Genre: Comedy / SliceofLife Also: Original anime Cute Girls doing Cute Things CGDCT The Opening Act Perhaps oversimplifying things a little this anime is about halfadozen pairs of Comedians learning and improving at the art of standup comedy. Thats it thats the entire story. Perhaps its better to set the tone then. This anime has almost no flair. It is the most grounded downtoearth mundane thing Ive watched in a long time. You can think of something like Lucky Star and its even more grounded than even that. Theres little exaggeration in dialogue and actions the characters are at a physical level basically reallife human in what they do and how they show it. Thats sort of the shows hook. It wants to bring you down to its level so far removed from even typical CGDCT shows in terms of expressiveness so that it can level with you on a more relatable level. It understands that being a Comedian is a job so for the most part were with the characters on that job discovering new material learning the audience improving by learning from others and getting help from friends and family among other things. Theres going to be laughs both inside and outside their performances but its all natural laughs like the sort youd have in conversations with your family and friends. So when I say Its not for most people this is what I mean. It requires the same patience thats needed when learning something new like a new job. Theres nothing fantastic to show you while youre watching and nothing relaxing either. All the feelings you get out of this show come with the learning and successes and failures of the cast. Mild victories moments of nothing nervousness casual laughs those sorts of things. For most people there will be better anime out there that hit emotions more strongly than this. What you get out of it If you successfully let yourself get hooked in by the shows mood and tone thats when the magic happens. Slowly but surely the jokes get better the characters grow as people and everything feels earned like they deserve it. Before you know it this anime can become personal. You probably wont grow particularly attached to any character in this show but what theyre doing and how they improve? Certainly. You can start to really appreciate the process of making others have a good time. What you get out of this show is just an experience and this is an experience you may want to see if youre looking at joining the entertainment industry or just want to learn something new. This anime feels like a passion project and I can appreciate that. The Technical Stuff The Technical stuff doesnt matter. Normally Id just say my usual for reviews that it doesnt matter unless its egregious but no really. The Technical stuff Art Animation Sound just doesnt matter. The CGDCT shell helps make it easy to identify characters from any distance and the animation / sound are perfectly fine for what this is. Its not the reason youll watch the show and you can rest assured that the animation and art wont take you out of the show at any point. Its smooth. Verdict For most of you this should be a hard pass. Do not watch cut my score in half it will bore you to death. For the rest of you whether you just watch anything everything or are interested in standup comedy CGDCT or whatever. I hope youll get something nice out of this like I did or at least a few laughs.