Kanokon - Reviews

This is just a funny anime, with likeable characters and all. If you critises this for 'fanservice' then go and critise other animes for violence; for violence is just another type of 'fanserivce'. But hey for some odd reason no one ever critises violence, murder and death, they critises harmless nudity. Sick fucks. More explained in video review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeLdlm8hpLE

BBFC rating - N/A

My BBFC rating - 15 for strong sex references and sexualized nudity

Um, wow. This is um… something a little different then what I have ever seen before. I give the show props for an idea, but an extremely lousy way of making that idea bare fruit. The story feels shallow, the execution is bland, the English voices are a mess, the animation is just standard fan fair. I would of loved if they got into the physiological aspects of a man turning into a women a bit, but they don’t. They just pussyfoot around like it’s a teenage drama. I know it is one but with a concept this interesting, I wish it could have been better done.

Hazumu really freaken sounds and acts like a girl! It doesn’t seem like there is any freaken difference to him being male or female. I do think its somewhat Ironic that when he first sees the ‘star’ coming straight at him, he wishes to be manlier and yet he was turned into a woman. And then after he’s a woman, he accepts it rather fast to the point of saying that nothing really changed. (Kurai: “WHAT THE FUCK!? How can he act like nothing changed at all! When you turn me, I freaken hate it!”) All the characters act really stupid and it’s hard for me to even feel for any of them at all. His parents are the worst to because they just are way to excitable. (Akuma: “Excitable? Her Dad a big fat pervert!” Angel: “Alright, ya, I’m trying to make things better then they are.” ) They look at her as if nothing happened at all and start treating him like a girl the day she gets back home. Everyone around her acts as though she should know exactly how to be a women when she doesn’t know the first thing about it. It pisses me off slightly in that aspect because none of the characters seem to think how she feels. If we really get right down to it, it wouldn’t make any difference weather she turned into a girl on her own with a operation or with space aliens. In fact, it would be better if it was a operation then alien because then it would be more believable.

Tomari was doing nothing for him when he was a guy it seems, and treated him like a child that needed protection all the time. It makes me wonder if she is the one that’s the reason that he never became a manlier guy. The whole second episode was pretty much Tomari saying don’t do this, don’t do that and don’t act like a man but she does it rather harshly. We do get into the physiological aspects of her dealing with a friend that changed into a guy but it sometimes feels bland.

Yasuna on the other hand is awkward. It’s almost like she can’t see any men at all and only a hazy look to them when she can. I’m not sure what the hell they did that for because they could of just as easy say she was into girls instead and it would be so much better. It would of actually been closer to a real life story.

This is more of the story that centers around everyone around Hazumu rather then Hazumu herself. We only learn about everyone else and their feelings, and only a little bit of Hazumu’s thoughts and feelings in the first part. When we do learn about Hazumu’s feelings, it feels a bit to late, as we have to go through a lot of crap to get there. Sadly, every single character falls for Hazumu, which makes the damn thing a harem anime.

I have problems when Aliens look exactly like the humans without much difference to them. I also have big problems with the fact that the aliens crash into him, turn him into a woman, and then just leave him to the world. They pretty much do nothing to help him. And when they do show up, they just make things even worse for her. She ends up having a ‘clone’ of herself. (Akuma: “That’s a clone? She doesn’t look like her at all for crying out loud! We look closer then they do and we are just twins!”) Yes… clone… with light pink hair that will not stop hanging on her.

The animation is really based for the fan service. We have a lot of naked shots of girls changing and just doing random stuff. It’s pretty standard and just basic. Many times, they seem to cop out and not even draw the background of go for the close up on the faces. They also do the fucken close ups on the breasts and body too which make me smack my head into the wall.

I have problems with the English voice. Male Hazumu sounds so much like a girl that I see no difference in him being male or female. Tomari sounds more like a boy then he does as a guy! Everyone else sounds so much like a whiny little girl that it just bothers me a lot. The script is so cheesy that I just want to smack the writer. No really, its really really bad! The words sound so much like the person is just reading lines without any feeling what so ever. Even when they do have emotion, it sounds forced. It’s also done rather close to the translation so it feels really choppy. People keep saying ‘it is’ instead of ‘it’s’ and all this other problems. I just want it to end! Though the voices do get a little better (more on the lines that I had to get used to it for necessity rather then it being good) like around the 5th episode, it feels a little late.

