Final Impressions: C³ - CubexCursedxCurious

January 8, 2012
Posted by DarrenW

Yo Readers,

Very sorry with the delay. I am in the midst of preparing for the new year.

Anyway, yes dear readers, today I will be posting the final impressions for a Autumn 2011 anime, "C³ - CubexCursedxCurious"!

Main Cast

For those who may have been captivated by the cute loli in the picture above, do not be fooled! She is actually a mass murdering tool!!!

Don't believe me? Well let me explain!

To start things off is Haruaki Yachi, our main protagonist. (Yes in every classic ECCHI there only the ONE BOY that everybody loves. A weird package in the shape of a large metal cube has appeared. It was sent by his father, who normally travels overseas. It's super heavy, and Yachi gets annoyed with carrying it around, so he gets rid of it... in the storeroom.

However, in the night, he suddenly wakes to the sound of a weird noise coming from the kitchen. Yes, he goes there to take a look, and what does he find?


A FULLY NAKED GIRL STEALING RICE CRACKERS (Japanese Snack) (Don't worry important bits are covered...)

I swear I almost dropped this anime after that 1st episode. Anyway, later in the story, it is revealed that the girl is actually THE CUBE! Fear Kubrick, is a cursed tool, that has been used in centuries to murder and torture humans. She is labelled as the same name as other cursed tools, Waas, but Fear is the most dangerous of them all. She has the ability to draw weapons of mass torture out of practically nothing but thin air. She has come to the house seeking a way to rid herself of the curse, and find a better life.

Well, she's come to the right place! Along with Konoha Muramasa (other main character), they will help any cursed tool relieve themselves of their curse, and live their lives as better humans!

So the story revolves around Fear, trying to outwit her own subconscious, to remove the ongoing thoughts of murder and replace them with peaceful thoughts. Fighting for a purpose to live and not simply fighting for the purpose to enjoy tormenting.

Bivorio Families

And did I mention that the organisation who forced her to carry out the sinful deeds is after her? Yes, in the anime, there are three factions featured , the "Knights of Gathering", the "Bivorio Families", and "The Laboratory Kingdom." You can label them as "evil forces" in the anime.

The story also focuses on other cursed tools, which I shouldn't mention because it''d be too much spoilers. Fear now becomes part of the process helping other waas recover from their cursed fates and in essence, that helps herself recover.

Ueno Kirika

Plot-wise, I would give it a moderately good score. It was well elaborated and easy to understand, but due to it being a short anime, there was not much to go on. If it was given a full season, it would've have been interesting to see how things could develop further.

Theme-wise it has done quite a good job, illustrating fully how hope and faith can transpire into a new future for the waas (no I'm not bullshitting), and that there is always light at the end of that dark tunnel.

Atmosphere-wise they have REASONABLY managed to maintain the ECCHI and the action all in one, (Much like Hidan no Aria, but with blood this time). Though I was very disturbed whenever Yachi tried to slip a divergence disc into Fear...

Unfortunately Impression falls SUPER short this time. This is because while there is ECCHI, emotional moments and all, I'm afraid I have to say I don't have the guts to watch this kind of genre. In the action scenes, you WILL FIND a lot of blood, the enemy dying, or losing a limb in front of the "insane" Fear, and lots of super horrible things that will turn your stomach inside-out. I am not kidding here. I almost couldn't handle the Ueno Kirika bone-breaking scene. Ughhh....

Maybe for those who watch this type of genre will enjoy it, but not me. I'm out.

Please also note that this anime's ECCHI is slightly more unnerving than previous ECCHI animes that I have reviewed on. :(

For the bright side, it is the first time I have ever encountered a serious loli, (well since Index) which looks kind of cool when they are showing their brave side. And Fear is SUPER CUTE.

C3 premiered in the Autumn 2011 Season, and has 12 episodes, without OVA or Bonus stuff. You can find its fansub from UTW, Hatsuyuki and Hadena. There's also a manga available but its not really as good as the anime.



It's great to be back from the holidays, and let's look forward to a great year ahead!

DarrenW