comedy there are a lot of shots fired not only against many societal norms, but also the censorship laws of Japanese media.įirst thing first though: let's be honest here, how many people actually thought this was going to be a good anime before this season started airing? My guess is not so many, but Shimoneta came roaring seemingly completely out of nowhere and proved itself as one of the funniest comedies I've ever seen in anime, but also one of the strangest ones. In fact, Shimoneta as a whole functions in more or less the same way as underneath the hyperactive, wacky That is why I vowed to become the 'devil' to crush this boring world where the concept of dirty jokes does not exist!' – Kajou AyameĪt first glance this may sound like a pretty stupid quote, but when you think about it there's a lot of truth behind it. They excite us *because* we have to be secretive. 'What's the point of dirty jokes anyway if they aren't 'wrong'? They're appealing *because* they are wrong. With their school set as the first point of attack, Tanukichi will have to do the unthinkable when he realizes that their primary target is the person he admires most. Soon, Tanukichi is dragged into joining her organization called SOX, where he is forced to spread obscene propaganda, helping to launch an assault against the government's oppressive rule. Little does he know that the vice president Ayame Kajou has a secret identity: Blue Snow, a masked criminal dedicated to spreading lewd material amongst the sheltered public-and Tanukichi has caught the girl's interest due to his father's notoriety. In this world of sexual suppression, Tanukichi Okuma-son of an infamous terrorist who opposed the chastity laws-has just entered high school, offering his help to the student council in order to get close to president Anna Nishikinomiya, his childhood friend and crush. By monitoring citizens using special devices worn around their necks, authorities have taken extreme measures to ensure that society remains chaste. With the introduction of strict new morality laws, Japan has become a nation cleansed of all that is obscene and impure.

Shimo staff