Its naughty its raunchy its punchlineheavy...Seitokai Yakuindomo is back and now on the big screen. One thing someone has to get used to when reading or watching a gag series is that you can and shall never expect any sort of character progress. Each character serves as an archetype in this joking system and what only matters is how different the punchline or the delivery of the joke is every time. In the style of comedy of a franchise like Seitokai Yakuindomo one character can only deliver a sex joke one too many timeswhich is why this show has a wide range of characters with different perks that make it entertaining no matter how predictable it gets. Dont think of the movie as any largescale side story or expansion to SYD. In fact its safer to think of it as an extension of the Season 2 OVAs as each segment is even titled according to the episode number order of the series. As such gags are presented just like the show which makes this a 2episode special more than anything. You could have qualms or complaints on how the movie is still in its episodic format but the truth is its not really as relevant to properly addressing the one criticism the film lacks over its predecessors. Characters as mentioned are driving forces of a gagfilled comedy like SYD. Without the diversity of its characters it can get old pretty quick and this is exactly what happens through the rest of the film. Screen times for the supporting characters beyond the student council breath new life into the past two seasons and lessening their involvement in this film hampers the impact of what wouldve been a harmless fun time. Theres not enough Dejima Uomi Hataall of these prominent characters lack enough involvement in the film effectively limiting the variety of the film. While on technical standpoints both animation and sound get nice upgrades to the point that there is a fourthwall break about the nice surround sound the film has over the TV series and the creativeness of visual comedy the film takes to assert its bigger budget theyre sadly nothing to write home about and even more does it lack the ability to boost enjoyment over the films inferior onesided humor. Personally even though I dont consider SYD Movie as the worst experience Ive had with the franchise I also feel that its the weakest entry it has ever had. With a lack of comedic variety through its memorable characters the film remains nothing more but a dump of lackluster sex jokes and a waste of potential.
40 /100
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