Reviews for Gal & Dino

(You don't need a TLDR review for this GOAT, but it is there...) Stop. Stop everything. I don't care if you are watching Attack On Titan Final Season I don't care if you are hyped for My Hero Academia Season 5 I don't care if you are still waiting for NGNL Season 2 or Tokyo Ghoul Brotherhood (yeah it's not coming feelsbadman)Go watch Gal & Dino. Watch it NOW.

I have seen some amazing anime in my life. I simp for Madoka Magica. Pop Team Epic is based comedy humour and influential god. The Promised Neverland hit hard. But Gal & Dino, it's coming to the collection of top 10 anime MAPPA was too afraid to animate. Let's get into why Gal & Dino is intellectually and ingeniously stupendously good (legit was so good that I remembered stupendous was a word, bruh). In which, this review will also offer the feel to the joy the has to bring. You see that synopsis there? Yeah, I wrote that[1]. Because Gal & Dino deserves more. I was so disappointed so no one would dedicate time to convince anime fans to watch such a gem.

Narrative:

As a prestigious comedy 🎭 analyst 📝🧐 and funny 🤣 man 🤵[2][3], I have come to the conclusion that Gal & Dino uses many unprecedented techniques in order to enhance its authentic image. You see, within each episode, Gal & Dino uses what the current generation of users would call 'a vibe' within both shorts in each first half of an episode. Vibing isn't seen a lot in anime, in which, to make such a show based on a niche sector, would be quite the risk, however, vibing does take elements from Iyashikei and CGDCT. It is more chilling than 'vibing' if I am honest. But they have the same concept of everything's cool, take it easy, do fun things. Or in other words, the keanu chungus wholesome 100. But seriously, not a lot of shows other there just take it easy and let reality do the work, which yes, reality is often disappointing, but if you have a literally 'gyaru' type girl and a literal blue dinosaur how the hell will anything be disappointing. Most of the episodes are just the pair having fun with what regular life gives them. Watching movies? Done. Birthday Party? Covered. Workplace chaos? They got you. Hotel? No. Haven't seen such realistic characters in a long while.

Then we get onto the part everyone's been waiting for. The live-action half of the episode. One of the most creative, most imaginative things this ｂｒｕｈ medium has to offer. Never seen live-action used so well, you might be thinking, "Live action? lmao, I didn't sign up to watch DBZ Evolution, I'm out", but I assure you it is used well. The chill vibe is still there, it is essentially like the animated segments but with real-life people and more comedy humour, and very funny!! What has caught my attention recently to Gal & Dino, mostly the live-action, is that people are heavily discouraged to continue watching such a masterpiece due to its unorthodox nature. In response to MAL's nature of bringing up quotes to support their review, I bring forward Charles Darwin's most recognisable one.

"A man who dares to not watch the second half episode of Gal & Dino has not discovered the omnipotent value of comedy humour." ― Charles Darwin[4]

There it is.

The man himself said it.

But honestly, the live-action segments just make you question everything you have watched before, make you wonder, why can't all anime go above and beyond. Gal & Dino isn't there for the moment, it is something to treasure for the years to come. What a godsend of an anime.

Audiovisuals:

Real-life looks beautiful[5]. And for Gal & Dino to utilise such a base, namely that of the East Asian country known as 日本 (Japan), the anime manages to instantly produce high-quality visuals so much so that Vincent van Gogh has been real quiet since the anime dropped. As for the animated segment, I remember on a normal 5th April 2020 when I stumbled across Gal & Dino's anime KV whilst looking for new anime to watch. I was like "yo, imma have to watch this", could you imagine. You don't even need to see the frames progress to see how amazing the visuals are. Legit never seen anything like this in my life.

As for the audio, the silence for Dino was such an amazing idea that it literally correlates to Pingu in the City tactics. Using such a method would allow for no need to worry about language barriers allowing for the world population to enjoy Dino's day to day life. The same is not used for Kaede, but that is ok, for Kaede sounds like your normal type gyaru so there were no problems there. All in all, astonishing ideas.

Enjoyment:

10/10 enjoyment (and based.)

What it will say is that some of the comedy humour used to bring the viewer to a state in which they exhale air from their nose, fails at times. You can expect the nihonjin cringe humour, but that is not a bad thing. You need to remember that this was intentional. You can't tell me that MLG horn, lightsabers sound effect and nihonjin humour is all dedicated to one audience. The team knew this was going international. It was going out there, for the world to see. Literally what I was on about with Dino's silence. This is for all to enjoy. What a blessing. There is also a game you can play in the anime, being Find Dino. As it says on the tin, find Dino! And GG. Who would have guessed that an anime in this day and age full of shitty isekai would go to such a length for the sake of the audience? In addition to this, there is Dino Channel. Kinda like YouTube but it is based on Dino. Just funny skits to laugh at. Seriously, how can you argue against this, how enjoyable this is is just something that not just anyone will put effort into, the team was out here thinking about every possible thing for their audience. It is just so amazing.

