We finally meet the man behind the man. The 1st episode of Humanity Has Declined hit us with the barrage of social commentary. It was a bit messy without a central theme to tie them together other than that they were really cynical and pessimistic. I was hoping for the show to expand on the [...]
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Mankind has Declined – lovable fairies, simple character designs and vivid colors that bring both to life. The perfect packaging for a sugary fairy tale. Well, sugar is an important plot point, too…   But if you’ve seen the first episode or two, you don’t need me to tell you that what’s inside the package [...]
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So, I think it’s quite obvious by now that this is probably one of the best, if not the best, series currently airing. The satirical commentary is apt and witty, the characters are colorful and things are just plain crazy. … Continue reading →
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The Fairies’ Secret Factory I’ve been trying real hard to find something I can compare this anime to. But after this second episode I’m starting to doubt my brain’s ability to do so. First we’ve got a bleeding robot-loaf-of-bread and now we get mafia style headless chickens that plan on taking over the world through [...]
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Humanity has declined?  Nah, humanity has already declined; humanity is dead.  Or at least that’s one interpretation of where this anime is going.  The other, and an equally possible alternative, is that humanity is indeed in a steady decline but it can redeem itself and eventually be saved.  The reason why and how both these [...]
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「妖精さんの、ひみつのこうじょう」 (Yousei-san no, Himitsu no Koujou) "The Fairies' Secret Factory" Tanaka Romeo and Kishi Seiji have thrown down the gauntlet: is it possible to make an anime that’s too weird? The answer, my friends, is a resounding “No!”
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This season I’m going to blog six new series, the first of which is Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita. the biggest reason for this is its creativity, and in terms of that, this second episode also did not disappoint. The fairies in this show are already one thing, but what this episode did with skinned chickens [...]
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Categories: Anime, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, Summer 2012Tags: Jinrui wa Suitai ShimashitaWe all need a little bit of dark humour to spice up the weekends from time to time. Jinrui’s second episode continues to delve into the mysteries of the fairies’ secret factory and uncover some truths, all the while providing … Continue reading →(Read more...)
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Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita is a whimsical comedy that just happens to be set in a post-apocalyptic future where humanity is in decline due to a steep drop in birth-rates. The series focuses on the life of ‘Watashi’, who is a mediator between humanity and the fairies, a new hyper-intelligent species who have become the [...]
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Okay, that was stinkin' hilarious! This is not really spoiler and you would have already expected something like that but who would have thought the evil skinned processed chickens would start an evil revolution to take over the world? The creators are just awesome so far. For this farm series, there's just a lot of comedy and it's not like we see a boring heroine just farming. Instead, we see our
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Front row seats to humanity’s demise! Anime as a medium is filled with science fiction shows, but few of them actually use theri settings as anything more than plot devices or substitute for magic. That’s fine, but I do like to have more pure science fiction as well, one that really pokes and prods all [...]
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Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita translates to Humanity has declined and from such an anime title, one would think that this is an apocalypse anime and when one thinks of apocalypse in anime, one would think of a bleak dark environment … Continue reading →
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It might be a little late for me to do this but I thought I should anyway. I don't post enough actually.In the world of Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, humanity has declined and life has become a bit [...]
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Another set of first impressions and this time I’ve grouped these two anime together for being considerably different from the rest of the Summer 2012 line-up.  One approaches humanity’s decline in a cutesy yet still satirical manner while the other re-tells the romantic stories behind the 100 [...]
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Impressions over the first episode of the anime series Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita featuring wallpapers of the main heroine named Watashi.
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In the last five minutes, the anime tries so hard to satirize modern society’s dependence on mass production that it makes me wonder if the show wasn’t actually poking fun at individuals with like-minded beliefs. I love artisanal baking as … Continue reading →
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So, I’m not entirely sure what I just watched, but let me see if I can get a grasp on it. First off, we have a world where humans have declined to near extinction, replaced by “fairies”, some sort of intelligent but short life form. The main character (who I believe isn’t named) acts as [...]
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Aww, it's all cute and pastel and... wait what.   I was planning on taking notes on what I wanted to write about while watching this, but the only thing I wrote down was "magical slice-of-life apocalypse." I think that summarizes this first episode pretty well. That and carrot bread suicide. I went into this liking what little I'd heard about the premise and thinking that the character designs were cute. The second assumption still holds up, but it's juxtaposed against surprisingly dark undertones for how cutesy the series presents itself. Look no further than the opening scene for this, when our unnamed protagonist is instructed to turn the chickens "into meat." When the chickens run away, the town has to contend with a food shortage (apparently becoming vegetarians is not an option). Later on, Watashi (how they name her in the credits) outright states that humans are going extinct. For all the magical realism, this show is seriously portraying the themes of the end of the world.   And this continues with the fairies. Adorable at first sight, they quickly dip towards the strange and creepy when you realize that their ever-smiling mouths don't move and they have a thing for dark humor. It's clear that the "mysteries" of the suddenly appearing canned food and pre-skinned chickens are caused by them--and as a side note, if humans in this world can't catch pre-skinned chickens, I kind of understand why they're going extinct--but the "how" remains to be explained. They obviously have access to some pretty advanced technology (the self-mutilating bread explains that they can synthesize food out of anything, but that doesn't guarantee the taste) but apparently can't make sweets, the thing they love the most. There's a lot of interesting world-building potential here when you get past the downright strange things that happen.   I'll be surprised if anything else this season will be able to top this show in outright weirdness. But I have to admit, it exceeded my expectations. I was expecting something cute with fairies. I got that, but also end-of-the-world commentary and bread suicide. It certainly stands a chance of being the surprise hit of the season if it keeps rolling with this genuinely interesting world. Images from Crunchyroll.com.
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