Paniponi Dash! Volume 1: Lethal Lesson - Anime News Network
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- Bamboo Dong
- 11/06/06
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"This show pleases me. "
"...whimsical, cute, and hilarious. "
"...this series is a refreshing gem of comedy. "
This show pleases me. It doesn?t try too hard to be funny, it doesn?t try hard (at all) to be serious? it just is what it is, which is whimsical, cute, and hilarious. Enter Rebecca Miyamoto, an MIT grad who?s ready for her new job as a schoolteacher. Only? she?s 11.
Like a chipper, colorful amalgamation of shows like Doki Doki School Hours, Azumanga Daioh, and Negima, this series is a refreshing gem of comedy. Its characters are fun, its stories are silly (but not annoyingly so), and it?s filled with a delicious dose of non-sequitors?enough to make sure you?re always vaguely paying attention.
Like any school-yard comedy, most of it focuses on everyday tasks, like comforting a friend, finding food, and all sorts of trivialities, but what Pani Poni Dash so fun is that it?s so random and goofy that one can?t help but smile the whole time. Even when it lampoons other genres, it doesn?t go overboard, so what?s left over is a solid good time.
Posted on Monday, November 06, 2006 (Archive on Wednesday, December 06, 2006)