Stars*Collection

abystoma2★ 7

Certified „me and the boys“ moment. The unfortunately less known alternative to Holo no Graffiti, Stars*Collection is as you might have guessed focused on the male counterpart of Hololive. Does it even compare to beloved Holo no Graffiti? Well yes actually. Stars*Collection is more similar to a sitcom – it’s about the guys living together and their hijinks. Fret not though, despite this, there is still the brand chaos you might come to expect. The scale is usually smaller, sure, but that only makes the randomness spikes more effective as a gag comedy. If anything, it’s an achievement that Holostars managed to keep up the qualitywhile having considerably less cast available to work with. I’ll give out the obligatory statement of comedy being subjective, but form my personal experience I can say that this anime caught me off guard and made me laugh out loud several times. The finale is also quite nice, especially for a gag comedy series, and I'm sure it will get a positive reaction out of you if you've been following the Holostars idols. As with Holo no Graffiti, this too is made with fans of the idols as the intended demographic, but although knowing the cast from their actual idol activities will improve your enjoyment, I will actually say that this one can be watched without knowing the characters beforehand and the comedy should still work most of the time.