Overall - 💯

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TLDR Review:

Story - 10: 10/10 vibe

Visuals - 10: 10/10 real life

Audio - 10: 10/10 dino silence

Characters - 10: 10/10 dino and gyaru and other chill people.

Enjoyment - 10: you won't forget this.

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I am honestly saddened to death to see that the anime has a score of 6.33. Unbelievable. But honestly, go watch this masterpiece. This one of a lifetime gem. I needn't say more.

For anyone who thinks I am a liar:

References:

[1]Check on MAL Rewrite club

[2]If I link I will get in trouble by mods

[3]So go surf my profile or ask me to show you where.

[4]Google "Charles Darwin quotes" most certainly not edited btw.

[5]Google "beautiful landscapes"

Sugar, spice and everything nice, those are the ingredients chosen to create Gal and Dino, but (not) accidentally we added an extra ingredients to the concoction-- POP TEAM EPIC. Thus Gal and Dino was born. Ok, this is the most different thing I alredy watched. That's crazy, you never know what's going to happen in your screen. The mix between 2d, 3d animation (or something that looks like stop motion) and live action, creates a unique framework for this anime. The comic timing of the anime works perfectly, even because it all ends in a joke. A summary of Gal and Dino is: if you're not laughing, do you havea big one ? over your head trying to understand what's going on.

To be honest, It is kinda sad to see people dump this precious anime into "1" basket. Gal and Dino is one of the most special comedy anime ever in terms of its presentation, the element, the character and so much else. Especially the Dino, which is the main character of this show. Its personality is so interesting, watching it eating cup noddles, scare by cats and go shopping is so much fun than you can imagine. The humor in Gal and Dino are actually quite simple yet entertaining. It is so refreshing to watch this anime every week. Hence, throw away your usual perceptionof comedy anime and give Gal and Dino a try.

Gal to Kyouryuu is a beautiful fusion of three different types of film. Each episode features a unique visual style, the first half features traditional anime animation, followed by a 3d animated short rendered to look like clay stop motion, and finally my favorite part, live action. A gyaru girl named Kaede wakes up and finds a cartoonish dinosaur in her room. She recalls the night before, she had a bit too much to drink and brought Dino home with her. Thus begins the definitive greatest slice of life anime of the decade, maybe even of the last two decades. This anime deserves a 10/10, and for goodreason. I have a soft spot for cute anime girls, and Kaede is simply the cutest gyaru girl, a real qt3.14, but her cuteness can't hold a candle to Dino. Dino is simultaneously best girl and best boy. If Dino is not both your waifu and husbando after watching this anime you simply have horrible taste. While Kaede is undeniably cute, Dino is the messiah of anime mascots. With mascots becoming less popular in anime, Dino is here to do his predecessors justice and save the anime mascot meta.

For the final section of my review I'd like to discuss my favorite part of the series, the live action. Both Kaede and Dino receive excellent 3d counterparts, and while Kaede is just as adorable as her 2d version, Dino transcends his anime version. Dino is the perfect anime mascot, but Dino's true greatness is only realized in live action. Dino is manifested as a true, real life mascot, he is 3D, he exists, truly there is no greater euphoria in this world than just knowing this fact. We truly are not deserving of our lord and savior Dino. The iconic duo don't stop at just blessing us with their presence on screen, they also bring us to real life locations in Japan, which is an endearing spectacle for a pitiful, hopeless weeb like myself with no hope of ever seeing Japan in person. The live action also does well to bring out the best of this series' sound design, every time Dino moves one of his appendages a light saber SFX is played, when Dino is happy or triumphant the classic MLG airhorn SFX is played, the creators of this show are certainly up to date with modern meme culture.

This anime is overall just a joy, full of wholesome moments and well written comedy. I don't expect you to watch the entirety of this anime, but if this review convinced you to at least give it a try I am sincerely happy.

Thank you for reading my review!

