Aggretsuko is lowkey the new hotness on Netflix

Um, I'll have to take your word for it.

Watched through it. 10 episodes with each one being 15 minutes so it's a short afternoon binge.

I'm surprised to see Sanrio do something for older audiences.

This is anime that actually has something to say. Work culture in Japan is terrible and you will see why if you look past the jokes here.

Here is a good BBC article about the show:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-38606355

I fucking love it. Seen 6 episodes.

The animation style is not my cup of tea... but it looks interesting so i will watch an episode or two.

Its pretty unfunny and nondistinct. A lot of it really just boils down to "im angry because I have to go to work at a shitty job and make a living just like everyone else!
I dont see the appeal.

meh, it's not really my cup of tea

Omnipotent said:

Its pretty unfunny and nondistinct. A lot of it really just boils down to "im angry because I have to go to work at a shitty job and make a living just like everyone else!
I dont see the appeal.

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The appeal is that she's a female worker in an office space that rants her shit out through death metal at night.

I personally think that's cool as fuck.

Masterspeed said:

The appeal is that she's a female worker in an office space that rants her shit out through death metal at night.

I personally think that's cool as fuck.

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Its not cleverly written, using "death metal" to show that someone is angry is super cliche and the humor isnt really funny. Its like an animated big bang theory without a catchphrase.

Wow, the metal parts are kind of amazing, haha.

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Its not cleverly written, using "death metal" to show that someone is angry is super cliche and the humor isnt really funny. Its like an animated big bang theory without a catchphrase.

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That's fine then, to each his own I guess.

If you have any Anime recommendations out there, PM me because i want to branch out more.

Omnipotent said:

Its not cleverly written, using "death metal" to show that someone is angry is super cliche and the humor isnt really funny. Its like an animated big bang theory without a catchphrase.

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Welcome to Japanese comedy. It rarely has a catchphrase. It's just slapstick humour most of the time on TV.

Its not a Netflix original. It's a few years old afaik. It's ok tho the joke wears thin quick.

Will check it out!

Wait, is this just the old episodes compiled or is it completely new material?

I've been ignoring it because I thought it was the former.

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Its not a Netflix original. It's a few years old afaik. It's ok tho the joke wears thin quick.

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Actually it's different from the original.

Pompompurin anime when

Watched it all yesterday. I like the main characters (specially Fenneko), the animation works well and there is a decent amount of character development, considering how short it is.

Not that great and is honestly a ripoff of Detroit Metal City.

It's a shame that, given that there are so many great female metal singers, they got a dude to do the screaming.

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Welcome to Japanese comedy. It rarely has a catchphrase. It's just slapstick humour most of the time on TV.

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There's an entire genre of Japanese comedy based around someone having a catchphrase. Like, Bazinga x1000.

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Welcome to Japanese comedy. It rarely has a catchphrase. It's just slapstick humour most of the time on TV.

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Im not gunna pretend that I engage with japanese media outside of a handful of anime. So I wouldnt really know. But at least the anime Ive liked have been able to make me laugh.

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It's a shame that, given that there are so many great female metal singers, they got a dude to do the screaming.

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I am not sure they hired metal singers. Just voice actors.
English and Japanese dubs did this. Have the German, French and Spanish version done the same?
Newer series is better than the 100 episode one. Singing every minute wears thin quick.

Watched it all the other day and I adored it - the English dub is actually really good too. I really enjoyed a lot of the humour, and wasn't expecting it to be so geared towards an older audience; not that kids wouldn't enjoy it, but the subject matter's fairly grounded and relatable. Counting to ten to calm down is something I do too lol. It falters a bit near the end I think, but it's perfectly enjoyable. I just want Retsuko to catch a break already!

I'm caught up. It's super super super good and easy to just binge.

You should give it a shot, each episode is only like 2 minutes.

Seen a few of the short vids on YouTube. I assume this is new stuff?

I love that she's a red panda, they're my favorite animals. And for that reason I'm in.

First episode seemed alright

I think the thing I liked most about it is that even though the main draw of the show is that Retsuko's an office lady who belts out death metal ballads to deal with work, that's not really what the show's about. It more follows Retsuko's attempts to find happiness and escape the life she has, which is made all the more clear by the final few episodes... I wasn't really expecting any character depth at all, and all the office politics stuff was unexpected too. It added some more meat to the show which made me appreciate it quite a bit more than I thought I would!

edit: also having watched Detroit Metal City I don't really think the comparisons hold any water at all other than Retsuko secretly liking death metal - the similarity's only really skin deep, so if you go into it expecting something like that you'll probably be disappointed.

I'm enjoying it quite a bit, thanks for the heads up op

How does it compare to Detroit Metal City?

The metal songs get me everytime. Thanks for the thread, OP.

Just finished both this and God of War tonight. Hot take: I think I enjoyed Aggretsuko more.

Watched 5 episodes so far and this is really good. I gave the german dub a chance because I watched it with friends who are not used to watching something in japanese with subs and it's a way better than I thought it would be.

Also swole protein kangaroo is now my spirit animal.

I watched all 10 episodes last night. The show is really great and I appreciate that it came out.

Wifey and I just binged it today. Was really fun with surprising moments of sincerity. We both loved it. My fav character is Fenneko. She's brilliant

It is sooooo amazing. They stuff so many gags in 15 minutes. A lot of the advertising focuses on her crappy coworkers and boss, but there is so much in the way her friends interact not only with her but each other, and they are all priceless!

Looks cute.

This isn't just the old 2 min shorts right? It's a proper show?

I found the old shorts very one note, they would have to do alot of work to make a proper show out of them.

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This isn't just the old 2 min shorts right? It's a proper show?

I found the old shorts very one note, they would have to do alot of work to make a proper show out it them.

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10 brand new* 15 minute episodes.

*Some reuse of old story material from the shorts but all new animation.

Just binged it all

Super liked it

English was great too

I'll give it a watch.

Basically an animated K/J Drama. That's not a knock against it as I tend to enjoy those

I was hyped but ended up being disappointed. :(

the concept is fun, the episodes aren't. it's a slog at even 15 minutes apiece.

I binged it this weekend and really liked it. Fenneko in particular is brilliant.

Oh, so this is what those porn pictures I've seen recently come from.

NoblesseOblige said:

Oh, so this is what those porn pictures I've seen recently come from.

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