Series Review: Binbougami ga! (4/10)

Instant Summary: An unusually lucky girl meets a God of Misfortune.

There are three words that would sums up all of Binbougami Ga!... and that would be bland, annoying, and one-dimensional.

Why did they cast Hanazawa Kana as the incredibly annoying main character Ichiko in the first place? She actually sounds awful in the role that rambles endlessly, which is a stark contrast to moeblob characters she became so famous in.

Binbougami Ga may be a comedy, but most of jokes runs on a single subject: the two round things on Ichiko's chest that's suppose to represent her "famed" tits (which also gave her the nickname "tittyko"). For something that's supposed to represent her main (and only) selling point, they look horrible. The animators that has no idea how to draw anime tits spawned the two awkwardly round balls that completely defied the laws of gravity and created breasts pockets in whatever pieces of clothing she wears. If there's ever an award called the "Worst tits of the year", it has to go to Ichiko.

What the fuck are these?

And unfortunately, every other joke in the title are just as bad as their boob jokes. Every episode is a constant, rapid stream of highly-exaggerated action recycled catch phrases. The over-the-top feel would have worked with varied and interesting characters, but the unlikable characters and poor animation are killing it.

The precious bits of comedy that actually works becomes the titles's only saving grace. There just isn't anything else about the titles that makes it worth watching.

Plot/Concept: A rehashed and recycled formula we've seen a thousand times.
Story Style: Small bits of working comedy with a great deal of annoyance.
Audio/Visual: An extremely irritating HanaKana. Subpar animation.
Value: 4

First Impression of Binbougami ga!

Instant synopsis: Ichiko has too much "luck" in her life, and Momiji has come to steal some of it.

I think I spent half of the entire first episode fixated on Ichiko's breasts. I can't help it because 1. I'm a guy, 2. That's what the producers are trying to do anyway and 3. It has the very definition of "breasts that defies gravity". I mean, take a look at this:

And where the hell do you actually find clothes that accentuate breasts like that? Her uniform practically have breasts sags that you can fit your boob into!

It feels weird hearing Hanazawa Kana do such a bitchy role. Not that she's bad at it, but after hearing her do moeblobs roles for so long, she actually feels out of character. I might need a while to get used to this.

The whole episode's insane. But it's brilliantly-entertaining insane. From the hyperactive characters to the pointless violence to the gags, the whole episode was really fun despite its shortcomings. It's cool to see them poke fun at Vegeta and Medaka.

The animation wasn't as good as I expected from Sunrise. And the songs are horrible. But I think I can overlook all that. It should good if they can keep the energy level up. I'm not too optimistic about the premises of the show, really, but...

Verdict: Watching