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Sorry if this is in the wrong section, but I felt this was the most logical place to put it. If it's in the wrong section please move it :hotti:
Anyways, I've been reading 1019 a lot lately and I thought, "Hey, this is a REALLY good idea!" So I thought I'd give writing a review like this a try. A BIG load of credit to Psyguy for the idea and if you haven't read 1019 I recommend doing so now. It's AWESOME and much superior to what I can write. If people like this I might write more. If you do like it I'm doing an audio version of it for YouTube. If you're interested in helping me with that there's a topic for it here.

Reviews:
Azumanga Daioh (this post)
Pani Poni Dash

Anyway, enough stalling, let's get to this. Here's the first one:

:phoenix: Okay, everybody ready?

:larry: Sure am!

:edgeworth: I suppose…

:phoenix: Okay, let’s get this train wreck started. Let’s begin our review of Azumanga Daioh.

:edgeworth: There are so many better things I could be doing with my time… but no! I have to review some Japanese cartoon…

:larry: But Edgey, aren’t we Japanese?

:edgeworth: We are?

:phoenix: Since when?

:larry: Er… forget I said anything, okay?

:edgeworth: Why are we even doing this in the first place?

:phoenix: ‘cause some random British guy saw a certain person’s cool and unique way of reviewing games and thought “Hey why not rip this off?”

KHF: IT’S NOT MEANT TO BE A RIP OFF! I FULLY CREDIT HIM FOR THE IDEA! THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A TRIBUTE!

:phoenix: Yeeeeaaaahhh… anyway, now we’re stuck doing this.

:edgeworth: That makes no sense!

:phoenix: No it doesn’t. But let’s get back onto the topic of Azumanga Daioh shall we?

:larry: A bunch of cute Asian high school girls as the main characters! Who’s going to say no to that!

:phoenix: You need help…

:larry: What did you say Nick?

:phoenix: Ah! My internal monologue’s gone!

:edgeworth: Anyway! It is as Larry says: This anime focuses around five, later six, high school girls and two of their teachers.

:phoenix: Well one of them isn’t at high schooler age… but we’ll get to that later.

:larry: So what should we start with? Story? Characters? Music? Voice Acting? Dubbing?

:edgeworth: Well there really isn’t much to say for the story is there?

:phoenix: No not really. There’s no overall plot. It’s just basically a series of random events in the lives of these girls.

:larry: Kinda like a un-chibified version of Lucky Star.

:phoenix: Y-you actually watch that?

:larry: Yeah…

:edgeworth: Just back away slowly Wright…

:larry: Hey shut up! I’ll have you know that’s an awesome show!

:edgeworth: They all look about six years old!

:larry: That doesn’t mean they are! These are HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS Edgey! Don’t you know about chibi style?!

:phoenix: Can we get back onto the topic of Azumanga Daioh?

:edgeworth: By all means.

:larry: You guys don’t appreciate fine art!

:phoenix: Shut up Larry!

:edgeworth: FINALLY! Somebody tells him!

:phoenix: Anyway, it’s basically like watching a bunch of animated 4-koma mangas put together in collaboration.

:larry: Err… 4-karma? Manga?

:edgeworth: KOMA! It’s Japanese for panel. Manga is the Japanese word for comic.

:larry: Then why didn’t he just say ‘four panel comic?!”

:phoenix: My way’s cooler.

:edgeworth: Anyway, although there’s no overall plot the mini-scenarios that take place within the episodes are very funny, entertaining and enjoyable.

:larry: Wait! Objection dude! You’re actually admitting you like it Edgey?!

:edgeworth: I guess I am.

:phoenix: Wow! Old cold-as-ice Edgeworth actually has a sense of humour.

:edgeworth: Not you too Wright…

:phoenix: Anyway, that’s pretty much all we can say for the story. Overall I’ll give it a 7. While it is very amusing and funny, sometimes episodes can move very slowly and seem like they’re going nowhere.

:edgeworth: I have to agree.

:larry: Me too.

:edgeworth: Only because you have no idea what was just said.

