Rating: 3.5 / 5
Reviewer: Marc
Akahori Gedou Hour Rabuge, though not an hour long, is the unadulterated product of the somewhat warped mind of Satoru Akahori. Composed of two nearly unrelated series with nearly opposite moods--one about villains so nice they're almost heroes and the other about heroes so awful they're functionally villains--it's a superhero parody somewhere between mind-melting stupidity and multi-layered self-referential meta-humor so completely insane it's brilliant.
The series hits extremely low-key "when you think about it" concept humor dead on, and does a decent job with hyperactive slapstick loaded with borderline-horrifying personality issues and general gleeful malice, all while sending up classic superhero shows. It's frequently stupid enough to hurt, and the not-quite-right drama drags occasionally, but I found myself laughing long and loud often enough to call the result a success. I think.
Wed Apr 07, 2010 10:54 am