Sasaki to Pii-chan

Sasaki to Pii-chan started out interesting enough: You have a first episode that looked like typical isekai slop only for it to shift gears completely into urban fantasy with espers in the second half. Count me sold I thought at the time. But no, alas, it's yet another case of "interesting premise, bad execution". Actually no, it's worse than that. Bad execution can sometimes lead to amusing trainwrecks, this is just overly bland. I had just finished watching the last episode a few hours ago and already I'm forgetting plot details. One of the main issues with this is how it lacks any sort of focus. Even within the Isekai stuff which takes up like half of the season, it jumps between slow life, business management, (boring) political intrigue, and there are some battles in there too. I could not give less of a shit for most of these, and Marc-san's Mild Ride taking up the bulk of the Isekai segments made me wonder why Sasaki is involved with any of this at all. It's not like the other segments fare any better either. The Real World segments are even more messy. You have the show juggling between many plot threads with his supernatural spy agency and evil espers, then suddenly they throw in Mahou Shoujos who use a different magic system altogether. I wouldn't have minded any of this if the show have given proper buildup, development, and payoff to these sudden shifts in the narrative, but the original author seemingly just dumped them whenever he got bored of a particular plot thread. But the biggest crime in all of this is how boring everything just ended up being. Even Sugita and Yuuki Aoi sound like they're phoning it in most of the time. But even if the voice acting was good it still wouldn't save the show from siphoning away your life energy the more you look at it. There is just way too much boring expository dialogue that don't contribute much to the mess of a plot and just serves to bore you even more. In short, if this was like your very first show after watching nothing but Netflix, then yeah, maybe you'd find some kind of enjoyment from how different it is, but just don't bother with the show. I guess the one saving grace is that the OP is unintentionally funny. Though that is immediately negated by its creepy ass ED.

Sasaki and Peeps is definitely something. This anime tries to be so many things all at once: a supernatural, a fantasy, a slice of life, a gourmet, etc. To be brutually honest, I don't think this show knows what it wants to be. The main selling point behind Saski and Peeps is the fact that the MC, Sasaki, travels between his world and the fantasy one, thanks to his Peeps, his magical pet. This anime is at its best when the two worlds actually have some benefit to one another, whether that be Sasaki taking his business expertise from the real world into the fantasy one, or when he uses the magic he learns in the fantasy one to fight other magicians in the real one. Outside of that, Sasaki and Peeps struggles to balance the plotlines that happen in the two worlds. There's very little cohesion in this show, which leads to awful pacing since the writing has to just pull stuff out of its ass in order to move things along. Sasaki and Peeps really feels like if someone took two completely different anime and clogged them together without putting in the effort to justify the contrasting themes. It's not bad, but it could've been better.

Sasapi came out the gate with one of the most original pilot episodes I’ve seen, implementing aspects of 4-5 different genres, a cool magical system, a talking bird, hot girls, I was wowed. Sadly, it never really matched those highs again. Still, I enjoyed it for what it was and would recommend it. There’s definitely more than enough to separate it from your run of the mill fantasy seasonal. It does have a fun cast of characters and an interesting world, it just felt underutilised at times and chaotic. Sasapi doesn’t really do anything new. Just recently, we’ve had shows like Roukin8 that featured working age MCs going back and forth between worlds to make money selling goods. But, Sasapi is the first show to have that element mixed with magical girls, a secret government organisation and science fiction. While it sounds crazy, all of this stuff just really works in the confines of the story. The problem is the show introduces so many concepts that it has trouble balancing them all. Some cool characters like Hoshizaki or the neighbour girl get introduced and then kind of fade away as the show goes on, which is a shame because they were the best parts for me. That’s done in favour of a political negotiation arc in the isekai world, which I personally could not care less for. I’m not sure if this was just how it was in the books or an issue with the adaptation, but it felt like it needed 3-5 more episodes to really do justice to everything, either that or reduce the time spent in that arc. The story is at its best when it focuses more on Sasaki and Pii taking on magic users on earth with the government agency and selling stuff to the other world on the side. Sasaki himself is a cool character. He’s not a generic degenerate otaku, but just a regular salaryman who’s standing still in life. Not able to advance up the ranks in his company or get a raise, he’s stuck in a cycle of overwork and exhaustion until he finds magical talking bird , Pii in a pet store. Their relationship is the cornerstone of the series and I liked seeing them come to understand one another and support the other’s weaknesses. Despite coming from different worlds they’re able to form an unbreakable bond over mutual pain and good old chateaubriand steak. The slice of life moments with them are authentic and tender. It reminded me a lot of a buddy cop dynamic which I’m a big fan of. The production values also took a step back after the premiere episode. It was an hour long premiere and you could tell a ton of time went into it. But the action scenes after that felt half baked and even character models didn’t look as good. It’s not horrible, but definitely a noticeable downgrade. Luckily, this isn’t an action heavy series so it’s not always apparent and you can still enjoy the show. I enjoyed Sasapi despite its flaws. The characters were fun and Sasaki and Pi’s banter was a great way to end my week on Fridays. I went out and bought the Light Novel as well so I’ll be reading that too. I’d recommend this anime for fans of urban fantasy, Japanese toxic work culture, or just working adults who want someone you can relate with as a protagonist for once. Sasapi gets 7, out of 10.

