Keijo First Impressions

Originally, I wanted this to be my first impressions of all the anime I am currently watching for this season, of which I will give episode reviews of each one on my Tooninferno blog. However, one particular anime made me write so much about it, I decided to just make it all about that one particular anime. And that is "Keijo".

I only caught attention with the anime Keijo after two incidents: when Kotaku released an article that harshly criticizes the Anime that makes Anita Sarkeesian have an "SJW-gasm". It's Kotaku, so I'm not surprised.

But what caught my eye was from one Louise Mensch, who runs the news website "Heat Street" and published the now deleted article claiming the anime Keijo was “misogynist” and “child porn", even though the anime shows nothing of the sort. Mensch, by the way, despite being a conservative, is working with Hillary Clinton on the current US Presidential Election. That led me to check the series out just to see how totally ridiculous these criticisms are.

To understand what Keijo is, here is a scene of the bonus round from the Famicom game "Mappy Kids", and you can see how Keijo is played. It's just like Sumo wrestling, but you can only use your butt to push your opponent off the ring, or have the rest of their body touch the platform to win.

In the anime Keijo, which is based on the manga of the same name by Daichi Sorayomi, the participants are all women. As such, breasts are also used in the game of Keijo. The game is such a hit that it's even more popular than the Olympics, the World Cup, and the NBA Championships combined. Main character Nozomi Kaminashi enters the sport of Keijo in order to be the counterpart to Floyd Mayweather, meaning be filthy rich.

The fan-service in Keijo is a given and thus is all over the place. Unlike others such as Taboo Tattoo, it is intentional and doesn't make it any less appealing. Furthermore, seeing the dominantly female cast showing off their assets actually plays a critical role in the story.

I won't lie that seeing moves such as "Butt Cannon", "Butt Guillotine", "Butt Gatling", "The Ass of Vajra", "Soft Buns", "Wedgie Accelaration", and "Bust-to-Bust Attack" made me laugh my socks off, because of how ridiculous the moves are. And there's a LOT of where that came from. So if you're looking for a good laugh, Keijo brings it.

As the story goes, however, I eventually spend less time over the fan-service and more focused on the sport of Keijo itself, as it gets quite serious. It is, after all, a sports series similar to Initial D and Kuroko's Basketball. And being a Shonen series, it also uses elements from Yu Gi Oh, Beyblade, and others. Nozomi's relationship among her circle of friends, and extending it to her rivals does resemble elements of Equestria Girls as well. In a sense, I could almost imagine the Keijo girls as the Equestria Girls.

And yes, I'm not kidding. Keijo, despite all the floating buns thrown in, is catered to the same demographic as that of Dragon Ball, Naruto, and One Piece. For obvious reasons, Keijo will never see the light of day in places like Cartoon Network, or even in Adult Swim. But be that as it may, Keijo is indeed a very enjoyable anime series. My only complaint so far is mainly from the FUNimation dub, as it wasn't really that good. If you want to watch Keijo, stick to the subtitles.

And if you still hate Keijo for the simple reason it's because of girls moving around with their juggling assets, you must have undergone some sort of "Boob Hypnosis".

Besides Keijo, other Anime that I am currently watching, of which I will give episode reviews as soon as I see them are Dragon Ball Super, the 2nd Season of Iron Blooded Orphans, Drifters, the 2nd Season of Ajin, and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure - Diamond is Unbreakable.

I hope you guys check my episode reviews of these Anime that I'm currently into. You can see those reviews at tooninferno.blogspot.com, or you can go to the link found in the video description. This is Ryoga316. Thanks for watching, guys. And hope to see you all next time.