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Excel Saga


Reviewer: Pooka
Site: www.animehaven.f2s.com
Anime: Excel Saga
Genre: Comedy, Sci-fi
Eps seen: 1-2
<I>"IT'S SO CUTE! BUT WHAT THE HELL IS IT!" - Excel</I>

Plot: Pinky and the Brain meets Kodomo no Omocha? In the relentless pursuit 
of world domination, Ilpalazzo orders his minions, Excel and Hyatt, to 
engage in... apparently pointless activities that have little or no bearing 
on world domination! Excel's perpetual sugar rush propels her through just 
about any danger, from the opposition of her neighbors to Ilpalazzo's 
pursuit of Hyatt, as the animators prove that no joke is too weird and no 
convention sacred in their pursuit of utter hilarity. (description taken 
from Anime Colony)

Review: I recently went to my friends anime con and saw this show and fell 
in love with it. It's the funniest thing I've ever and what makes it so good 
is that it parodies a bunch of anime shows and American movies, there are a 
bunch of crazy things happenening throughout the whole series and you can 
tell it gets a lot weirder by the first episode.

Music: I don't remember any spectacular soundtrack while watching it, 
besides I only saw the first 2 eps but the opening and ending songs are 
great. The ending song is hilarious with the dog singing.

Animation: What makes this anime so funny is how the express themselves. 
Excel is hyperactive and watching her trying to please her master is so 
funny. There's nothing breath taking in the animation since it's just like 
any other comedy. The backgrounds aren't incredibly detailed but that's not 
the point of the show.

Overall: Currently my third favorite show behind Vandread and Kenshin OAV. 
I've only seen the first 2 eps but I'll be getting the rest from my friend 
making a grand total of 16 since that's all that's been translated so far 
(26 altogher). If there's any comedy that you want to see make sure to give 
this one a try but take it in small doses. If you watch any comedies in 
batches of like 4-6 eps at a time it's bound to get tedious.

Rating: 10/10 (my top 3 shows always rate 10//10)

+ : FUNNY, parodies many animes and american films including Pokemon, Digi 
Charat, Starwars, Aliens.

- : Watching them all in a row might make the comedy wear thin, so don't 
ruin it!