Some shows, you watch the first episode, and you’re pretty sure they’re going to suck. Others, you watch episode 1, and you have a fairly strong impression that the show is likely to be pretty good. More often, it takes a little longer to get any sort of strong sense. For Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys, there’s an immediate feeling that this show is going to be… fun. If it’s good, it’ll be a fun sort of good. If it’s bad, it seems like it will still be fun. Naturally, that’s just an Episode 1 impression and anything can change during the run of the show, but that’s more or less how it presents itself. I actually got to see Episode 1 first at Anime Expo, but now that it’s out for real, it’s time to give my typical summary and thoughts.
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