Sasaki to Pii-chan has a good begining like a decent isekai anime where the MC is the one who obtain a superpower, but the poor execution of the story were disappointing. This anime failed to entertain me even though it started with something interesting. Here is the only thing I like about this show is the main character Sasaki and his pet Pii-chan, other than that is not in my interest. I'm losing interest at the first 3 episode, the world building is weird, the pacing is messed up like they didn't really care about the progress and skip it to the aftermath, too many plot hole and questionable things. If you wanted to watch some light and enjoyable slice of life anime, this one is not recommended because the plot contain a weird political stuff and a lot of weird characters which has no background that I think 12 episode is not enough to make an explanation about all that and the ending was terribly questionable. I can't say it's cliffhanging but a weird way to end a story.

Sasaki and Peeps - Is this show an Isekai, Reverse-Isekai, Fantasy, Adventure, Comedy, all wrapped into one? This feels like an over-convoluted and a fictional existential mistake... Let's all be true to ourselves: Isekai, in the traditional sense, can be easy to write. It's the creativity portion that is the hardest to keep the entire story consistent and interesting and can even send authors scrambling for the next plot device that no matter how orthodox the story can go; it must remain entertaining. And this is what happens when you encounter a work like novelist Buncololi's Sasaki to Pii-chan a.k.a Sasaki and Peeps, the LN series where the mundaneness of one leads him to find new entertainment, and that entertainment spans worlds and characters of many proportions alike, with the work winning the first place in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! a.k.a This LN is Amazing! 2022 rankings in the tankobon (i.e. independent/standalone) and novel categories. Sasaki to Pii-chan is the result of plot devices like treasure boxes opened after one another to reveal surprises of gifts that never stops giving. And this journey starts with the middle-aged blue collar worker Sasaki, who finds his corporate work rather mundane (and who doesn't feel drained after work?). To fill the empty void in his life, he visits a pet shop on a whim to find a pet companion who could keep him company. What he does not realize that the pet that he eventually bought, a small gray Java Sparrow who has an affinity for Kobe chateaubriand beef from learning of humans in the pet shop, is actually a renowned sage from another world who is using the bird's body as a vessel for its exploits. With Sasaki more or less coming into terms with the bird he names Pii-chan a.k.a Peeps, the Star Sage grants him access to its world, revealing the other world where Sasaki can commit to interesting things, like making a trade business and most importantly, a restaurant as a source of income for Peeps's obsession for chateaubriand beef. But one of those benefits of the otherworldly things, is that Sasaki is granted magic powers as a sort of medium if danger comes towards at his corner, which back in his world, is picked up by a secretive government-independent Bureau who handles all matters pertaining to psychics residing on Earth. Sasaki being forced and tested to join the Bureau to apprehend any rogue psychics going loose, from criminals...to even Mahou Shoujos or other entities who are seeking refuge to the Bureau? Hell, Sasaki earning his powers for the purpose of peace and comfort, but with all of the colourful characters popping one after another, the salaryman's life is becoming more taxed than his mundane life would allow him to live and breathe life anew. So first out of the docket, the character relations bracket: - Peeps's world: the Otherworld faction, where Sasaki and Peeps mainly do business with at the start. His business trade of bringing over modern items to the otherworld to be sold for exact in profit, it involves Marc, who reports to Viscount Mueller as the overseer of the city's trades. On the other end, there is French, a chef kicked out of a resturant, whom Sasaki chances upon as the best person to open a restaurant business to help finance for Peeps's chateaubriand liking. When it comes to the crunch, the royal family will be involved, with Prince Adonis only interferring when there's