Review of Ya Boy Kongming!

When Spring season started, every single one of my friends online were talking about one specific anime just because of its OP and how much of a banger it is. I was convinced and went to watch it... and I didn't regret that decision. It was in fact one of the best decisions I've ever made. Step out, Spy X Family and Kaguya-sama, we have the anime of the season right here. Heya, Kylinity here, reviewing another anime I suppose... this time we're gonna be exploring Paripi Koumei, which came out of nowhere and went from a hidden gem to quite a global sensation [well, notreally, just in the anime community, I suppose.]

Paripi Koumei might be one of the most unique anime that I have ever seen in terms of the premise. I mean, no one, and I MEAN no one else can think about a Chinese war tactician from the 2nd-3rd century being reborn in modern Japan after 1800 years to be a tactician to a singer who feels like giving up singing except for the author of this series. Original concepts like this are always a plus to me, only if it was well-executed. I'm glad to say it was well-executed and had fun watching it. I don't know anything about this Three Kingdoms thing but this anime has made me learn about ancient history too, which is very cool. I like learning useful and useless things in anime that I'll never share to anyone but myself... [wait I really just blurted it out loud here... right...?] I believe that this show is one of the best examples of what a music anime should be, and not just lalalala music music tea time and repeat [I'm definitely not talking about K-On, I like it though].

"I wish to be reborn in a peaceful world."
This one wish was what started Paripi Koumei. Although, reborn in Modern Japan [lmao anime logic, everything revolving on Japan] 1800 years later, although Kongming first thought of this modern world as Hell. Well, of course everyone might think we're in the underworld now when we die, so no offense to Kongming. At that time, it was a city-wide Halloween Party and people think Kongming is cosplaying as Kongming. Later on, he meets the "Songstress of Hell" [well that's just Eiko] on our beloved BB Lounge in which her singing shone through Kongming. There were other singers too who sang in the lounge, but only Eiko's singing was the only one that really shined through. Although Eiko feels like she should give up on singing since no one really listens to her songs and such, Kongming had an idea. To become her tactician, and lead her to success and make her dreams come true.

The art though is pretty good and well-animated. It's pretty vibrant too, which fits pretty well with the anime which usually have colorful lights and brings the anime more into life. It's not a thing to worry about because if it wasn't as vibrant, this would be somehow pretty dull.

Now for the characters, I'll go in the same format as my Bisque Doll review, aka going one by one.

Kongming - The MC, CHinese war tactician, a Kongming cosplayer- I-I mean a music tactician, and a rapper. He's one of the main reasons why Paripi Koumei is such a blast to watch episode-by-episode. He's very humorous and a very well made character, thanks to the author's knowledge about the Three Kingdoms. Plus about his stratagems, they are pretty legendary and I like it.

Eiko - The Songstress of Hell- I-I mean the singer striving for success, a possible Waifu of the Season contender. Yeah, she's the best girl of the season for me. Sorry Yor. Also, I'd be in jail if I said Anya was best girl, so she's best daughter. Eiko is very moe. She made me realize that girls wearing oversized clothing are pretty cute [Honestly, I can't believe I just noticed that now]. I believe she's the most developed character in the series. She went from being on the verge of quitting singing and now she's enjoying it a whole lot more now. Her journey is very fun to watch and see how much Eiko has improved with the times, with some thanks to Kongming's help

Kabetaijin - the King of freestyle rap. He's introduced halfway through the show as part of Kongming's strategy to find a rapper to accompany Eiko's journey to be a star. He's also developed too. At first he wanted to quit rapping, but after a rap battle with Kongming, he remembered that rapping is just for fun like the first times and not about winning, and now he's having fun to be a part of Kongming's team and having fun rapping with his friends at times.

Owner - wait, does he have a name? well to be fair, he's just there to manage the BB Lounge and also talk with Kongming about the Three Kingdoms. That's like... it.

Although there are other characters too like Sekitoba and Nanamin, but I'm not gonna go through them, because it's kind of a hassle. Sorry.

CHAN CHAN AH CIKI CIKI BAN BAN- Sorry, a habit of mine. Sound. The most important aspect of this show. A music anime isn't a music anime without music. Don't worry, I won't be like last time where I'll literally just go "wow the VAs fits the characters well and the OP is bad, ED good" so let's start. Alright... The voice actors did well. Their voices match the chara- DIDN'T I JUST SAY I WON'T BE LIKE THAT IN THIS REVIEW??? Agh... now my review is ruined to ashes. Shit. Alright, I gotta move on. THIS ANIME HAS THE OP OF THE YEAR. This OP is the literal reason why so much people watch Koumei. Maybe this was Kongming's stratagem to hook other people to watch this show. At first, I thought the OP wasn't a banger like how my friends are saying, but this OP is the kind where if you listen to it more, the better it will be. I fell in love with it after only 3 episodes and the epic choreography in the OP makes it so much better. The ED too is a banger, just like how it should be. Plus the singing, rapping are really good and on-point, just like how it should be.

Enjoyment. The good quality of the comedy, hype, the amazing music, good art and artstyle, mixed together, I wouldn't believe that this is one of the most enjoyable anime I have ever seen. Just one step into the anime, I know that you will enjoy such an unforgettable journey that you've set foot onto, even though you might just be watching on your chair watching. But I'm so glad that I enjoyed Eiko's journey.

So well yeah, there goes my shitty review about the Anime of the Season. I can see Koumei to be a total classic years from now. This was a remarkable musical journey that I'm proud to be a part of every week. I hope this review might have convinced you on how good this show is. Thanks for reading.