The (2nd) last of the COVID-delayed shows, AND REALLY, WHAT A DISASTER for this to be postponed, because this half-anime, half-live-action show is continuing director Jun Aoki's record at producing one-of-a-kind special and incomparable GOAT shows of the 21st Century (along with his studio Kamikaze Douga), with the cooperation from the same team that did Pop Team Epic over at Space Neko Company of hilarious short skits and stop-motion animations. Based on Moriko Mori's short manga about a gal who accidentally picks up an unexplanable Dino and doing daily comedic slice-of-life elements, all you need to know is that these two really hit it out ofthe ballpark, and let those daily communions drive you nuts with the everyday lives of "Gal and Dino". You don't just watch this show for the gyaru Kaede, her best friend Yamada and boyfriend Shouta, but for the exhilarating blue Dino, whose expressions can go from being smitten through animated and IRL discoveries to pure "catastrophes" of situations that wrecks Dino time and time again, all while eating its favourite food: cup noodles. All of these simple, yet entertaining timeless comical hilarities, you won't get it anywhere else other than here.

As if I did not know any better that watching Pop Team Epic's masterpiece of a whack-ton of various styles of animation would become the norm (and prepare me for another masterpiece in a span of 2 years), Gal and Dino might as well re-affirm my sentiments of the same variations of identifying future Jun Aoki/Kamikaze Douga works, and it's still GOAT, no questions asked. But due to COVID (of which you can easily figure out WHICH part got axed), sadly this show joined some other concurrently airing Spring 2020 shows, only to resurface by future seasons. Coming back to the Fall season mid-way was even less of a consolation, because this show also had its audience, but COVID stripped the anime masses away, to the point of "obsolescence" with the resulting barren of a wasteland. It's all for people's safety, and a much needed precaution, so that's an essential thing.

"G-A-L, with DI-NO-SAUR! Age-age-age Agemizawa~~~"

I'd swear, these trippy OSTs always gets me going abuzz and bopping along with the music, because it's THAT entertaining feel like we're part of the song (at least for the OP, although we're just weirdly watching this IRL and can only act like a weeaboo when no one's watching). The ED with Ryuuko Takahashi's "Peaceful Days" is no slouch either, bringing the entire feeling of the show to a close altogether in a calm and collective position.

In a nutshell: If you feel like most comedy nowadays are getting old, throw away your old ways of perception, dedicate your time to watching Gal and Dino, and give it the stamp of "definitive masterpiece" approval. Don't try to understand it, but experience it for yourself.

Never in my life would I have thought I would have to drop an anime. Ever. Here we are, the 25th day of April in 2020. A year surrounded by chaos as Covid-19 runs rampant and we are all locked inside. Well fortunately, that doesn't change me much as I will continue to watch anime. The biggest change is me dropping an anime. I have watched and finished far worse anime in my life. I will tell you why I made this decision. So let me focus on some good things before I dig into it. I like the characters. While not amazing, they seem to havea lot of fun and great personality to go along with it. Lots of energy was put into the characters and I can appreciate that. I think the art style is fun and enjoyable in the animation. We will get to my score later. There were some really wholesome parts with Kaede and dino in the first 4 episodes that I watched which I really enjoyed. The OP is pretty catchy too.

Okay, so it had some things going for it, but it definitely had things not going for it (and a lot at that). That is my first complaint. There is literally so much going on. The animation part can be divided into two separate things: the main animation and the "between scenes" animation. There is some main story which is actually pretty fun and nice. I enjoy that part. There are some silly intermissions, that while I don't particularly love, I can at least watch them with respect. Then the other part of the show is live action. It was a struggled after episode 1 whether I wanted to deem this worthy of an anime title, but I decided to let it slide. The live action parts don't really go well together and it just makes me feel like I am legitimately wasting time. The one in Episode 3 I guess was better than the rest by a bit, but still. It didn't feel right. I definitely would have had this show be a short instead of adding in what they did. It was like when Cartoon Network started adding in live action stuff. It just didn't feel right. Overall, there was just such a variety of substance packed into these 20 minute episodes and it just was a mess.

I feel the need to mention my art score. I liked the actual animation quite a bit. I would have given it an 8. It felt fun. I am balancing that with the live action part of 0/10 which gives it a 4. That's all. Not that deep.

The sounds were really fucking weird. I swear, air horns and lightsabers as sound effects probably aren't the best choice. There were a lot of other sounds in there but those were the most notable. Like I said tho, at least the OP bopped.

I got most of my complaining out of my system now. I really think dropping this anime may not be for everyone, but I think it is important to talk about and fairly assess the show as is as an anime on an anime site. I just cannot continue to watch and support this abomination of clutter and mess. From what I understand, this is nothing like the manga so far so there is that whole factor too.

