Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume GG
秘密結社 鷹の爪GG
- Comedy
- Parody
- Super Power
- Duration
- 1 min
- Aired
- Jul 19, 2018 to ?
- Status
- Currently Airing
Synopsis
In the latest installment of Eagle Talon, the quirky organization continues its quest for world domination, but with a twist—they're taking a closer look at contemporary events through a panel-style format. Engaging discussions and humorous insights highlight the absurdities of current news, blending real-world happenings with the group's eccentric ambitions.
The season kicks off with a timely examination of Starbucks' initiative to eliminate plastic straws by 2020, a topic that was making headlines just prior to the episode's release. This clever interplay of satire and social commentary invites viewers to chuckle while reflecting on the world around them, showcasing the unique charm that has made Eagle Talon a beloved comedic fixture.
Otaku Consensus
Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume GG works best as a nimble topical-comedy experiment, using a panel-style format to turn Eagle Talon’s bargain-bin supervillain energy into rapid-response parody. Its sharpest asset is timing: the series is built to react to real news quickly, but that same immediacy is also its main limitation, because jokes tied to 2018-era headlines age faster than character-driven comedy.
Why You Should Watch
Watch Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume GG if you want anime comedy that behaves more like a satirical news segment than a seasonal narrative. It scratches a neighboring itch to Pop Team Epic’s anti-polish absurdism and Gintama’s topical parody, but without asking for long arcs, emotional investment, or action continuity. The appeal is seeing a deliberately scrappy franchise use panel-talk structure, corporate-news punchlines, and super-power parody as a delivery system for jokes that feel unusually close to the day they aired. Viewers who need high-end animation or carefully staged story progression will bounce off it; viewers who enjoy low-fi comedy with a specific timestamp, especially Eagle Talon’s deadpan brand of incompetence, get a rare anime that treats current events as disposable gag fuel.
Key Characters
- YYoshida-kun
Yoshida-kun remains the franchise’s most reliable comic conduit, funny because his earnest world-conquest mindset can be dropped into a topical discussion without needing heroic stakes or conventional setup.
What Makes It Stand Out
- 1
The season adopts a panel-style discussion structure, which separates it from more conventional gag-anime formats built around skits, school settings, or recurring mini-arcs.
- 2
Its first episode is tied to a precise real-world news cycle: it aired on July 19, 2018, shortly after Starbucks drew headlines for its plan to eliminate plastic straws by 2020.
- 3
Database listings mark it as Currently Airing with no end date, making it an unusually open-ended 2018 anime entry rather than a standard cour-based release.
- 4
Its MAL footprint is extremely niche, with a listed rank of #17247 and popularity of #17937, placing it deep in franchise-curiosity territory rather than mainstream seasonal discovery.
- 5
The official genre and theme tags are unusually compact: Comedy, Parody, and Super Power, which accurately signals a show more invested in mocking superhero and organizational tropes than building a power-system narrative.
Fun Facts & Trivia
- Fun fact 1
- Himitsukessha Taka no Tsume GG began airing on July 19, 2018, and the available database entry does not provide a final air date.
- Fun fact 2
- The provided character listing names only Yoshida-kun as a main character, and it does not credit a Japanese voice actor for him.
- Fun fact 3
- The premiere’s Starbucks plastic-straw topic anchors the season to a corporate environmental pledge with a public 2020 target, giving the episode a very specific cultural timestamp.
- Fun fact 4
- Its MAL rank and popularity numbers, #17247 and #17937, show how far outside the usual seasonal-anime conversation this Eagle Talon installment sits.
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