Guess this show is what pure masculinity looks like.
When I first saw that nudity tag in this. I was like; Well it is a diving show, so maybe diving shots? Man, wasn’t I wrong? For better or worse, I’m so glad I was. This show’s way better than I ever hoped it would be.
Hell, I added this to my planning list after seeing a clip of a scene where a dude got offered water then he lit a lighter next to it and it caught fire. It was absolutely hilarious and I simply couldn’t pass it on. But I expected this to be more of a story based show with drama mixed in and comedy being a way to spice things up. But nooo. This show is pure comedy. Everything else was second. And I love it for that. It just felt unbound. Like, the creators just did what they felt like without holding much back. I really appreciate the lengths this show went to. I mean, naked drinking parties aren’t really the norm, right?
Plus not to mention the fan service. Normally, I really don’t like fan service. It just feels like it’s there to calm the mood or something. As if it’s there to just satisfy our lustful desires rather than progress with the story. I’m not saying Grand Blue doesn’t do this. But damn they do it well. I don’t mean well in an ecchi kind of well. I mean well in how deeply the fan service gets integrated with the comedy. There’s never a service that goes without reason. The show always milks them out for a joke or even a meta commentary.
I’m just breathless. It’s like this show was specifically made for my tastes. Yea the animation sorta sucked and the characters didn’t have any depth. I mean you could simply explain each character in one line. And the funny thing is. The show literally did that when they introduced the characters. I love how it didn’t try to complicate things. It just gave us some characters. Then told us their qualities and just threw their hands up. But who gives a crap about depth when you could define a character arc by how many pieces of cloth they’re wearing at the end of it. Man this show’s nostalgic.
Even I’m amazed school was this chaotic. Oh well, guess that’s how it is when you put a bunch of guys in the same class for 7 years straight.