Approx length: It's one season, about 4.5h total runtime.
Where to find it: Crunchyroll is the distributor of the English sub and dub.
What is it, in summary?: Tomoshibi Arajin returns to his hometown and finds his new school is embroiled in a 3-way gang war. Arajin sees himself as more of a lover than a fighter, so he would rather not get involved in all that, but as it turns out, just about everyone else already is — including both his estranged childhood friend Matakara, the second-in-command of one of the three gangs, and the cutest girl in class, Mahoro, whose scary big brother Marito runs the second gang. After accidentally freeing a long-imprisoned genie named Senya, Arajin gains Senya's fighting abilities and quickly finds himself becoming very popular with the various gangs, but Senya has an agenda of his own, and a hidden past with another genie, Ichiya. The show is kind of like a fever dream you'd have after watching Aladdin too many times and bingeing three delinquent anime back-to-back.
Arajin and Senya; Arajin and Matakara
What do you love about it?: As a protagonist, Arajin ranges from a bit lame to downright grating, but if you're willing to laugh at his mishaps and maybe dig down under all that bravado, there's a lot to enjoy. His sole stated motivation is to lose his virginity (which, side note, if horny teenagers being horny grosses you out, then this may not be the show for you), so he latches onto Mahoro right away, but...
This is a show by Hiroko Utsumi, the director behind Banana Fish and Sk8 the Infinity, so you know it's gonna be full of guys being devoted to one another, and indeed, Bucchigiri does not disappoint in the shipping department. While Mahoro's only interested in manipulating him, just about every other guy in the show wants Arajin (carnally) because of the super-powered genie punch Senya's powers granted him. But Arajin doesn't want a bunch of guys drooling over him, or superpowers, or to be a "honki person" (approx. 'serious person', as far as any of us can tell) like he and Matakara swore to each other when they were little; he just wants to get laid. Along the way, though, he ends up accidentally finding out what's really important to him, and what it really means to get serious.
Marito; Ichiya and Senya
If you enjoy self-contained stories full of wacky characters, ride-or-die friendships, dramatic showdowns, gratuitously well-animated fight choreography, and an impressively hard-hitting tone shift from zany comedy into heartfelt emotional resolutions, Bucchigiri will not disappoint. (Also, the OP (watch on YouTube) and ED are both absolute bangers.)
Arajin and Mahoro; Matakara's friends Zabu and Komao
Content warnings: Cartoon violence ranging from slapstick to serious.
(ty to NothingSoDivine for pitching in to write this summary 😊)
Bucchigiri?! ぶっちぎり anime
Media: Anime
Approx length: It's one season, about 4.5h total runtime.
Where to find it: Crunchyroll is the distributor of the English sub and dub.
What is it, in summary?: Tomoshibi Arajin returns to his hometown and finds his new school is embroiled in a 3-way gang war. Arajin sees himself as more of a lover than a fighter, so he would rather not get involved in all that, but as it turns out, just about everyone else already is — including both his estranged childhood friend Matakara, the second-in-command of one of the three gangs, and the cutest girl in class, Mahoro, whose scary big brother Marito runs the second gang. After accidentally freeing a long-imprisoned genie named Senya, Arajin gains Senya's fighting abilities and quickly finds himself becoming very popular with the various gangs, but Senya has an agenda of his own, and a hidden past with another genie, Ichiya. The show is kind of like a fever dream you'd have after watching Aladdin too many times and bingeing three delinquent anime back-to-back.
Arajin and Senya; Arajin and Matakara
What do you love about it?: As a protagonist, Arajin ranges from a bit lame to downright grating, but if you're willing to laugh at his mishaps and maybe dig down under all that bravado, there's a lot to enjoy. His sole stated motivation is to lose his virginity (which, side note, if horny teenagers being horny grosses you out, then this may not be the show for you), so he latches onto Mahoro right away, but...
This is a show by Hiroko Utsumi, the director behind Banana Fish and Sk8 the Infinity, so you know it's gonna be full of guys being devoted to one another, and indeed, Bucchigiri does not disappoint in the shipping department. While Mahoro's only interested in manipulating him, just about every other guy in the show wants Arajin (carnally) because of the super-powered genie punch Senya's powers granted him. But Arajin doesn't want a bunch of guys drooling over him, or superpowers, or to be a "honki person" (approx. 'serious person', as far as any of us can tell) like he and Matakara swore to each other when they were little; he just wants to get laid. Along the way, though, he ends up accidentally finding out what's really important to him, and what it really means to get serious.
Marito; Ichiya and Senya
If you enjoy self-contained stories full of wacky characters, ride-or-die friendships, dramatic showdowns, gratuitously well-animated fight choreography, and an impressively hard-hitting tone shift from zany comedy into heartfelt emotional resolutions, Bucchigiri will not disappoint. (Also, the OP (watch on YouTube) and ED are both absolute bangers.)
Arajin and Mahoro; Matakara's friends Zabu and Komao
Content warnings: Cartoon violence ranging from slapstick to serious.
(ty to NothingSoDivine for pitching in to write this summary 😊)