King Baby Duck here, working very hard (but not hardly working) on a few projects and J-POP CD reviews. Until the CD reviews are ready to be seen by the public, I've got another Anime Calamity for you all to read up on. This time we will be looking at "Kyōran Kazoku Nikki," or "The Diary of a Frenzy Family."
Based off of the light novel series by Akira, “Kyōran Kazoku Nikki” follows Oka: your average guy working as the head of the operations department of Supernatural Phenomenon Treatment Bureau. One day he runs into a cat girl named Kyoka, who used to be queen of Shangri-la. Upon capturing her, the Bureau makes Oka part of the Cozy Family Operation. Through this operation the Bureau must find the child of Enka; who swore that when he or she will be born, the destruction of the Earth will begin. As a result Oka is forced to marry Kyoka.
After their marriage the two set out to find the other members of the Cozy Family Operation. The other family members consist of Ginka, the eldest son who suffers from Gender Identity Disorder; Yuuka, the second-eldest daughter who is gentle despite her abusive past; Teika, the second-eldest son who is really a talking lion; Hyouka, the youngest son who is really a robot bent on destruction; Gekka, the youngest daughter who is really a jellyfish; and Chika, the eldest-daughter and biological sister of Yuuka. Together the family goes out on wacky misadventures, and learns the concept of love while Kyoka changes the rules at every corner and makes Oka’s life both pleasing and a living Hell.
OPENING THEME
Has this concept lost you? Well it sounds wild and crazy, and it definitely is. In fact if you look up the word “bonkers” in the dictionary you’ll probably find Akira's face. However, there are a lot of great qualities, and some good morals to learn in this crazy series. Kyoka can be annoying at times, but by episode’s end you’ll see she has a reason for everything. Oka, though, doesn’t seem to be evolving as well as the other characters; which could be blamed on the scriptwriters who make Kyoka change her tune and personality traits at every turn. The other characters, though, evolve gracefully. Hyouka the robot boy learns about peace and how everything can’t be solved with things going boom; the relationship between Yuuka and Chika become stronger after harsh times; and Ginka is able to tap in to both his masculine and feminine personalities whenever needed be. In short, behind this off-the-wall series is a tale of overcoming one’s defects and learning to come together as a family to defeat any odds thrown at them.
“Kyoran Kazoku Nikki” gets a B+. The show is a good time-killer and lesson-learner, and by the end of each episode you’ll feel like you have a sugar rush that’ll last long enough for the next episode to come around. That is, if the series doesn’t leave you in a diabetic coma first.
This is King Baby Duck saying, "If it ain't made in Japan, it's usually crap!"
Based off of the light novel series by Akira, “Kyōran Kazoku Nikki” follows Oka: your average guy working as the head of the operations department of Supernatural Phenomenon Treatment Bureau. One day he runs into a cat girl named Kyoka, who used to be queen of Shangri-la. Upon capturing her, the Bureau makes Oka part of the Cozy Family Operation. Through this operation the Bureau must find the child of Enka; who swore that when he or she will be born, the destruction of the Earth will begin. As a result Oka is forced to marry Kyoka.
After their marriage the two set out to find the other members of the Cozy Family Operation. The other family members consist of Ginka, the eldest son who suffers from Gender Identity Disorder; Yuuka, the second-eldest daughter who is gentle despite her abusive past; Teika, the second-eldest son who is really a talking lion; Hyouka, the youngest son who is really a robot bent on destruction; Gekka, the youngest daughter who is really a jellyfish; and Chika, the eldest-daughter and biological sister of Yuuka. Together the family goes out on wacky misadventures, and learns the concept of love while Kyoka changes the rules at every corner and makes Oka’s life both pleasing and a living Hell.
OPENING THEME
Has this concept lost you? Well it sounds wild and crazy, and it definitely is. In fact if you look up the word “bonkers” in the dictionary you’ll probably find Akira's face. However, there are a lot of great qualities, and some good morals to learn in this crazy series. Kyoka can be annoying at times, but by episode’s end you’ll see she has a reason for everything. Oka, though, doesn’t seem to be evolving as well as the other characters; which could be blamed on the scriptwriters who make Kyoka change her tune and personality traits at every turn. The other characters, though, evolve gracefully. Hyouka the robot boy learns about peace and how everything can’t be solved with things going boom; the relationship between Yuuka and Chika become stronger after harsh times; and Ginka is able to tap in to both his masculine and feminine personalities whenever needed be. In short, behind this off-the-wall series is a tale of overcoming one’s defects and learning to come together as a family to defeat any odds thrown at them.
“Kyoran Kazoku Nikki” gets a B+. The show is a good time-killer and lesson-learner, and by the end of each episode you’ll feel like you have a sugar rush that’ll last long enough for the next episode to come around. That is, if the series doesn’t leave you in a diabetic coma first.
This is King Baby Duck saying, "If it ain't made in Japan, it's usually crap!"
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