Ah My Buddha

This review is written purely for fun (because of the words used to describe it) but it does summarise the show well. Basically, this show is like ecchi "Power Rangers", each episode features a new enemy beaten in the exactly same way. The only things that change are: the enemy, setting and the girl who gets her clothes taken off.

Story 6/10 Amaenaideyo is your run of the mill harem anime, with one catch... The harem consists of 6 (7 in Amaenaideyo Katsu) nuns/monks and one very perverted guy. Don't go into any harem anime expecting a groundbreaking story, cause you will almost never find that. But considering the anime does a decent job of developing the main characters it makes it better than most, though it only seems to spend a smaller time on the other characters. Normally this would hinder an anime but for the most part they all are not that far off from one anime stereotype or another. Overall, the story could be better,but it would be hindering the reasons to watch the anime, which is for laughs and some fan-service. For this reason, I was a bit more lenient on the score. Characters 7/10 The main character is Ikko, and he is a priest living with 6 nuns. They usually end up running into some sort of disembodied spirit that has failed to ascend for various reasons. But that never usually works. There always seems to be one problem-child in the mix. The Ikko has to exorcise them. The problem is, that Ikko is useless until he sees enough skin, and then he enters a trance and turns into some sort of supermonk. Art 8/10 The art style is good, though some of the characters look very generic, though we are talking about nuns here. I wouldn't expect radical character designs given the story and setting. There are no gravity defying hairstyles here. Just short, medium and long. The colors are very vibrant and cheery which helps sustain it's charm. And the character shapes, while not completely realistic, also are not very cartoony. In terms of art, think "Tenchi Muyo"! It seems to fit the comedy/ecchi theme quite well and the breasts are not blown WAY WAY out of proportion like some ecchi anime. Overall, I think the art is another thing that gives the anime it's charm. Sound 7/10 There are two series of Amaenaideyo; one is "Amaenaideyo" and the other is 'Amaenaideyo Katsu". Since I cannot choose to review one, i'll just mash em together. Overall, the backround music, voices and sound effects stay the same, but the opening and closing themes are a bit different. In "Amaenaideyo", the opening was catchy but the closing theme was a bit weak and forgettable. In " --- Katsu", both the opening and closing were weak. In fact I would say, that they were the worst part of this series. Good thing the rest of the sound is good, and although more cartoony than most, it fits the comedy motif. What the voice actors do well though, is even though the voices are similar, they make the characters distinct personalities reflect in their voices. By midway through the anime, I knew who was speaking based almost solely on HOW sentences were spoken rather than by pitch. Unfortunatly, I find alot of anime to lack in this department and just have very different sounding voices. The only one they seemed to pull this with was Sakura, and even though her personality fit, they did not need to take it that far. Overall the sound is good, the only downfall being some of the themes. (Note: This review was done watching the Japanese subbed version.) Enjoyment 8/10 There is a good amount of fanservice, a bit more than something like "Love Hina". As an Ecchi show it succeeds due to the amount of fanservice, but it seems to do so without distracting you from the actual story. Although the story is weak, it is told well and looks far worse on paper than the fashion it is implemented in. I found it way more enjoyable as a comedy than most anime, and it felt like it flowed well through the story while covering all the bases a good ecchi/comedy should. So if you are looking for an anime to just make you laugh, and love seeing girls put the beatdown on pervs, you'll probably like this. It's nothing to completely rave about, but I certainly would lump it in the some of the better anime I have seen.

