Souseiki is a short parody of the story of creation produced by the late, great “godfather of manga” himself, Osamu Tezuka. While not one of his best works and simple in plot, for what it is, I actually found this old short to be kinda funny and I don’t think time has affected that much.
From the ridiculous, over the top depictions of the animals, to the 1 second Astro Boy cameo, and to the opposite take on women coming from men, instead making men into the shape of a certain body part, there’s a few parts that are quite amusing. It’s nothing revolutionary, but
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Dec 24, 2018
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
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Dec 8, 2018
Ai, or Love, is another short animation by Rapparu, a young animator who doesn’t seem to be too well known. Ai, which was made before they were even 20, was my introduction to their work, which made me want to look into their other works, just to get an idea of what they’re about and capable of. After experiencing everything they’ve done so far, it was easy to see that Ai is no doubt their weakest work. It was most likely not meant to be anything serious, but not much really happens, as it’s only 7 seconds long. In terms of animation, the characters face
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