1000https://gonzonyan.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/neslth8.jpg?w=768 What do you usually get from something inherently a marketing ploy for an animation studio no more minor for an anime? Most people dont think of it much and go with the flow while theyre suckered into the gimmick. Not that theres anything wrong with that at all. When the marketing has something to show for it with lots of fun creativity mixed in to make the experience worthwhile it can be conceived as quality entertainment for the masses. Now take most of those qualities away that make the show quality entertainment and you have Super Sonico the Animation. Showcasing the boobilicious Super Sonico the mascot of the company Nitroplus the show is mainly existing to appease the fans of Sonico to have her show where she is the main star. I never really knew much about this particular character outside of being part of some April Fools joke that Nitroplus put out in the ONA for Madoka Magica until I saw the poster for the Winter season and showed it to her in nothing but a tight slim bikini. Likewise I was intrigued to see where Nitroplus was going with this angle of giving their mascot some muchneeded life into her to make her more than just something purely for aesthetic beauty for better or for worse. By the time I was halfway done with the show I couldnt help but wonder how a show like this cant seem to get down the crucial steps of making a character endearing and charming. When you get right down to it this show is mainly about Sonico and the show doesnt even try to make the rest of the characters slightly exciting or entertaining. Sonico must have enough charisma to carry the show forward to keep the charm looking fresh on the eyes and pleasant to listen to with our ears. Unfortunately the amount of personality is almost second to none because shes not a fleshedout character. In the sense that whenever I look at Sonico Its not that shes a bad character because her only reason for existing is that she has big breasts. Its just that all I see from her archetype is a mascot. Throughout the majority of the time they do absolutely nothing to make her seem like more than just a mascot and we watch her do everyday activities without any significant growth. 1000https://gonzonyan.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/supersonico012.jpg Theres even an episode where they give Sonico some material that makes her more of a human character that involves her interacting with other people and learning about what they do and how they live out their lives. As most people would expect it does not include any fanservice shoved down our throats. Now this becomes a big problem in the form of a question: What is this show supposed to be? Is it a pure fanservice show? A slice of life show? An allgirl rock band show? Or is it a zombie horror show? These genres mixed in an episodic fashion badly I might add make Super Sonico a show extremely puzzling to figure out what it wants to be. It can be frustrating for me who wanted a fun fanservice show only to have around 3 to 4 episodes entirely devoted to it. The rest are only partially present and even those arent that titillating to even be acknowledged. To extrapolate my point about Sonico being a flat character many might see that her cheery personality and optimistic nature fuel her as likable and charismatic. You can have someone like Sonico just fine with those qualities but you cant just rely on them alone because it makes her a person with no humanity. Since shes nothing more than a mascot character I can never see her as anything else but that unless shes been given enough development for me or anyone to care about her. Sadly the number of scenes shared with Sonico and her friends wouldnt be enough to see Sonico as anything but bland. 1000https://gonzonyan.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/vrahfr7.jpg As you might already know Super Sonicos music consists mainly of your standard Jrock compositions that play from the Opening Ending and some concert scenes in some episodes. These are some of the best qualities of Super Sonico. The opening theme is rhythmically fast and a fast vocal performance that compliments each other. Theres always a different ED song in each episode that is always welcomed especially with a show focused on music. Despite the rather average CG animation on the characters the concert scenes are pleasant to listen to thanks to the topnotch vocals. The technical aspects of the show do have some highquality art to make the show look pretty by the animation studio White Fox whos no stranger to animating some of Nitropluss more wellknown original works such as SteinsGate. Not to say that Super Sonico achieves that same level of quality as that show or even White Foxs other recent effort Hataraku Maousama. Sonico is drawn nicely with her firm thighs and nice breasts complimenting her wellendowed figure. Ive briefly mentioned the CG in the concert scenes and thats probably the weakest aspect of the animation. Dont come here and expect Angel Beats quality concert animation with this one. There were several moments when the drummers playing style wasnt syncing correctly with the music and even with some of the guitar playing. 1000https://gonzonyan.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/horriblesubssonianisupersonicotheanimation01720p9jan2014170838.png I could consider this show as somewhat of a disappointment but on the other hand I wasnt expecting much either. There may have been some good ideas in giving some decent fanservice for the season but I kept looking at the clock to see if the episode was almost over. The show just kept dragging on and on over really simplistic characters that arent all that enthralling or entertaining to look at. Its far from the worst. It would just be best to listen to the OSTs of the show and have fun with those than the actual fanservice. When even that becomes more memorable than the titillation thats not a negative to be taken lightly. Grade: D+