Heaven forbid to reason how I came across this title, or why I even watched it from start to finish. I won't say it's under the same belt as Fancy Lala, but I came across another title not meant for me... and found myself watching it from the beginning to the end. Part of the GALS! series, the anime adaption, Super GALS!, was another anime coming out of left field to me.
Super GALS! mainly deals with the kogal (in sort, a high school gal) subculture in Japan, and the anime follows mainly behind the self-proclaimed world's greatest gal, Ran Kotobuki of Shibuya. The only thing that can contradict this, as well as her dreams, is coming from a family of police officers, which is initially shown by her parents and older brother. Though she does inherit the spirit and justice of her family, she has her own aspirations, mainly to live out the rest of her life under the gal lifestyle. The series doesn't always showcase her point of view, but whenever it is, her friends Miyu Yamazaki and Aya Hoshino aren't too far behind. The series mainly deals with her lifestyle, love interests that arises, and any conflicts that happen to come up, whether it comes from out of the blue, or the past...
The anime ran for 2 seasons worth, showing 52 episodes. Sometimes, there are little segments that shows the definition of certain terms, and this isn't the only anime to do so. There are some things in this lifestyle, such as enjo kosai or compensated dating (that some would ultimately tie to prostitution) that Americans would find offensive, so despite how lighthearted it may appear, it was given a 15+ rating by ADV, who initially licensed the 1st season. The second season was licensed by The Right Stuf International, and the anime entirely was made in Studio Pierrot. Ran is voiced by Luci Christian, Miyu is voiced by Kira Vincent-Davis, and Aya is voiced by Kim Prause.
Still, no idea how I manage to watch it without puking, but I didn't find it that bad. Super GALS!, as weird as it is for me to say, get's a pretty decent grade, a 7.1 of 10.
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