Sep 16, 2012
First of all I would like to post a warning, if you cannot liberate your soul, this anime will feel like someone putting acid into your mind.
because that is what this anime does, it liberates the characters' souls so they can do things above the logical and physical world.
Bobobo is visibly seen as using his nose hair to attack with, but the underlying and real power of his attacks is Hajike (dub. Wiggin' Out) and it is this power, that hits the audience, he takes wordplays and uses them to attack with, he attacks his allies, he does attacks with no visible effect. All this
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is to induce a state of WTF in the opponents' minds so they will submit to his will. that's the power that hits us. so liberate your soul and understand what he does to you, he also does to the opponents.
The story is, granted a little thin, trying to wipe hair of off the face of the earth. (pun not intended) it is a story which in and off itself shouldn't have had a manga or anime, but the memorable characters and the tone of the show made it work, so it's a fair idea.
The art on this show is Top-notch simply because they often change the art style, to best suit their current gag. not many shows change the art style to suit the mood.
The sounds has a few minor problems, when the characters speak they speak so fast that not all things are audible. But other than that, the music, the SFX are as good as can be.
Most of the characters are memorable, I'll go over the main team to not give away spoilers. (jelly jiggler doesn't count since he is in every opening.)
Bobobo:
The successor of the super fist of the nose hair, and king of wiggin' out.
he attacks his allies, dresses & acts like a woman/girl at times, uses the squirrels in his head to dramatic effect. But most of all his most powerful attack is his patented, "Bobobo World" which is a separate dimension where the minds of the opponents and ours are really put to the test. he can also fuse together with the his allies to create powerful warriors.
Don Patch:
The 'main' character, as seen by himself, he also attacks Bobobo and Jiggler
but different from Bobobo, he has no qualms about attacking beauty and gasser as well, something Bobobo refrains from. Most people can't stand Don Patch because of his MASSIVE ego. but he isn't so bad later on.
General Jelly Jiggler:
A former Hair hunter General of A block joins them after Bobobo purchases him in the local supermarket, he is often the most abused sine he is made out of Jelly. While Initially panicked he takes it with a cool attitude later on.
Beauty:
The only sane 'man' in this group, she acts as the eternal Tsukkomi to everyone else's Boke, (Japanese Stand-up Comedy Duos) initially that is her major role but later on she just becomes a nagging and whining teenager. most of all "Why can't I get a pony?" she is also the one who most of the time argues with the narrator, and breaking the fourth wall.
Narrator:
Yes I think of him as a character who is simply not on screen, since he does such a stupendous job, he deserves a lot of credit. he recaps the episodes with as many puns as he can find.
Every other character joins and leaves them at regular intervals.
now on to the enjoyment. I set it at a 8, since again my mind becomes filled with acid when I watch too much of it. That's why I leave it there.
Overall it's worth a shot, initially to see if you can "Liberate your soul" if you can't, you learned something new about yourself.
Karsten69 over and out.
Reviewer’s Rating: 9
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