SKET DANCE
SKET DANCE is a manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara and serialized, beginning in July 2007, in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. Sket Dance won the 55th annual Shogakukan Manga Award in 2009 for best shōnen manga. An anime adaptation, produced by Tatsunoko, premiered on April 7, 2011 on TV Tokyo.
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Plot Summary
High school student Kaimei "Sketch" Kageyama is bored with his mundane life and joins the "Ski-Do" club, a group dedicated to solving school-related problems and providing amusement. The club is filled with eccentric members, including the energetic leader Switch, who communicates via a voice changer, and the tsundere member Daisy. Together, they tackle bizarre requests from fellow students, ranging from finding lost items to organizing bizarre school events, all while dealing with their own personal quirks and rivalries within the school.
Critical Reception
SKET DANCE was generally well-received by audiences, particularly for its humor and character dynamics. While not a critical darling in the traditional sense due to its episodic and comedic nature, it garnered a loyal fanbase for its ability to blend slapstick gags with surprisingly heartfelt moments. The anime adaptation was praised for faithfully capturing the spirit of the manga.
What Reviewers Say
- Praised for its consistent humor and well-developed comedic timing.
- Appreciated for its ability to balance laugh-out-loud moments with emotional character development.
- Often cited for its likable and diverse cast of characters, especially the main trio.
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Fun Fact
The voice actor for Switch, Hiroyuki Yoshino, also voiced the character of Izaya Orihara in Durarara!!, another anime directed by Takahiro Omori.
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