The Insanely Strange World Of Yamibo and My Thoughts 220https://i.ur.com/9RpSoI7.gif Theres a lot to be said about Yamibo and that may be a sort of understatement. From the confusing but unique narrative to the giant disturbinglooking hat to the lesbian incest subplot its a real trip if youre only seeing it for the first time. In fact Im not sure how I was able to get through it. But thats for another time. Here are some of my honest thoughts on the bizzare yet captivating world of Yamibo. First of all a question on everyones mind what in gods good graces is going on here? Well to be frank the plot is simple. Two sisters Hatzuki and Hatsumi live together. As an added bonus Hatzuki has a giant prevalent crush on Hatsumi. Aside from that on Hatsumis 16th birthday she disappears out of nowhere. However Hatzuki is able to follow her with the help of a creature named Ken where they end up in a place called The Great Library. On a positive note for an anime released in 2003 I was expecting much lower quality art and animation. As well as character design. Though all of these things are the strongest point of the show. One of the reasons I was able to endure the absolutely deranged plot was because of how striking and unique the characters were. Now to the issue I have. The writing. This is where the show falls flat on its face. With such a unique storyline and characters one would expect that the writing meets the same standards that I had walked in with. A lot of the characters especially Hatsumi have extremely boring and unlikable personalities and fall under severe cliches. Of course this is isekai of course its going to be cliche to all hell but this is the kind that isnt handled properly. The only characters I can say that I enjoyed the presence of are Hatzuki Kuiru and Milka. Yet thats already bad enough. Hatzuki is the main character with the most shown depth however a grand portion of that depth relies on the sister incest subplot that plays an unnecessarily large role in the series. Incest anime is one thing for sure it exists and I acknowledge that its just simply not my thing and thats ok. I have an issue though with shows that just dont need it. Not even as a plot twist Im looking at you Vampire Knight. Characters like Hatsumi are handled very poorly shes written as a damsellike meekly and almost fanservicey character. Again I have no issue with these sorts of things. In some shows its vital and I can see why its utilized. Once again the issue lies more with the fact that these tropes dont need to be utilized here. The series wouldve been much more entertaining if it werent for the constant overuse of uninteresting narratives. Maybe the incest is interesting I cant speak on that but these things dont hold good reputation with my immersion in the series. In conclusion and on a semi positive note Yamibo wasnt horrible. In fact I can say with my chest that Ive seen worse. If you enjoy bizzare short and snappy shows with an almost indescribably awkward and strange nature to them youll love this. If you arent a fan of those things it still isnt a terrible watch for those into the early 2000s period of anime. My final ranking I give it a 6/10. This was my first ever longform review so thats exciting.