Keep your outdated expectations of gender roles…we’ve got a film to make As much as I love that entire aesthetic, it’s really enjoyable to watch more down-to-earth female characters who aren’t boxed in to a Japanese expectation of soft-spoken femininity. Between this and the character art it’s refreshing to see female characters that don’t fit the mould of the softly spoken, beautiful anime girl. The voices of both Midori and Sayaka also feel a lot rougher and less girlish. There are no sparkling eyes or blushing cheeks here. The artist seems to have made a conscious choice to stray away from an attractive shoujo style, or even a cute simple chibi style that is seen in some slice of life type anime.
The characters themselves also feel quite unique in design. It feels wacky and non-conformist and just really sets the tone for the anime going forward. The characters dance as we see in some anime credits, but it’s much more quirky than a set dance routine. The anime’s opening credits for instance, stray away from the predictable J-pop or rock choices, using rap duo Chelmico’s ‘Easy Breezy’. Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! feels like quite a different sort of anime from the very beginning, in many ways. Joined by the beautiful Tsubame, a model who wants to be an animator, they set out to pursue their dream in their ‘Eizouken’ club. Guided by her more pragmatic friend Sayaka, the two decide to start an animation club and make their own animated film. Midori is a first year lost in her own vivid imagination.
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