:larry: SCREW YOU EDGEY!

:phoenix: Now what? Characters?

:edgeworth: Why not?

:larry: They’re a bunch of hot Asian high school girls! What more do we need to say?

:phoenix: Ignoring that! There are eight main characters: Chiyo, Osaka, Sakaki, Tomo, Yomi, Yukari, Nyamo and Kagura who’s introduced later.

:larry: All of them are very hot!

:phoenix: Even Chiyo?

:larry: Yeah!

:phoenix: You’re serious?

:larry: Yeah, why?

:phoenix: OBJECTION! There’s no way you could have actually seen Azumanga Daioh Larry!

:larry: Why’s that Nick?

:phoenix: If you had you’d know Chiyo’s only ten years old!

:larry: WHAT?!

:edgeworth: Try watching the anime next time Larry!

:larry: I just heard it was about a bunch of hot Asian high school girls and was basically an un-chibified version of Lucky Star! I thought that’s all I needed to know!

:edgeworth: *sigh* Why’s he even here?

:phoenix: I don’t know Edgeworth… I don’t know…

:larry: I’m sorry dude…

:phoenix: Well let’s move on. As I was saying: Chiyo. She’s a ten year old genius. So much so that’s she’s been pushed straight into high school.

:larry: Now that’s a smart kid.

:phoenix: Indeed.

:edgeworth: While she is really smart, at the same time she’s still a child at heart.

:larry: Aaaawww…

:phoenix: She’s very kind, and is usually the peace-keeper among the group.

:larry: Every group needs one.

:edgeworth: She does still have childish habits such as a love of cute things, being shy around people at first, a lack of sports talent, etc.

:larry: Well nobody’s perfect. I’m the prime example.

:phoenix: But overall Chiyo’s a very cute and loveable character.

:larry: Like Pearl?

:phoenix: I guess you could say she’s a… unsheltered version of Pearls.

:edgeworth: Good choice of words Wright.

:phoenix: I’d defiantly say she’s one of, if not the, cutest anime character I’ve ever seen.

:larry: You know by saying that you’re just going to encourage the yaoi fangirls right?

:phoenix: To them I say: REAL men can admit when they find something cute.

:larry:

:edgeworth: Why are you looking at me Larry?

:larry: No reason…

:phoenix: Anyway, let’s move onto Osaka.

:larry: Isn’t Osaka a place in the south of Japan?

:edgeworth: Indeed.

:larry: Why would her parents name her after a…

:edgeworth: It’s her nickname you fool! Just like how you call me “Edgey” or Wright “Nick”!

:larry: Oh right…

:phoenix: Her name’s Ayumu Kasuga, but she was nicknamed “Osaka” because she’s from Osaka.

:larry: I get it!

:edgeworth: Osaka is kind of the… slow character.

:larry: Are you saying she’s a retard?

:edgeworth: I like my way better.

:phoenix: She often day dreams about illogical things during class and will ponder about a word she doesn’t understand during the middle of a convocation. Not to mention saying completely random things at times.

:larry: Kinda like me in high school.

:edgeworth: At the same time she’s a very likeable character. I think you can call her “the loveable idiot”.

:larry: Like me?

:edgeworth: No! Nothing like you!

:larry: Nobody loves me…

:edgeworth: Next, Sakaki. She’s the tall, most developed, cool, silent member of the group.

:larry: Most developed? You mean she has big-

:edgeworth: Not that it matters! But yes.

:larry: You’re the one who mentioned it, not me…

:phoenix: As you said, Sakaki’s the cool character. She’s normally quiet and collected, but is usually one of the ones to give helpful advice.

:larry: My kind of lady.

:edgeworth: She secretly has a love of cute things, especially cats.

:larry: Beastiality?

:edgeworth: Would you just go home!

:phoenix: Another loveable character, but for a different reason.

:edgeworth: Now Yomi. She’s kind of like the ‘smart one’. Out off the whole cast she’s the most mature. She’s usually the first one the slower characters go to for help when it comes to intellectual matters. She remains quite calm most of the time, only really losing her temper when it comes to Tomo.