Gal to Kyouryuu initially presents itself as a faithful adaptation of its manga counterpart: a series of relaxing animated shorts of a gyaru who met with and took home a dino. With the source material itself being rather short, it receiving a full-length adaptation (as opposed to a 5/10-minute short) is rather curious indeed. And at the halfway point, when the live-action segments begin, and you are greeted with Mieharu-san. The second half of the show is a live-action segment that is incredibly surreal in nature with branching timelines, mysterious tomes, and weird celebrity guest cameos. It's also about a gyaru and her Dino (originally anold man and his Dino). While occasionally disjointed and strange, this incredibly surreal series still manages to tie into the main themes of the original source material about the relationships of a gal and her Dino, albeit in a very roundabout fashion. Every week I sit in anticipation for the next unpredictable moment of the show, and the Covid-19 pandemic just made the waiting even more unbearable. And at the tail end of it, even if the resolution wasn't what I wanted, I still felt something inside me as Mieharu-san parted with Dino so it could have a better life with Kaede.

Not to discredit the animated segments as well. You also get the occasional variety-esque sections with guest animators providing short scenes of the Dino in various (grounded) scenarios that keep the show fresh. And the actual adaptation is fairly well done in it of itself.

While it wasn't what I expected, I'm glad to have experienced this one of a kind of show to its end. To say any more would be to spoil its many surprises. So long as you have an open mind to anticipate the unexpected, you'll be treated to one of the most original and wildest shows of the current generation.

8/10

Those that tossed this aside so carelessly are really missing out! Its weird, don't get me wrong this shit is fucking weird. But its also intriguing, wholesome, silly, and its a great palete clenser when you've watched one or many fucked up anime. Gal gets drunk, wakes up with Dino at her pad! Both are super chill and just take it for what it is and instantly become roommates. Then its all about the antics that revolve around them....or is it just that? There is a live action part in each episode that can be a bit darker than the rest of the episode. Thoughthat's rarely the case if I'm honest. You also have many times where the live action takes what the anime half had shown and brought more life into it by showing you a different take of it.

Its a fun show! Just don't take it too seriously and you'll probably enjoy it too! <3

Those who rated 1-3 most likely just didn't like something in different format and/or didn't understand what this show is about (yes it's a japanese tv show, anime is a category used broadly to cover japanese animated show). Feel like it's unfair to compare apples to oranges. Yes it's not something full of story and doesn't fit your usual anime show, but I think it would be great if people rate and compare it as what it is. Not as what it wasn't! Short anime based on tankobon like this are for filler, something you watch while waiting for your ramen to cook. Burst of comedy andfun. :)

I find it really light, funny and super chill slice of life!

It's not like you are going to invest alot of time into this one, it's super short and bite sized. I understand if a long anime turns sour and you want to warn others before investing their time watching it, but this one is not the case.

Gal and Dino is a delightful little show with a strong main dynamic that it builds off of and makes for a fun time all around. Its a simple premise, a broke gyaru gets really drunk and then somehow brings home a dinosaur. Her and the Dino live together as basically roommates and we get to see their daily lives as Kaede (the gyaru) learns more about her strange new roomie. Its a very silly idea that makes for a surprisingly healthy and chill dynamic between the two and makes for a strong foundation for the show's stories to be told! I think my favorite partabout their relationship is how nonchalant Kaede is about all of this. She just treats Dino like any other person and tries to be considerate of them and understand what it likes. And Dino just kinda chillin in their apartment and learning about the world while also being very sweet in a well meaning naive kinda way. It really ends up with Kaede and Dino knowing enough about each other where they can casually talk to others about what they like and I think that makes for such a genuine feeling and fun central character pairing!

The other side characters are overall solid and support the show well. Shouta is Kaede's ex who's desprate to get back together with her and its kinda pathetic, but Dino likes him so she begrudgingly puts up with him to make Dino happy. xD He ends up being a nice guy but was the side character I was least into. Reika is just a chill friend of Kaede who likes hanging out with her and Dino. And Nanami is Kaede's coworker who's sincerely awkward interactions with Kaede were entertaining. They aren't super complex characters by any means but they don't have to be. They compliment the main dynamic really well and I think they add nicely to the show!

The thing that really put this show over the top for me was the multi media approach this anime has. It feels like the artists on this anime had so much fun messing with Dino in so many different mediums of animation! From traditional animation, to many different styles of 3D animation, to stop motion, even to live action, there is so much experimentation with this anime and it gives the fairly simple characters and story so much interest! In fact that simplicity is what makes Dino such a great character for a show like this. The fact Dino is so simple and easy to draw allows the animators to mess around with them and interpret it in so many different ways with different mediums! I absolutely love this show's standard style of animation as well. With its eye candy colors, solid lines, and shifting line art color based on where the light is, it makes for a very unique and striking visual style that is very fun to look at! All of the animation is really cool and enhances the show a lot for me.

