★ Toy Gun Gun! ★ Aoharu x Kikanjuu 1st Episode Reaction / Review

Wow! I am very excited to see my favorite manga finally being turned in to an anime, and to see how well the producers turn this in to an action, comedy, and shounen packed anime of the year! With that, ladies and gentleman, I would like to introduce to you Aoharu x Kikanjuu! This anime and manga's story line is quite unique as a whole, and I do recommend the manga wholeheartedly. As for the anime, I would like to do a first episode reaction type of article for today! 

I am hesitant to give a summary out because I would be basing the summary off of the manga, which is much further ahead of the anime, and even the slightest things can come out as spoilers. So for those of you who still want the summary, please click the hidden text link below.


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Matsuoka Masamune and Yukimura Tooru were best friends who dreamed of becoming professional soccer players. As they grow up through elementary and middle school, their dreams and goals are quickly erased due to Yukimura changing schools and moving away. Matsuoka quickly loses conviction without his best friend, and slowly starts to realize that he had no super talent in the game at all. Years go by and the two best friends cross paths again, Matsuoka as a host, and Yukimura as a hentai manga artist who is consistently on the run from his editor. Yuki quickly introduces a role playing outdoor game called "Survival Game", which involves the use of guns and fake pellets, to mimic a "Survival Game". As Hotaru, a high school girl commonly mistaken as a girl, gets involved in the game, the three make the team Toy Gun Gun! and vow to be the best Survival Game team in all of Japan and the world!

I actually enjoyed the first episode very much. Emphasis on the "very much". The opening was an amazing start, from the voice actor to the graphics, and I would continue watching to the second episode. What I am expecting to see is the border line seriousness and reality versus comedic side of the manga being featured in the anime. If Brain Studios manages to hit that side of the anime and manga, I think this will definitely make it to the end of my top 10 summer anime list. The story is light hearted while delivering the classic shounen theme, and overall the first episode was a big hit. 

 

Quite the transformation  

                                                                 


This is honestly a highly unique anime and manga, and overall very hard to compare it to other animes that have the same tone. It has the border line serious but comedic nature like Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki kun, but you would have to replace every character and add in a few gun and survival game outfits. 

For a more solid calculation, I did a basic number judging below: 

Opening: 8/10
Graphics: 8.5/10 
Voice Acting: 9/10
Expectations for further episodes: 8/10

An overall 33.5/40, which makes it a sold anime to recommend and watch. 

With that note, I will end the 1st Episode Review, and I hope to see the next episode soon! 

Updates for the Week

Gah, so much anime to review, recommend, and make lists for, but just not enough time! Just so you guys know, I won't be reviewing a lot from winter and spring animes, because if I do, I would have to cover so much, I wouldn't be able to review the new ones! So, below is just a small list of animes that will be reviewing that are "old 2015" (that are completed) animes starting from winter 2014. Also, if on the list, there is a 2015 anime or (manga that will be an anime)  that you would like me to review that I don't have on the list, please feel free to suggest! 

Review List 

• Ao Haru Ride
• Death Parade 
• Binan Kou Kou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love!
• Durarara Season 2
• Tokyo Ghoul+Tokyo Ghoul √A
• Mikagura School Suite

These animes will be labeled on the title as "Late for Anime School", and you'll be able to know if it's one of my new reviews or one of my old anime review and recommendations. 

Oh, those of you who are on Tumblr, I've decided to make a Tumblr site as well, so to those of you are interested: http://lalakohajime.tumblr.com/

Other then that, I hope you continue to enjoy my posts, even though it may be a small audience! It really makes me happy that I'm able to post to all of you guys :) 

-LalakoKyubey