How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? - Reviews

This is has been awhile since I did a review on here. I just finished watching this one and it was a blast to watch. It was funny, informative, and a great watch. This is an ecchi anime but for ecchis go this one is pretty tame. Let's get the review started

Story

The story is very basic but for something like this anime it doesn't need to have a heavily detailed story. It just Hibiki wanting to lose weight so she goes to a gym called the Silverman Gym. She meets her new friend Akemi who's crazy about muscles and working out. Her best friend Ayaka, her teacher Ms. Tachibana, and Gina Boyd the Russia rival/friend of hers. There's also Mr. Machio who I will talk about later. The anime also has tips and info about various work out exercises and how to do them properly. 

Animation

The animation was very nice to watch especially with the character's facial expressions. The muscles on the buff guys surprisingly weren't distracting especially with Machio's too. There are a few scenes that will make you laugh or terrify you but I won't be spoiling too much ;).

Sound

The sound/music was pretty good. The opening is a nice listen the thing is that the opening sequence that was going one while the song was playing kinda made it hard to listen but it's still a good opening. The ending was fine as well. Not something that I will listen but it's a good one none the less.

Characters

Let's see what the characters have to offer

(I watched the English Dub so I will be putting the voice actors names in here.)

Hibiki Sakura: voiced by Madeleine Morris

Hibiki, some of the girls call her Hibs, is a cool, determined, and a bit of a food eater at times. She could rival Goku with how much food she eats. At first she was heistant when going to the gym cause of all of the buff guys but she has gotten used to them especially with Machio when he turned buff. She also works at her brother's restaurant to pay for food. She does have this strange thing that she can do. She is somehow so strong she can punch a punching bag with "ONNNEEE PUNNNCHHH" (hehe had to throw that in. It was too good to pass up). 

Akemi Soryuin: voiced by Sarah Wiedenheft (side note: she does Tohru from Dragon Maid and Ruby from Love Live Sunshine)

Akemi is an interesting girl cause she's considered the best girl in school and richest too. She went to the Silverman Gym not only to work out but to find someone her age and that's where she and Hibiki became good friends. She has a thing for muscles and working out. She loves them very much and it's can be funny at times. 

Ayaka Uehara: voiced by Morgan Garrett

Ayaka is Hibiki's best friend when they were young. Like Hibiki she likes action movies. She has a family boxing studio that she works at times and she is ripped when she is doing it. Ayaka does care about Hibiki's weight and well being. There is one scene in the last episode that I will not spoil if you haven't seen it yet. Heads up it's hilarious 

Gina Boyd: voiced by Alexis Tipton (she also does Kid Trunks in DBS)

Gina shows up in episode 6 and she is the so called "rival" of Hibiki after she beat her in the arm wrestling competition. She's also Russia in case that wasn't clear. She does have a tendency to get sayings wrong. She also likes idols so she sets up and "idol" group with the girls and it was very strange 

Ms. Tachibana: voiced by Leah Clark (Minami Shimada from Baka and Test)

Ms. Tachibana is the history teacher at the school the girls go to and she has a hidden secret that she is a famous cosplayer. She doesn't want this secret to be revealed. She also works out with girls when she gets the chance. She also has to teacher friends Rumika Aina and Yakusha Kure.

Naruzo Machio: voiced by Stephen Fu (Newcomer)

Machio is the trainer at the gym and is very nice and informative when it comes to training and working out. He does tend to flex out his massive muscles when gets the chance. He does shrink down when he is wearing his track suit. 

The Narrator is played by Ian Sinclair (Whis from DBS) and he is hilarious. Just imagine Whis saying this stuff and it's funny. 

Overall this is a great anime to watch. If you feel the need to work out or you want to but your too lazy give this anime a watch. You will feel like working out at home when you want. There are also work out segments at the end of each episode for you to try so hey give them a shot. As they always say at the end of the episode 

TRUE STRENGTH COMES FROM WITHIN

If I could marry an anime, I would marry this anime.

Why did it have to end? T_T I'm in tears and left with a void feeling.

Been lifting for 6 years, Man did this anime reignite my love for going to the gym xD 

Honestly, though it will just be a chore but the opening is just soo fkn catchy, it's like a pre-workout. Gotta say love Hibiki because I share the love for shitty food. And the Ending was so T_T I recommend this anime to anyone who would like to go to the gym. It will help you see the fun in working out. SAIDO CHESTO TTTTT_TTTTT

This show actually shows that the person who created kengan ashura by showing Jun sekibeyashi. from kengan ashura. This was a really funny show.

I'm not really sure how I felt about this season of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?. The first few episodes started out as a way to get people interested in exercises, with some neat tips on how to get started at home which I think was a very clever idea and probably the best part of the show.

However, the direction of the show seems to change a little a few episodes in and it feels like it just becomes another one of those standard goofy shows. 

The exercises after the credits were always pretty neat. The art style is dope, the characters are interesting but the jokes themselves are a bit of a hit and miss.

I found this anime somewhat educational and highly enjoyable. It kind of reminded me of the P90X videos that my highschool fitness class would watch. 

This is definetly a character driven show and I would not reccomend this to someone that likes plot driven stories. 

Every episode features a short educational video on how to do the exercises that the character are doing. 

The characters really motivate eachother to get fit and they all have a cute friendship.

I really liked the animation in this anime. All the interior shots of the gym with the equipment looked really good.

The storylines at the end were a little random (Arnold Schwarzenegger) but very entertaining.