Osomatsu-san: Tamashii no Takoyaki Party to Densetsu no Otomarikai

VanVeleca★ 6

A very chill and kind of short movie that somehow manages to feel like it's two hours long despite being barely an hour long. It starts off with some neat sllice of life scenes from the NEETs, we see their daily life here and there but for once it felt kind of, how should I put it...emotional? Like we've seen time and time again just how pathetic their life is and how little meaning they seem to have in their privacy. They do nothing but laze around, walk around and jerk off until it's either time to eat, take a bath or sleep. But then Totokocomes and the slowness starts to become annoying. Many scenes start to feel more like they are padding for time. Joke wise it's not all that great either, I liked the bits with Iyami and the Riceballs, as well as the bit where they flip takoyaki, but most of the other jokes didn't really hit for me. Still though, I really do enjoy the more slice of life-y aspect of this, showing off the whole cast just kind of hanging out and having a good time. The main series really makes me question sometimes why these people are still friends in the first place but this movie kind of does a good job at explaining the characters' bonds. Friendship as an adult just isn't the same as when you were a kid, it also becomes harder and harder to make new connections the older you get. Also I really love how Nyaa-chan has grown from essentially a background character to part of the main cast, she's probably become my favorite non-brother character. Overall if you really need more Osomatsu in your life but can't handle waiting any longer for a new season announcement give it a watch, it's not all that impressive but at least decent.