Dec 14, 2023
Shuna no Tabi
(Manga)
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Absolutely loved this, it was basically one of his films made for a book medium expertly well. I wonder what this would have been like as a movie (definitely would have been a more complete cohesive story than the Nausicaa movie was), but it honestly stands on it's own and plays to the medium's strength so well that I'm not upset. The watercolor artwork is so beautiful and being able to slow down and take in a finished work of his at your own pace is really nice. This is another good example of how "show don't tell" isn't always a way to go. I
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Aug 27, 2022
FLCL is very very weird. It doesn't make a ton of sense and is sometimes too energetic. It works with the weirdness enough to be at least pretty entertaining and it knows how to dial it back. It manages to have some pretty good characters and the animation is always good, with the really flashy parts being pretty impressive. If you're the type of person to be easily annoyed by anime then stay away from it, but if you can put up with weird shit then I'd recommend it. It seems like something that would be really good on a rewatch.
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