Outside of Japan and in English, anime refers to Japanese animation, and refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. A similar project (but slightly more narrative) is Angel's Egg, which I'd recommend to anyone who enjoyed the style of art and the concept, but would appreciate a bit more of a story.Anime ( Japanese: アニメ, IPA: ( listen)) is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. This was designed for a visual art audience, not a typical anime audience, so be mindful of that before you watch.Īmano (Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D) is able to express a great deal with very simple lines, and his use of colour is dazzling. This is the sort of thing you'll love if you're in a dreamlike state, sober or otherwise. There is no special meaning or message to discern. The premise is an amorous dream shared by two Arabian nobles, and every image bleeds together quite organically into the next. I enjoyed this as a twenty minute piece of visual art set to lush orchestration. The characters and setting are an excuse for beautiful pictures. That MAL makes you rate "story" or "character" is a bit silly, since that's not the point here. This is an abstract art music video, not a piece of narrative fiction, so don't be expecting ninja vampires going to high school and fighting crime. I did, and that's why Overall it gets a 9 on my list. If you like artsy things, analyzing, symbolism, abstract artwork, or those old serious cartoons, you'll like this. It has it's audience, and you'll just have to watch it to find out if you're a part of that audience. X3 But really, it's not an anime for everyone. It's like a Japanese, sex-centered Fantasia. If you like fantasia, take a look at this. That's pretty good for someone of my attention span. It pulled me in and kept me enraptured for 23 whole minutes with absolutely no dialogue or direct plot/action. The artistic representation of the character's emotions are somewhat hindered by the stylized form of art used on them.Įnjoyment : I, personally, enjoyed this anime greatly. This is why 1001 Nights gets a 7 on characters. Desire, longing, sorrow it's all there despite the somewhat flat way in which they're expressed. If, on the other hand, you are enraptured with emotions, these characters are teeming with it. You're not invited into the inner corridors of their mind. This anime is all about the emotions of these two lovers. If you like to get into the mind of a character, understand everything about them, their actions, and their motivations, don't touch this. Therefore, 10.Ĭharacter : These characters serve their purpose very well. I was like, "This is gonna be awesome." So, even though it's only used once, the dialogue and voice acting are a great hook in this anime. The moment I heard this woman's voice and the dialogue I was drawn straight into this one. There is only one instance of voice acting at the very beginning, and I have to say that this is very well done, too. If you like orchestral music, this is going to be the shit for you, honestly.
If they had botched the mixture of 3-D and 2-D, I'd probably have been extremely strict on this section and given it a 5, but it works together. It gets a 9 because, to be very honest, I love this kind of art. It has a very sketchy look to it like a colored pencil drawing. This anime mixes 3-D and 2-D art rather well, but most of the art is 2-D. The art is very abstract and nothing like your typical anime. The fact that it requires more thinking than the average anime and the story itself is nothing amazingly original has prompted me to give it a 6. If you find yourself going "WTF?" over the simplest of symbolism, I don't recommend you watching this one. I just took two classes for analyzing art and literature, so I enjoyed it easily. If you like to analyze things, go for it. Story : The story for this anime will be hard for a lot of people to pick up on because it relies entirely on visuals.