Shigeru

I believe the highest compliment one can bestow upon a work of art is experiencing it for a second time immediately upon completion of the first. Enter Shigeru, a nine-second absurdist film by a vulgar woman that features the beautiful and purple face of a Mr. Shigeru Matsuzaki. I’ve watched it more than one times, I didn’t count.

As it takes longer to read a review than it does to watch the film, the words of the review are meaningless. All that truly matters is the big blue star and big beautiful 8 I’ve bestowed upon this little flick. I liked it ... and I’m giving you permission to ignore the low rating and like it as well.

A low rating that I simply do not understand. At what point in those nine seconds did your ego rise to such a level that you not only couldn’t smile at the absurdity of a pinkish manwoman walking across an alien moon whilst a Japanese singer-slash-actor’s photorealistic purple-filtered face manically spun around, but deemed it necessary to spitefully strike it down with a 1/10 rating? Why are you so miserable?

Truly the great work of art i have ever witnessed. I stumbled upon this masterpiece when I was searching the Dementia Category on KISSANIME by pressing random, and this was the great result of the search. As a watcher of many dementia category animes, I must say this one is perhaps one of the greatest ones I have seen. It gets even more majestic every. single. time. Why haven't you watched it? It's less than 10 seconds long go for it! Watch it!

The entire thing is great. Obviously it has a great story, the art is just immaculate, the sound is superb to anything else, ... and the one character whos head spins around is just beautiful.

Shigeru is one of the many ONA shorts created by animator Sawako Kabuki. She’s known for her depictions of the female form, which is featured in this short as well. While it is clear she knows what she’s doing and has skill in animation, this particular short doesn’t show that off. This short feels more like a joke or a meme, rather than being anything serious with an underlying meaning, so there’s nothing more to really uncover or understand, it just is what it is. The only kinda positive thing I could say about this particular work is that within its short run time of ... 10 seconds, it can can cause a reaction, whether it be laughing at how ridiculous it is or feeling a little uncomfortable, which may actually be the goal.