The sound design was also excellent, especially for Dino in the animated half of the show. Dino, being mute, can not speak and only talks through body language and facial expressions. This makes Dino a really expressive character and how Dino reacts to things without being able to speak is where a lot of the humor can come from. Because of this the sound design of how Dino moves and expressive themselves is very important and I think the show nails it! Dino's movements sound very bloopy and a lot of the effects they use almost sound like some retro video game sounds. This really adds so much personality to Dino and makes them very expressive even without saying a word!

Most of this review so far has been about the first half of the anime, the animated half. Just as importantly, the second half of the show is completely live action with real actors and a person in a bigass derpy Dino mascot costume. This part of the anime has a distinctly similar yet different vibe to the rest of the show. It starts of much more chaotic and strange than the first half with some intentionally bizarre lore shit going on which I found very funny. xD But as that dies down the tone of the live action bits becomes much more similar to the first half of the show, if a bit more absurd, which I don't mind but I found to be a bit boring. There also seemed to be random ass cameos from what I can only assume to be Japanese celebrities??? Maybe internet celebrities? I have no idea. They just like show up to do silly dumb gags out of nowhere which I found hilarious without knowing the context of who these people are. Intentional or not I laughed really hard at some random Japanese dudes just showing up and doing skits. xD

Another quirk of the live action segments is how they do the sound design on Dino. Instead of the gamey boops and blips of the main animated segment, they use like lightsaber sounds, rubbery balloon sounds, and air horns at different pitches??? Its a strange directing choice but it gives live action Dino a unique identity. Makes me wonder if live action Dino and animated Dino are the same character from different timelines ;000

One other minor thing about this anime as a whole is that its very 2020. One segment is framed like a YouTube video, one gag was about video calls (this was produced during covid19), social media as a minor focus in general, lotsa modern slang and such. This isn't necessarily a bad thing to be apparently modern but I do find it interesting and wonder if it will date the show for future audiences.

Overall I thoroughly enjoyed my time with this anime! Its very unconventional and strange ,but it has a lot of heart and that unconventional side of it is what makes me like the show so much. Absolutely worth a watch if you are a fan of unique animation or down to earth slice of life silliness with an absurd premise! Such a fun show -v-

“Do you like funny anime? Do you like good jokes? Do you want to feel like you have spent your time well? Well, then I have some anime suggestions for you! Nichijou, Kill Me Baby, and Jashin-chan Dropkick. Gal to Kyouryuu, or Gal and Dinosaur, is not one of those anime.” This is how I started my review of Gal and Dinosaur back in April of 2020, however, now I feel that this is too harsh and unnecessarily mean. Now, I didn’t have this sudden realization that Gal and Dinosaur is good, but it is above the 2/10 I was going to give it allthose months ago. Quite a few of my opinions still hold firm, such as the humor and editing are akin to a C-tier modern Cartoon Network show than what many people think of as an anime. My opinions that changed were the story is fine instead of terrible, the art is okay instead of awful, and the music is oaky instead of unbearable. Honestly, I also kind of enjoyed this anime more than I did back in the spring. Really, Gal to Kyouryuu isn’t bad, it’s just not to my taste. 5/10.

The story is limited. Really, it’s a slice of life where Gal and Dinosaur are followed around doing whatever. The first half is animated and the second half is live-action, which is largely disconnected from the animated part. These live-action segments are simultaneously funny and cringy. Honestly, I think a silent comedy would work a lot better for this anime, and this might even make the show more enjoyable for me.

The sound in the anime is very weird and off-putting. There are random sound effects that sound like lightsabers and airhorns in places where they just don’t belong. Some may say that’s the point. That the whole show is meant to be random and meant to be watched with your brain turned off. Now that’s fine, but it bothers me nonetheless. Moving on from the sounds to the OP and ED, I have to say I kind of like the OP and ED. There have been times when I was at work or a boring lecture at university when one of the songs played in my head, and I would be lying if I said I didn’t enjoy them.

The art in the ED is nice, but the art in the OP is just random images with Dinosaur somewhere in them, and I think that is rather lazy and should be stepped up for an OP because this is one of the first things people see going into an episode. Speaking of the first things people see, the sole image of this show on here is terrible. The perspective is all wrong and it looks worse than one of my 12-year-old cousin’s drawings. The art in the show is fine. It doesn’t make me stare in awe like Made In Abyss does, and it doesn’t make me want to go blind like The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods does.

The characters are nothing special. They are just stick-puppets that the story flows through. They have bits of personality sure, but a few little bits can’t support all the characters in the story.

