Osomacu-san - Season 3

The third season continues with all sorts of funny sketches, crazy situations, parodies, and also more sophisticated considered humor. I especially appreciate the fact that thanks to the screenwriters the show is bang up-to-date with its topics (political correctness, cryptocurrencies, vaccination even if it is not exactly about Covid, and much more). There are also parodies of popular new anime shows (especially the shonen parody from the penultimate episode, which was packed with references to the latest releases but also classic stuff). In other words, it tries to keep up with the changing times (it can, however, also be nostalgic sometimes) and poke fun at it all. Nothing is sacred here, nothing is taboo, and so everything is relatively fresh and it brings some outrageous perspectives to the table that no normal person would even think of. On the other hand, SPOILER ALERT to build the punch line of a joke around, say, two robots trying to tell jokes might sound like it could work, however, this particular part was perhaps (unexpectedly) hardly funny at all. END OF SPOILER. I really did not like the new robot buddies at all. In the beginning, when they were giving everyone a reality check thanks to their precise statistics and calculations, and I had a few chuckles, however, they quickly got too much and just stopped being amusing. Sure, there were good intentions and a well-thought-out joke, unfortunately, however, I just did not think it was that funny really. I guess maybe I just prefer the simple "Two guys went for a walk, and the one in the middle fell over!" jokes, and I am more into situational comedy and the stuff I can easily get and am familiar with. I also thought my other favorite supporting characters did not get enough screen time. So what I am certain of is that I did not enjoy this season as much as the season before due to the robo buddies, however, it was still a decent show! 8/10. (29.03.2021)