:phoenix: She also has an obsession with her weight. She seems to lack to ability to lose any no matter what diet she tries.

:larry: So you could label her as having an eating disorder.

:edgeworth: Congratulations Larry, that’s the most intelligent thing you’ve said all day.

:larry: Really?

:phoenix: But I think it will also be the last.

:larry: *sniff*

:phoenix: Now Tomo. She’s the insane member of the group. She’s hyper, loud, crazy, and super competitive. She make little to no sense in what she says most of the time, and is probably the most unintelligent member of the group. Although at the same time, she thinks of herself as perfect.

:larry: You said “hyper competitive”, how competitive do you mean?

:phoenix: I said “super competitive”. But what I mean by that is that she competes with everybody at EVERYTHING, although often loses.

:larry: Oh right…

:edgeworth: Personally I can’t stand this girl.

:phoenix: You don’t like her? But everybody loves Tomo.

:edgeworth: Not me. To me she’s nothing but a trouble maker.

:phoenix: That’s true. She does cause trouble a lot of the time, but that’s what’s great about her.

:larry: I think Edgey has a little crush on this chick…

:edgeworth: HARDLY!

:phoenix: Is that true Edgeworth?

:edgeworth: Of course not! Don’t be so foolish Wright!

:larry: Wow you’re quick to go on the defensive!

:edgeworth: Shut up! We’re not children here!

:phoenix: Fine, whatever. Let’s move onto Kagura.

:edgeworth: Kagura isn’t introduced till much later in the series. She’s similar to Tomo-

:larry: *singing* Edgey loves Tomo! Edgey loves Tomo!

:edgeworth: Shut up! Anyway, she’s similar to Tomo in the sense that’s she’s also very competitive when it comes to sports, and Sakaki, but unlike Tomo she’s actually good at sports and isn’t as competitive. She knows when to stop.

:phoenix: She’s very caring and willing to help others. So much so that she ended up helping a foreign stranger whom she couldn’t understand.

:edgeworth: She’s all brawn, no brains.

:larry: Like me?

:edgeworth: No Larry, you’re: No brawn, no brains.

:larry: I hate you!

:phoenix: I guess you could label her as a ‘tomboy’.

:edgeworth: In a manner of speaking.

:phoenix: Okay, now Nyamo and Yukari, the two teachers.

:larry: So these two are older ey?

:phoenix: *sigh* Yes… Yukari is a language teacher and the home room teacher for the main girls. She doesn’t act her age, gets annoyed quickly and drinks a lot. She’s also, although she won’t admit it, very envious of Nyamo. She’s always putting her down and trying to outdo her.

:edgeworth: Minamo Kurosawa or “Nyamo” as Yukari calls her, is a PE teacher and was Kagura’s home room teacher for her first year, as well as being the captain of the swim team, which Kagura’s on. She’s the exact opposite of Yukari. She’s mature, calm, and caring towards others. The two of them are basically adult versions of Tomo and Yomi.

:larry: Sounds like my type of woman!

:edgeworth: Is there a woman who ISN’T “your type of woman” Larry?

:phoenix: I think you’d have a better chance with a drunken Yukari, Larry.

:larry: What’s that meant to mean Nick?!

:edgeworth: Well Wright, we’ve filed a report on the characters. Do you want to sum up the minor characters, or should I?

:phoenix: I’ll do it. Basically the minor cast consists of: Karoi, or Karoin as she’s been nicknamed: A lesbian with an obsession with Sakaki. Mr. Kimura: Basically pedo-bear in human form, he’s a teacher with a fetish for high school girls, especially Karoin. Chihiro: She’s Kaorin’s friend… that’s it… Chiyo’s “father”: A floating cat-like creature that appears in Sakaki and Oasaka’s dreams who claims to be Chiyo’s father.

:larry: A cat’s her father?

:edgeworth: It’s not her real father you fool!

:larry: Oh… right…

:phoenix: Now the music?

:edgeworth: Not my taste. There was nothing… tastful there.

