This is the worst kind of anime...

I'm starting to think the 1980's may not have been the decade it was hyped up to be. Twinkle nora rock me might have been badly animated, but at least it was fun with friends. This is like 1000 lifetimes of aging slowly. Go watch chargeman ken instead, at least that can be made fun of. Minky momo is also much better. Girl detective club eas by TMS, & they probably used it as a learning tool on how to not make bad anime. Making a reaction video about this anime was completely pointless.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Yes, they really did rip off Elton John for the theme to this anime. Probably ANOTHER reason why this has never been re-released. Compare for yourself. Main Theme kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYbRkId9oJ18eNE Elton John's Crocodile Rock kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4SQio2if7F2mK8

[@helbent4]

I noted the Crocodile Rock "cover" when they started going "laaaa... lalalala... lalalalala... lalalalalaaaaa..." As well, the submachinegun that the young girl fires around wildly is probably a Czech Vz-62 Skorpion with a 20-round magazine.

[@evergreen9927]

Maybe you should check out the Famicom game for this series.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

@@evergreen9927 There isn't one.

[@Wupar]

Was just about to comment on that, lmao. Was listening to this video while getting ready in the bathroom and then suddenly I stopped paying attention to the actual commentary because I started hearing anime girls singing Crocodile Rock.

[@citycrusher9308]

@@kennylauderdale_en old anime is great. It gave young men what they actually wanted. And young guys, at the time, were honest about what they wanted.

[@Laziness]

>no detectives >no club new name: "Girl"

[@Mi_Fa_Volare]

Girl has girls in it. Girls have vaginas. That makes them valuable characters. Good anime.

[@SakuraStardust]

So, its essentially just like Nora?

[@TayoEXE]

To be fair, the name isn't translated very accurately. The name is 女性探偵団 (Josei Tantei-dan), which means more like "Girl Detective Team" -dan is the same -dan in Team Rocket (Rokketo-dan). So it means more like a team or gang. But still, no detective stuff going on. Haha

[@Spaghetter813]

The Holy Roman Empire, which was not holy, not roman and not an empire.

[@TayoEXE]

@Azhär Zhînnī More or less. 団 literally means a group, team, troupe, etc. Girl Detective League, Girl Detective Group, Girl Detective Squad. Just, not necessarily a club. A club, especially in Japanese school culture, usually refers to extracurricular groups, sports teams, etc., so "club" is misleading.

[@Iegotroop]

Anime school girls with guns, The 80s knew what’s up

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Also robots & mechs. At the very least this anime had some of that space control panel art I like so much.

[@_mango_]

Hell yeah they did! Girl und Panzer, eat your heart out.

[@SakuraStardust]

@@kennylauderdale_en The kind of stuff to make gifs to loop while listening to city pop music 👌🏻👌🏻

[@royasturias1784]

Late 2010s, and Girls' Frontline anime shall dakka-dakka the doki-doki out of you!

[@robertcalifornia9641]

But the way they hold the guns makes me so mad

[@Trainfan1055Janathan]

Those are the longest skirts I've neen in anime and yet the camera _still_ manages to practically go underneath them. Ah, the 80's.

[@cool_kai3298]

I think long skirts are kinda cute imp!

[@ilosolatica]

@@cool_kai3298 long skirts >>>>>> short skirts

[@cool_kai3298]

idk if thats a joke or fighting over an opinion xd

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

I like long skirts. I like short skirts. I like short shorts. I like no shorts. I like female clothing. I don't like wearing then, though. You wouldn't wanna see that.

[@_Koyomi_]

@@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance Underrated comment

[@TheGreatMillz]

I like how their heads are like 60% forehead. Jacksfilms would approve.

[@Espeon804]

Akira Toriyama would approve.

[@saeranchoi3343]

Code Lyoko would approve

[@gizmonovack]

Now days it's 50 percent eyes

[@TaiBreuh]

You should see yuria from fist of a north star, she got a ass forehead.

