SHY

SHY

ANIME

STATUS
COMPLETE
EPISODES
12
RELEASE
December 19, 2023
LENGTH
24 min

DESCRIPTION

On the brink of a third World War, superheroes appeared on Earth. Gifted with powers, their appearance brings peace to the world. The heroes each selected a country in which they would reside, serve, and protect its citizens. Shy is Japan’s hero, endowed with super strength. Her most daunting enemy yet? Crippling shyness. Join Shy and her super friends as she defends Earth and gains confidence!

(Source: Crunchyroll)

CAST

Teru Momijiyama
Shino Shimoji
Pepesha Andreanova
Mamiko Noto
Pilse Dunant
Sayumi Suzushiro
Iko Koishikawa
Nao Touyama
Kfufu
Rina Hidaka
Li Ming Ming
Ayumu Murase
Letana Andreanova
Miyuki Sawashiro
David W. Jones
Shinichirou Miki
N-Villio
Tomokazu Sugita
Doki
Shunichi Toki
Uni-lord
Kikuko Inoue
Stigma
Mutsumi Tamura
Inori
Saori Hayami
Daigo Koishikawa
Honoka Inoue
Gelm Stein
Naomi Kusumi
Mai Tennouji

EPISODES

Dubbed

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REVIEWS

Bropix
50/100
My Hero Academia but made for Bronies
SHY is an Action-Superhero, Shonen manga written and illustrated by Miki Bukimi. It was adapted into 2 cours, each 12 episodes by Studio 8-bit, the same studio that brought you Tensura Slime and Blue Lock.

When I watched the trailer for Shy, I was skeptical but interested. I finished watching the 1st season and was left with a mediocre feeling, I hoped the 2nd season would further improve the anime.. but as of this review, I've finished watching the 9th episode of the 2nd Season and this show is making me so disinterested it should be a feat of its own.

I am someone with an open mind, I enjoy shonen, and I have a soft spot for battle shonen: I adore One Piece, Dragon Ball, Bleach, Naruto, Hunter x Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho, Jujutsu Kaisen, etc. And I still enjoy shonen with glaring flaws, as long as the world feels rich, the story hooks me and the characters are good.

But Shy is not that, Shy feels like the culmination of every anime elitist's rant on why "all shonen are generic", the use of noticeable plot armor, how the good guys always win, and how they're only made for young teens.

For me, shonen, even battle shonen, can reach levels of quality within their respective aspects to that of most seinen: such as world-building, emotion, character depth, and impact.

Shy is a superhero story of a 14-year-old girl who becomes Japan's one and only hero, her trait is that she is incredibly shy but never gives up, as she has to fight Akatsuki daycare with the power of friendship.

After a few episodes, it was made clear, that the story was written for children only... I can't fault the author for successfully targeting their target audience. But the point of this review is to explain what you're getting into if you're gonna start this anime.

The world-building of Shy immediately threw me out.
War has been canceled??? Because each country gained one hero?
That magically solves all their country's political problems and the author never further elaborates on it.
Which I respect in a way, if you can't write it then don't try... but my sense of disbelief is challenged to its peak with this premise:
- all of Russia, is protected by a single drunk woman;
- all of China with its population of 1.4+ billion, is protected by an underaged twink;
- all of Japan is protected by a single high school freshman with incredibly low self-esteem? All-Might should feel ashamed.
- Why are the majority of heroes below the age of consent yet can fight terrorists? idk
- What if X happens while Japan's hero is in Antarctica? eh don't think about it
The world-building is bad, but is the story at the very least good? Nope, it is filled with plot armor, conveniences, and cliches.
The only exception to good writing was Pepesha's backstory, which made me feel genuine emotion. Other than that the story is mid, the stakes are artificial, the pacing is slow and everything was made for babies.

The hero designs are... not good. Nothing sticks and the majority of outfits look thrown together. If I were to show an image of one of these characters without the context, would you guess they're from a superhero manga?
Shy's outfit, despite being named Shy looks like they gave her the costume of Slut.

The only good I can say is that the production is solid, the art is nice and the animation is consistent. Episodes are structured well and are complimented by good direction.

Shy is not a bad anime, but do I recommend it? No.
Watching Shy is like watching My Little Pony. Both are made with children in mind, only if you lower your tastes and sense of disbelief to that of a child, would you be able to enjoy them.
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