Bananya

Above a nondescript kitchen counter quietly hangs a bunch of ripe, yellow bananas. Suddenly, one of the slender fruits begins to shake, gently at first but slowly increasing in ferocity until it tears itself away from the rest. With a graceful landing, the long and curvy edible gradually rolls back its golden peels, revealing what lies beneath its firm covering to be something unexpected: a cat!

This mysterious feline-fruit hybrid is named Bananya. Carefree and gentle, the adorable creature dreams of one day becoming a luscious bananya bathed in chocolate. Together with his fellow bananya, this kitten cloaked in yellow passes its days without a care in the world, enjoying a rather calm and peaceful existence as it experiences what the world has to offer.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Bananya Main

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Tora Bananya Main

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Kenaga Bananya Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Baby Bananya Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Kuro Bananya Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Bananya-ko Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Oyaji Bananya Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Mike Bananya Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Sabatora Bananya Supporting

Murase, Ayumu Japanese

Namaste Bananya Supporting

Kaji, Yuuki Japanese

Shimizu, Kanako Producer

Hasegawa, Kazuhiko Producer

Hayashi, Ikumi Producer

Yatate, Kyou Director, Episode Director, Script, Storyboard

Reviews

Sep 15, 2016

CatSoul

Recommended

Some anime aren't for everyone.

There are people who really can't stand sports anime. For others fanservice is a turnoff. Some people think that psychological works are too confusing and full of themselves.

And you know what? That's perfectly fine. Everyone has different taste - that's why we have so many different genres and mediums for entertainment. I'm never going to tell someone their taste is bad.

Unless, of course, they don't like Bananya.

You see, Bananya is a universally appealing anime - as in, if you see a slice-of-life comedy about adorable cat banana friends going on adventures, finding love, and chasing their dreams not appealing to you, ... you are literally Hitler.

Every single week, Bananya manages to make the best of its three minutes by not just focusing on its cuteness factor, but having a coherent storyline and character development as well. Yes, Bananya can do in three minutes every week what overhyped action anime aimed at adults can't manage to do in 23.

After eleven episodes, I feel like I've become part of a new family. A family of bananyas.

Not only is Bananya entertaining, it's soothing. If you're having a bad day, simply turn on your anime-watching device of choice and watch cat-banana adventures. Even though it's a kids' show, it doesn't feel like it's dumbed down or talking down to an older audience at all, and has some jokes that will get more of a laugh out of an older audience (such as a cat being called the "Madonnya of Bananyas" - BTW she's also the best girl of the season).

In conclusion, you have absolutely nothing to lose by watching Bananya. In the time you took to read my crappy review, you could have watched your first episode of Bananya and began your life-altering journey into bananya-hood.

Reviewer’s Rating: 10

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by CatSoul (45)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Oct 3, 2016

ProfaneValkyrie

Mixed Feelings

Bananya is that dosis of cuteness where you might be able to beat your addiction for cat videos. Now wait the characters are cats? But I though they were just talking bananas... I am confused.
Bananya is 95% cuteness and 5% comedy stuff 3 minutes series.
So if you really need that blissfully cuteness of drugs, this would indeed be cocaine of cuteness XD

All the rainbow faeces of the Unicorn - the good things
- Very beautiful simple colorful artstyle. (a more detailed style wouldn´t be fitting, I think)
- I love their Nya sounds, very cute and a good cute ending song
- Many would takes this as ... a con, but I think it was perfect for this one that it had a episode based plotline.
- That ending was interesting!

All the hurtful.... cringe! - The cons
- It is nothing more nor less, don´t expect much.

So yeah should you watch Bananya? Hell yeah especially if you feel down, stressed or anything like it and want to watch some kawaii stuff ^^ It is perfect for those situations

Reviewer’s Rating: 5

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by ProfaneValkyrie (79)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

May 21, 2017

Stairfall

Not Recommended

Okay, I'm going to be real. I couldn't even ironically like this.

This anime is a complete waste of time, which is saying a lot since each episode has about 2 minutes worth of content. The entire time, I was bored shitless. My eyes kind of glazed over while watching this. I think the only reason I finished was because it was so short, and because i was hoping that I could find some kind of enjoyment in some other random aspect. Alas, I found none. I couldn't even laugh at the bad flash animation because it was so minimal.

Heck this anime doesn't look like ... it was made to be enjoyed even. Its probably was just a timeslot that needed to be filled, a paycheck that needed to be written, and a glorified toy commercial.

If you like bananya or are interested in it, that's cool, I kinda get it. The cats are really cute and the premise is silly and fun. All I'm saying is that I think you'll get a much better experience googling "bananya" and scrolling down for 30 minutes than watching the actual show.

Reviewer’s Rating: 1

What did you think of this review?

Nice 0

Love it 0

Funny 0

Confusing 0

Informative 0

Well-written 0

Creative 0

More reviews by Stairfall (1)

Show all

Read more

Show less

Open

Gift

Report

Kawaii Anime (Part 1/5)

by FuwaFuwaMytic

50 Entries · 13 Restacks

shorts worth watching (episodes are <15 minutes)

by fatnat1234

19 Entries · 2 Restacks

Critters Whomst Exist and Do Things

by reacocard

25 Entries · 3 Restacks

North American Anime & Manga Releases for July

Here are the North American anime & manga releases for July Week 1: July 3 - July 9 Anime releases Ansatsu Kyoushitsu: 365-nichi no Jikan Blu-ray & DVD Combo...read more

Jul 3, 2018 8:30 AM by Kineta | Discuss (0 comments)

Q3 2017 Anime & Manga Licenses [Update 9/13]

In this thread, you'll find a comprehensive list of anime and manga licensed in the third quarter (Jul-Sept) of 2017. Summer 2017 anime which were licensed befo...read more

Jun 30, 2017 12:35 PM by Snow | Discuss (34 comments)

	Poll: Bananya Episode 13 Discussion ( 1 2 ) PhylloNakamura - Sep 26, 2016	58 replies	by Spo0ky-chan »» Jul 6, 6:46 AM
	Poll: Bananya Episode 7 Discussion Lelouch0202 - Aug 15, 2016	37 replies	by Spo0ky-chan »» Jul 6, 6:19 AM
	Poll: Bananya Episode 2 Discussion ( 1 2 ) Lelouch0202 - Jul 11, 2016	68 replies	by Spo0ky-chan »» Jul 4, 10:40 AM
	Poll: Bananya Episode 1 Discussion ( 1 2 3 ) ExoticBankai - Jul 4, 2016	129 replies	by Spo0ky-chan »» Jul 4, 10:32 AM
	It just sucked me in towelgirl21 - Feb 9, 2022	7 replies	by Fang_Tooth »» Jan 24, 2023 9:35 PM