[@S0v0va]

ayyyy

[@gnarlestongnu637]

Holy shit I wish there was an 80s anime of Tony the Tiger. Like he leads a Voltron team of schoolgirls that pilot the Metal Tiger Supreme Force robots and shoots frost rays or something.

[@blueace1000]

Hell yeah

[@crepsecularcorvus1674]

And the antagonist is Tony's ex-best friend, The Grinch

[@heroofthe4-starmastersword526]

On a scale of 1 to snoop dogg, How high are you?

[@aleconpalta713]

I want to be the big boob waifu.

[@justarandomyoutubeuser5074]

and then raiden pops up to throw a speech on politics and leaves without elaborating further

[@thgritic102]

If only this anime got the Ghost Stories treatment, then it would actually be interesting to watch (and hilarious too).

[@klg9549]

I don't know if it would work. The one rule that the Ghost Stories dubbers had was that it still had to keep the story, which it at least had. This ... looks incredibly weak in story, so it might not even be salvageable.

[@KOTEBANAROT]

@@klg9549 the other rule was that they couldnt make any changes at all which they very cleverly and not scummily at all broken and instead they lied to people that they were given cart blanche to do anything they wanted because the VA director of ghost stories dub had a hateboner for being stuck with directing anime dubs ^^b

[@Shizkeb]

@@KOTEBANAROT source?

[@iennefaLsh]

@@Shizkeb Not sure if same source, but refer to MercuryFalcon's video on it.

[@matthewballon7553]

I'd be down for it.

[@FriendCrezno]

"Lets make a show about cute girls using guns" "this will be a hit I know it!"

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Seriously though, how do you screw that up?

[@peffiSC2source]

@@kennylauderdale_en They were visionary. No one understood the genius. Or maybe this Anime lacks the average degeneracy which makes 'girls with guns' Anime of today popular.

[@prowlingmonkey]

Guess just stick with gunsmith cats

[@lookatthepicture4107]

And there was someone listening to that conversation and that person made Gunsmith cats

[@MidoseitoAkage]

@Simple Weirdo And didn't taking care to made some research about the subject.

[@KichiMiangra]

"There's nothing enjoyable about girl detective club" I found 1 thing: I like that clip where the girls are playing ball and the one girl had her skirt tucked up. Nice touch. Girls with long skirts do that sometimes. At least at my school it was. Everything else was meh and bland.

[@xtin918]

@@stanbrule9357 He did say it was practice on how to draw better

[@annahigarcia1541]

How do you tuck up a skirt?

[@Snuzzled]

​@@annahigarcia1541 Google "gird your loins" and you'll find plenty of details

[@voivodadracula1936]

*_"Old anime was better, they don't make 'em like these anymore"_*

[@Melodyofthesea78]

There are a lot of good old anime but....there are ones like these. And this isn't the worst. I've seen FAR worse anime then this. Lol 😂

[@Melodyofthesea78]

Far....far....far worse anime....I'VE SEEN STUFF I CANNOT UNSEE!!!! 😱

[@belledelphine9692]

Melodyofthesea78 Boku No Pico was *amazing*. You should watch it.

[@mb9893]

@@belledelphine9692 That was a masterpiece.

[@idealsurrealism9587]

@Ben Baxter Yeah, if you have trouble sleeping

[@TowkayCC]

"And they do cute girl things..." while showing one of the girls firing a bazooka!

[@NoName-ze4qn]

Ain't that _cute?_

[@DSFARGEG00]

@@NoName-ze4qn I mean, I think so.

[@__-go9cj]

pretty accurate.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

Wielding a bazooka in a highly populated urban center is girly as shit, ngl.

[@hayoonpark7454]

@@imveryangryitsnotbutter Fr

[@kelixbro3456]

Rename it to "School Girls Do Stuff"

[@greensakana2673]

That could be literally every anime.

[@akt3037]

No no that's k-on

[@prettyrat.]

The daily (WITH GUNS) lives of -high- middle school girls

[@IkeSan]

Watch Retro anime they said. Retro always win they said.

[@Thewritingelf]

All retro anime is better then modern day anime they said

[@nozoto]

Comments like yours are why I cringed a little when Kenny's popularity started to peak as he reviewed pure shlock.