I kind of enjoyed the whole Gal to Kyouryuu, but it wasn’t good. I don’t hate this show. In order for me to hate this show, it would have to make me slightly worked up. If someone were to tell me that they really liked Gal and Dinosaur I would just shrug my shoulders and say something like “Good for you man, or, I’m glad you like it so much.” When I watch Gal to Kyouryuu I feel like I’m watching a modern Cartoon Network show with my cousins. That being said if you like modern C-tier Cartoon Network shows you will probably like this anime too. In the end, the story gets a 5, art and sound a 4, characters a 5, and enjoyment a 6. For a final score of 5.

There are spoilers but it doesn't even matter. You shouldn't watch this anyway. Maybe this is just because I'm not within the target audience of young adult Japanese females, but this is awful. To start off, the first few minutes of the show are "OK". However, all the gags are just about the dinos reaction. It doesn't even make a sound. From what I see, the girl taking care of it doesn't even seem to care about it. From parading it around and showing it off to friends. To drawing on it, forgetting its even there, stepping on him and choking him. Other than that, its basicallyjust this girl shopping, talking to some boy and gossiping with friends.

Thats honestly it for the anime part. Yeah, you read right. The animation is done. After those first 5 minutes or so, you get a little padding of what can only be called "stop motion CG" (as if CG couldn't get any lazier) of some other silent gag for another minute or two that does nothing more than show how silly this creature is. Not by doing anything extravagant. Just regular old things with super over the top reactions to every little thing. It sits and watches TV fine. Dinosaur sees moving pictures on a screen? Meh. But waking up on Christmas morning to find a glittering rock wrapped up in a box? HEY EVERYBODY WAKE UP YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS ROCK (said silently only through actions). Totally weird.

After that its all live action. Yeah.

They got somebody to go out on the streets in a costume that looks like the dino and some admittedly kind of cute girl to walk around talking to what might as well be air. She does a good job trying to be authentic about it at least. I found it kind of amusing how one scene they were outside in the shopping district buying stuff and they actually got a shop owner involved in the scene. Maybe he was just another actor and they paid the stall for a few minutes of filming who knows. Lots of people in the background were clearly giving a few glances at what could possibly be going on. Plenty of them wearing masks too. Not that its strange considering the pandemic, but a little surreal to see in what tries to call itself a comedy.

In episode 4 during the live action majority segment, they had some comedian stand there and kind of just... danced? Moved all wacky, shook his beer belly, wore some gag glasses and tried making jokes. In the context of the show it was really embarrassing to watch. However it was hilarious to think somebody actually thought this was a good idea and OK'd this.

Overall it feels like some kind of rejected Disney show. There's no real substance or backbone into what is actually going on. And this is from somebody who loves the slice of life genre. It's really sad that anime has reached this point and will only get lower. (I'm looking at you netflix).

Just stay away from this.

One day, Kaede, a gyaru, picks up a dinosaur and begins living with it. The short comedy depicts their daily lives together as the dinosaur consumes human food, watches TV, and enjoys fashionable things. Thus begins the story of a gal and a dinosaur cohabiting that transcends time. Very meta anime comedy, would recommend to anyone looking for really meta stuff. My Roomie Is a Dino (ギャルと恐竜, Gal to Kyōryū, lit. "The Gal and the Dinosaur") also known as Gal & Dino, is a Japanese manga series, written by Moriko Mori and illustrated by Cota Tomimura. It has been serialized since October 2018 in Kodansha's seinen mangamagazine Weekly Young Magazine and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes as of February 2020.

An anime television series adaptation by Space Neko Company and Kamikaze Douga premiered on April 4, 2020. A live-action drama adaptation also premiered on April 4, 2020.

overall score dino/dino

Looking at the reviews for this, I think... have I stepped into a parallel universe? I don't understand what people see in this show. Is this for kids? But it's aired at 1am. There is simply nothing this anime does that other anime haven't done better. It brings nothing new to the table. But well... let's see what this anime has to offer. The anime's strong point is certainly the visual style. The 'normal' art style is simplistic but appealing. The character designs are distinct and cute. And of course, there are many different styles incorporated in this show. There are 3D stop motion-esque segments, andthe latter half of each episode is done in a live action style, with a big costume for the dinosaur, which remains expressive with the aid of sound effects and changing the eyes. The transition segments are done by different animators as well, which is pretty neat. The OP and ED also incorporate different media and are a joy to watch

But everything else is mediocre at best. The voice acting is fine, nothing particularly remarkable there. The sound design is bizarre. There are constant random airhorns during the live action segment. I have no idea what that's about. It was entertaining in the first episode due to it taking me off-guard but by the third it just got annoying. The video game-like sound effects for the dinosaur are pretty charming though.

