I was disappointed to find that people had put this show down simply because of the animation style. Therefore, I chose to write a review only after viewing the first 10 episodes because I've never seen an anime get into full swing with their first episode with a few exceptions (Gintama, a similar parody show, being one of the exceptions).
Taken as it is, this show is clearly trying to build a ...
I was disappointed to find that people had put this show down simply because of the animation style. Therefore, I chose to write a review only after viewing the first 10 episodes because I've never seen an anime get into full swing with their first episode with a few exceptions (Gintama, a similar parody show, being one of the exceptions).
Taken as it is, this show is clearly trying to build a story around parody of other stories. With that said, the way they try to pull it all together is quite unique. The main story is centered around two Japanese sumo wrestler high school students. You can tell that they are sumo because they will not wear anything other than the sumo cloth and speak with a huff and puff accent as though they were overweight. In a sumo match between the two, the main character Mikoshiarashi loses and is then sent on a quest to gather the 48 legendary sumo techniques in order to become good enough to beat his rival. Mikoshi-san's adventures send him to various locales and at every one there is a character in sumo dress to teach him a legendary virtue.
The story unravels in a hilarious way and clearly tries to appeal to both traditional Japanese and modern Western humor through satire (mainly parody) of not only other Japanese anime, but just common everyday things that occur around the world. Naked Wolves stands out on its own through humor and that has not stopped some other worse-looking show's and clips from the past (YouTube and South Park come to mind).
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