[@IkeSan]

@@nozoto Actually I know Kenny because he went to my channel and made a comment on a video I made, I didn't know about this guy because of his popularity although his content is good. Also I am making fun of all those elitist that throw comments from left to right saying retro here retro there, man nostalgia is always blind no matter the time and age, only because something is made today does not make every single thing garbage. Simple as that.

[@Klonoa7H]

@@nozoto Hopefully he doesn't end up like Bennet the Sage, who's been trying to make old anime look bad in a way that feels vitriolic , toxic and mean spirited.

[@SakuraStardust]

Even if the plot is trash, it's still appealing to look at. I love cel animation and the whole showa-era aestic But yeah, a lot of it isn't great

[@duchi882]

*This Anime got:* 1. School Girls 2. Guns 3. Weird stuff (Seems legit)

[@kleptrep94]

So it's an anime adaptation of the 2015 film Tag then?

[@mihaelkYeah]

1:00 "And if they do do any actual detective work in their series it all happens in the manga instead, because there is no actual detective work in this manga" Top tier writing 👌

[@t.r.s.eakamuneebatif9173]

Kenny lauderdale : Our elderly weeb who is bestowing us his limitless knowledge of old anime

[@kennylauderdale_en]

sorry for posting the community tab so much. I know you want new videos

[@Sara3346]

@@kennylauderdale_en nah community tabs are great.

[@LaineMann]

He’s not that elderly

[@CigaretteCrayon]

"elderly"

[@adorenu1338]

@@LaineMann of course he is kinda elderly for a weeb. Who else would want to talk about obscure old anime if its not him.

[@transmissionsfromtheunderd2303]

Remember kids. Bad anime has ALWAYS been a thing and it always will be.

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

Oh Really ? Name 1 bad anime from the 70's and 60's.

[@LA-kv8cp]

@@markofthewolvessucks8930 Chargeman Ken

[@ultimateloser3411]

@@markofthewolvessucks8930 Name all the good ones first lmao

[@bag-manbaron2547]

@@markofthewolvessucks8930 Chargeman Ken! From 1974, our lord Kenny Lauderdale made a vid on it. I'll find you one for the 60s at some point, remind me later

[@markofthewolvessucks8930]

@@bag-manbaron2547 ok

[@amethyst4578]

"Mom, can we have Nancy Drew?" "We have Nancy Drew at home." Nancy Drew at home:

[@crpalstuck2966]

Wow, Only 1/3 of the title is true. There you go.

[@cottoncandy2023]

Loll

[@Burn_Angel]

Not even that. It says "Girl", but there are more than one girl.

[@jayjay86443]

At least it had more truth in the name than Aqua Teen Hunger Force. You may stretch Hunger to fit, but neither of these things talk about a meatball, a milkshake, and some fries just living life like it's half anime and half King Of The Hill.

[@imveryangryitsnotbutter]

@@jayjay86443 "You may stretch Hunger to fit" Hunger Hunger Hunger Hunger

[@Pixeleyes00]

Honestly, 80's anime girls with high powered weaponry is the most solid aesthetic I've seen in a while.

[@owenw.1643]

thats a shame that such an adorable retro art style has absolutely nothing behind it

[@Apt00]

"It's not great" He says, as a highschool(?) girl dual wields machineguns.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

say that like there aen't dozens of other anime with that exact thing in them.

[@puffsparkle]

Yea, ever seen Vivid strike???

[@CarrotConsumer]

In the '80s though?

[@pablogomesoliveira2677]

@@puffsparkle vivid strike is ass

[@puffsparkle]

@@pablogomesoliveira2677 Keep those opinions to yourself, Rudeness shows your inability to let others enjoy what they want. Kindly refrain from that behavior.

[@_mango_]

Kenny, you’ll get into the algorithm and blow up. I’m calling it now.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

That was really nice of you say that. We can only hope.

[@_mango_]

kenny lauderdale trust me, from the two clips of the OVA with the clone, I can tell you’ll go far

[@AGrayPhantom]

I think he already did. KZbin recommended his Nora videos to me.