:phoenix: Well personally I liked it. It suited the situations well. The soundtrack is brilliant. But at the same time it’s not one I’m going to rush out to buy. But I know Maya wouldn’t mind having it around.

:larry: You’re just using Maya to cover for yourself, aren’t ya Nick?

:phoenix: Larry, you do realize we’re ignoring you know right?

:larry: *sob*

:edgeworth: Now voice acting. Well I personally think-

:phoenix: You do realize if we say ANYTHING bad about the original Japanese cast we’ll get a flood of hate from “weeaboos” right?

:edgeworth: *groan* Those people are one of life’s contridictions!

:phoenix: Let’s move on to dubbing. Now personally I think Azumanga Daioh has one of the best English dubs I’ve ever heard.

:edgeworth: I conquer.

:larry: Me too.

:phoenix: :edgeworth: YOU HAVEN’T EVEN SEEN IT!

:larry: I just wanted to belong…

:phoenix: However there are a lot of complaints about it. The main two being Chiyo and Osaka’s voices.

:edgeworth: Let’s just tackle those two quickly, I’d rather avoid a trial of such a trivial matter Wright.

:phoenix: Me too. Well for starters, people say Chiyo’s voice isn’t cute enough.

:edgeworth: Nothing could be farther from the truth. Chiyo has one of the cutest dub voices I’ve ever heard. It suits her perfectly.

:phoenix: Now, I’ll openly admit it’s not AS cute as the original Japanese Chiyo, but it’s still cute!

:edgeworth: But nobody will listen to that. But let’s move onto Osaka’s voice.

:phoenix: Now to symbolize how she’s from the south they’ve given her a southern American accent in the english dub.

:edgeworth: However the “weeaboos” are too… there’s no other word for it… stupid to realize this. They accuse it of being “Americanized” and complain that Osaka isn’t cute anymore.

:phoenix: Again, she’s not AS cute, but she’s still cute!

:edgeworth: This isn’t like when 4kids make a dub and give a character an accent for no reason! There’s actually a perfectly logical reason for making Osaka sound Texan. Osaka is in the south of Japan so the character had a southen Japanese accent in the original! But this would nearly be impossible to immatate in an English dub but they still wanted to remain respectful towards the creators! Hence why they gave her a southern American accent! That’s an example of GOOD dubbing!

:phoenix: But again, they won’t listen to this because they’re SO in love with Japan.

:edgeworth: NOTHING about this dub is “Americanized”! All the Japanese themes are left completely intact! They even refer to Chiyo as “Chiyo-chan”!

:phoenix: Okay stop Edgeworth. They’re never going to listen to this.

:edgeworth: Fine…

:phoenix: But overall I’ll give this anime an eight out of ten, and I definatly recommend watching it if you’re a fan of comedy anime, or just a fan of comedy in general. It has a cast of colourful characters that you’ll just love.

:edgeworth: I agree. If you’re not a fan of anime, you might not get some of the jokes, but it’s still worth watching.

:phoenix: We’d ask you for your final thoughts Larry, but you never actually saw… it… Larry? Where did he go?

:larry: *holds up bad drawing of Edgeworth and Tomo making out* Support Edgey X Tomo everybody!

:edgeworth: OBJECTION!
I'm not coming back. I'm done with this fanbase. You're all up-tight, nit-picking, hypocrites who are TERRIFIED of change. Getting banned just for standing up for myself... I'm never coming back. Goodbye forever you brats.


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This made me laugh. Alot. It's actually a very good review too. I liked it!
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This made me laugh. Alot. It's actually a very good review too. I liked it!

Thank you very much :redd:
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I thought it was funny, even though I have never heard of/seen Azumanga Daioh before. I could imagine you reading Edgey's lines.
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Cool.

Now do another review! A movie, perhaps.
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Cool.

Now do another review! A movie, perhaps.

Hmmm... I might do... Glad you liked it :D
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Sounds splendiferous! :redd: Anozzer review... Maybe a Disney movie. Hahaha...
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Ah, my favourite anime and my favourite game. Literally made of WIN/WIN.
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Ah, my favourite anime and my favourite game. Literally made of WIN/WIN.

