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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- That was...inexplicably cute and sad at the same time. Bassets always look like they're depressed (you know it to be true :P), and the look in this one's eyes and the way he slowly stopped wagging his tail when the robot took off for the first time was just...made me want to give him a big hug xD |
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| The animation was wonderful and I really enjoyed the concept of this OVA. 8/10 |
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| I don't know if it's due my obsession with dogs, but I really loved this XD The animation, the art, the music... everything, I guess ^^ |
| This was so beautiful... *snifsnif* |
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| Ah the poor dog just wanna play fetch again, kinda made me a bit sad with whole affair with the robot. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| what a strange story. good though, especially for its length I saw this not knowing anything about it but it has Mamoru Oshii written all over it, doesn't it :P except the overly earnest music isn't my thing |
| This was kind of a waste of time. The concept was cute and all, but the robot made no dang sense. Maybe I need to re-watch it. |
| It was like WALL-E but with an awful soundtrack and dogs playing fetch with grenades. I have respect for director Oshii but this is TOO cheesy. |
| The fact that the dog is looking for a person, anyone and you can tell that the dog is sad, just tears me apart. |
Heiwajima_Mayu said: I don't know if it's due my obsession with dogs, but I really loved this XD The animation, the art, the music... everything... This. The beginning was flawless with that Piano music. |
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| The music and art was great. I really felt for the dog, I'd take it home right now. Don't completely understand what the robot wanted, I'm guessing it had something to do with that grenade the dog found. Anyways I hope there's someone out there for the dog. |
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hellogoodbye said: It was like WALL-E but with an awful soundtrack and dogs playing fetch with grenades. If anything, the music and animation were the best parts. Anyway, nice concept and ideas. |
| That was really cute, I loved that dog, so cut and sweet just longing for human companionship. Stupid creepy flying robot girl trying to shoot him! Pfft, then she blew up because that's what you get for trying to kill such an adorable dog <3 |
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| That was heartbreaking! Seeing that dog so sad and lonely, simply wanting to play fetch with someone... dammit I cried when his tail stopped wagging the first time the robot flew away. His hopes were broken (and that squeezed my heart D:). And then he still went to retrieve a ball everyday (which makes no sense because there are so many lying around). AND THAT ENDING WAS SO WTF. The robot was really out of place anyway, but then it exploded? Huh? Also, what a beautiful dystopia... The music was obnoxiously loud and misused. |
| Of course out of all the balls the dog fetched, you'd think the robot finally understand what the dog was hinting, but no! Lol. This was frustrating and sad to watch. But, it was an interesting short. Poor dog & robot. |
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Good short,really interesting yet basic concept. |
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Mirorin said: So much this! After seeing it I miss my dog... :-(That was heartbreaking! Seeing that dog so sad and lonely, simply wanting to play fetch with someone... dammit I cried when his tail stopped wagging the first time the robot flew away. His hopes were broken (and that squeezed my heart D:). Mirorin said: From dog's point of view it made perfect sense. He (she?) thought that it was the wrong ball... :-(And then he still went to retrieve a ball everyday (which makes no sense because there are so many lying around). Mirorin said: The last ball was some kind of weapon that caused the robot-girl to explode.The robot was really out of place anyway, but then it exploded? Huh? |
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| Poor pup. The piano music was great but the song was cheesy. |
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Wiziliz said: Poor pup. The piano music was great but the song was cheesy. +1 on the piano music. However, for me the song was simply out of place. |
| Well, that was weird, I do't really understand what the point of this was, why did they make it, lol. It had great visuals though. |
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| Time to go pet my dog q_q |
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| Well, I liked the message and the animation but that music felt like I was watching the conclusion to Makoto Shinkai´s film. This short could have used a lot more silence, it would be much more effective in my opinion. |
Oh_Rusty_Nail said: Well, I liked the message and the animation but that music felt like I was watching the conclusion to Makoto Shinkai´s film. This short could have used a lot more silence, it would be much more effective in my opinion. Second it. Music made it cheesy. /still cried. |
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| Well, i thought it went more sadder. But alas, its looks like the dog would keep wandering till the end of its live. Its really sad. 6/10 for having a flat end, and everything were just too average. |
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Oh_Rusty_Nail said: Well, I liked the message and the animation but that music felt like I was watching the conclusion to Makoto Shinkai´s film. This short could have used a lot more silence, it would be much more effective in my opinion. I laughed so hard with this comment. And yes, I agree with the silence part |
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| That was sad. Poor dog. :< |
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| what a hero he was. There's an easy way to tug directly at my heart strings and it's to tell an emotional story through animals, just like this. |
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| heartbreaking, i miss my little baby </3 |
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| to save people's time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xz6GLS5rYz0 great animation, but I don't like the music at all |
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| I fucking miss my dogs. I don't care about humanity, just give me canines. This would have been better - and sadder - without the flying android and cheesy song (played twice in ten minutes). |
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