serious consequences. - Sasaki's world: the Modern Psychics Faction, where Sasaki does dealings with the Bureau, his division led by the secretive Chief Akutsu who always has him and his subordinate of high school student Hoshizaki under close survelliance, the latter of which who always dresses like an adult for her professional business etiquette. Sasaki's role in the Bureau is quite the extension: from random Mahou Shoujos like Magical Pink, to even the high school girl Otonari living next door to Sasaki, but someone who seems to also keep said salaryman on close toes, even to the point of overhearing Peeps being able to speak human terms. Otonari is an enigma, though her real intentions and role hasn't been seen much in the anime, but just as someone who develops an interest in Sasaki. Characters when created and used right (within the extension of the anime's content) can create impact. But the way that novelist Buncololi does it, gives a feel that with each subsequent episode, the story gets bigger and more bizarre, which seems to be the case that the LN translated into the anime, just isn't integrated all that well, outside of the traditional fantasy plot elements. And speaking of the adaptation, Silver Link does have a lot of resources mixed between the 3 projects they have this season: the continuation of Ragna Crimson, this show, and Dosanko Gyaru wa Namara Menkoi a.k.a. Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable!, the latter 2 series this season of which senior in-house director Mirai Minato is overseeing both projects, with the latter series (Dosanko Gal) thankfully being part of the studio's push to collaborations with studio Blade under rookie director Misuzu Hoshino, who co-directed and debuted with Summer 2022's Saikin Yatotta Maid ga Ayashii. But back to Sasaki and Peeps, the push for Mirai Minato to train up new directors while spanning his own project, he may have been in the major directorial role since Winter 2017's Masamune-kun no Revenge, so he has the expertise to still sufficiently allocate resources within their sizable staff in order to keep the final product consistent, and it's decently produced as a whole. Sound-wise, it's as decent as the whole show can make its psuedo-Disney-like fantasy to play out with many gears clicking together like clockwork. Madkid has seen better days, though their OP song "Fly" isn't one of their best songs. And as for Aguri Oonishi's ED song, it's fine, though the totally 3DCG visuals are trippy at best. At least this is the extension of creativity in a bizarre sense that doesn't look bad at all, you've got to admit that. When it all comes down to the important decisions, Sasaki to Pii-chan a.k.a Sasaki and Peeps, stand in a position where it's pretty hard to recommend, and that's where if you only desire Isekai in a different sense and taking into account of the back-and-forth between real life and fantasy worlds. It's definitely an interesting LN to pick up and read if you have the time, though the anime's in a very tough spot of pacing issues and coherence to keep its interest running. If you're keen on trying the anime, even if it's just for the sake of know-how, go ahead, it'll show you a world of infinite proportions.

Eehhh? Why is the rating so low? I feel compelled to make a review.. I appreciate anime like this where the MC is calm, collected, and mature. There is a certain charm to it. I don’t need to be stressed about stupid actions, decisions, and words~ which escalates simple plot.. MC’s actions are witty, cunning but professional, and mature but at the same time not too overly complicated since the events/plot itself is not too convoluted. The MC’s typical sales person character is quite appealing to me as well since 1. It’s realistic 2. its a breath of fresh air from the usual bullish type MCs. One of the comedy aspects of the anime dwells around mahou shoujos… well… weird but it’s not overly dwelled on so it doesn’t bother me that much. Anime’s title is Sasaki and Pii-chan, so it’s mainly about these two… so dw about the mahou shoujos lol First season is really more on their life in Pii-chan’s world.. love the pacing here.. it’s not overly stretched I’m thinking with how season 1 ended, we might see more of the Sasaki’s-world in season 2 I enjoyed the not so complicated sub plots and the business-like handling of events by MC.. Give it a try and judge for yourselves:)

