Delusional Monthly Magazine Episode 4 Review - More Furries
This episode is basically an allusion to the whole Loch Ness monster myth in real life. However, while Nessie doesn’t exist, Nussie, the fictional version of Nessie, does. This episode is basically trying to prove her existence while fighting against the White Pegasus goons; one of them becomes a bear furry and now it’s a fight between furries.
I do feel like not showing Nussie until she showed up in a picture was a bit of a waste. While the episode was about proving her existence, it would’ve been great to see her in the flesh. Instead, all this episode was about was camping and fighting Perch and Noin. Heck, the supposed MOPart wasn’t even one at all; it seemed to be a scale or bone of Nussie in a way.
I was surprised when they used Taro’s supernatural abilities for him to talk to the ghost girl Yasuko. I think using that trait this way was creative. Because ghosts has always been seen as scary looking spirits, seeing a human-looking one does not tick his buttons. Though, I do feel bad that he didn’t realize Yasuko was a ghost until the end. I wonder if she was Nussie or if she became a part of her.
Now that there’s a Motarian on the enemy’s side, it makes me curious on how Noin was able to transform. Does he have a strange tattoo on his arm like how Taro has one on his head? What is the requirement of transformation? Will everyone change into furries as the show progresses? Also, with that mention of Catherine towards the end of the episode, I predict that she might be the main villain of the story…
There are only two minor characters here. Yasuko and the groundskeeper and they’re both voiced by rather prolific voice actors. Yasuko is voiced by Ayako Kawasumi and the groundskeeper, who’s name happens to be Scott via credits, is voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama. For a crazy show like this, getting extremely big named voice actors as one-off characters is still crazy to me.
Since the MOPart wasn’t an actual MOPart, this feels like a pointless episode. Though, it was nice to see the gang have some R&R. I also feel bad for the living carrot. Goro, you horrible bastard (I’m kidding). Anyways, since this episode was pretty straightforward, I’m going to end it here. What are your thoughts on this episode?
Delusional Monthly Magazine Episode 1 Review - A Very Weird Premiere
Sometimes, you just want to watch an anime that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Delusional Monthly Magazine is one of those animes. It’s a huge “WTF did I just watch” type of anime and I’m all for it, honestly. I’ve noticed that I do have this odd tendency of reviewing anime that no one else watches. I just hope that this turns out to be something decent and not be a train wreck like The Marginal Service.
To be honest, this anime doesn’t actually explain a lot. What I’ve deduced from this episode alone is that this scientist in green, Goro Sato, is searching for the Delusional Monthly Magazine publisher in hopes that they’d publish his article about the elusive Mo Continent and the remnants of the lost continent, the MOParts left by the residents, the Motarians. Goro is in possession in one of the MOparts and because of this, he is targeted. He drags Delusional Monthly Magazine editor Taro J. Suzuki, his assistant Jiro and his dog Saburo into all of the mess. From the get-go, I can tell that this is a premise about the lost continent of Mu and OOparts. The tale of the Mo Continent is almost like the tales of the Mu Continent. The only difference is that Motarians are most likely furries while Mu people are not. I do think that the Motarians are inside the MOparts, which is why Taro changed into one.
I also noticed that in this show, the characters have their names in Western order. Instead of Taro having his name as “Suzuki Taro J”, it’s “Taro J. Suzuki”. Goro’s name isn’t ordered as Sato Goro, it’s Goro Sato like how it’d be said in a Western country. While their names are Japanese, it kind of shows that Most City isn’t exactly in Japan and that it’s more of a western city as we have characters with Western names like Catherine, the editor-in-chief and Nancy, the receptionist lady at the marriage consultant place. The summary of this show even states that the city is located in an unknown country. Love the self-awareness.