[@NegativeNanase]

It's working

[@CMSonYT]

That already happened

[@vinegar4556]

Frankly, the idea for this series sounds awesome. You've got three high school girls solving mysteries in a kind of anime take/parody on Scooby Doo and various other detective media from the time. That could be great. But, they botched it with the characterisation and writing.

[@thenachomancandysavage4074]

just watched this yesterday & if someone handed me a vhs with that title I would think it was a hentai.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

but WHY? Why would you do that, why would do any of that?

[@thenachomancandysavage4074]

@@kennylauderdale_en I don't even know man,I have spent too much time on 4chan I suppose.

[@agreedo9530]

@@kennylauderdale_en Wishful thinking

[@thenachomancandysavage4074]

@@agreedo9530 fuck yeah

[@observationsfromthebunker9639]

"The Japanese sure do Nancy drew differently." - Me as n00b anime fan 30 years ago.

[@danwilliams1989]

Is it just me or does the opening in this anime sound like “Crocodile Rock?”

[@TheRealNormanBates]

0:55 "They do things like sneaking out.. buying clothing... shooting rocket launchers... you know, GIRL STUFF"

[@hayoonpark7454]

Yup us girls do that all the time.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Each girl in the usa has her own rocket launcher

[@Holammer]

You can practically smell the 80's from it. I getting a little bit nostalgic over this particular art style and I'd love to see a return to it.

[@xxPHOENIX80xx]

Project A-ko for people who hate fun.

[@blueseanomad7435]

I think that was the 3rd anime I ever watch in the mid-90s. You summed it up quite well.

[@elfiefromangelcity6142]

Project A-ko is one of the worst things I've ever watched. This reminds me of it.

[@sleeplessindefatigable6385]

How exactly do you mess up cute girls + explosions + guns + detective stuff? I'm fairly certain that if you just threw darts at a board to decide which of those ingredients would go into any given scene, you'd still have a good time.

[@SteveBrandon]

1986 also had PROJECT A-KO, still one of my favourite anime films. It has a very similar visual style to this anime (and was featured on OUT covers a couple of times IIRC) but I suppose A-KO had those fluid animation segments that really helped it to stand out (plus an insane amount of parodies). A-KO also looked more colourful even on VHS and had that rockin' Made in USA soundtrack. Perhaps they're "detectives" in the same way that AQUA TEEN HUNGER FORCE are officially supposed to be detectives but rarely did any actual detective work, with the primary difference being, obviously, that ATHF didn't have "detective" in the title.

[@wingedpikpik1787]

Project A-Ko's more arousing, too.

[@hayoonpark7454]

@@wingedpikpik1787 😒

[@akiradkcn]

@@wingedpikpik1787 lol

[@Shadamachaeon]

1986 was also the year that "Gall Force" came out as well! Yes, that was a good year for anime in the 80's.

[@bleached101]

I would love for Tony the Tiger to have his own anime.

[@Sara3346]

sure, hopefully teaming up with toucan sam to save the worlds sugar suplly or something.

[@_mango_]

Kenny is spoiling us again! (Let’s get him to 15K!)

[@SakuraStardust]

Guys, look at the summary for this on My Anime List. It dont beat around the bush.

[@mechjock572]

I'd watch a tony the tiger 80's anime with violence like uh madbull 34

[@Caercutta30]

Oh my god, what an image!

[@Jellifhish]

This anime looks cute! That sucks that they never gave the main three personalities. Or gave them a easy nice plot about a mystery. For example, in the first episode, they could’ve introduced the girls and showed the audience that they have a club. For reading or sports or poetry. Then the next episode a mysterious package is delivered to one of the club members house. Inside is a keychain and a pair of shoes that belongs to one of the girls in the club and a letter says ‘Come and Find her while you still can’. So the main three say that they will find the missing classmate and will do whatever it takes. Then guns happen because they don’t wanna be messed with haha

[@kennylauderdale_en]

You are a treasure. There's tons of low effort anime like this that never got off the ground for one reason or another. If you want an example of an anime with a girl main character that would have went somewhere if it got popular, look up "Cosmos Pink Shock".

