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Danball Senki

Alternative title:
Cardboard War Chronicles
Danball Senki (Japanese)
Danbooru Senki (Japanese)
ダンボール戦機 (Japanese)

Official website:
http://www.lbx-world.com/anime/index.html



But let's not even worry about the cerebral aspect for now. This is a series that ought to be tested on a much simpler level: does it entertain? The answer is a frustrating "almost"—it's almost romantic, at least when Sakuraba drops the slightest hint of liking Akira (as a guy); it's almost funny, when Akira gets into one of his/her gender-switching scrapes. The only truly clever moment is when Akira is trying to sell Christmas cakes and discovers that being a cute young girl beats any sales pitch any day—so funny because it's so true. The rest of the time, however, "almost" just isn't good enough, and what we're left with is a parade of stale half-jokes and generic hot girl drawings. Let's face it, the main reason this series is running is because young males will buy it for a quick hormone fix, and if there happens to be some semi-interesting story about a guy who likes a girl except he also happens to turn into a girl, that's just bonus material.