I have a strong suspicion that the people who developed this Anime conceived it very late one night or very early one morning whilst either fatally drunk or high as a kite on absinthe, and probably never met!
And may also have had a thing for young girls because there are quite a few scenes where they try to sex up an 11 year old...
What results is the most random, inconsistent, strange, curious, and downright insane show to hit the airwaves since Ren & Stimpy, and that's the best thing about it! This anime is absolutely hilarious in so many ways, largely due to the fact that it can't sit still for 5 seconds! Be it in the foreground or the background, something random or confusing is going on, and you really can't help but laugh at the madness that's going on.
So what's the grilling? An 11 year old girl genius named Rebecca has just become the youngest graduate ever from M.I.T in Boston, and takes up the role of teacher at the Pani Poni Academy in Japan, where she's treated to all manner of insanity by the students. These students include Rei, who's cold and sarcastic, Miyako, who's hard working and frequently annoyed by the randomness of her classmates, Kurumi, a manic depressant, Sayaka (a.k.a Number 6), who's quiet and kind hearted, Ichijō, the Class representative who frequently bends the laws of space and time to suit the situation (and sometimes attempts to murder the other class members), and Himeko, a massive airhead who has more energy than a nuclear reactor, and has a random compulsion to say the phrase 'Maho'! Rebecca is joined by Mesousa, a talking Rabbit who is also a manic depressant, unable to carry out even the simplest of task. With this colourful cast of characters, Rebecca must maintain schoolhouse order whilst at the same time being intervened every now and again by aliens sent to observe her (but more often than not spend their time buying pointless gadgets and items off mail-order).
With these credentials, you'd probably think this is totally stupid, and while it is very very random, it was a constant source of laughter for me as I moseyed my way through each episode. The pure madness on screen leaves you rubbing your head with confusion because it ranges from so many odd and confusing things. At one point they'll be in class, next they'll be fighting a Dark Lord from an alternate dimension, posing for erotic photos (yep, this is definitely an Anime), with the off chance that one of these days they may actually learn something at this school!
There are however some problems. The animation can be a bit clumsy at times, with some pieces being reused, or generally being of lower quality. It's definitely not the best anime ever made, in fact it's probably not one of the better anime's altogether. But of course, even the lowest quality anime's are a thousand times better than some of the best equivalent Western shows, because there's still so much to enjoy from the animation when it does shine through.
What you find yourself thinking after watching the episodes are what the motivations of the creators were. What was the mindset? I'm sure harmful substances were probably abused in its conception, indeed I would love to meet the sober man who came up with half the nuttiness chocked into every second! But once you've overcome the philosophical questions about what human being could possibly make such a delusional construct, you can't help but watch it again, because they're mad! They're all mad! So mad that even the characters from Alice in Wonderland would find it hard to comprehend!
And may also have had a thing for young girls because there are quite a few scenes where they try to sex up an 11 year old...
What results is the most random, inconsistent, strange, curious, and downright insane show to hit the airwaves since Ren & Stimpy, and that's the best thing about it! This anime is absolutely hilarious in so many ways, largely due to the fact that it can't sit still for 5 seconds! Be it in the foreground or the background, something random or confusing is going on, and you really can't help but laugh at the madness that's going on.
So what's the grilling? An 11 year old girl genius named Rebecca has just become the youngest graduate ever from M.I.T in Boston, and takes up the role of teacher at the Pani Poni Academy in Japan, where she's treated to all manner of insanity by the students. These students include Rei, who's cold and sarcastic, Miyako, who's hard working and frequently annoyed by the randomness of her classmates, Kurumi, a manic depressant, Sayaka (a.k.a Number 6), who's quiet and kind hearted, Ichijō, the Class representative who frequently bends the laws of space and time to suit the situation (and sometimes attempts to murder the other class members), and Himeko, a massive airhead who has more energy than a nuclear reactor, and has a random compulsion to say the phrase 'Maho'! Rebecca is joined by Mesousa, a talking Rabbit who is also a manic depressant, unable to carry out even the simplest of task. With this colourful cast of characters, Rebecca must maintain schoolhouse order whilst at the same time being intervened every now and again by aliens sent to observe her (but more often than not spend their time buying pointless gadgets and items off mail-order).
With these credentials, you'd probably think this is totally stupid, and while it is very very random, it was a constant source of laughter for me as I moseyed my way through each episode. The pure madness on screen leaves you rubbing your head with confusion because it ranges from so many odd and confusing things. At one point they'll be in class, next they'll be fighting a Dark Lord from an alternate dimension, posing for erotic photos (yep, this is definitely an Anime), with the off chance that one of these days they may actually learn something at this school!
There are however some problems. The animation can be a bit clumsy at times, with some pieces being reused, or generally being of lower quality. It's definitely not the best anime ever made, in fact it's probably not one of the better anime's altogether. But of course, even the lowest quality anime's are a thousand times better than some of the best equivalent Western shows, because there's still so much to enjoy from the animation when it does shine through.
What you find yourself thinking after watching the episodes are what the motivations of the creators were. What was the mindset? I'm sure harmful substances were probably abused in its conception, indeed I would love to meet the sober man who came up with half the nuttiness chocked into every second! But once you've overcome the philosophical questions about what human being could possibly make such a delusional construct, you can't help but watch it again, because they're mad! They're all mad! So mad that even the characters from Alice in Wonderland would find it hard to comprehend!
