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Stumbled upon this and thought I'd give it a try because it's 3 minutes long.

I was surprised to notice that this short animation focusing on scenic shots, uses very blurry, nonsensical, obviously AI-generated backgrounds. I believe it is the first time I see this used in anime, and it does not look good at all. Netflix appears to be on an endless quest to find more corners to cut, and it seems background artists found themselves on the butcher's block this time.

If they put only a fraction of the care they put into these main characters in the environment surrounding them, this might have ... been enjoyable, but as it stands, it completely ruins what could otherwise have been a somewhat touching short story of the titular boy and his dog.

It's very short so I'd still encourage you to go give it a look if you're interested in what the near future of anime might look like. If you value good art and have any appreciation for background artistry however, you'll inevitably end up disappointed and with grim prospects in mind.

Why is none talking about this?

From the first page, this manga's got beautiful art, including detailed backgrounds and mechanical paraphernalia that manages to convey that emerging industrial revolution vibe nicely. It presents charming characters with varied personalities and backgrounds. You can really feel that much attention was given to each of them, and it does bring their interactions to life. And to tie it all together, an intriguing story, served with humor and even some touching moments.

There are some minor negative details, such as garments or choice of words that could be considered anachronistic in the fantasy version of this period of time portrayed ... here (early 1800s America), but it wasn't nearly enough to take me out of the experience.

Only 8 chapters were released at the time of this review. I'm thrilled to see where this one goes. Go give it a read!