Thanks very much :redd:

Well I've finished another one now. I was going to put it up as a seperate topic but I think I should rename this one and just put them all on here, with links at the top. Well here it is without further ado, a review of one of my favourite animes Pani Poni Dash:

:larry2: So when’s this “professional” going to get here to teach us how to be better reviewers?

:phoenix: Should be any minute now.

:edgeworth: All the cases I could be attending to right now… but NO I have to attend this stupid class!

:phoenix: Oh shut up and enjoy yourself Edgeworth.

:edgeworth: *sigh* So who is this person who will be teaching us?

:phoenix: She’s apparently a professional when it comes to reviewing.

:larry2: Oh, it’s a woman ey?

:nick: Don’t. Even. Think about it!

:larry2: Oh come on! I wasn’t going to do anything!

*door opens and in walks Pearl*

:phoenix: Oh hey Pearls. What are you doing here?

:pearl: I am going to be teaching the three of you about reviewing.

:edgeworth: Wait! You mean YOU’RE our teacher?!

:pearl: Yes I am.

:larry: Oh…

:edgeworth: We’re going to be taught by a child?

:pearl: Don’t misjudge me Mr. Edgeworth!

:phoenix: Pearls is a smart kid. But I didn’t think she’d know anything about reviewing.

:pearl: May I please start the class Mr. Nick?

:edgeworth: Wright! Find us a way out of this!

:phoenix: Okay, I will.

:pearl: Now the first thing you want to do is…

:phoenix: Oh would you look at that! Sorry Pearls but we have to go! We have a review to do! See ya later!

:larry2: We do?

:edgeworth: Come on Larry… *grabs Larry buy the collar and pulls him out of the classroom*

:pearl: Hey! Get back here! Don’t misjudge me! I’M THE TEACHER!!!

*the end of the Pani Poni Dash opening plays*

:phoenix: Okay, so today we’ll be reviewing Pani Poni Dash.

:larry2: And I’ve actually seen it this time!

:edgeworth: What do you want? A parade?

:larry2: That would be nice.

:phoenix: Anyway, this is by far one of the most random animes I’ve ever seen.

:larry2: True dat! Nothing makes sense in this anime.

:edgeworth: But at the same time it does.

:larry2: I love shows that do that.

:phoenix: It focuses around a high school called Peach Moon Academy and the crazy antics that take place within four of the classrooms there.

:edgeworth: The mishaps can range from something simple, such as a student having a crisis, to an entire class being zapped into the dream of one of its students.

:larry2: But there’s no overall plot is there?

:phoenix: Well not exactly… like with Azumanga Daioh there’s no overall plot, except in the last few episodes. Most of the time something completely random happens and it’s up to the main character to deal with it.

:edgeworth: It’s also overloaded with pop-culture references.

:larry2: Yeah, but we can’t really complain about that can we?

:edgeworth: I wasn’t complaining.

:phoenix: But he’s right. There’s tons of references to anime, manga, gaming, Internet stuff, and much more.

:larry2: Wasn’t there a reference to our games in one of the episodes.

:phoenix: I think so… I don’t quite remember, but I wouldn’t put it past them.

:edgeworth: But it’s because of that, that I don’t think this plot’s for everyone.

:larry2: It’s more or less made for Otakus isn’t it?

:phoenix: Yes.

:edgeworth: At the end of the day those are the only people who can really enjoy it and stay with it long-time. However you might enjoy it if you’re not an “otaku”, but will be confused by the references.

:phoenix: It’s worth checking out at the very least. The plots within the episodes are very funny.

:larry2: But whatever you do, DO NOT try and make sense of anything that’s going on! Just sit back and enjoy.

:phoenix: If you ignore the references it’s actually something that a lot of people could enjoy.

:larry2: And there’s LOTS of fan-service!

:edgeworth: I was hoping we could avoid that topic…

:phoenix: Let’s move onto characters.

