Gachi Kick! If 2010 was the year of the comedy in anime, then Mitsudomoe was the comedy of the year. No other series managed to deliver as many huge laughs week after week, and no other show managed to dance so close to the cliff’s edge without falling off. Despite […] Read more
It took me a couple of episodes to catch on to this series, but once I did – and that really started with the brilliant episode three – I was fully hooked. The Kool-aid had been drunk and I was ready to do anything the Marui sisters commanded. This series […] Read more
Mitsudomoe ends as it’s been running for the last two months – with a genuinely hilarious episode that showcases everything that makes this series great. Sight gags join misunderstandings at the heart of this episode, which starts with the seemingly indestructible Futaba felled by a vicious cold. She arrives at […] Read more
Mitsudomoe is solidly back in the groove with the penultimate episode, which is clever right from the title – “I can’t reach you”. Not only does it apply to acrophobic Hitoha who can’t reach the fixture to change a bulb (do they make little girls do that in Japanese schools?) […] Read more
Mitsuba continued to be at the center of things for a second episode in a row this week, but with what I would judge to be mixed results. Not through any fault of her own – I continue to warm to her character, though she’s still my third favorite sister. […] Read more
This is news to celebrate. I can’t say I was expecting this, because by all accounts Mitdusomoe hasn’t been that huge a hit in terms of ratings or DVD sales. Frankly I thought the humor was missing the mainstream audience – not moe enough for moe fans, not ecchi enough […] Read more
Mitsudomoe is creative, inventive, and original. But, like all great comedies, it relies on the tried and true archetypes of humor. It seems to me that the Mitsuba-Futaba dynamic comes down to a classic relationship that anyone who’s watched Laverne and Shirley would know about. The classic description of those […] Read more
I know the first two episodes of this series were the weakest, but I feel badly for anyone who didn’t stick it out. If you did, you’ve been amply rewarded – Mitsudomoe made a slow build to hilarious through 8 episodes, and with #9 it ascended into high art. I’m […] Read more
Another winner for Mitsudomoe this week, with all of the sketches working to solid comic effect or better. If Futaba wasn’t my favorite character already, her performance this week probably cemented it. Even if the rest of the ep had sucked (it didn’t) her oppai song at the end would […] Read more
“PAN-TSU!! PAN-TSU!! PAN-TSU!!” It’s official – Mitsudomoe is bloody brilliant. Pure genius. There was so much that clicked in episode 7 that I hardly know where to start. Serious Squad Gachi Rangers! The old cleaning lady lusting after Shinya. Chiba’s jealousy of Shinya’s fame. It was all spot-on. No series […] Read more