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Title: 映像研には手を出すな! | Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!

Media: Anime

Approx length: 12 episodes

Where to find it: Crunchyroll, probably other anime streaming sites! It's based on a partially-translated ongoing manga I have not read yet, and also has a live action adaptation.

What it is, in summary?: Three very different high school girls with very different hyperfixations start a club to create the greatest science fiction anime!

- Asakusa is short, socially anxious and has sketchbooks full of incredible concept art and world building notes she's initially too timid to do anything with.

- Misuzaki is a celebrity actress and model who really wants to be an animator. She joined Eizouken because her famous parents banned her from joining the anime club, as if that would stop her.

- Kanamori is tall, toothy, motivated by money, hilariously pragmatic, and maybe the only reason they get anything done.

Other characters are introduced to the club (though most are in the ongoing manga). The overall story is about the realities and difficulties of making anime, but the flights of fancy and discussions the club has are depicted in incredible imaginary sequences, and the show overall is a tribute to how anime can bring these to life.

What do you love about it?: It's a fun, very funny series that's a little more grounded in reality than your typical high school anime (a lot of comments I see on it mention the characters feel like real high schoolers) yet reaches incredible heights of whimsy. It doesn't shy away from or gloss over how hard it is to make anime and all the pitfalls and compromises, but the characters never lose their passion for it. It's just nice, you know?
And the characters themselves are fantastic. Kanamori was a memetic badass for a while and for good reason (illustrative GIF), but they're all great and I love their dynamic.

What sort of things are you likely to request for it?: Gen, shippy, I'm not fussy honestly. The anime was popular when it came out but fannish content dropped right off after it finished and I would like more.

Content warnings: None? There's some cartoon violence and a character is rescued from drowning but it's resolved very quickly. Overwork, I guess?

Edited 2024-09-22 03:10 (UTC)