[@aflhabalafhabab]

That energetic girl, I have to admit, is adorable. ...wait, I can’t remember her name. The show must’ve been that forgetable.

[@ayevah]

The music from the background sounds illegally similar to Elton John's Crocodile Rock.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Yes!! That’s why girl detective club won’t be re released anytime.

[@PandaXs1]

"it's not a good anime" *says this over high school girl shooting up a door with uzis* I mean if you say so.....

[@CapnJigglypuff]

"Two girls running away from explosions and occasionally hugging" actually sounds like something I'd enjoy, you're probably overselling this show, Ken.

[@Justin_Joy]

Girl detective is just surface level hentai.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It's not even that. At least Dream Hunter Rem has some of that. This? This has maybe, MAYBE some good animation in like 2 or 3 shots.

[@dr.velious5411]

Ayyyyy, we meet again! And yes I did in fact make a list of Justin Y clones.

[@SakuraStardust]

This is the gateway drug. It gives you a foreshadowing of what you'll eventually be ending up

[@borisantonov149]

@@dr.velious5411 The sons of Justin Y

[@dr.velious5411]

@@borisantonov149 Les enfants ninjas. A secret project by top level authorities at Google to copy the genes of the greatest shitposter of all time.

[@fortnitesexman]

But it has cute girls *checkmate*

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I cannot argue that.

[@ExplizitDuester]

With normal cupsizes

[@fortnitesexman]

Hououin Kyouma normal capsizes best cup sizes imo

[@kingsmenamv6894]

FBI open up

[@hayoonpark7454]

There children chill

[@2Eliishere]

Hey kenny, how about you review something you like next. Get some happiness back.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I'll take that advice.

[@PepperKoi]

but the only way to get views is to call something the worst in the title

[@SakuraStardust]

It makes me really happy to see your channel growing, Kenny! As someone who's been on youtube for over 4 years, I know that youtube is very selective with who it spotlights with its algorithm. I'm glad you're getting the recognition you deserve and look forward to more quality content!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Thanks! This video was kind of mean spirited in hindsight, so I'll try my best to talk about something cool & interesting next time to keep people like you fans. Appreciate the support.

[@josh-oo]

@@kennylauderdale_en With all due respect, I think your harsher tone in this video might be a result of subconsciously feeling the pressure of all these new subscribers (of which I am one) you suddenly have. Y'know, stress makes a person grumpy sometimes. I hope you're not offended that I'd try to analyze you like that. Either way, I just wanted to say not to worry about it. Do it the way you wanna do it. No pressure. So far, I like what I've seen, and I hope you keep it up. Just don't let yourself feel like you owe anyone anything.

[@ReklawLah]

After cringing through a couple episodes of Redo of Healer, I'm having a hard time believing this is the worst kind of anime.

[@Klonoa7H]

70s is the best anime decade IMO. It had many of the best directors in their prime, many genres which being developed and setting the groundwork for the following few decades, and some of the most legendary series of all time were being created. You've got Lupin the Third, Future Boy Conan, Takarajima, Ace o Nerae, Ashita no Joe, The Rose of Versailles, Ie Naki Ko, Heidi, Anne of Green Gables, Mobile Suit Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato as just examples of what the decade had to offer. 80s was a fun time for anime but most of the interesting stuff was in movies and OVAs, which were often interesting experiments, some that hit a bulleye and are still remembered as beloved classics, and then you have... stuff like this. XD

[@AnimeEnergy]

Think I'll always enjoy hand drawn anime more than flash

[@br3akstuff]

YES.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

take away dezaki & then what do you have? I love me some dezaki, but half of that was Joe being so good.

