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    Bananya: Around the World

    Bananya Around the World / ばなにゃ あらうんど ざ わーるど
    Bananya: Around the World
    Genres: Anthropomorphic, Kids, Slice of Life
    Themes: Anthropomorphic
    Demographics: Kids
    Studios: Lesprit, TMS Entertainment
    Producers: DAX Production, TMS Music
    Rating: 6.67 / 10
    Rank: #6226
    Popularity: #10992
    Users Listed: 2,845
    Users Scored: 1,123
    NSFW: No
    Last Updated: 12/17/2024
    Aired: October 21, 2024 – December 16, 2024 (Fall)
    Type: ona
    Source: original
    Age Rating: G
    Episodes: 13

    Synopsis:

    The third installment in the *Bananya* series continues to explore the peculiar world of Bananys, a land defined by its vibrant, often unsettling, and undeniably surreal ecosystem. Following the ongoing lives of its inhabitants, the narrative delves deeper into the complex social dynamics and unique challenges faced by these sentient fruit creatures. This season maintains the series’ distinctive blend of whimsical humor and understated melancholy, presenting everyday interactions within a landscape brimming with bizarre phenomena. Expect familiar characters navigating unusual circumstances as they grapple with themes of identity, belonging, and the acceptance of difference in a society that embraces the utterly strange. The animation style remains consistent with previous seasons, offering a visually arresting experience steeped in a gently unsettling atmosphere.

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    Episodes:

    • Episode 1: An Encounter with Bananya, Nya! (Aired: 10/14/2024)
    • Episode 2: Going Tropical with an Eternal Summer Mood, Nya! (Aired: 10/14/2024)
    • Episode 3: Rowdy Ruffians Race Across the Wastes, Nya! (Aired: 10/14/2024)
    • Episode 4: Hello Halloween, Nya! (Aired: 10/14/2024)
    • Episode 5: A Hero Flies onto the Scene, Nya! (Aired: 11/11/2024)
    • ... and 8 more episodes

    Characters:

    • Baby Sweet (Main) - Voice Actors: Murase, Ayumu
    • Bananya (Main) - Voice Actors: Kaji, Yuuki
    • Baby Bananya (Supporting)
    • Bananya-ko (Supporting)
    • Banawan (Supporting)
    • Bengal Bananya (Supporting)
    • Coach Bananya (Supporting)
    • Detective Bananya (Supporting)
    • Droopy-Eared Bananya (Supporting)
    • Elder Bananya (Supporting)
    • Emo Bananya (Supporting)
    • Kenaga Bananya (Supporting)
    • Maid Bananya (Supporting)
    • Maine Coon Bananya (Supporting)
    • Manuru (Supporting)
    • Metal Bananya (Supporting)
    • Mike Bananya (Supporting)
    • Munchkin Bananya (Supporting)
    • Narrator (Supporting)
    • Police Bananya (Supporting)
    • Russian Blue Bananya (Supporting)
    • Scottish Fold Bananya (Supporting)
    • Shark Bananya (Supporting)
    • Sheriff Bananya (Supporting)
    • Siamese Bananya (Supporting)
    • Summer Bananya (Supporting)
    • Vampire Bananya (Supporting)
    • Western Bananya (Supporting)
    • Wizard Bananya (Supporting)
    • Zombie Bananya (Supporting)

    Staff:

    • Shimizu, Kanako (Producer)
    • Terashima, Kiyoaki (Producer)
    • Yatate, Kyou (Director, Episode Director, Storyboard, Character Design)
    • Abe, Nobuyuki (Sound Director)
    • Sakuta, Hazumu (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Tsukimisato, Tomohiro (Episode Director, Storyboard)
    • Takata, Masahiro (Script, Series Composition)
    • Yoshitsuki, Sei (Script)
    • BPM15Q (Theme Song Performance)
    • TeddyLoid (Theme Song Composition, Theme Song Lyrics)
    • Gotou, Shizuka (Art Director)
    • Takanashi, Emi (Sound Effects)
    • Tateyama, Akiyuki (Music)

    Reviews:

    • User Tyumace (Score: 6/10):
      It may seem silly to review the third season of an obscure shorts show like this, but a man has to hold certain things sacred in life and Bananya is one of those things. Bananya represents a revolution in the world of cute short anime. By combining cute cats with the bizarre idea of putting them in a banana peel, the show ended up standing out because of a dissonance of design that appealed both to the cute and the weird anime crowd. A cross-gender, cross-community appeal to a show that would otherwise be doomed to obscurity outside an extremely small niche. Bananya Around theWorld is the most ambitious and idea-driven season of Bananya, as well as the best animated. However it ended up underperforming in comparison to previous seasons when it came to making interesting episodes. nnBananya Around the World is about two bananyas traveling through different places, times and stereotypical movie locations. Each episodes involves them teleporting to a new location and disappearing after some antics. If you think this would lead to interesting and fun episodic stories, you’d be wrong, somehow. The episodes of S3 tend to lack structure and cohesion. They don’t really feel like episodic stories, more like vignettes, a pastiche of things happening in succession. A good example of this would be the haunted mansion episode. This episode, from the start to 1.5 minutes in, is just about the two bananyas running away from different monster themed bananyas. There is nothing interesting to this. No joke, no back and forth action, no special plans to get away or anything that would make the sequence worthwhile. Just running and screaming. Imagine a fight scene where the two opponents did the same move and block over and over for two minutes straight. You’d be confused why it’s even there. Then, after all of this the twist of the episode is revealed and the monsters turn out to be trick or treaters. This is the best part of the episode, but does not excuse the lacklustre first half. nnCompare this to an episode of the original Bananya, episode 10. In this episode several bananyas are trying to bring down a helium balloon. They try a couple of times but fail until another bananya comes by and finds a trick to keep the balloon down by tying it to something heavy. This is by no means riveting storytelling, but there’s a back and forth, there’s a tension, there’s a small amount of variety in the actions performed. The episode then proceeds with the bananyas using the balloon as a trampoline until one of them pops it with his claws. This episode is by no means the best of the original series, but it feels so much nicer to watch because of its stronger episodic cohesion. The episode has a little story arc with ups and downs. Just like the episode of S3 it ends on a funny note, but it builds up to it better. The effort that…

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