This is review number three hundred and ninety four. This anime is part of the Summer 2014 lineup, and it’s called Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49. No, it doesn’t have 49 members and also no, [...]
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Today I went back to check out one of the very first shows I covered for ANN, Shonen Hollywood. The show definitely held up; Shohari is almost uniquely pointed in its approach to the idol industry, [...]
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Flood of releases over the weekend so lets have a look at some of the sequels first.  Bullet-proof protagonists, hard working idols and more magical basketball – Aldnoah.Zero 2, Shounen Hollywood [...]
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I am well aware of the fact that I am one of maybe seven people who watched this show. I am equally aware that I never would have watched it myself if I weren’t being literally paid to do so. … [...]
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Holy shit, this show got a second season! Really wasn’t expecting that, but I guess it’s just another indication that whatever’s popular or recognized over here doesn’t mean a good goddamn for sales [...]
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Shounen Hollywood continues to chug merrily along as the sleeper flop of the season. Would this show be more popular if its central cast were girls, instead? Probably? I guess its current incarnation [...]
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Great episodes from both Barakamon and Shounen Hollywood this week. The two shows actually kind of play off each other, in a weird way – both are tackling questions of making a career out of art and [...]
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Sword Art Online took a long journey into exposition-land this week, while last week’s Shounen Hollywood pulled off one of the most confident concept episodes I’ve ever seen. There is no justice in [...]
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Aaand here’s my next piece, covering both the first eight episodes and then the newest one separately. I picked this show up out of necessity, but it’s actually been quite enjoyable, and much smarter [...]
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“I throw away anything I don’t need. Anything old, broken, unused, or no longer needed gets tossed. Where does spent time go? There is time that I no longer use, or can no longer use. Does that mean I [...]
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It took me until halfway through the first episode for me to realise the cast of Shounen Hollywood were supposed to be teenage boys. Supposedly they’re between the ages of 15 to 19. I thought they [...]
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Our main character becomes the most embarrassing idol in the world. I came into watching Shounen Hollywood with zero expectations. It’s an anime that’s intended to be part of a large media project [...]
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(13 episodes) What’s it about ? This series is the sequel to a 2012 light novel about a male idol group. Characters “Shounen Hollywood” was an idol group… 15 years ago. This isn’t their story. This is [...]
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Douchebag alert! Douchebag alert! Some kids start a boy band. Dropped.
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Finally something worth watching. Continue reading →
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Loads of stuff out today, already falling behind!  Up next are boobs on a train, maxed out nostalgia and more male idols – Rail Wars!, Sailor Moon Crystal and Shounen Hollywood. Rail Wars! Well this [...]
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