[@br3akstuff]

kenny lauderdale Who do we need other than Dezaki

[@Klonoa7H]

@kenny lauderdale Theres the World Masterpiece Theater shows by Takahata, the Tomoharu Katsumata Go Nagai adaptations, the early Tomino and Yasuhiko collaborations, the Leijiverse shows and the Tatsunoko stuff. I'd say that theres a fair amount to offer for those interested in 70s shows. 80s TV anime has some neat stuff, but the really weird movies and OVAs that were only possible with bubble economy money are what people remember from the 80s.

[@chad_bro_chill]

4:43 Hold up, this steering wheel is on the left. That leaves Europe and America/Canada, and holy shit I've already done more detective work than the entire OVA.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I did more detective work looking into what OUT magazine was than this entire anime.

[@amihodges4899]

"Tell them to go fly a kite." That's my favorite line.

[@spaghetti_dm]

What the HECK, Kenny. This isn't Gunsmith Cats at all!!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

waiting for the bluray.

[@jellyintheattic7323]

Small correction: The artist's name is Yu Eguchi and I'm fairly sure they might be a woman, considering most of their later works seem to be BL doujinshi. I'm always fascinated by how obscure some of the source material for these OVAs is. Apparently this manga never even was reprinted as a tankobon! Really makes you wonder what went through the producer's heads. For a similarly obscure OVA you might want to check out "Cosmos Pink Shock" - that one's at least pretty entertaining!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

I've had my eye on that for awhile. Press F for the VHD format.

[@DrVectrex]

Man, I'm loving this Saberspark anime spinoff

[@duchessedeberne3909]

TheMindMaster6 same

[@trashcanonabench7199]

Love your voice, its really calming and the fact that you dont scream about how much you hate something is higly appreciated!

[@ajourneysaved4311]

More detective work went into the research of this video than this entire anime series.

[@CHNOPS1000]

Stamp collecting has more enjoyable moments than this anime

[@RatTalisman]

"You know if I gave you a VHS tape with the words "Girl Detective Club" on it, what do you think that anime would be about?" Kenny, I think at that point I'd be calling the police.

[@nataliemanahan5168]

When I heard you talking about "Mascot Anime" my mind immediately went to the anime "Di Gi Charat" . A shame it wasn't anything like that.

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

I was thinking milky holmes

[@edwardlecore141]

There needs to be a streaming service just for 80s anime, with a special "only on VHS or LD" section.

[@AJSSPACEPLACE]

You could make a decent anime with Tony the Tiger. It could be an anime take on the typical sports movie plot. Make it about a sports teams that isn’t doing very well and everyone makes fun of. Then have Tony the Tiger come in, and inspire the team to victory. Then have the final episode end with the team winning against a team that was previously unbeaten

[@Fenrisson]

I just LOVE to hear your rants. Such a short video, though.

[@dulapeepsinmybedroom5611]

Why can't we all be mature and accept that all eras of anime has trash anime? Oh right, it's the anime fanbase why did I expect such a thing ...

[@mknaomidestiny]

【ＳＷＥＥＴ　ＰＯＴＡＴＯＥＳ　ＩＮＴＥＮＳＩＦＩＥＳ】

[@YOUFREAKINNERD]

I’m a simple man, I see Kenny, I click.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Good man.

[@not_abot213]

I love how you started this video. Never fails to make me giggle.

[@tango636]

Although girl detective club was bad, I really did enjoy the commentary. Also, commando Izumi and the Lensman brought me here :P Instant sub :D

[@Hex.Decimal]

Never stop uploading Kenny.

[@LordHonkInc]

4:30 made me freeze-frame just to laugh xD I know pausing animations and viewing them the same way you would a solitary drawing is unfair, but admit it, that looks straight out of an early 2000's "How to draw manga" book

[@xTheRealWingmanx]

I gotta say the consistent community updates keep you in my head even without the bell. "Oh hey a videos coming out tomorrow" Neat Also

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Thanks man, I hope I'm not being too negative with this one but it's just so generic.

[@heartandmindovercome3214]

Finding this channel just made my day. I will now be a follower, as well as a regular. 👍

[@liama.c.lacthewatcher2590]

2:45 So basically the 80s equivalent of Super Sonico? 3:27 i'm sorry....is that Crocodile Rock?