This anime is criminally underrated, and some of the reviewers here are on some straight haterade. Id say this show is easily a solid 7.5, it has fantastic visuals, a great sound track, and an insanely interesting premise. Normal near 40 year old guy in a normal corporate office life, you think this is going to a be a chill and slow going slice o life- just as you get comfortable BAM its a fantasy world-hopping isekai that leans on the money and resource management side. Then BOOM it's a fantasy cooking show then BOOM it's all about magic BOOM psychics and espers and espionage BOOM you got a war and BOOM now thrs magical girls!!!! The pacing is handled very well, my curiosity continually roused as i considered the ever increasing factors involved. The magic systems are interesting, the other worlds are interesting, the characters become increasingly interesting and just as you find yourself in a comfortable groove of what you think the show is it switches up on you. The primary dissent with the show I genuinely believe is one of its strongest points. I watched this anime on a whim and was so pleasantly surprised. Usually I put on isekai slop mostly in the background while I do other things. It doesn't have to be particularly good, just a 4 or 5- something to have on while I eat or work to fill the space. I've seen so many seasonals and isekai slop I was shocked i had never heard of this one. Lo and behold I check the ratings and theyre tragically poor. Give this anime a fair shake, it's worth your time and if you are an avid slop consumer like I am it's a truly refreshing change of pace, bringing you all the little things you love about isekai without the mind numbing slop.

Wait for season 2. The themes opened so far would suffice for at least 4 completely different animes. Spice&Wolf meets Mushoku Tensei meets Saving 80,000 Gold meets Jujutsu Kaisen meets Sailor Moon. There's not nearly enough time and space to let any of them take shape and spread wings, it's not so much a cliffhanger, as a 12-episode teaser for an upcoming series. It's an awesome anime but it doesn't have an end. It feels like it was aborted mid-season, mid story arc, with so many threads open and hardly any even moderately developed. A chekov gun hanged in ep 1 and reminded of every other episode, is shown to be hanging there right at the end of ep12. Wait for S2, and if it's not 24+ episodes, also wait for season 3. (also, flashy action is toned down in favor of strategy, economy, subterfuge. So, if you don't like anime where people rather talk their conflicts out instead of solving them with fists/guns/swords, this may not be your cup of tea.)

This is an anime with truely so much going on. There are so, so many storylines and they all interweve. I didn't find it intimidating, in fact I dropped the show for about 2 months and didn't have a problem jumping back in when life allowed. If you like shows that stay in their lane move on, this is weird and interesting and trying to spin many plates. A couple drop, sure, but mostly it's incredible to watch. The show revolves and Sasaki balancing his life in two world and his pet bird whose secretly a powerful magic user. He's an older protag and interesting guy. He's got a reasonable skillset and it's fun to watch him rationalise and work his way into and out of things using the skills he's picked up, for me I found it refreshing to have someone whose way more realistic than some overpowered edgelord child or a cop with a past. The supporting case are all great, but it's early days yet and there's so much more we are yet to see. There's so much more I could say, but I think this is a show you need to watch if you want something that's a little less stuck to the tropes. I found it refreshing to see a show that isn't so obsessed with the same tired tropes. Sometimes it uses them, sometimes it ignores them, sometimes it inverts them. There are many storylines and I can't wait to see how they develop. Looking forward to S2!

Score 7 - This score is based on my enjoyment and not reflective of an 'objective' evaluation. I actually really quite like the show and if there's something I enjoy about the in-his-40's something protagonist Sasaki, it's that he behaves not just like an adult, but he goes so much out of his way to be a sneaky drone in the most cordial way possible that you'll feel like pulling your hair out at how insipid and mild mannered he comes off, when in reality he's just a calm person who thinks things through and makes measured decisions. On that note, while things do pan out for him when he does something, he doesn't come off as some sort of genius, he just does his best. Meaning... Sasaki's just a good dude that you enjoy getting ahead in life for once. Good on you Sasaki, now what's that thing you did saving a person's life? You have powers? You've been recruited by the state as a field agent. The story's progression and mix of themes is ludicrous, you have him traveling between worlds, exploiting modern technology in a medieval world, taking people back with him, a powerful magical mascot pet, magical girls, espers and many more things. It sounds like a mess but the story takes its time and doesn't just jumble it all up. Hopefully this all sounds great to you, so here's why it's a 'mixed feelings' recommendation. It's one of those 'they don't have the budget/skill but they try hard' kind of shows, where the visuals are choppy and often bad, but what they do with them looks fine. They're just barely scraping by, making important visual/action scenes just good enough. Audio's fine (nothing special) and the music is bland, which is a real shame because if the music is on point it can elevate a show more than most animation can. Where the show drops the ball, is that some of the developments just aren't interesting and especially how long one particular story drags out (saving a friend who just hasn't been set up well enough). The way it's resolved is fine, but it's a true missed opportunity where you could've had some real character development and have had Sasaki loosen up and get emotional over someone, rather than 'I must do the right thing'. Finally, you have to take all of this with the fact that I'm biased in favor of it. The isekai portion is... okay, it's not as sloppy as it could've been, it actually plays a decent role throughout the season, but it's also not great and that's the feeling I get when reflecting on the show that I really like it, but it's just not great, in any way, and that might leave you wishing you hadn't seen it. Personally? I want another season of this over stuff like the Classroom of the Elite S3 that we just had, because at least Sasaki and Peeps has some heart.

