A girl who looks like she exists only to shop suddenly beats the hell out of a criminal, then goes right back to picking out nail polish. Super GALS trades the fake depth of "she's tougher than she looks" for something better: she IS exactly what she looks like, and that's enough. The show never tries to convince you her passion for Shibuya fashion is secretly shallow, it just lets her be both the girl who cares about trends and the girl who'll drop a mugger on his head, in the same scene, without irony or apology. Ran's friends feel like real people with real priorities that aren't arranged by plot importance. Twenty-two minutes of comedy that lands because it trusts you to laugh at a character who actually wants what she wants, does what she does, and moves on.

Ran Kotobuki looks like your typical Shibuya fashionista: perfect nails, designer everything, always chasing the latest trends. But beneath the gloss is a girl from a family of police officers, and she is ready to knock down anyone who stirs up trouble in her town. Together with her friends, she watches over the streets of Shibuya. The catch: keeping the peace has to compete with karaoke, shopping, and dodging homework, and those distractions often win. Along the way, Ran and her crew also hope to shop their way into history as the most famous Gals of all time. The result is a goofy slice-of-life comedy built on style, friendship, and a heroine who is tougher than she looks.