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Sasami-san Ganbaranai (AniDB|MAL)

Genre: Comedy, Contemporary Fantasy, Cyborgs, Female Student, Novel, Super Power, Swordplay

Plot/Summary
Quote:* Based on a light novel series by Akira, with illustrations by Hidari.

"The Sasami Report
In this country, gods reside within everything. There are said to be a countless number of gods. They exist not only in pebbles rolling the streets, but in buildings and other works of man, in animals and grass, and even in physical phenomena, such as weather. Gods dwell in all things known to man and control them. Among these gods, there is a hierarchy. A god of higher rank has control over gods of lower ranks and may make them change their forms as he sees fit. This is known as Transformation. The supreme god at the top of this hierarchy, who rules over all other gods, is Amaterasu. All gods change their forms as Amaterasu wishes through Transformations, shaping the world exactly as the supreme god wants it. And that was the great power I inherited, I maintained, and I held control of.
However... At this point in time, the power of Amaterasu belongs to my brother, of all people. One could say he is currently the supreme god. That is why, when he wishes for something, the many other gods seeking his favor, often undergo Transformations. The Valentine's Day disaster the other day was one such instance. To serve his desires, those gods changed my body into chocolate and urged him to consume it. Fortunately, the Yagami sisters — Tsurugi, Kagami, and Tama — stepped in and suppressed the Transformations. I am not clear on exactly what they are, but what is clear is that they can wield divine powers of high-ranking gods. It appears that I will need to keep them under surveillance along with my brother. That is all." — Tsukuyomi Sasami

A hikikomori (a recluse) named Sasami is unmotivated about even changing clothes or eating. Her brother, Kamiomi takes care of her, even though she despises his submissive, slave-like nature. Sasami spends her days viewing the outside world via a Brother Surveillance Tool on her computer. In the outside world, the three beautiful Yagami sisters — Kagami, Tama, and Tsurugi — and Sasami's brother are in the middle of relationships worthy of note though...

Comment:
Ako se neko ikada zapitao, kako bi Haruhi izgledao da se fransize dokopao studio Shaft, Sasami-san Ganbaranai je najblizi odgovor na to pitanje za sada.

Kao i u Haruhi, jednom coveku je dato na raspolaganje da rukovodi ogromnom, bozanskom moci, koju ne moze u potpunosti da ovlada, ili cak nije svestan iste. Haruhi je tu imao obrt na metafiziku postojanja, ovde je u pitanju japanska mitologija, bogovi poput Susano-O, Amaterasu i sl. Sve je to apstraktno dato, nesto kao u skorasnjem Denpa Onna, prosto ne moze u potpunosti da se ispipa o cemu je tu rec, iako su stvari date jednostavno, kao da izmice jos neki njihov smisao, ili nije sve kako se cini prvobitno. Grupu bitnih likova sem Sasami i njenog brata, cine Yagami sestre, koje nadgledavaju svakodnevni zivot Sasami, i za koje se ispostavi da su prilicno krupni igraci u celoj toj stvari. I sto se verovatno ne bi naslutilo, svaka epizoda ima veliki obracun, borbu suludih proporcija, sto sa nekom "alteracijom", sto sa nekim bozanstvom koje bi se dokopalo moci Amaterasu. Tako izgledaju stvari na krupnom planu, na manjoj skali, ovaj anime prati zivot devojke koja se zbog izvesnih razloga mesecima zakljucavala u svojoj sobi, i njeno ponovno ukljucivanje u drustvo.

Sasami-san pleni svojim sarenilom i stilskom prezentacijom, akcione scene kao po obicaju nisu ono u cemu Shaft briljira, ali u svakom drugom pogledu, ovakav stil je vec postao normativan. Konkretnije zamerke bih uputio na racun konkretnog pravca u kome idu stvari, nasumicnost ne smeta, lepo se izdvajaju glavna obelezja price iz iste, ali, previse nasumicnosti je ovde neke stvari ostavilo nedorecenim i neobjasnjenim. Od sitnijih zanimljivosti oko produkcije bih naveo to da je svaki ED neka vrsta skeca, gde pokusavaju Sasami da nateraju da ga otpeva, a preview parodija na neku vrstu televeizijskog programa (horoskop, vremensku prognozu i sl.).

Generalno, rekao bih da bi ovaj naslov za veci deo anime publike trebao da bude lako i gledljivo stivo. Dosta potcenjen, nije rec o remek-delu ili naslovu koji je spasio anime industriju, ali koji skupa gledano, ima sastavne delove koji cine jedan "dobar" anime. Ako su vam neki od ranijih naslova produkcije Shaft, pre svega Bakemonogatari i Denpa Onna, bili dopadljivi u svojoj apstraktnosti i prividnoj nasumicnosti, ovaj anime bi mogao biti preporuka za vas.