This popular classroom comedy series (based on comics) is distantly reminiscent of the Road Runner's repeated triumphs over Wile E. Coyote. Bespectacled, multi-talented, mysterious high-school transfer student Sakamoto (first name unknown) keeps a super-cool, unflappable demeanor and boasts athletic grace, ever in control and coming out ahead despite many challenges, antagonists, and nuisances, including sadistic bullies, overly flirty schoolgirls, domineering teachers and coaches, and even the romantically obsessed mom of a friend (Sakamoto convinces her that he exists only as a digital avatar). The show's appeal is that even while brilliantly foiling his nemeses' attempts to humiliate him Sakamoto also imparts so-square-they're-hip moral lessons and positive values (even inspiring enemies). And the fan service is kept to a relatively dull roar, with only occasional swear words and mild sexual innuendo (such as Sakamoto's seemingly impossible task to rent forbidden adults-only DVDs without scandal). Presenting all 13 episodes from 2016 in separate dual-language Blu-ray and DVD editions, rated TV-14, this is highly recommended. (C. Cassady)
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto: Complete Collection
(2016) 2 discs. 325 min. DVD: $34.99, Blu-ray: $49.99. Sentai Filmworks (avail. from most distributors). Volume 33, Issue 2
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto: Complete Collection
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