:butz: NO! I want to talk about the fan-service!

:edgeworth: Larry, shut up!

:phoenix: There’s a huge cast of characters this time around. It would take way too long to go through them one by one, so we’re going to focus on the main characters in classroom 1-C.

:edgeworth: The main character is Rebecca Miyamoto. She’s a eleven-year-old, half-American, half-Japanese prodigy.

:larry2: She’s a freaking genius!

:phoenix: Indeed. She was the youngest graduate at MIT University. She’s the teacher of classroom 1-C.

:edgeworth: Despite being only eleven-years-old she despises being treated like a child and insists on being treated like a teacher and the genius that she is.

:larry2: However she still retains child-like qualities. Whenever something scares her she’ll start to weep and hide behind a curtain. She also has quite a fondness of sweets.

:phoenix:

:edgeworth:

:larry2: What?!

:phoenix: Who are you and what have you done with Larry?

:larry: WHAT?! Can’t I be smart once in a while?!

:phoenix: Anyway. She’s an extremely adorable character. I would say she’s on Chiyo’s level, if it weren’t for her short temper.

:larry2: Yeah, she gets mad pretty quick.

:phoenix: One thing I don’t like is how they don’t only try and portray Rebecca as cute… but also as sexy…

:butz: I KNOW! That’s just… wrong!

:phoenix: She’s supposed to be eleven and yet they try and portray her as sexy!

:edgeworth: Oh come now! You two are over-reacting. Surely it’s not THAT bad…

Spoiler: A small example. WARNING: DISTURBING!
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:wacky-edgy: MY EYES! MY EYES!!!

:phoenix: Told ya.

:larry2: I think we scarred him for life Nick.

:phoenix: That’s nothing new to Edgeworth.

:larry2: Next there’s Himeko. She’s the hyper-active lesbian of the class.

:phoenix: Well… it’s never actually said whether she’s a lesbian or not…

:larry2: Come on Nick! You’ve seen the way she acts around Becky and Rei!

:phoenix: Well… at the very least I think she’s bi.

:larry2: Fine then…

:phoenix: It’s as Larry says: She’s the hyper-active member of the class. She annoys everyone with how active she is. She asks them random questions all the time, and never says anything intelligent.

:larry2: She’s obsessed with Becky. She’s constantly hugging her saying how cute she is. On one occasion she even tried to kiss her… on the lips…

:phoenix: She refers to everything she feels strongly about as “Omega”, for example calling Rebecca “Omega cute”. As well as saying “maho” all the time.

:larry2: She has a magic cowlick.

:phoenix: Yes. She has a magical cowlick which moves on it’s own that seems to be the source of her limitless energy. This is made clear when Rebecca pulls it out in the third episode and she loses all her energy.

:larry2: I like to call that her zombie mode.

:phoenix: Himeko’s a great character and is usually one of the causes for the comedy in the scenes.

:larry2: Who next?

:phoenix: Rei?

:larry2: Oh yes! *drools*

:nick:

:larry2: Don’t look at me like that Nick!

:phoenix: Well anyway, Rei Tachibana is basically the bully character. She’s usually the one who enforces some kind of law within the classroom… mostly by threatening bodly harm to her classmates.

:larry2: She’s usually the one to teach Rebecky moral lessons and to put her in her place when she acts… unteacherly… if that’s a word…

:phoenix: Did you just call Rebecca “Rebecky”?

:larry2: It’s my name for her.

:phoenix: O… kay… Back onto Rei… She’s definatly the most mature out of Becky’s students. Asides from Becky herself she’s kind of a leader character. But in all honesty I don’t like her that much.

:larry2: I do.

:phoenix: That’s only because she’s attractive.

:larry2: N-no! I-I happen to think s-she’s a great character!

:phoenix: Yeah… okay… Now Ichijo. She’s the-

Ichijo: Are you talking about me?

:larry: *little girl scream*

:phoenix: Ah! Where did you come from?!

Ichijo: Why is that man crying on the floor?

