Ishuzoku Reviewers

Anime is supposedly saved! It is time to remember that I am reviewing a work of art that at one point was said to be the second-best anime series of all time on MAL, although that just goes to show how easily ratings on various databases can be influenced. However, I must say that this anime series definitely left me with something, of course things I did not know before... For example, I can now safely say that if you were smitten by Lady Galadriel in Lord of the Rings, then you are an absolute gerontophile by elven standards, and besides, even her mana is not the freshest anymore. Also, if someone is turned on by Tinker Bell, then they are just out of luck unless they have a dick the size of a Hobbit’s. All in all, I have to say that someone really went to a lot of trouble creating this world and its logic regarding sex. This is not a show about having an awkward lame quickie, where characters just have to “shoot their load”, no here it is thoughtful, scientific, and logical research. It is also to be appreciated that someone came up with something like Interspecies Reviewers and put it on TV, and in a version (the uncensored one) that is in many ways more explicit than the manga series - this takes some balls! So the boundaries of ecchi anime are pushed again, and instead of an unconvincing "I do not know if this is really hentai" we get an absolutely definite "I know this is hentai" from a lot of the audience. However, how I perceive the difference between ecchi and hentai (the same way I differentiate between erotica and pornography), is, because as my father once explained this to me, unless you can see the turkey go into the oven, then it is not pornography (which can also be applied in gastronomy). Pornography to me simply means a graphic depiction of the sexual act with proper detail, although Wikipedia says that the perception of the line between erotica and pornography is largely subjective... So what are Interspecies Reviewers? Aside from a bunch of "fap material" (though by the fact that the scenes are not particularly long, you would have to be faster than FedEx), this show is unexpectedly pretty good and well-thought-out entertainment. I have seen the tagline ecchi (or even hentai) sitcom somewhere and yes I totally get that definition. Now the most important thing! Did I enjoy it? Did it do its job, to make me feel good in my time of need? The answer to the first question, I have to be honest, is "most of the time, yes". The fact that the different races and their sexual proclivities, preferences, and boundaries are so well thought out made it interesting. The fact that the main protagonists are quite endearing and do everything responsibly and also with some insight made it quite entertaining. Thanks to sometimes very bizarre situations, all sorts of inventions, and jokes, it even managed to keep me amused. Sure, there were episodes that were also very peculiar in a not-so-enjoyable way for me, and if anyone here admits that they thought the best episode was the one about the egg-laying show (while not revealing themselves as a reptilian), then we can no longer be friends... Now to the second question. I have already talked about the length of the sex scenes. I also touched lightly on the fact that not every scene is going to be comfortable taking into account people’s individual sexual preferences, and there is the fact that this style of animation does not make me particularly excited. It is just too "round and bouncy" for me and that is not really my cup of tea... So I am sorry to say that I did not find Interspecies Reviewers to be great material for getting my rocks off, and I certainly do not think the show can fully substitute for a quality hentai. That is the reason why in the end I do not really feel like awarding an excellent rating because I thought one of the two most important aspects of Interspecies Reviewers failed. Anyway, it was an experience, and I highly doubt that there is an anime series this year that is more talked about - you are going to either love it or hate it, you might claim it is a real gem, a fresh new direction, or even say it is a dorky animation, the height of tastelessness, or an advertisement for prostitution - however, if you have come this far, you cannot claim to not know anything about it... This is why, as a reviewer, I review these reviewers too. 6/10. (29.03.2020) (mniej) (więcej)