The characters themselves, although cute, have their merits end there. Every character is bland. I wouldn't call them unlikeable, just... bland. Forgettable. The titular gyaru is a laid-back nice gyaru. That's about it. The dinosaur acts generally cute. There isn't really anything special about him either. The side characters are even more forgettable. They have no depth. The most depth they get is that there's some mild tension between the gyaru and her ex-boyfriend. There's nothing to be invested in.

There isn't a story to this anime, except for a weird subplot that seems to have come straight out of a middle-schooler's fantasy. Just a daily life type of thing. But even then, it's just dull. In the most recent episode I watched, there a shot of water filling up a tub... that lasts over a minute. Barely anything happens. Is this supposed to be ambient? The humour is bland as well. It'll make me snort some air out of my nose every once in a while, I guess. Maybe I'm just too old for this.

The reason I started watching this anime is because the title intrigued me. And indeed, when I watched the trailer, I found it hilarious. A gyaru and a dinosaur are polar opposites, after all. But after the entertainment of the concept wears off, you're left with having to sit through twenty minutes of what seems to be just a kids' show. I hold out hope that at the end of the anime, there'll be some incredible twist that bumps up my score a digit or two, that will reward me for sitting through all this. But I don't think anything could make it worth it to stare at this show for the equivalent of four hours. There is nothing special about this show. It overstays its welcome by the second episode. I think I would've enjoyed it much more if each episode had been half the length, at least. The entirety of each episode feels like filler. Don't waste your time on this anime. It's not even entertainingly bad, because it does have its merits. But perhaps that's its biggest flaw - the fact that despite all efforts, it just ends up being forgettable.

Before I continue, I'd like to say that I don't particularly consider this an anime. This show has three main components I can think of: a 2D animated segment, a short 3D claymation segment, and a live action segment. I'd like to break all of these down and give my thoughts on each bit. The 2D animated parts are definitely very cute. It does a great job of conveying the simplicity of the manga itself (which I ended up reading to get my fix for the current pause until the next episode), and the color scheme is very attractive to look at. There are only afew main characters (being our MC Kaede, Dinosaur, and Kaede's ex, Shouta), and I personally prefer series with not a whole lot of characters, because my brain will instantly start forgetting them all if I'm not hooked immediately. There isn't much backstory to these characters though, leaving the viewer in the dark about them. The comedy is simple (depending on what you find funny, in this case, a dinosaur just being stupid, which is personally my favorite kind of humor, seeing that I laugh at anything remotely funny), the storyline is simple, and overall, the animated bits are great if you're just starting out with anime. I would rate the animated segments a 7.5/10, seeing that they are on the short side with minimal character development, but are very pleasing to the eye.

Next, we have the claymation segments. These feature minimal dialogue, and heavily feature the dinosaur doing very mundane things that it is unfamiliar with. I, personally, am very impressed with any kind of stop motion, which is why I enjoyed this part so much. There isn't much to say, seeing that these segments are very short, and that they don't tie much in with the story. I would give these an 8/10, as the detail put into them is definitely visible.

Finally, we have the live action segments, the part that most fans love to hate. I personally love these, and saw them as a huge surprise in the show. Although most of the speaking is from the woman playing Kaede, we have shots of an adorable Dino costume that only makes various airhorn noises. These don't tie into the story at all, and are just a cute addition that I personally like. The stories are distinctly different, and play out like a simple slice of life show, combined with you talking to your little cousin that your grandma made you talk to. I don't hate these in the slightest, but I can 100% understand where people are coming from when they say, "I didn't like the live action parts since they didn't add much and weren't great." Coming from someone who loves the unexpected parts of shows like these, I would personally rate them a 9/10. They're unexpected, and are definitely unique to shows like these.

Overall, I can understand people being thrown off and deterred by the live action segments and the claymation. They're not necessarily "anime," and this is an anime site. If I was to rate this show overall, I'd give it a solid 8.5/10, but when only focusing on the traditional "anime" segment, I believe it does deserve the 7.5/10 I gave it.

TL;DR It's a beautiful blend of different types of shows, but if it's strictly traditional "anime" you're looking for, it's easy to understand if you're turned off by its variety. 8.5/10.

I don't usually write reviews on MAL, but I felt I had to in this case as a special exception. I'm a writer by trade, and I could easily give this a 2,000+ word essay if I wanted to, but that is not necessary. Instead, I'm only using this as a chance to justify my first (and possibly only) score of 1 on MAL. This series is an outlier in every sense of the word. If I were rating Gal & Dino purely off enjoyment, it would probably get a 7. Maybe I'd bump it up to an 8 if I were feeling generous. Here's the thing- I cannot consider this an anime. It is a sketch comedy show split between animated segments, claymation, and live action.

