Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose

[KiraRin]

Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose


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After having a mini rant in another thread, I felt I should pad out my hatred a little more and write a proper review for this piece of garbage...

Story 2/10
My taste in anime, more specifically ecchi, is usually nothing to be sheepish about at home. I will shamelessly have 38GG animated breasts undulating across the plasma television without a second thought of who will see it or what they will think. Surprisingly, it was with utter relief I was home alone to watch the sleazy and downright repugnant Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose, as something this grotesque could well have tarnished my (mostly innocent) halo.

The show starts with two mindless bimbos working in a Japanese lingerie club – using their inflated assets, the girls entertain and pleasure their morally devoid customers. Tsubomi, the pink haired heroine of the show, is a headstrong and brazen brat. Apparently still in school despite her questionable career choice, she has a well developed body and seriously underdeveloped brain. Stumbling into a handsome stranger in the street, a quick cut-scene sees the two “bumping uglies” in a love hotel. As the mysterious bishounen sows his seed in the slack pantied Tsubomi, her inner soldier awakens ready to fight for justice and sexual energy. Thinking this would be the low-point of the show, my assumptions were proved horrifically wrong as the show degenerated even further.

Enter the super-villains – a group of stereotyped, gargantuan breasted women – intent on causing chaos and forming an erotic dynasty. The evil Beene is sent to dispatch with the owner of the gentleman’s club in the most imaginative and bizarre way possible. Seeing her boss “sucked dry” causes Tsubomi to lose what little clothing she was wearing and transform into Papillon Rose. The story passes the point of no return as the scantily-clad lingerie soldier battles the orally adept enemy; pulling out a pink vibrator from her crotch, she starts beating down the opposing fembots with a cry “Rose orgasm power! Erection!”...

Aside from the poor scripting and barefaced innuendo, the show is homage to the magical shoujo genre, more specifically Sailor Moon. Riding on the success of its predecessor, Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose visually assaults the viewer with derogatory scenes straight out of a depraved doujinshi. Muddling its way through a copious amount of perverted scenes, the parody is lost as comedy takes a back seat to an animated peep show. Unless you’ve ever wanted to watch Tuxedo Mask have his wicked way with Sailor Moon, there is nothing in this show to attract even the most hardened ecchi fan.


Animation 3/10
Whilst the vibrant colours and clean lines are typical of modern animation, there are some awkward moments that seem unnatural. This is most apparent during some of the tacky foreplay and raunchy fight scenes, with lips continuing to move as the characters stop speaking.

The fan boy origins of the show are very apparent; the transformation is scene a blatant copy of Sailor Moon, and the well endowed characters bear more than a passing resemblance to the Sailor Stars. Just as the game Dead or Alive was celebrated for its realistic boob buoyancy, Lingerie Senshi bucks the trend and revels in some questionable gravity effects. With a persistent rebound, the breasts are worth a show of their own. Lacking the satirical cup-size of Eiken, the artwork comes across as gross and unnecessary – looking more like kinky schoolboy scribblings than professionally produced animation.


Sound 3/10
A surprisingly upbeat and catchy opening gives way to some funky incidental music supporting the transformation scenes. In all honesty, the soundtrack is well produced, fitting the shoujo charm perfectly. What let the score down are the atrocious voice overacting and diabolical scripting. With a fake orgasm that would make Meg Ryan blush, Tsubomi moans and whimpers her way through some of the most ludicrous special attacks. Cringing through the shout of “Rose pinkish Viagra”, and hearing her wish to join in with some sexual misadventure, the viewer will be left red faced at the vacuous babble of the horny heroine.


Characters 2/10
With characters already well established in Sailor Moon, this parody seeks to promote the saucy side of their personalities. Unfortunately the effect of increasing the bra size causes the frivolous females to become even more vacant and airheaded. With the focus of the show entirely on the erotic exploits of the ditzy Tsubomi, the viewer is left with no character background and zero development. Her lewd behaviour gives the impression of a nymphomaniac, with no redeeming qualities. With a supporting cast not even worthy of a mention, Lingerie Senshi is seriously lacking in the character department.

Expecting more from the gallant Dandylion, it seems that the masculine component of the cast is equally susceptible to the dumbing-down disease. Having a questionable relationship with a cat, it seems he will not turn down any offer of tail. Literally.


Overall 2.5/10
On the surface, Lingerie Senshi Papillon Rose seems like a harmless magical girl spoof; I went in with expectations of laughter and enjoyment – being able to giggle at inside jokes and enjoying some superficial fluff. Instead, the show descends into a perverted abomination that forsakes the witty spirit of a frolicsome genre, blurring the line between ecchi and hentai. If you’re looking for some mindless fun, give this one a wide berth as there is too much mindlessness and just not enough fun.

I'll probably get shredded for my "creative" use of punctuation, but I'm trying....

H.

[ThePatches]

Is it bad that this review has kind of interested me in seeing how terrible this show is first-hand?

That was an excellent "Please don't watch this EVER" review to my eyes.

