“A Major Clash?! The Ramen Cup (GII)”
What They Say:
The horse girls are back to charm you in this special, bite-size anime. Umayon comes alive as a cute and eye-catching anime! At a school-turned-training facility, the girls will race, perform, and train… but that’s not all! Saddle up for a short-form anime that displays the laidback school days of the horse girls! Aaaaand, they’re off!
The Review:
Content: (please note that content portions of a review may contain spoilers)
With a focus on the opera last time, this episode brings us the GII Ramen Cup, where we get a cutely narrated “event” that has a trio of the girls at the ramen shop where they’re going to really dig in and compete. Massive ramen bowls are the order du jour and each of them eats it in a different way, making for amusing commentary. While not all of them compete at the same speed, it’s a lot of fun to watch them gobble it down considering how much is there and how competitive they are over it. Of course, making them all look pregnant with ramen at the end allows for a few flights of fancy to take place within the fanbase I suppose.
In Summary:
Umayon isn’t the best thing out there but it has its simple charms and works them well. I’ve enjoyed a couple of episodes of the series so far but this one is a mild step back simply because it is mostly just watching the main trio eat fast. There are cute moments along the way and the commentary has its good bits as well, but it’s a weaker episode with less meat to it – at least for the viewer as the girls eat a ton of it.
Grade: C
Streamed By: Crunchyroll
Review Equipment:
Sony KDL70R550A 70″ LED 1080P HDTV, Apple TV via HDMI set to 1080p, Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver and Panasonic SB-TP20S Multi-Channel Speaker System With 100-Watt Subwoofer.