The middle aged power fantasy: financial stability and a cute pet that likes you! This show has fun with the some classic anime tropes and keeps things fresh by introducing lots of events to the plot. It's a lighthearted fantasy romp, and a enjoyable season perfect for a casual watch. It has received a lot of poor reviews, which I personally don't understand. The show is simply a lighthearted comedy with some action highlights, and I fear people are taking the fantasy and combat aspects of it too seriously and expecting some expanded universe or charismatic protagonist. This is the story of two middle aged men enjoying an isekai portal fueled psuedo-retirement, who then find themselves getting into wacky hijinks as a result of being parts of both worlds. Sit down, enjoy the show, and have a great time!

When I watched the first episode I was very interested in how an employee got into isekai because of his pet bird, and he started learning magic, doing business, and participating in noble politics there. But I started to feel 'less like' when there was the concept of superpowers in the 'first world' especially with the government superpower organization, I think it just messed up my interest. I started to get interested again during Marc's rescue mission, where it was shown how Sasaki could solve big problems on his own without Pi-chan's help. However, again and again even at the end of this anime I was disappointed with the story in the first world which was boring to watch. Yes maybe this is just my selfishness, I'm just telling my impression of watching this series without knowing where the real story of this anime is going.

Sasaki to Pii-Chan is an anime which brings together isekai,fantasy,kind of reverse isekai and most absurd magical girl. We have a main character Sasaki, a middle age man who works for a company and lives a boring daily life then he adopts a bird who later we learn that is a Wizard (kind of) from another world and he can take himself and Sasaki to that world whenever he wants and he discarded to sell things from our universe in the other one .This anime has two different stories one from the Sasaki’s world and the other is Peeps world. The Sasaki’s world have fantasy,adventure,magical girl and humans who has magical power. This parts has more fights we see Sasaki in he’s work and how he try to keep he’s second life in secret. While the Peep’s world is more about politics and I guess business? We see Sasaki helping the kingdom,make money and mostly have a more relax atmosphere. But with some political issues and how Sasaki solves them. This anime has good and bad parts.Which some of bad -arts came in later episodes. Good parts: Sasaki and Pii-Chan. Good and interesting main characters Sasaki is not your typical middle age loser. He is a smart businessman and can use he’s head. While Peeps is the cutest little bird who is not annoying and not useless. Some of the supporting casts are pretty interesting too especially Futari and Mueller. When the story contains Futunari it’s mostly gonna be interesting. The other good part in this anime is Peeps world I really love that world more because it was not ruined for me. It did stay interesting while give a change in development in the story without making it to complicated. Bad parts: Sasaki’s world. I really think that this world was more interesting in the start but in the later episodes the writer put too much and it’s just started to be unnecessary complicated and not explained enough. Magical girl I really think this part of the story is unnecessary and we can live without it happily. Overall: This anime has great potential but because of unnecessary characters and too much things happening just in 12 episodes it loses a lot of appealing it has in the start . And As I understand the second season gonna be bring even more plot twist which is definitely not gonna help us. This anime needs more focus and stop giving situations which gonna be solved in like 10-15 minute and after that directly give us another problem Other things: The animation did get worse to the end but was not critical and still stayed on a good note. I didn’t have any problem with voice acting too. Sugita, Tomokazu For Sasaki was great choice and Yuuki Aoi for Pii-Chan was chief kiss. The opening is your typical anime opening with great music that not something wow but listenable but the ending…..I’m gonna talk about it because who tf did create this monster. The first time I see it I was in shock I really was thinking that it just one episode kind of troll thing but yea… it was not.