If you are frequently drunk and/or high (as I usually am), then you will probably highly enjoy this show. I sure do. G&D is off-the-wall, weird AF, and random as hell. If you like that type of thing, go for it.

If you are expecting a sincere, well-written anime, do not bother. You are wasting your time. This show is for viewers who do not give a damn about quality storylines and are just looking for something random and silly.

If you like late-night programs on Adult Swim and you have a bong or some dog food in font of you, and you want some total goofiness, then please, watch this show. You will totally love it.

I NEVER rate anime this low. A score of 3 is pretty much always the lowest that I'll give. Anything lower, and I would just drop it entirely and not bother to rate. But I am giving G&D a 1 out of strictly principle.

This is not an anime. This is a sketch comedy with some animated segments. Therefore, it gets the lowest score. I joined MAL to rate anime, not sketch comedy shows. If you want to get on the "well it's Japanese animation so therefore it's anime" argument, then do what you must. But as someone who has watched hundred of anime series, I will stand by my opinion that G&D is not an anime.

If you are weird like me and enjoy off-the-wall humor (and you usually party while watching your shows), then by all means, go for it.

If you are looking for a sincerely good and well-written anime show, then you've come to the wrong place.

G&D gets a 1, as it is not an anime IMO. I'm here to rate anime, not Japanese sketch comedy shows. And I felt I had to justify my 1 score with a review. This is a very fun and entertaining series if you're looking for something weird, different, and amusing. But it's not an anime, at least IMO.

This includes spoilers. But I recommend you to just watched the later half of episode 4 and nothing else. Single line review - bat shit and dog water I watched Gal & Dino when it was airing, just remembered this and skimmed through it again and decided to write a review. This "anime"... is an experience. The plot sounds interesting enough for something I might watch when I have nothing better but the problem is that the story is too bland. The dino is really cute though I love his actions. The "anime" only lasts for some time. It then switches to this clay animation type of thing whichis very boring. Then they come to the live action part which makes absolutely no sense but it's not bad I guess. The first episode shows mostly the same story in both anime and live action but gal is replaced by a salaryman?

This was a weird and below average show. That was, until they came to episode 4. They decided to go batshit crazy on this thing! The dino turns on the TV and there's this dude in his underwear just doing weird dance and ending with that weird "Aa" thing (watch it if you dare). Then the dude comes out in real life and does shit you'd think only a dude higher than the fucking sky would do. It's absurd beyond comprehension.

Who thought this was a good idea? This is weird asf

ive never dropped an anime so quickly until i started Gal and Dino. The idea of the show sounded cute to me and i thought it would be an easy watch. There is 4 different sections in each episode, the “anime“ part, spot the dino part, dino tv part and then the live-action part. I was intrigued by the live-action part originally but i just got so bored so quickly with it as it takes up half of the episodes time. im not sure if it would of flowed better in the sub, but the english dub, for atleast the live action part, just didntwork well at all. if i was to try and watch the series again, i might just watch the animated parts and skip the rest in all honesty

Ever wanted to watch something animated while also having live action elements? No? Because that sounds horrible? Well, Gal to Kyouryuu is for you! It's an unholy mix of live action, stop motion, and animation all done horribly wrong. Wondered what a unmemorable 5 minute 4-koma manga translated into a full 12 episode 24 minute production? This is it. This show really puts needlessly long segments of "stillness" due to I guess, their lack of budget. It's extremely slow paced, and any sort of jokes that could have been funny are destroyed by the terrible pacing. Not to mention, the simplicity of all the gags andthe lack of characters, to say the least, make it so that if the execution of these simple setups are done properly, there's nothing else for the viewer to latch onto. The show has simple contents, but if executed well, it goes great. If not, then, there's not much to talk about. Unfortunately, the skits and gags are barely passable, and when there's nothing else redeeming or focused upon in this show, it becomes real chore to watch.. This is extremely evident in the CG and animation. One minute jokes get turned into 5 minutes worth. And that's the episode.

Look, I'm not going to even comment much on the live action portions. I am not familiar with JP live action, because I don't like it Ok? However, do trust me when I say that the production value of the live action portions are poor to say the least.

This show just puts stuff of pure mediocrity together to mash up 12 episodes of pure nonsense. If there was any coherence or effort to combine these elements into one, the whole might have been greater than the parts. This is not the case for Gal to Kyouryuu.