Zettai 15-byou Animation!

I have never eaten shrooms, tripped on acid, smoked PCP but I imagine the experience is similar to watching ‘Cockroach Calisthenics’. As soon as you click play, dancing anthropomorphic female cockroaches assault your senses. Writhing and contorting against a bright pink backdrop, these three arthropods move their human limbs with gusto. Gone are their wings, ovipositors, ocelli, maxillary palps. Instead, their waxy head, thorax, abdomen consists of human eyes, mouths, legs, arms, buttocks, and – of course – breasts. Their eyes are closed, mouth slightly agape, antennae twitching to a sublime beat only felt by them. More friends join this entomology rave, all taken inby the flashing multi-color lights, the enthusiasm of their Blattodea cohort, and the joyous voice of an unseen man repeating the title of this short. But I am not criticizing their dance moves. Absolutely not. I have all the grace and style of a stampeding elephant. Whilst I watched their performance, I could only think of how they put Anna Pavlova to shame. There is no sound unless you count a man singing, ‘Gokiburi, gokiburi, gokiburi taisooooouuuuuuu~’ repeatedly as music. His voice will echo endlessly in your head, long after you finish watching. Pavarotti would be proud. Recommended to those whose perfect evening consists of putting on their best cashmere bathrobe, opening a bottle of D'Autrefois Pinot Noir, and relaxing to the hypnotic movement of cockroaches wiggling their hips.

Cockroaches are among the most impressive species, known for their abilities to hold their breath for over thirty minutes underwater, survive up to a month without food or hydration, and remain alive for weeks after a decapitation. Such accomplishments have allowed these daring roaches to flourish for over 320 million years. Of course, none of these feats of valor compare to their most signature skill: calisthenics. Calisthenics is a discipline that combines strength training and aerobics. It is an art that requires great stamina, mental fortitude, and an aptitude for rhythm. It is utilized to this day by militaries around the world as means of achievingpeak physical condition. Naturally, a proficiency in calisthenics is not something just any creature can attain—it took humans nearly two millennia, after all. It is the cockroach, however, that boasts superiority in this field. For these tall and toned, broad-bodied brutes have been refining their technique for epochs, pioneering a perfect harmony of balance, coordination, and agility. And there is no better display of their prowess in calisthenics than what can be witnessed in this brief animation—blink and you'll miss it! Marvel as these giga-bug gracious, beautiful and bodacious insects put their Blattoidean brawn to the test, in Sawako Kabuki's "Gokiburi Taisou". Can you handle the full scope of their talent?