The characters don’t really show much other than a few traits. Taro is a slacker in life and his dream is to be a househusband so that he doesn’t have to work. He has this weird scar on his forehead, but he doesn’t become Harry Potter; instead, he becomes a furry. For being the protagonist, he doesn’t really show much. Other than his weird scar, he has some hypersensitivity towards supernatural beings, as shown with him freaking out over the little spirit that looms over Goro. Jiro is a kid who doesn’t like being treated as a kid. He has mysterious healing powers that he doesn’t show to people. Saburo is a dog and probably the smartest character in the show. Goro looks more like a leprechaun than an actual scientist. Also, I’m surprised he’s 18 years old. He seems to be that one dude who’s gonna be Taro’s total opposite in terms of passion and drive. His main trait, other than being fascinated with the Mo Continent is that he has corns on his toes. Why do we need to know this? Anyways, I do hope that we know more about these characters because a lot was shown but not told. I don’t even know anything about the side characters. I can tell this show doesn’t take itself seriously because of how those villains in shades acted. When Goro was asking if they were after his MOparts, they were wondering about that to themselves.
The animation is decent. For a OLM studio production, it’s average in terms of quality. Compared to how beautiful Pokemon Horizons and The Apothecary Diaries look, this looks a bit underwhelming, but it’s the first episode. I’ll let that slide. The music is actually really annoying. It’s really loud and I can’t hear some of the dialogue at times. All of these trumpets remind me of Gen 3 Pokemon games; instead of a symphony, the trumpets used here feel like a cacophony.
The voice actors are actually pretty good for a show like this. Four of the characters here were in Boeibu! Taro’s voice actor Takahide Ishii was in the spinoff sequel of Boeibu, Happy Kiss as the main character Nanao Wakura. Jiro’s voice actor Kazutomi Yamamoto voiced Yumoto Hakone in Boeibu. The dog Saburo is voiced by Yusuke Shirai who voiced Io Naruko in Boeibu and he’s also Sasaki in Sasaki and Miyano; yes, Sasaki-senpai became a DOG! The last Boeibu actor is the blue-haired guy in the end who is voiced by Tomokazu Sugita, who voiced Yumoto’s brother Gora. This feels like a Boeibu reunion and I’m enjoying it. Goro’s voice actor is Shunichi Toki, who voiced another green coded character in Hokusai from Paradox Live—the voice he uses for Goro and Hokusai are so different; I can’t believe they’re the same person.
I honestly have no clue what’s going to happen in this anime, but I think that’s the fun of it. It’s crazy and weird and that interests me. How much weirder will it become? That’s why I’ll be tuning in until the end to see if I regret my life choices later on. If you’re watching this show, what are your thoughts on the premiere?
Delusional Monthly Magazine Episode 10 Review - Raise Up The Continent Or Not?
Your boss suddenly gives you the remaining MOParts and you are one step closer to completing your dream of proving the existence of the Mo Continent. What would you do? Immediately stick them in or wallow in doubt over the whole situation? In all honesty, if I was a character in that universe, I would hesitate on activating the ruins, so I am on Taro’s side for this situation.
Catherine is stepping up to be the main villain of the show. She’s the mastermind behind all of this. She’s the one who stole White Pegasus’s MOParts and gave them to Goro, expecting he’ll be the one who will raise the continent. It also turned out that she was the one who brought the editors together as she knew they all had a birthmark. Since Edward had no idea she was the one who took them, I do wonder if there will be some sort of conflict between them in future episodes.
Taro started hesitating on giving his MOPart to Goro, but I think it’s justified. No one knows what’s going to happen when the continent is raised. It could be a trap for all they know. They were right to believe Catherine was suspicious and she still is. However, Taro’s hesitation was because he was concerned for Jiro. While his memories are still hazy, Jiro believes he was the prince of the Mo Continent. He could know more if the continent rises up, but what if it’s not true? I think it’s more like Taro doesn’t want Jiro to be tied down by his past life because the truth is ambiguous. His memories and assumptions could be wrong for all we know.
I was legit surprised that the continent is protected by a barrier as it rose from the waters. What could be the reason why it flew? Was it always a floating island? I have so many questions regarding this episode. I’m now wondering what Catherine’s true goal is. Goro and the others raised the land; what’s next?
Now this raises some questions. Can Goro transform into a Motarian or is he the token human of the group? From the previous episode, Edward was confirmed to not be a Motarian, so I wonder if that’s the case for Goro. I also wonder why Motarian Saburo is a human while they’re normally beast people. I just hope the last two episodes will explain everything. Will there be a final battle too? What are your thoughts on this episode?
