This one is a special chapter. It's almost completely slept on and there's no one here on Wattpad who wrote any fan fiction or even one-shot (x reader) on it. So just for this one anime, I'm not going to include other reviews other than mine. I hope you guys are fine with it.

ANIME

Name: Kabukibu

Genre(s): School

Source: Light Novel

Produced by: Studio Deen

Written by: Yuri Eda (Light Novel, manga) / Yoshiko Nakamura (anime)

Illustrated by: Ishinoya / Chizu Kamiko (manga adaptation)

Number of episodes: 12

Subbed: Yes

Dubbed: No

Status: Completed

Synopsis: Kurogo Kurusu, a high school boy who loves the art of kabuki, so much that it is annoying. He yearns to perform kabuki for a club, but his school doesn't have one. Kurogo decides to create his own and sets out to gather members.

(Kabuki (歌舞伎) is a classical form of Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for its heavily-stylised performances, the often-glamorous costumes worn by performers, and for the elaborate kumadori make-up worn by some of its performers.)

Memorable Quotes

"Young people are about action, you can think on the way" ~ Kurogo's grandpa.

"Spring this year will bring my great fortune!" ~Shiroganeya

Review (it's basically just me)

I'll be honest, as someone who isn't used to the slow, song-like yet mesmerising ways of Kabuki, getting into this anime would be hard. Or so I thought.

3 episodes in an I was completely hooked by Kabukibu! The opening and ending themes are fire. The characters are lovable yet relatable. The background music is good. Although, confused at first by the terms used in Kabuki, the anime does a fairly good job at explaining them.

And you know what I loved the most in Kabukibu? The antagonist. He doesn't change,well, not completely. His views do evolve but he stays true to not deeming Kurusu Kurogo worthy enough to receive his help-that is until he's forced to by the circumstances in the end. But, it was worth it. I found the finale, the "last" play if the show quite mesmerising. It certainly did feel like the culmination of the cast's efforts.

In the end, you don't have to be super knowledgeable about Kabuki to enjoy Kabukibu! as a show. A total noob like me loved it, I learn a lot of interesting things about Kabuki. For example, did you know that Kabuki was invented by a woman, Izumo no Okuni, during the Edo period but now it's exclusive to men only (the roles can only be played by men or young boys) which is quite ironic.

So I hope that you'll give it a chance too.

Opening

Running High by Shimono Hiro

Ending

O•EDO- by KABUKIROCKS

(This is the MV version,the visual is not the used it the anime.)

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A huge thanks to Juni_Penguin_ for the amazing cover!!