Sasaki to Pii-chan is uniquely a mish-mash of isekai-reverse isekai, which involves magical power system + Men in Black plot + Medieval type politics + corporate negotiation elements all in one anime. It's frankly a double edge sword - it either intrigues you or confuses the hell out of the viewers. In my case, I actually kind of enjoyed this anime and this unique premise. The supporting characters are kind of generic but developed just enough to keep the plot going without appearing too jarring - and the MC is an ex-corporate salaryman with a decent moral compass but without appearing dumb, naive or annoying - and has the intelligence to draw upon his experience or stop to think before making crucial decisions. Animation-wise, it is not terrible but neither is it anything to be impressed. The animation movement can be a little bare and I have to say the ED outro with the 3D terrible is outright the worst outro anime this entire season. Nonetheless, the OP is surprisingly top notch. If you are looking for something fresh and intriguing without too much expectations on animation quality or story depth, then Sasaki to Pii-chan will definitely be highly enjoyable. It was for me. My rating - 7.5/10

An anime that has a middle-aged main character that actually acts his age will always get my attention. That said, the first episode was interesting, but it felt like the author was throwing a lot of stuff to the wall to see what sticks. It certainly could be confusing, as the show seemed to change genres with each episode. However, it managed to strike a balance with all the elements it was juggling with as the season progressed. At its heart, it's a fantasy that fulfills every wish a middle-aged salary man wants of having a nice job, while able to travel to another world and have a second fulfilling career. There's no harem, but the author does seem to populate his stories with teenaged girls and lolis. That fact is not enough to make it problematic because the main character likes to keep things professional. I did enjoy the show because the main character manages to solve his problems with creative solutions. Like the one where butted heads with a noble in the other world who he outmaneuvered politically, or in the last episode where he dealt with a magical girl problem. You can watch this with your brain off, but I don't recommend it because it was a lot of fun thinking of how he would resolve his problems alongside the show.

Well, for an isekai, it's pretty unique in my opinion. The fantasy world is your bog standard isekai world, but the real world has it's won surprises. Splitting within them was enjoyable, and kept me wondering what's going to happen. The main character is pushing 40, and has dedicated himself to work without getting much recognition. I think this is meant to be a self insert for middle aged guys, which I'm not sure I can complain about. There is a problematic factor of every young teen girl wanting him/blushing when he's around. Like there's 3 (although technically one is over 100, of course). Like it didn't need that, but I guess the author liked the idea that teen girls might like single middle aged men. It's cringe, but not a huge plot point. Anyway, with that out of the way, the main world is pretty interesting with supernatural events happening. Honestly more interesting than the fantasy world I'd say. They have multiple different power systems, and they get explained well with rules and limits. Another nice thing is the cuteness factor, of the bird. I know it's supposed to be a human turned into a bird, but it's still cute to see them talking to people, and fighting. They kind of act like a bird, liking being pet, so maybe they sort of became bird brained when transforming. Overall, the plot isn't super good, and a lot of characters are really flat. You could do alot worse for an isekai though, and the unique concepts make me want to watch the next season. I think it's worth watching if you are looking for a more unique isekai.

Typical incident of promising beginning, poor execution...I think this phrase is fairly accurate for that show. Even though I actually like main character Sasaki for his reactions, maturity, problem solving abilities and other many aspects that notion simply isn't enough. During the story, so many new themes and narratives are introduced that after a while, inevitably getting the impression that writers are stuck unclear, and it can't be said that they've managed to strike a balance between them. There's nothing wrong with saying, "Let's add a little bit of this and a little bit of that, it'll look a bit like a soup, but it'll also resemble a carnival," but when it's not put in order, we're left with this kind of inconsistent work. I think it's been accepted for a second season. If it manages to put these themes on track and integrate them, it will only pass; Otherwise, it seems unlikely to get much further than bouncing around like a ping-pong ball between seven, eight topics so I keep my further commentary for continuous effort. Also I hope our business man Sasaki find a suitable kind and mature lady for his life, for this classiness, man really deserves that :)

