Anime review: Jubei-Chan

In short, Jubei chan is like Excel Saga with samurais and ninjas. with a somewhat inconsitent but somewhat wacky comedy being its appeal here. You will find it struggling to see if this aniem appeals to you.

Fortunately, Jubei chan does some thigns right, like Excel Saga's comedy its a mix bag, you either like it or hate it. You would like it because it goes completely off the mark sometimes, or you hate it because its way too random and breaks the tension sometimes. I liked say about 50% of the comedy on offer here, theres a comforting sense of not trying too hard for comedy but also not too stretched out play for some parts.

Next is its action, for a ninja show, action is a pretty key factor and all in all, Jubei chan keeps things, nice and short. Not sweet or outstanding though, just nice. The battles are generally a short affair, with most ending in no more than a minute or less. If you were looking at Jubei chan for an action fest prepare to feel disappointed.

Next, characters, ok. Side characters, they can die off, they provided very little entertainment value and had virtually no purpose.. other than annoy the viewer. The main characters however and support characters, were good. Jubei with her dad, Sai, were great and the show convinced me that this show was really abotu them than the comedy or action value this show had. Somewhat teary but never over-played, the chemistry between fatehr and daughter here really stands out, thoguh the romance between Jubei and the twins never really shone through for me. Jubei on the other hand, her self-development to become err.. Jubei, is somewhat a forced but entertaining affair which leads her to be urinal head n one episode which was hilarious.

Other than that though, this anime does thigns decently, not amazing but definetely watchable and likeable to a degree even if it can annoy you with some of its characters or jokes.

Overall: 7.5/10
Grade: B

PS: Sweet dreams and memories, forever.. forever! That song rocks :)