SHY is an ActionSuperhero Shonen manga written and illustrated by Miki Bukimi. It was adapted into 2 cours each 12 episodes by Studio 8bit the same studio that brought you Tensura Slime and Blue Lock. 290https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/anime/cover/large/bx155389qB3aiPB5IkAi.png 265https://s4.anilist.co/file/anilistcdn/media/manga/cover/large/bx110909s7xqS4Nkqs33.jpg When I watched the trailer for Shy I was skeptical but interested. I finished watching the 1st season and was left with a mediocre feeling I hoped the 2nd season would further improve the anime.. but as of this review Ive finished watching the 9th episode of the 2nd Season and this show is making me so disinterested it should be a feat of its own. I am someone with an open mind I enjoy shonen and I have a soft spot for battle shonen: I adore One Piece Dragon Ball Bleach Naruto Hunter x Hunter Yu Yu Hakusho Jujutsu Kaisen etc. And I still enjoy shonen with glaring flaws as long as the world feels rich the story hooks me and the characters are good. But Shy is not that Shy feels like the culmination of every anime elitists rant on why all shonen are generic the use of noticeable plot armor how the good guys always win and how theyre only made for young teens. For me shonen even battle shonen can reach levels of quality within their respective aspects to that of most seinen: such as worldbuilding emotion character depth and impact. 620https://www.animeplanet.com/images/anime/screenshots/shy219841.jpg Shy is a superhero story of a 14yearold girl who becomes Japans one and only hero her trait is that she is incredibly shy but never gives up as she has to fight Akatsuki daycare with the power of friendship. After a few episodes it was made clear that the story was written for children only... I cant fault the author for successfully targeting their target audience. But the point of this review is to explain what youre getting into if youre gonna start this anime. The worldbuilding of Shy immediately threw me out. War has been canceled??? Because each country gained one hero? That magically solves all their countrys political problems and the author never further elaborates on it. Which I respect in a way if you cant write it then dont try... but my sense of disbelief is challenged to its peak with this premise: all of Russia is protected by a single drunk woman all of China with its population of 1.4+ billion is protected by an underaged twink all of Japan is protected by a single high school freshman with incredibly low selfesteem? AllMight should feel ashamed. Why are the majority of heroes below the age of consent yet can fight terrorists? idk What if X happens while Japans hero is in Antarctica? eh dont think about it The worldbuilding is bad but is the story at the very least good? Nope it is filled with plot armor conveniences and cliches. The only exception to good writing was Pepeshas backstory which made me feel genuine emotion. Other than that the story is mid the stakes are artificial the pacing is slow and everything was made for babies. The hero designs are... not good. Nothing sticks and the majority of outfits look thrown together. If I were to show an image of one of these characters without the context would you guess theyre from a superhero manga? Shys outfit despite being named Shy looks like they gave her the costume of Slut. 620https://cdn.chest.com/files/pyq9cwzqzq4.png The only good I can say is that the production is solid the art is nice and the animation is consistent. Episodes are structured well and are complimented by good direction. Shy is not a bad anime but do I recommend it? No. Watching Shy is like watching My Little Pony. Both are made with children in mind only if you lower your tastes and sense of disbelief to that of a child would you be able to enjoy them.