Synopsis
What the hell is a daikon anyways?! What’s a band to do with no fame, and especially no sold-out arena to perform in? How can they grab the cash they need to build the Concert Dome of their dreams?! Well, they can’t. But the Nerima Daikon Brothers sure as hell are going to try! Watch as Hideki, Ichiro, and Mako farm daikon by day and battle slimy record producers, pachinko-mad hags, monstrous nurses, flatulent hospital administrators, and hot police babes by night. Listen as the band and the evil villains sing hilarious songs all along the bumpy, daikon-studded road! Tune in and see!!! (What’s a daikon? Is it a vegetable? Is it a fruit? A weapon? A girl’s best friend? All of the above?!) Pick up this copy of Nerima Daikon Brothers (right this minute!), and prepare to be amazed, grossed out, wildly entertained, sung to by cool blues musicians, and turned on by a fuzzy-wuzzy panda bear. (Did we mention the bushel-full of hot chicks?)
Review
Nerima Daikon Brothers is so wrong… in a good way. From the time the show starts to the time it ends you are filled with entertainment acoustically and visually. The show is an actual comedy play. There are a lot of singing and in the process a lot of ’smart’ remarks being exchanged. The story is about three individuals who happen to be related and their struggles to achieve their dream to build a dome on top of their farm in order to perform in concert in front of thousands of people. Of course struggles are not meant to be easy, and having Watanabe Shinichi does not help their case either. Nabeshin creates a show that is just hilarious. I will even say Nerima Daikon Brother is better than any of his works that I have seen thus far. For an example, a show like Excel Saga revolves around random crazy events, whereas, Nerima Daikon Brothers is actually relatable at some parts. I mean, talent search scams, gambling problems and nurse fetish hits home… if you know what I am saying. The things that occur in Excel Saga on the other hand… not always.
Anyways, the band is made up of Mako, Hideki and Ichiro. When they received notice that a talent agency was looking for talent, they immediately hopped on the wagon. What they did not expect were the other beings that would show up and the talent evaluator’s real motives. When it is all said and done, the show delivers some of the best laughs money can buy. The jokes are timely executed and the animation that went along with it was just as impressive. It was difficult to turn away from this title, because you just would not know what was coming up next. The tunes that accompany Nerima Daikon Brothers are not only outrageous in lyrics, but also can become a case of earworms for the weak. The Korean Wave Pachinko theme is constantly circulating in my head. It is getting to the point where I should seek some professional help. But oh wells.
There was one thing that stands out particularly in Nerima Daikon Brothers that I thoroughly enjoyed; the show’s pace. It moves on a consistent basis without pauses. In other words, this piece manages to keep the viewers interested by putting things on the screen that they (the viewers) would most likely find amusing… things like Mako, yes, Mako. What is unique about this anime is that each character has a distinctive way to blend in their type of humor. Just by realizing the way you respond to each character’s dialogue or action, you would be able to see what I am talking about.
The Breakdown
There are anime in this industry that you could just tell they are funny. Nerima Daikon Brothers does not sound like it would be a title that is worth anybody’s time, but judging an anime by its name is wrong. This show is hilarious. It is one of the better comedies that I have seen thus far this year. I enjoyed quite a bit of this little musical; it was a blast. Aside from some of the cons that I have brought to attention below, Nerima Daikon Brothers genuinely deserves a peep from anime fans out there.