Akikan!
アキカン!Hobbies are often a great way of meeting new people, but how could Kakeru Diachi, who collects rare juice cans, have ever suspected that he'd meet a fascinating new girl when he attempted to DRINK her? Naming her Melon, because she's got great melon... soda, Kakeru quickly learns that she's an Akikan—a beautiful girl who's also a special can created to fight other Akikans in a strange experiment to determine what kind of container is better: steel or aluminum! Will becoming involved in this ridiculously twisted research project gone amuck complicate Kakeru's life incredibly? Of course it will, but because Melon's steel body needs carbon dioxide to breathe, he's now stuck with her since she's too CO2 dependent! And when his wealthy, attractive, best childhood friend Najimi gets HER own aluminum Akikan, the trouble really begins! (Source: Sentai Filmworks)
Reviews
kflatley - 2013-07-22 23:28:48
Well...We all know what the Harem genre is about. So I can tell you, even though this Anime has a unique story, it's basic concept is no different to the others.Story: Well...this part is interesting to say the least. Akikan is about a boy buying a can, drinking from it and suddenly finding himself kissing a girl. He finds out, that the girl is the can herself and needs to drink more of the juice that normally is in her.The show scores some points for it's unique concept, but it doesn't really know where to go from here. It has many attempts to become a comedy but has some really serious points too. In total the story might have become something that would be quite ok, but the writing wasn't really the best.5/10Characters: The characters are for the most part quite cliché. We have the perverted main character, the shy but kind one, the annoying little girl and so on. But they are going to develope in the course of the series. It might not be much, but it still is more than other Harem Animes did.6/10Visuals: The Visuals of Akikan are quite ok. This is of course no ufotable like work, but it's still watchable and I didn't have any big problems. There are moments when the animation quality goes down and moments when it does get better. In total a5/10Sound: To be honest...I have no idea of the soundtrack. I didn't recognize it, which is no plus. It always fir the scene it was used in, but it never stood out or was incredibly good. The same goes for Opening and ending. It is ok, but nothing memorable5/10Enjoyment: This really depends on which kind of humor you like. I laughed a few times, but that isn't enough for an Anime that is mainly focused on comedy. Of course that is because it just isn't my taste and if you laughed more than me, than score this part higher. The drama scenes of the Anime were suprisingly good though. It isn't anything that makes you cry, but you'll at least feel depressed.4/10In total the Anime is really mediocre. It doesn't stand out in any point. Neither in a negative way nor in a positive one.5/10