Brief Summary

This is a love story about some girl called Chizuru who like this boy called Kota but here is the the plot twist, Chizuru is a fox spirit. And here is another plot twist there are more of those girls who wants to to get Kota for themselves, oh wow, and here we have a fanservice kingdom of every fox spirit girl trying to get this boy........and in the end Kota admits his love to Chizuru.

Story

Anything adapted from light novels is pure bullshit, this is no exception.

This has got to be one of the worst pieces of shit I have ever seen in my life, I thought the inital idea of the fox spirit was cleaver but other than that, the story was lacking bad. The first problem here is that there is no "love" to begin with, the plot is automatically fixed for Chizuru to love Kota without any development to that stage, we just have to accept that, we get a very vague idea as to probably why she does love him, the love she has is forced it is just so boring to watch.

Let's go to the moment of tension, Nozumo some girl no one cares about tries to steal Kota's heart...........*enter fanservice* I probably dont need to explain anything further than that.

But this anime has some good morals to it, Kota throughout the series takes a while to accept Chizuru this shows a bit of personality in his character, but it can never be realistic, i mean this girl is literaly offering herself to you and you back off.... *haaaaaa gayyyyyyyyy*

Animation

Poorly drawn characters nothing that is pleasing to watch, everyone looks like paper with colours.

The most well animated thing in this anime was Chizuru's breasts, they were wobbling all over the place. 

Sound

The voice acting felt too scripted, it felt as though they were just reading with almost no emotion at all. The opening and ending themes were ok, but nothing fancy (or good for that matter)

Characters

Forced love, ultimate climax is fanservice, in fact that was the entire point of this anime, fanservice, that is the only buildup, its because of these things I should give the characters a score of 0, but i was nice I gave it a 1 because Kota did hesitate to accept Chizuru for a while.

Overall

Bullshit, don't waste your time over this. You know what would have made this anime good, if there had been a huge conflict in the families accepting that a fox spirit can truly be in love with a human and I mean huge conflicts with drastic outcomes, I would have been interested, but noooooo they need fanservice to keep all those lonely guys out there fapping.

To be honest, if you want to see a show where you have that one girl trying to seduce the main character while having the main character being more dense than a brick wall, you should watch this then. To be honest, I liked the show for the characters mostly.

Title: Kanokon - A Cringe-Inducing Mess of Ecchi Excess

Story (1/10): "Kanokon" falls into the category of anime that prioritizes ecchi content over a coherent and engaging storyline. The narrative revolves around Kouta Oyamada, a high school student who becomes entangled with Chizuru Minamoto, a fox spirit, and Nozomu Ezomori, a wolf spirit. While the premise could have offered interesting supernatural elements, the story primarily serves as a flimsy excuse for an abundance of sexual innuendos, fan service, and uncomfortable situations. It lacks depth, character development, or any meaningful thematic exploration. Comparing it to the manga/novel doesn't significantly alter the overwhelmingly shallow and exploitative nature of the plot.

Animation (2/10): The animation quality in "Kanokon" is mediocre at best. Character designs are exaggerated, with a focus on sexualizing the female characters. The fan service scenes are abundant, often to the detriment of any potential story progression. While some may argue that the animation captures the ecchi aspect effectively, it does little else to redeem the series.

Sound (2/10): Sound design in the anime is unremarkable and does little to elevate the viewing experience. The soundtrack is forgettable, and the voice acting fails to infuse any depth or personality into the characters. The voice actors are limited by the shallow and one-dimensional nature of the roles they portray.

Characters (1/10): The characters in "Kanokon" are cardboard cutouts designed solely for the purpose of fan service and ecchi humor. Kouta is a bland and uninteresting protagonist, while Chizuru and Nozomu are reduced to little more than sexualized stereotypes. The supporting cast adds little substance to the series, and character development is virtually nonexistent. The characters serve as vessels for ecchi gags rather than as vehicles for storytelling or meaningful interactions.

Overall (1/10): "Kanokon" is a cringe-inducing mess of ecchi excess that fails to deliver on any front other than pandering to a specific audience seeking fan service. The story is a thinly veiled excuse for sexual innuendos and fan service scenes, with little substance or coherent narrative. Lackluster animation and sound design further contribute to its mediocrity. The characters are shallow and one-dimensional, existing solely for sexual humor. My overall score for the anime is 1/10, reflecting its complete lack of redeeming qualities and its reliance on exploitative content.