Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan

“It’s a 12-episode series and there’s a different director every episode. I’ve done a few shows like this before. But none of the did very well.” — Akitarou Daichi, episode one director of Rinshi!! Edoka-chan.

Moments later…

“That’s the thing about Rinshi!! Edoka-chan. It transcends genres.” — Akitarou Daichi

This is why modern day anime is in the toilet, people. Directors seem thoroughly unaware of their own cognitive dissonance in producing low quality anime ad infinitum. But, while the initial remark is a terrible marketing blunder, it’s still superior to Subway using a known pedophile to advertise foot-longs to the public. Speaking ... of which, Rinshi!! Edoka-chan might just stimulate your own six inch-er with its unabashed approach toward nudity, save for the missing nipples and areola; which, doesn’t constitute nudity at all, but an unavailing imitation. But if the omission of these vital assets is your bag (baby!), then you’d be wise to act swiftly, because the episodes themselves are only three minutes in duration. With the remainder being interviews with the various directors and staff of the show.

This may sound exceptionally jejune to the majority of the viewing public (which it is), yet it does give useful insight into the mindset and associated trappings of modern-day anime directors. It is, if nothing else, educational.

After watching two episodes of Rinshi!! Edoka-chan, I thought I had the formula all figured out, then it happened…Edoka-chan was turned into a loli rabbit with no clothes. This alteration in the story, obviously, had me asking myself an important question: is this pedophilia or bestiality? But then, it happened (again)…Edoka-chan drew smiley faces on her knees, proliferating the number of questions racing through my mind, the predominant one being: why haven’t I done this before?

On the surface, Rinshi!! Edoka-chan is a peculiar show that is dearth of any substantive value, but underneath its superficiality, at the core, it’s devoid of any semblance of an actual story. The narrative flow seems to revolve around Edoka’s inability to secure a boyfriend, despite her ease in scoring with multiple partners. This emotional obstruction precludes her from feeling “normal,” causing her to feel unwanted by the vast majority of society. But instead of transcending genres, like Akitarou Daichi claims, Rinshi!! Edoka-chan descends into a realm of mediocrity with its undetermined direction, weak characters, and general lack of amusement.

So this had artwork on the thumbnail that made me want to watch it, this is a very dull show and the run time makes it even worse.

Random little 3 min episodes from old directors...

I enjoyed the directors and VAs chat after more than the episode itself, some were better than others but the series is a reminder of the target audience and its women in there 20's to 30s.

I wouldn't recommend this show at all.

But the chats afterward are an interesting look in the Vas and directors thoughts and personal lives.

So again episodes pointless, Va and director chats can be interesting, but some of ... the women va's looked like they didn't wanna be there and only wanted some cash for the work to be honest and the directors looked like men ready for retirement but somewhat interesting to hear them chat none the less, anyway after 6 eps i dropped.