*everyone looks down at Edgeworth*

:wacky-edgy: *rolling around on the floor, with his hands over his eyes* My eyes… my eyes… my eyes…

:phoenix: He had a bit of a scare… But anyway, where did you come from?

Ichijo: I came from Peach Moon Academy.

:phoenix: O… kay…

:larry2: What are you doing here?

Ichijo: I came to where I heard my name mentioned.

:larry2: R-right…

Ichijo: Now I must take my leave. *flies off*

:phoenix: Well I think that in itself explains Ichijo.

:larry2: Y-yeah…

:phoenix: She’s usually the cause of the trouble classroom 1-C gets into.

:larry2: Let’s never speak of this again, agreed?

:phoenix: Agreed.

:larry2: Now Miyako Uehara. She’s the “study bug” character.

:phoenix: Although she detests that name.

:larry2: Asides from Rei, she’s the most serious character. She prefers to study rather then do anything else. The other students usually have to force her to get involved with the crazy antics that they get into.

:phoenix: Wow… you’re doing a pretty good job with reviewing today Larry.

:larry2: And her forehead is freaking massive!

:phoenix: I knew it was too good to be true.

:larry2: She kinda reminds me of Edgey when we were in school together.

:phoenix: Ain’t that the truth.

:edgeworth: I heard that!

:phoenix: Oh, you’re back with us then.

:edgeworth: *ahem* I was just shocked that they would do something so… discusting…

:larry2: You sounded more then just “shocked”.

:edgeworth: Shut up!

:phoenix: Well let’s keep going. You pick it up Edgeworth.

:think: *picks up character profile sheet* Hmm… let’s see here… it says next is Kurumi Momose.

:larry2: Oh, do we really have to say anything about her? She’s too boring to comment on.

:phoenix: He’s got a point. Read the next one along Edgeworth.

Kurumi: *sob* I’m just a plain, normal, nothing girl…

:larry2: What was that?

:phoenix: Probably just the wind.

:edgeworth: Next is: Sayaka Suzuki or “Rokugō” as she is nicknamed. She’s the “good girl” character. She’s very sweet and caring and willing to help others, although people often take advantage of her for that.

:larry2: Hmmm…

:phoenix: If you’re thinking what I think you’re thinking I’ll cut you!

:larry: !!! Sorry Nick…

:edgeworth: That was a tad violent for you Wright.

:phoenix: Anyway… Like Himeko she has a catchphrase. Her’s is saying something is “-of the year”, for example calling Becky “teacher of the year”.

:edgeworth: She’s a nice enough character. I like her.

:larry2: *gets doodle-pad ready*

:edgeworth: If you’re thinking of drawing what I think you’re thinking of drawing I’ll cut you!

:larry: … Everybody hates me…

:phoenix: Finally there’s Mesousa. He’s a talking rabbit.

:larry2: Which just goes to show you how random this anime is.

:phoenix: He’s supposed to be a parady of the cute mascot characters you see in anime.

:edgeworth: The difference is that Masousa suffers from a severe case of depression.

:larry2: You could label him as “emo”.

:phoenix:

:larry2:

:edgeworth: Why are you both looking at me?

:phoenix: *ahem* Masousa is usually the victim of the slapstick comedy in the anime, hence why he’s so depressed. He also lacks thumbs which makes holding things nearly impossible for him, furthering his depression.

:larry2: Poor bunny. I want to give him a hug.

:edgeworth: Masousa also seems to be a bit of a “closet pervert” at times, this is hinted at when he’s asked to judge a fashion show in one of the episodes.

:larry2:

:edgeworth:

:phoenix: Why’s everyone looking at me now?!

:larry2: We found your magazines Nick.

:ack: W-what?! Those weren’t mine!

:edgeworth: They were in your appartment.

:nick-sweat: I-I’ve never seen them before!

:larry2: Then why are you sweating so much?

:edgeworth: Well they can’t have been Maya’s or Pearl’s.

:nick-sweat: They could have been something Larry hid there!

:larry2: I don’t hide mine dude.

