Review of Arakawa Under the Bridge
*This Review applies for both Season 1 and Season 2* Very rarely I will find a series with such an absurd premise that is so very very funny. Arakawa Under the Bridge I will dare say tops on my list of funniest animes. I have seen this series about 3 times (Both Season 1 and 2) Summary: Born into a wealthy familly, Ichinomiya Kou experienced the harshness of the business world early. The Ichinomiya family lives by the creed never to owe anyone anything. One day after Kou's pants are taken by a group of teens and put on the top of the bridge, Kou happens tofall off into a river while retrieving them. It is there he happens to be saved by a strange blonde woman. Unable to let a debt such as this go by he promises to give the woman anything she wishes for. The woman's wishes for Kou to love her, as if fulfilling a wish like that wasn't hard enough he finds out that she thinks shes from the planet Venus. Follow Kou as he triest to fulfill this request while encountering the many other strangers that live under the bridge.
Plot: The whole plot is so unique and always keeps me laughing. Very rarely will I find a plot like this that's partly based in reality, and partly just absurd. I'll try my best not to spoil but this series doesn't have a real solid plot or goal. If you're looking for a series with a solid storyline this probably isn't the best place to find it. Though when this series did decide to buckle down and try to get serious it still had me on the edge of my seat with laughter.
Characters: This series had some of the most Ludicrous and strangest characters I have ever seen. Not to say I didn't love them all. Each character came with their own absurd and extravagant personality that just made me love them all. Aside from Kou and Nino there aren't really that many character developments but their uniqueness makes up for it entirely.
Art: Art was okay, nothing too bad or too good I would have to say about it.
Sound: One of the things I really enjoyed about this series were the sound tracks. All of the opening and endings songs were really good, and went well with the series. (They were just as strange as it was)
Overall: Overall this series is a Gem to me. I had found it with no prior knowledge, just watching it because I was bored, but I have never once regretted it. This series is filled with Ludicrous characters and absurd events, that made me laugh and always brightened my day. If you're looking for a hard core story with lot of plot developments that gets really dramatic this probably isn't the series you're looking for, but if you're looking for a series that will leaving you laughing with characters you'll end up really loving this is probably the place. Arakawa Under the Bridge 9/10