Okay, now you should already know how much of a sucker I am for anime dealing with the oddest of teachers, right? Well this next one is like that. Okay, while I thank it for not being like Mahou Sensei Negima! (one of my favorites), it does have a child teacher. Pani Poni Dash! is another title picked up by the licensing of Funimation, even though the series it's derived from, the manga Pani Poni, is published by popular game company Square Enix, known for a number of works that became popular as anime, including Soul Eater and Fullmetal Alchemist.
Pani Poni Dash! focuses on Rebecca Miyamoto, a child-prodigy teacher, who takes up the job of teaching class 1-C, with some aliens spying on her. Yeah, ALIENS! To be fair, as young as she appears, Rebecca (or Becky) is an M.I.T. graduate, which leads her to be smart as hell! But beneath her cute and innocent appearance lies an aggressive, sarcastic, and offensive character that is ready to let all hell break loose in Peach Moon Academy. In addition of this, antics ensue throughout the first year classes, the teacher's lounge and other places. Among the people of 1-C are a group of girls in particular who are more or less unruly, if not weird in general. And these are generally the students Rebecca has to deal with. Accompanying her is a rabbit called Mesousa, another addition to the comedy provided.
Not to blow it, but part of its comedy comes from parodying pop culture and anime references, including the cameo of Negima?'s joke character Motsu (this I will cover in due time). In fact, every episodes is of that sort. The lead role's English voice actor is Hilary Haag, known for her other roles, like Chrono Crusade's Rosette Christopher and Devil May Cry: TAS' Patty Lowell. Regarding the animation itself, its design is pretty sound, but there is a mild concern of language in some parts. In addition, it's made from the studio Shaft, so the design of the anime is similar to that of the retelling of Negima!?, made under the same studio (which would explain the Motsu look-a-like...)
Pani Poni Dash! was more or less weird at first to me, but it's a show I can't really bash on very much. Would say great things, but, meh: 6 of 10.
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