Cheer Boys!!
Synopsis
After suffering from a shoulder injury, shy first-year university student Haruki Bandou gladly takes the opportunity to give up judo, failing to find happiness in the sport regardless of his family owning a dojo. He did not expect, however, that his best friend Kazuma Hashimoto would also decide to leave their university's judo club at the same time as him. Despite Haruki's protests, Kazuma already has plans for a new and revolutionary activity: a cheerleading team made up of only men. Although heavily reluctant, Haruki ends up helping his friend set up the team. Through sheer determination, and with support from their newfound club members, Haruki and Kazuma persist in founding the Breakers, the first ever all-male cheerleading team of Meishiin University, slowly making history in spite of the feminine tag attached to the sport of cheerleading and the prejudices, physical challenges, and self-doubts that inevitably follow. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Audience Consensus
Audience sentiment is mixed. While praised for its heartwarming themes, character development, and unique premise, the series is criticized for rushed pacing, inconsistent animation quality, and a lack of sports anime intensity. Viewers generally appreciate the character interactions and overall message, but find the execution flawed.
Strengths
- Meaningful relationships and teamwork that avoids friendship stereotypes.
- Good character development with distinct personalities and backstories.
- Unique and heartwarming premise about breaking stereotypes.
- The opening song is literally OP (over-powerful) as the characters start something new into their life as well as changing their lives one by one
- Show break down toxic masculinity and shows that boys can do something that is more "feminine" presenting.
- From a technical aspect, the cheers and routines and realities of the cheerleading were completely spot on.
Weaknesses
- Rushed pacing and too many characters introduced at once.
- Lack of tension or competition typical of sports anime.
- Inconsistent animation quality, particularly in later episodes.
- Lacks story development with themes felt rushed and provided no background info
- Painfully obvious that they don't have enough budget in making this anime
- Some a little generic