![]() She’s rarely seen without her camo bucket hat (I guess the school has a very lax dress code) and her gigantic matching backpack. But in this show, each character has a different look and one that accurately reflects their personality.Īsakusa, our main protagonist, only really cares about anime and has a very androgynous and childish look. ![]() Those designs get kind of boring after a while. So often girls in cartoons, particularly in anime, are designed to look generically “cute” or attractive. What’s really excellent about Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken are the diverse looks and personalities of our main trio. It’s nice to see a show about girls exploring their passion without the discussion of the glass ceiling being part of it. And in-universe, the fact that they’re girls making anime is never bought up. Gender isn’t a factor. This is pretty cool since anime is currently a pretty male-dominated industry. ![]() This is pretty cool since anime is currently a pretty male-dominated industry. All the main characters are girls, most of their featured classmates are girls – it’s a girls’ world. It has fun and likable characters, an interesting animation style, and a great perspective on life’s passion. ![]() While there are minor threats like the club’s status, Mizusaki’s parents, the student council, and the ever-present threat of deadlines Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken is very much a slice of life anime with relatively low stakes. Since Mizusaki’s parents don’t want her making anime and an anime club already exists at their large, and oddly architecturally designed school – Kanamori claims that it’s a film club – using the excuse that animated film also counts (and she’s not wrong.)Īsakusa and Mizusaki work well together, each having their own strengths in animation – while Kanamori acts as the group’s manager and wrangler, keeping the two on track and on schedule. When model and fellow anime enthusiast Mizusaki enrolls in their school, Asakusa’s money-loving friend Kanamori convinces the two to start a club to produce anime. High schooler Asakusa has wanted to make anime for as long as she could remember – but just…hasn’t had the opportunity yet. Who better to direct an anime about anime aside from Hayao Miyazaki himself? It delves into the finest details of the craft that the average viewer wouldn’t notice or think about and brings it to the forefront. ![]()
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