Sasaki no Pii-chan is a story about Sasaki, a 30ish old man that lives in an apparently normal world, after he meets Pii-chan a mystical and magical creature of another world, he and his friend start an adventurous life in both Sasaki and Pii-chan world.Also the main reason sasaki travels to another world is simple to gain some money and makes his life better. Cause you know … living like a salaryman nowadays is not that special or confortable . This anime looks like inuyasha, kagome and inuyasha are almost the same as sasaki and pii-chan, but unlike inuyasha, pii-chan can travel to sasaki world and really enjoy living there. The way that both of them interact with the two worlds are in a more political and non heroic way. But Sasaki and Pii-chan both play important roles in both worlds. Well, first of all, the story seems the same old isekai with newer clothes and using a different point of view. It has a great start, and after some time it gets really crazy and it loses a little because of that. The insertion of too many things in the middle of the anime makes a ton of chaos and it throws everything in the air without a good explanation. This one really needs a continuation. Animation 7 : It´s nice, you can really see the budget stretch on this one, but they did a good job with it. Music 6: Not bad … but nothing epic or above the average. Story 8 : It's something really new, yes we got some chiches, but the overall is nice. Sasaki no Pii-chan has a great idea, somehow it gets really chaotic in the final half of the anime. I really want to know more about some characters and stuff !

Entertaining and interesting, but lacking and shallow. Sasaki and Peeps is the perfect show for when you're mid-flight on Southwest airline going from coast to coast in the US on a Boeing 747 that may or may not have had its emergency exit door blown off a month ago due to "mechanical failure" and "poor maintenance". While in the middle seat between an egregiously overweight couple who are spilling over into your personal space, covering you in their tricep sweat, you can snuggle up comfortably in your warm moist cocoon as you place your phone on your laptable next to your peanuts and coke to immerse yourself in the wacky and wonderful world of Sasaki and Peeps. Why is it the perfect show for such an oddly specific and mildly nauseating situation? This is because neither you nor the couple sandwhich you find yourself between will be able decide whether funny bird cartoon is more interesting and attention-grabbing than the latest news article about another critical mechanical failure on a Boeing airplane. With the trauma dump over, let's cover the show. To start, the first episode is a double length feature which covers all of the basic world and character building you need to begin understanding what is happening in Sasaki and Peeps' lives. While this might be a turn off for some, the length is necessary and actually very well-paced as it perfectly lowers you into what is a chaotic mess of a universe. Imagine having to explain a fever dream to a friend where you have a magical talking bird from another world take you under their wing to live a dual life in said other world while teaching you magic, only to come back to the your own world to be recruited by a secret psychic organization that polices other psychics, all while being hunted by magical girls with a vendetta against psychics. That's not an easy task and the production team somehow managed to do all of that while sneaking in nuanced bits of future story and character developments to keep you coming back for more. However, from Episode 1 on the pacing never really changes and the emotional Rollercoaster of trying to figure out where the hell all of this is going mellows out into a comfy isekai-but-also-not-isekai show. It is mildly disappointing since now there's a fairly large disconnect between the two main worlds of the series, Isekai and Not Isekai, since it's not realistically possible to tell a cohesive story or plotline in either without devoting several episodes, making it all feel like an appeal point than a crucial plot device. That's not to say it isn't well-written and interesting, it's just that there's so much density to the information and story that I think even the Light Novel, having not read it yet, probably struggles to contain and organize it all. But given all of this it is a breath of fresh air that the characters are written fairly competently and make rational decisions in such an unrational setting. Everyone has a goal and role that they play with different tools to achieve them, and a lot of their scheming and machinations when revealed show no major illogical leaps purely for the sake of progressing the plot. My only complaints are that the limited screen time make a lot of them feel one-note in personality and desire, and everyone is written like how a middle-aged man sees them and hopes they act. There are no major deviations from expectations which while grounding the story does take away slightly from the excitement. Now as for recommending the show, I do. It's entertaining and intriguing enough to want to see what happens next, while just strange and normal enough that the strangers on each of your shoulders don't get what's going on but think "The pink bird with a star is cute". It's a little more on the closeted weeb side of the anime spectrum, but sits comfortably in the "I wouldn't mind if my parents walked in on me watching this" section. 6/10 TL;DR - Show about funny pink birb with a bad Italian accent is entertaining and chaotic, but lacks in certain areas leaving a lot to be desired like the middle-aged business man's receding hairline

Interesting premise, average isekai. Characters other than MC and Peeps might as well not exist. World itself is trying to do too much while somehow still having so little. It's impressive how generic it all feels. The worst are the "psychics" and how they hilarious fight using their.. guns.. not any psychic abilities. Dumbest thing I've ever seen. Also, can I just say how fake the "aww so cute" moments of Sasaki feel like with Peeps? They feel forced and fake. Art is fine, no complaints. Sound is there, I guess, nothing stood out to me in the anime concerning audio. Anyway, watch it to see how a good premise is squandered.