Abenobashi: Magical Shopping Arcade (Abenobashi: Magical Shopping Arcade)

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Summary: Gainax's riff on Anime Culture, or...
Review: to quote Douglas Adams: "Mostly Harmless"

I'm a parent. I'm "left of center". And this review is from the perspective of a father of two teenage boys.

The older boy (19) would find it amusing, if he didn't have to pay for it. The younger boy(14), would probably "go steady" with this particular tome until he started to shave on a regular basis.

The Pros: Fan Service!, Anime "in" jokes, Japanese cultural jokes. Good art. Interesting scenarios. Well endowed "maidens".

The Cons: One suspects the dialog was funnier in Japanese. as somebody fameous once said: "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." There's quite a bit of nudity and, ah, "adult situations" in this one (more like "male fantasy sequences").

Think: Fooli Cooli with "babes", a more coherent "plot", and lest angst.

Buy If: you're into anime, don't like thinking too much, and well endowed (semi) naked women is your thing. And 14. And have parents with a sense of humor.

Otherwise, I'd have to give this 3 stars.