:edgeworth: Well anyway-

:nick-sweat: They’re not mine!

:edgeworth: Shut up! Anyway, that’s it for the main characters, however there are many other interesting characters in the series. There’s a huge cast of colourful characters that you’ll just love.

:larry2: Like Behomi! *drool*

:edgeworth: *sigh* Why did I even become friends with you?

:phoenix: What are you doing Larry?

:larry2: Err… Not looking for Behomi hentai on deviantART that’s for sure!

:phoenix: Er… right… we’re going to stand over here now…

:butz: Don’t judge me!

:phoenix: Now music.

:edgeworth: Well I think we’ll just be repeating what we said in the Azumanga Daioh review.

:phoenix: True. Same deal: Like it, but not going to rush out to buy the soundtrack.

:edgeworth: Now voice acting. Personally I think it’s really good but-

:phoenix: Edgeworth wait!

:edgeworth: -I think Miyako’s voice could be better.

???: WHAT?!

:edgeworth: What was that?!

:larry2: Outside! There’s a huge crowd with tourches and pitchforks!

:phoenix: It’s the weeaboos! You insulted the original Japanese version Edgeworth! You fool!

:edgeworth: Oh for crying out loud! This is foolish.

:edgeworth: *leans out window* Japan’s not perfect! Not all the voices in the original Japanese version or perfect! Japan isn’t the greatest country in the… *gets lasooed around the neck and pulled down*

:phoenix: O_O

:larry2: I’m going to miss Edgey.

:phoenix: N-now dubbing?

:larry2: I thought it was pretty good.

:phoenix: Yes. But there is room for improvement, which is a shame to say because it was dubbed by the same people who did the great Azumanga Daioh dub.

:larry2: The first thing that could have been better is Rebecky’s voice.

:phoenix: Though I’ll admit that Rebecca’s childlike, almost baby-like, voice would be nearly impossible to immatate in an English dub.

:larry2: Yeah, unless they could somehow cram a dictionary into a baby’s brain, I don’t think it’s one that can be immatated.

:phoenix: It’s pretty good, but I don’t see why they couldn’t have used the same person who did Chiyo’s dub voice in the Azumanga Daioh dub, because she did a pretty cute voice.

:larry2: Himeko’s could have been better.

:phoenix: Yes, but to be fair I thought it was pretty good in the early episodes.

:larry2: But then it just got annoying.

:phoenix: But again, Himeko’s cute voice would be nearly impossible to immatate in an English dub.

:larry2: Yeah, but they could have done better.

:phoenix: Rei’s is okay. But could sound a bit more… mature.

:larry2: Miyako’s was the only one I really had a problem with.

:phoenix: Yes! Her dub actress needs to learn to act! I can’t believe a company that did such a good job with the Azumanga Daioh dub could mess up this badly!

:larry2: The rest were good though.

:phoenix: Yeah.

:larry2: Overall I’d give this one a 7 out of 10. I liked it but I didn’t get most of the refferences.

:phoenix: I’d give it around the same score. Give it a chance. If you’re an otaku who likes random animes you’ll just love this series. If not but you can ignore the refferences, then it can be quite enjoyable for everyone.

:edgeworth: *climbs in through window wearing nothing but his cravat, body badly scarred* Why… *huff* do they… *huff* love Japan so much?

:phoenix: W-what happened down there?!

*Edgeworth’s fangirls squeal*

:edgeworth: That’s right my pretties! Now get them! KILL! KILL!

*Edgeworth fangirls charge weeaboo army*

:jazzedgy: MWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

:larry: Er… wanna go get coffee Nick?

:phoenix: Sure, why not?
I'm not coming back. I'm done with this fanbase. You're all up-tight, nit-picking, hypocrites who are TERRIFIED of change. Getting banned just for standing up for myself... I'm never coming back. Goodbye forever you brats.
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That was pretty good, especially the fangirl war at the end.

As to why there are so few replies, maybe if you reviewed something besides anime, something more mainstream, more people would pay attention. Seen any movies lately? (besides Chronicles of Narnia)
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