. In my opinion, the vintage episodes are the best and actually are comedy gold if you like outrageously stupid humor and catch the cultural references. Also not nearly as vulgar as the Americanized. In all, It's not the greatest show in the world, but I wouldn't mark it as the worst. I'd give the sub a 7.