[@kennylauderdale_en]

It is & it's horrible.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

The croco imitator is the theme song of this crappy ova by Tarako, who did a better song in the original theme to Noozles, a cult classic by the studio behind Maruko chan, Heidi and Jungle Book.

[@blackphoenix77]

That monster at 6:24 looks like Pikachu

[@Vvonter]

There's nothing new under the sun, everything comes from somewhere whether you notice it or not.

[@toonbat]

I was thinking that. 10 whole years before Pokemon came out too!

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Black Phoenix the monster at the front glance is someone in a bunny costume!

[@hayoonpark7454]

The Pikachu now looks better.

[@offensivepepe231]

Looking forward to the next review, I really like seeing little snippets of these old anime.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Thanks. I almost didn't even do a video on this, but literally nobody else had talked about it so I figured "why not" right?

[@offensivepepe231]

kenny lauderdale yeah, I don't even think this was on anyone else's radar. Probably best thing about your channel is that you provide really fun commentary on stuff I wouldn't ever see normally. Keep it up man

[@EmmettMcMullan]

I love your channel. You've turned me onto so many wonderful things. Obviously this anime was not one of them, but really, thank you so much for making your channel and continuing. You rock!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

That's very kind of you. I look back at this video as kinda cringe, but it was such a middle of the road anime I didn't know how else to approach it. Check out my video on Golden Bat, it's way better (longer too!)

[@ennuionme6378]

This looks awesome, can't wait to watch it! Thanks for the recommendation!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

but I said it was boring & I didn't like it! Why would you watch it?

[@kingkoopa3000]

2:43 - You say that like its a bad thing. I'd watch the shit out of a Tony the Tiger OVA,

[@AGrayPhantom]

6:43 This sounds like something Comic Book Guy would say, and that's comedy gold. I love your deadpan delivery.

[@imhyperer-P]

Man, I didn't know I was interested in old anime but your delivery of information is just so interesting that it *made me interested*

[@TheCommentaification]

Sounds like my kind of trash, thanks for telling me about it, time to go watch it.

[@roundmoundofpound6066]

The first thing I thought upon seeing this OVA was: "baby's first Project A-KO." Very mediocre, and that's too bad, I'd like a Girl Detective Club. Oh well, I guess not every 80's OVA can be Dragon's Heaven... or Outlanders... Also, I'm sorry you're not watching Outlanders right now too. You can borrow my LD if you want.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

The DVD for outlanders is really expensive isn't it?

[@roundmoundofpound6066]

@@kennylauderdale_en Yeah, it usually averages around $45, but there's currently one on eBay for $75, I think. Crazy... Unfortunately, it's been out of print for over a decade, so that means eBay inflation time. But the best looking version is still the Laserdisc, as the DVD suffered from a rather heavy handed application of DVNR. Also, they re-dubbed it. The original dub done by Dark Image, was a lot more fun in that wacky, early 90's dub way. But that doesn't matter, because it's all about the Japanese voice cast anyway. *cough* Fumi Hirano *cough*

[@pr9039]

Keep putting in the effort, bud, and I'll keep watching. I don't even _CARE_ that much about old anime lol, but you make it interesting and fun, and I'm always into deep dives on weird shit. And this? This helps to scratch that itch.

[@jdenoe69]

Great video as always Kenny!

[@kennylauderdale_en]

There's always exceptions. What's the worst 80's anime you've personally seen?

[@BAIGAMING]

If you want a schoolboy anime go watch Clamp Academy >>

[@ARedMagicMarker]

The colors just look so painfully muted and orange. o_o With all the bullets whizzing past them on a regular basis, I'm surprised not one of them hits.

[@eandeable]

I really enjoyed this anime, thanks for the rec ^u^

[@RexcorJ]

I'll stick with the theory that this was a test for the studio to get better at what they do, considering their standing today. Kinda like a pilot episode or OVA to see where it will take the creators or the material into the future. Side note, keep up the awesome work, Kenny. Loving the videos so far.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Thanks. This ran a little short than normal but there's just not much to say about it. at the very least I'm the only person on youtube who's talked about it, so in a way it's the best girl detective club video on the entire site!

