[Mesnick]

Watched Hyper Battle Gavv. A short, funny episode with a great fight scene. It's a shame that Gavv doesn't use nunchucks in the main show. In principle, it demonstrates the theme and strengths of the show well, toning it down with a little more comedy, but without going into the territory of complete absurdity. The costumes of the main characters are emphatically Chinese.
I liked that not only Shouma's eyes glowed, but also his panda head's. Also, the concept of Gochizo from a ramen snack is definitely worth the attention of those who like to figure out what kind of food gives Gavv his strength. Overall, I don't regret the time I spent watching it.

[Sunred]

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The costumes of the main characters are emphatically Chinese.

Eh, can't be helped considering how ramen originates from China but gained prominence during mid-20th century in Japan much like gyozas. I expected either that or some Fukuoka-related trope to come into play since ramen is huge there.
That said, I'm craving ramen right now tbh after seeing this post.

[Mesnick]

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Originally Posted by Sunred

That said, I'm craving ramen right now tbh after seeing this post.

With chocolate?

[Sunred]

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With chocolate?

Nope, just plain-old ramen.

[DreamSword]

Why is almost everyone in this show completely unlikable?

[Mesnick]

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Why is almost everyone in this show completely unlikable?

The concept (not a plot concept, but rather a meta-idea) is that the world of the show is Tendo's world and for Tendo. The other characters are trying to live and thrive in this world, which not everyone can do.

[Sunred]

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Why is almost everyone in this show completely unlikable?

Because to hell with the plot, Kabuto is best enjoyed if you see it for the castoff scenes and clockup battles.

[Mesnick]

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Because to hell with the plot, Kabuto is best enjoyed if you see it for the castoff scenes and clockup battles.

And a culinary duel.

[DreamSword]

I'm roughly halfway through Kabuto now and I am absolutely convinced that this show would've been way better if it were played up as a comedy rather than as a drama.

[Mesnick]

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I'm roughly halfway through Kabuto now and I am absolutely convinced that this show would've been way better if it were played up as a comedy rather than as a drama.

I've seen the opinion that this is a comedy, and the dramatic elements are just a necessary, but not important part. But personally, it seems to me that if this was the original idea, it would have been worth bringing the tragedy to a parodic absurdity. Although Kabuto is one of the shows where the team of creators changed, so this clearly confused the end result.