Gaččaman Crowds - Season 1

I have to agree with others saying this show was quite surprising. It is sometimes just as colorful as the Rio Carnival and has a similarly lively and slightly crazy musical element. This anime series has some incredibly crazy characters. I thought Hajime Ichinose must be taking something; Utsutsu is ripe for a shrink, and the main antagonist plus O.D. are also escapees from some institution. In addition, the main male protagonist Sugane seems like he is not even there. The anime's creators must have been on something, and all I can say is that I am incredibly glad for it! Liking the insanely upbeat Hajime and falling in love with the cute and quirky Utsutsu was just inevitable. Most of the other characters were either incredibly easy to enjoy or at least cute and funny. I thought Pai-pai was great too, even though I do not usually like these "mascots" very much. I was most entertained by O.D. and Katze, who looked like they just came back from the marquee of some crazy circus, I did not expect that at all. Furthermore, it is not just completely insane; the anime's creators are very skillfully playing with really interesting and big subject matters like the dangers of social networks, the nature of heroism, the ideal society. In other words, it is insanely brilliant and brilliantly insane at the same time, and I enjoyed it to the last episode. 9/10. (05.07.2015)