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Jul 29 2006

Categories: anime, episodic review, muteki kanban musume
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Saigo no ramen.

New Characters

Just when I think that they can’t introduce a character more over-the-top than the current all-star cast, Muteki Kanban Musume drops in Kayahara-sensei who nudges the facial contortion scale to new heights. Everytime they show her scary smile, I end up collapsed in a heap of laughter on the floor. She seems so… lethargic. I love the juxaposition between Satoko-mode Kayahara and Ramen-mode Kayahara. (I’m just going to refer to her as “Sensei” from now on since the girls call her that.)

Also, I noticed that she doesn’t go into her scary face mode during Megumi’s story… it’s like they animators got lazy and just decided to draw her chibi the whole time. I felt cheated.

Funniest Moments

1. When Miki and Akihiko were trying to help improve Kayahara’s demeanor, they ask her to smile. She’s no LOL FANG-TAN.

2. Megumi pwning the voodoo doll (did she pull the red string already?) and Sensei drops from the trees scaring the crap out of her. That’s another reason why she’ll never beat Miki– Miki doesn’t run from challenges– she embraces them.

3. Miki’s face after Akihito reveals that he was bullied in high school… kids, seriously, you don’t want to turn out like Akihito or Nyu-nyu after high school do you? Stick up for yourselves! Look at what bullies have done to these two previously mentally stable men.

4. After Sensei eats her ramen and turns into something more kawaii, Miki goes, “What the? What kind of atmosphere is this now? I don’t really understand, but this kind of atmosphere isn’t something I can’t handle.” Reminds me of Shuffle when Kaede whips out her boxcutters. The complete opposite of that. If only Kaede whipped them out in episode 2 maybe Shuffle could have become a topless version of Higurashi no Naku Koro ni. OTL.

On-topic, can you imagine and episode where some guy confesses to Miki? What would her response be? Would it cause closed space to form and destroy the world? I need to know these things.

5. Megumi trying to get Sensei to curse Miki, only Miki turns the tables on her. Megumi just can’t win. Megumi is the Washington Generals to Miki’s Harem Globetrotters.

6. Every scene involving Miki having fun with the poor delinquent. Can you imagine Miki as a teacher trying to handle a classroom of delinquents like Onizuka? In fact, let’s make this happen. (Though isn’t Miki a high school student herself… ? Didn’t they call her one back in the first episode?)

Episode 3 Discussion

Haha! A man should never say nya! – golthin

My theory is that Kankuro has been so beated into a pulp by Miki that he has regressed into a lower life form. In other words, it’s the equivalent of Mike Tyson taking too many blows to the head for an extended period of time.

I really don’t care if a show doesn’t have a great, deep storyline as long as it is fun. – Nemo_N

I don’t think watching anime should be a chore. If watching something isn’t fun, stop watching it… I never understood people who say stuff like, “Hey, it gets better after episode 20!”… why would anyone subject themselves to ten hours of crap for a few hours of not-crap? Then again, I watched all 26 episodes of Mai Otome, so I shouldn’t be talking.

Excel Saga tried to make a turn around ep.22 or so, with the real treachery and stuff. This is a kind of trick I expect. – Pete Zaitcev

Except MKM is only 12 episodes long. I kinda don’t want this series to have a plot beyond “Miki has to make some ramen delivery.”

kinda makes me cry that this gets blogged over the left field wonder that is Coyote Ragtime Show. What’s not to like? It makes terrific references to a great many anime and genres from cowboy bebop to Nausicaa. Hop on the bandwagon! – Sieg

I refuse to watch any anime where a supposedly l33t android sniper can’t hit a semi-stationary target form like 10 feet. Someone launch the website… mrwongwouldhavemadethatshot.com.

After watching this show, i have somehow contracted ADHD. – SH

Mark of a great anime. My smile is now all-teeth. :)

BONUS

I’m guessing that it’s sweeps week in Japan right now.

(Weird how both episodes aired within 48 hours of each other.)