----- [ Amaenaideyo! / Amaenaide Yo! ] ----- -[Intro:]- Amaenaideyo! *Amaenaide Yo!* is the story of a boy named Ikkou that goes on to live with some female buddhist monks to attain spirituality. However, things don't go as expected, and he's often faced with lots of pervertness and ecchiness. The girls have outstanding abilities and Ikkou seems not to have any. However! When he's faced with ecchiness, his other self appears. The latter is extremely powerful, and can vanquish any evil spirit easily. A nice, lively and funny story, but NSFW and family in general. -[Animation:]- Nothing great to be said here. Many shots are taken from below, soexpect lots of panty shots. Let me rephrase.. Expect LOTS AND LOTS of ecchiness, panties and breast shots! This series is full of ecchiness! In fact, it's BASED on ecchiness in a way. Often, you get the impression that the view has been crammed with characters, with a hope to show as much ecchiness as possible in a given screen. If you appreciate ecchi, you will like Amaenaideyo. Note that the main female character, Chitose - The red-haired girl, does not look too much anime-like. Maybe it's a diffenent way of animation. It's not bad, just different. -[Sound:]- I usually do not pay lots of attention to sound and actors. So my review of the sound may not be very complete. There is little music apart the OP and EC. The quality of the voices were appreciable. I personally think the characters` voices suit them and were kinda... cute. Nothing more here, sorry. I'm not a sound specialist it seems. -[Story:]- The story revolves around a group of nuns and a single male living in a Buddhist Temple, it seems. (So, start picturing Love Hina`s harem.) The poor male chap will always stumble in ecchi situation and get lots of beating. However, it seems he is invincible, just like Keitaro. The characters are kinda well-developed, both their stories and bodies (I was satisfied here!). I personally think that the stories are stand-alone and almost independent of each other except at the end. The plot-line does not make much sense, or we can say it's almost inexistant.. But it`s a nice story nevertheless. Expect some budding romance. There is a sequel to Amaenaideyo. It`s Amaenaideyo Katsu.. It`s a good sequel. Apparently, there is even more after Katsu. Go watch Amaenaideyo! if you are looking for some liveliness and fun situations, and perhaps some excitement, if you see what I mean. P.s. When the main male character gets stimulated (e.g. by watching exposed breasts), he develops immense powers! It`s that kind of story. If you love ecchiness and comedy animes, this one is for you. Trust me on that. :P -[Character:]- Each character has his/her ups and downs. When you watch the anime, you will love each one of them. They are all well developed and their stories make some sense. Each has his/her own powers. Their individual stories are well-developed and there are little plot holes. You will get to see each of them undressed lots of time during the series. Every one of them, whatever their age. Expect ecchiness and perhaps some lolikon. As I said, the male character is special and often, the females will have to undress to make him unleash his powers. :D Yea, you read right! They have to UNDRESS to allow him to release his powers! :P Now you see where the ecchiness comes from. -[Value, Enjoyment:]- I have had some serious (and belly-hurting) laughs during the series and I can say I enjoyed myself. The series has a rewatch value. You will have fun going through each episode. The series is well-balanced with perhaps an over-dose of ecchiness. Apart from that, it`s a nice anime worth a watch. It's a light anime that doesn't require grey-matter usage to enjoy. Just sit back and enjoy. -[Conclusion:]- There is not much thinking to be done to understand this anime. You just have to watch it, look out for the ecchiness, laugh and enjoy the story. The sequel is also nice. If you like this one, you will definitely like the sequel: Amaenaideyo Katsu. I watched it. Wasn't deceived. If you like the genre, go for it. Else, checking it out might not do much harm.. (Except if caught by parents, boss, boy/girlfriend or other person.. perhaps..). Thanks for reading! :P

Um… This is actually pretty good comparing some of the stuff that I have watched before. This is the idea of harem to a T. Ikkou is pretty much the worthless monk who is actually really perverted. Of course, he ends up in a nun training place. Somehow, that idea becomes the same story as in Love Hina. The girls are all really hard on poor Ikkou, although I can see why. He’s a complete pervert and yet, in the beginning, he doesn’t really look like he is. As the story keeps going, the more perverted he becomes and so some of this seems abit forced (Although with women like what are around him, it’s hard not to see why). Chitose and Ikkou have a really big love hate relationship (just like Naru and Kentaro) and all the others have a strange out of control roommates. Chitose is also like an airhead so she is a mix of Naru and Mutsumi from Love Hina. The story pretty much turns into a ghost by week sort of story line with each show being resolved by some sort of exorcism. Luckily, it’s not always with Ikkou seeing a naked woman and turning super monk on us but we are not saved from the breasts and panty shots at all. Sadly, the only way we get any info about the powers the girls have is in the 11th episode so don’t look for any real information about them until then. By the way, what the fuck is the little creature with Hinata? She seems to be able to talk to it but we can never understand what he is actually saying. The artwork is actually pretty. Sadly, there is a lot of fan service meaning panty and breast shots abound. Characters are all pretty much the normal Harem style girls, the Lolita, the sporty, the big breasted, the girl next door stuff. There are times when I just wonder where they get some items out of thin air. Characters also change places sometimes especially at the table. The faces have a symptom I call large forehead symptom. It’s when there is way to much of the forehead and very little area for the nose and mouth. The voices sound alright, though some of the girls’ voices sound a bit odd. Sometimes, they just sound a little too high pitched. A lot of the script is forced badly and is pretty badly done too. Characters seem to talk out of no where or when other characters should be talking. Sometimes there are really stupid puns to that I really think make the whole thing just bad in some parts. Music is pretty generic, nothing really special. All in all, the soundtrack is just low grade to average.