[VivisQueen]

Indeed, as ThePatches says, a very good review. So glad the ecchi stuff is getting comprehensive reviews now. Although, don't feel duty-bound to just review shit. Haha. Two things that came to mind (neither to do with your punctuation :D):

1)

Cringing through the shout of “Rose pinkish Viagra”, and hearing her wish to join in with some sexual misadventure, the viewer will be left red faced at the vacuous babble of a horny heroine.

Use 'the horny heroine' because you're speaking of a specific person that you've named already.

2)

If you’re looking for some mindless fun, give this one a wide berth as the only thing mindless are the characters and the only thing fun is being able to walk away at the end.

This end line doesn't quite work because people would already be expecting the characters to be part of the 'mindless' in mindless fun. So stating that 'the only thing mindless are the characters' is kinda not really proving your point at all.

It might work better like: If you’re looking for some mindless fun, give this one a wide berth as there is too much mindlessness and not enough fun.

Or something similar. You just can't make the mindlessness in itself be a flaw if you're saying the basic idea would appeal to those looking for something mindless in the first place. I hope that makes sense. Lol.

[KiraRin]

Originally Posted by ThePatches

Is it bad that this review has kind of interested me in seeing how terrible this show is first-hand?

That was an excellent "Please don't watch this EVER" review to my eyes.

Since my initial rant, I think I might have actually encouraged people to watch the show. I'm not being held responsible though >.>

Originally Posted by VivisQueen

Eternal words of wisdom

Thank you ever so much Viv, you have no idea how long I agonised over the last sentence. And it still didn't feel right, even as I hit enter and added it to the site :P

I really thought you might have picked up on "bumping uglies", but I really liked that phrase :D

And don't worry about me watching ecchi.... its a way of life

H.

[VivisQueen]

I thought 'bumping uglies' was a wonderful phrase. I don't know if it's northern, but the more of that shit you get in, the more I'll love your review.

I'm still trying to get 'toff' and 'wanker' into a review. *serious face of effort*

[therik]

I loved this review! Kira, you're a darling. I'm not sure I particularly agreed with Veev that the last line needed changing but her version still reads very well as a clincher and you were obviously happy to change it, so all is well.

In terms of writing, I think the sentences are still a little stop/start, particularly in the opening few paragraphs, where your sentences don't vary much in length. It's a small issue, however, and something you'll improve on over time, I'm certain. Your alliteration, on the other hand, is very neat and not overdone (which is often a peril when using the technique). It actually took me a little while to find out why I was enjoying your adjectives so much and it wasn't until "frivolous females" that I identified your alliterative undercurrent as the source of my reading pleasure.

Basically, I like your style.

[VivisQueen]

Damn you therik, you sexy beast, you hit the nail on the head.

By the way, one more thing I also wanted to point out - so far, your reviews have all seemed to begin with some disclaimer about how you normally love ecchi BUT [insert criticism of anime]. It works well in this review and the previous ones, but maybe try to vary things a bit for future reviews, since otherwise your adoring fans will find themselves met with the same sorts of lines everytime they open one of your works.

[KiraRin]

Originally Posted by VivisQueen

I thought 'bumping uglies' was a wonderful phrase. I don't know if it's northern, but the more of that shit you get in, the more I'll love your review.

I'm still trying to get 'toff' and 'wanker' into a review. *serious face of effort*

I wasn't sure if slang was frowned upon, but tested the water with that. I *think* it could be a yank term, but not sure. Now I have the green light, prepare for prime examples, such as "bint" and "feckless wench"

Originally Posted by therik

I loved this review! Kira, you're a darling. I'm not sure I particularly agreed with Veev that the last line needed changing but her version still reads very well as a clincher and you were obviously happy to change it, so all is well.

In terms of writing, I think the sentences are still a little stop/start, particularly in the opening few paragraphs, where your sentences don't vary much in length. It's a small issue, however, and something you'll improve on over time, I'm certain. Your alliteration, on the other hand, is very neat and not overdone (which is often a peril when using the technique). It actually took me a little while to find out why I was enjoying your adjectives so much and it wasn't until "frivolous females" that I identified your alliterative undercurrent as the source of my reading pleasure.

Basically, I like your style.

Ahhh, therik with your sweet words of encouragement, helping me through these new experiences with a tender touch. I totally agreed with Viv about the last line - I kept getting distracted with msn, so submitted it with a little frustration and petulence.

I also altered the last line of the first paragraph. Eru inspired me ^^

Originally Posted by VivisQueen

Damn you therik, you sexy beast, you hit the nail on the head.

By the way, one more thing I also wanted to point out - so far, your reviews have all seemed to begin with some disclaimer about how you normally love ecchi BUT [insert criticism of anime]. It works well in this review and the previous ones, but maybe try to vary things a bit for future reviews, since otherwise your adoring fans will find themselves met with the same sorts of lines everytime they open one of your works.

I'm saving my adoration and fangirlism for a good show. None of the ecchi I've watched recently was good :( Maybe I should go back and watch Eiken, Golden Boy, Kanokon or Ebichu.....

H.

[sothis]

well, id say try to not put a TON of slang into the reviews, especially brit-centric - around half of our audience on AP is from the states and trust me, we'll have absolutely no idea wtf you're talking about :p

some is good, but using more widely recognizable slang/vocab is probably best for the majority.

[KiraRin]

Don't worry, the floodgate hasn't been opened :P

H.