[@DanielAyy]

But hey, atleast it isn't... you know... *the N name* I'm not talking about the N word btw

[@FreedomHero4]

Daniel Ayy I’m gonna say the N name

[@DanielAyy]

@@FreedomHero4 shhhhh, not while Kenny sama is listening

[@Thewritingelf]

Okay but honestly what is the N-Name tho lol

[@CoolGuyZool129]

@@Thewritingelf Nora

[@awesomewonderful1]

Yeah anything's better than Naruto

[@adorenu1338]

Damm, I got so used with modern anime art style that I consider it as something good

[@messed-upkid9877]

Can't wait for your channel to reach 1M subs

[@gtsavestheday6569]

Man, it’s actually crazy, I started to think of Outlander as I was watching this couldn’t remember the name, and out of nowhere you mentioned it. That was such a great anime.

[@Comkill117]

6:53 Because as you know, only sith deal in absolutes.

[@icyou3849]

80's clickbait

[@DecimusYna]

Gotta binge watch this later.

[@r-saint]

Don't worry we'll watch your old reviews eventually :D

[@jasonsteele6920]

Why does the song in the background remind me of Crocodile Rock?

[@kennylauderdale_en]

because the music in this anime is terrible & that was lineally the only song I could find for it. The rest of the music was from Sukeban Deka.

[@Blueoriontiger]

@@kennylauderdale_en what's the song that starts at 8:00?

[@robertharris6092]

@@kennylauderdale_en but crocodile rock is good...

[@AlottaBoulchit]

I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THOUGHT THIS. LOL Now that's a mystery that needs solving... why do a bunch of girls in a detective club have crocodile rock sampled in their song.

[@signesanda]

Yeah it sounds like anime girls singing Crocodile Rock!

[@hypernova_119]

Midori? Wait... that's literally just the Japanese word for "Green". *Her name is literally **_GREEN._*

[@Sickcrazyneet]

I mean people in real life are named after colours too

[@davidh.4944]

Midori is an exceptionally common female name, and it can be written in many different ways with various characters (I gave up after five pages at my favorite dictionary site). Most of them do not refer to the color at all.

[@christopherbubb2890]

I looked up the credits and did see one name I recognized... Masako Goto, the character designer, was an animation director on Ranma 1/2 and also worked on Kimagure Orange Road.

[@D4n0w4r]

Hey man. I remember seeing you talk about your channel on /v/ awhile back. Glad to see you skyrocket after that Nora video.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

People don't seem to like this video though :( Can't win em all I guess.

[@ButWhyWasTaken]

the worst part about 80ies and early 90ies moe / cute girl animes is that unlike later animes, the art is garbage. Just pause this video at any time and look at their deformed head shapes, even for anime girls. While plot and characters are often no better in this kind of anime made after 2010, at least the art normally has some kind of minimum quality base that looks decent rather just just straight up ugly. This is supposed to be eye candy cute girls doing cute stuff, how did they fail to make girls look presentable, let alone cute?

[@co8wei]

This reaction seems kinda overblown for a 24 minute show. It's probably not easy to cover a detective story in such a short span so they opted to do something else is my guess.

[@GatsuRage]

When I saw the very start of your video I legit thought it was some obscure anime that gunsmith cats got inspired of hahaha (man that anime was awesome and still it)

[@theanimegeneral]

Can't believe I confused this with Debutante Detective Corps when you announced you we're going to talk about this. Then again I'm shocked this premise got used twice in two different anime ova's nearly ten years apart from each other.

[@kennylauderdale_en]

If someone didn't already do a video on Debutante Detective Corps I might have done one already. Most of it would be me laughing at the engrish in the character cards though.

[@theanimegeneral]

@@kennylauderdale_en I know Bennett the sage did a review of it awhile ago so its sadly still fresh in my mind

[@kennylauderdale_en]

Didn't he quit recently? I heard he wanted to "stop doing play by plays spoiling the story" of the anime he reviewed.