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Gonna keep it short and simple: Gun x Sword-san is among the best surrealist/absurdist anime out there. The main anime (GunxSword) is not even needed to enjoy this precious and fantastic gem. The only thing holding it back is being relegated to DVD when everything should be on streaming now.

It has everything you need:
Fast talking psycho characters
Pervy talk
4th wall-breaking shenanigans
Subversive as hell
Hilarious critics about the anime culture

The rough 3D models from 2005 are not a detriment at all. In fact, it just makes it even better for how absurd and budgety it feels.
It's like crushing coal into a diamond. The VA's do God's work ... bringing these weird looking shapes into life, especially Kameo that apparently is almost a senile old man in the flower of his youth.

There are so many meta jokes about the parent anime and the industry that it reminds me of how Gintama executed it's comedy way back when it was starting to air. The metaness of it all is very charming and it's important to value these old animes with this particular style cuz they are not a dime a dozen, that's for sure. Please go watch it right now, somehow

The road trailed by this adaptation is boring most of the time, with some nice character moments and fight scenes here and there.

The plot is predictable most of the time, but not in a bad way.

The visuals are stunning thanks to the great work from ufotable

Music can be generic AF if you played Tales of games before. Most of it will sound the same to you after a while.


Inspite of it all, this anime has one of the best endings from the last 6 years. With that in mind, you decide if it's worth to sit through a lot of high minded retoric about good ... and bad, weird slow pace and rushed stuff at random, all for a pretty sweet last episode.