Sendou Kazuki is your average run of the mill student. Even though he would be more than happy to be so normal or even borderline mundane he has decided to surround himself with the most left of field circle of friends imaginable. His pseudo girlfriend Takase Mizuki, crazy otaku pseudo brother Kuhonbutsu Taishi and sweet doujinshi artist Yuu. Taishi pressures Kazuki into pursuing a role in the world of manga in the hopes of one day making it to the ultimate Japanese comic convention called Comic Party.

Before I really start to review this series you should be forewarned that this series is pretty much aimed at your hardcore anime fans (Otaku). Many of the jokes, allusions and references may be missed by a first time anime viewer or someone who has not been exposed to the world of manga or doujinshi (basically self published manga). That being said, it is an extremely funny series that can be enjoyed by anyone willing to watch.

On a side note, many people mistakenly call anime manga. So let me clear it up for you. Manga is the general name given to Japanese comic books where anime is the term used to describe Japanese animation (Otaku generally refuse to call anime a cartoon).



Now that we have that out of the way... Comic Party does a great job of explaining the reasons behind the fandom or otaku-dom that exists in not only the Anime and Manga fan bases but also extending to Sci Fi, Comic Books and cosplay. It does this in the best way imaginable. It follows the journey that Kazuki is a part of. The inspiration behind the creation of his manga, the philosophies behind the creative process and the homage he pays to those pop culture icons that have influenced him in the decision to go into publishing his own manga.

Comic Party is a great series that has no issues with poking a bit of fun at the clich?s that it itself raises. On the same note, through these clich?s it pays homage and parodies the styles, genres and in fact the whole medium of anime.

Comic Party is a nice short series that is packed to the brim with laughs, bright and colourful animation and a great insight into what makes us Otaku tick.

Comic Party is available from the Comic Shop now! SO GO GET IT!!!