Totsukuni no Shoujo (2022)

My Teacher Has a Cute Tail

What a beautiful story, I've seen it many times before but it's still touches my heart damn. man who has lost everything and is losing himself, but finds new light in his life that gives him new meaning. And then doubts of worthiness comes in.

It is so cute while watching it. I could not stop making noises, just because the cuteness was overwhelming, the little girl relationships to teach. It's just so adorable.
But it's not all smiles and cuteness. It has some depth and darkness to it. so it does not become One Note

It is a wonder to ... look at the Childhood book aesthetic look, it so good and it has that thick fussy outline that makes it feel more warm. and the colours are just perfect, they had that real hand drawn aesthetic and Beautiful shading.
The amazing watercolor backgrounds that just add so much nostalgia.
It doesn't look Digital.

It looks absolutely beautiful. It has a story that pulls at the heart strings, and feel like a dark childhood Fairy Tail, but on the monsters perspective. would absolute recommend.

I scored this a 6

The question for if you will enjoy this small 3 episode OVA (wouldn't classify as a film per say) is: Do you like the poster art work and/or the trailer? If yes and your only expectation is good art, then you won't be disappointed. If no and you want something deeper, then you might not find it here.

The reason that I bench a lot of your enjoyment of this work on the art-style is that the overall story can be confusing to decipher and interpret. It does have a message and you will understand it and the themes present, but the ... in-between of getting to the smaller conclusions might have a lot of confusion mixed in that make it not as enjoyable to watch. Its like watching works that are really good at expressing concepts (March Comes In Like a Lion, Monogatari, Ranking of Kings) and having those expressions miss the mark.

What carried this show was the art-style and animation. Never disappointed when I hear unique art-style and Wit Studios in the same breath. Again, if you like the teaser or just the poster art for this and that is all you care about, you won't leave disappointed at the least.

Maybe it's because I'm getting old, I can't understand what Totsukuni no Shoujo or The Girl From the Other Side trying to convey. Yes, you might say the general idea of pain and acceptance is there. But when a short anime that leans too hard on vague mystery and disconnected storytelling, it's never gonna end well.

There are two main characters in this OVA, a beast-man and a young girl, nothing that we haven't seen before. And honestly, the man's development feels too rush while the girl is flat out one-dimensional. This combine with the blurry story make the movie longer than it actually is.

The ... only positive thing is the strange artstyle and some catchy melancholic OSTs. So overall, The Girl From the Other Side is not something I would recommend even just for an hour break.