To put it simply one of those polarizing animes.
You ether love it or you hate it. But for me.... Being the middle of the road kind of person.
I have very mixed feelings about this anime.
For those who don't know. Golden Boy Is a 6 Episode OVA style anime about a young man Named Kintaro..... Something something. (I can't be bothered to look it up)
The Anime Follows a Simple Formula.
Kintaro Meats a Girl. Acts like a Moron. Gets In Trouble and then Finally dose something Amazahhh! To Fix the Problem and then win the girls affection. And lets not give false impressions here. This is a PG-17 type Title. Wile there is no sex, and only passing nudity.
The Humor in this Anime is Very Perverse.
And thats just the thing, If you like that type of Humor then most people like this anime, If you don't like this kind of anime, Then most people don't like this type of anime.
And to be honest I really normally like this kind of show. but....
This anime just seams to rub me the wrong way.
SOOoooo..
List.
Things I Liked About this anime.
#1. "The Lovable Pervert." Allot of animes have this kind of thing going on. Heavens lost property comes to mind, were the anime wants to show that the character is a pervert but basically a good person. And a really nice guy. Heavens lost property trys. (All be it very tongue in cheek) But Fails. The Character just comes across as a pervert and a ass hole, Even if the strange problems he has were forced on him.
But Golden Boy. I actually by the hole lovable pervert thing in this anime.
The Characters is a pervert, there is no question about that. But at the same time I buy that he is a good guy, and is just a little over active in his decides and a little under active in his restraint.
#2. Humor. I will be honest this anime for the most part was not that funny. BUT and thats a big butt, there are some truly funny moments in this anime, the odd thing is I dont even thing they are the moments the makers thought would be funny.
#3. Voice acting, Wile the sound it self is nothing special and bordering on the bad side, the voice talent is very good in ether Japanese of English. Doug Smith dose the voice to Kintaro Oe... O thats his last name. And does a VERY good job, Kind of a shame that the only other thing he seams to have done in voice acting is ALLOT of bit parts.
Things, I didn't like about this anime.
#1. Humor. There are jokes in this anime and points in this anime, were its not only funny its just dull. Like I said there are some VERY funny parts in this anime, but there are also allot of jokes that just miss there mark with me.
#2. Point. There simply is no point to the anime, The anime honestly didn't need to be made. Wile I will not go as far as to say this anime is a waist of animation. I will say that it at least could have done with a little more focus.
#3. Merry sue... Ness....
Ya so I know that the name of this anime is Golden Boy, And that my inference that means the main character is going to be very good at stuff. but really this anime just takes that to far. Honestly speaking the character is again, just kind of dull, By the end of the... third OVA maybe you pretty much now that Kintaro is basically Superman, posing as a stupid pervert version of Clark Kent.
#4. Follow Through. OK so by the end of each OVA Kintaro has a chick who is ready to jump his bones. BUT at the end of each OVA he leaves. with NO follow through. I'm not saying this should be a Hentia Or Echi or anything I'm just saying It makes no sense.
In the first OVA there is a reason but then after that it just makes on sense.
The final episode is pretty epic but again makes no sense in context with the rest of the show.
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The Score.
The Score.
Honestly Speaking This Anime Is hard to score, I feel that any score I give it will be Unfair because It is a very Opinion based Anime I guess.
But I can Give it... A.. Seven... And a Half.
Really I mean it, Its worth a watch if you like this Kind of anime, But its nothing special. And I would not personally buy it myself.
Its one of those anime I watched. And was not sorry I watched it, but i don't really want to watch it again.
