Anime Review: Aoharu x Machinegun

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Honestly, I was first drawn to this anime because one of my favorite typical stories features a cross-dressing girl--and well, the words "deathless death match" caught my attention too. I can relate to cross-dressing girls because well, at one point while growing up, I was the tomboy of the family--always playing pretend cop games with the boys and getting into fist fights with them too to solve my problems.  I insisted on having short hair because it was a hassle, trying to take care of long hair--up until I started the second or third grade.

The anime, "Aoharu x Machine-gun" stars a high school student named Hotaru, Student Council President, who has a strong sense of justice and not afraid to get into a fight with those whom she deems deserving of karma.

Oh, and she's super athletic!

Then, she meets Masamune, her next door neighbor--who also turns out to be //le gasp// a popular Host.  After challenging him to a fight, Masamune introduces Hotaru to the "Survival Games", which is essentially airsoft war games--you know, airsoft guns.  During their first match of "Survival Games", Hotaru damages tons of things in the Host Club, such as a table and so on forth.  Although she's super athletic, she still loses to Masamune who then clears up the misunderstanding that caused the fight in the first place--and declares that she will join his own "Survival Games" team, Toy Gun Gun, to pay off her debt (cost of property damages)!

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My first impression from the first episode is that "Oh, this is just like Ouran High School Host Club! Except with air soft guns!"

The opening theme song was very catchy, Hotaru's energetic personality and strong sense of justice was definitely interesting--and something I found relatable, there's the "hot guy"--Masamune, and then, there's the "dark past" that is hinted in the next four episodes as well--each time, making you want to watch more...to find out more.

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It kept me and my boyfriend coming back for each episode, so we ended up marathoning the first episode up until episode 5 (Episode 6 is out now) in one evening.

The character cast were actually contrasting in personalities and there was a great range so far from what I've seen--and that's great!

I think the only down-side is that if you can't stand "Ouran High School Host Club" or a story slightly similar to it, it's not the show for you--but if you liked OHSHC--and action?  Then, this is your cup of tea, I believe.  As for rating, I give it 4 out of 5 stars:  ★★★★☆

And so, readers, I hope that you'll check out "Aoharu x Machine-gun" especially if you're interested in air soft guns, a cross-dressing protagonist, action, and drama!


Love,

Yoko~

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