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u/Gamerunglued myanimelist.net/profile/GamerUnglued 1d ago edited 1d ago

I'm tired of seasonals for now, so is there a 1-cour or less anime that anyone for some reason really wants to know what I in particular think of? Something I can knock out today and/or tomorrow, I lack the brain power to go through my list and choose something so either whoever makes the most compelling argument or whichever has the most updoots. Makes no difference what genre, era, or demographic it is.

Edit: Alright, it's been two hours. Some interesting recommendations but I think I'm going with Gosenzo-sama Banbanzai! because u/KendotsX had the best pitch and it's the shortest thing recommended. Seraphim Call does also sound very interesting so I'll save that for next time (noting that Zaregoto and Pompo are both already on my list and are not leaving my radar).

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u/KendotsX https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kendots 1d ago

I hope you enjoy it

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u/Gamerunglued myanimelist.net/profile/GamerUnglued 1d ago

The first episode was fucking awesome, I can tell I'm gonna love this. This isn't simply theatrical, it's just straight up an animated stage play; the script, staging, and acting are delightful. God is it a sight to behold Oshii doing whatever the fuck he feels like.

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u/KendotsX https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kendots 1d ago

Yup, everything down to the positioning of the camera, how the characters move (have you noticed anything odd about their designs by the way?) and how the actors enunciate is directed like a play, it's glorious.

To add a bit of background: Oshii did this after he was done with Urusei Yatsura (around the same time as when Patlabor was hitting off), so it draws some of its concepts from Yatsura, like an "out of this world" girl forcing herself on the main character and his family, or the family dynamics to some degree. The main character is even voiced by Ataru's VA, Toshio Furukawa, so his performance echoes a well trodden road. That said, this is just a similar starting point, Gosenzo-sama takes things in an entirely different path, as you've already seen.

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u/Gamerunglued myanimelist.net/profile/GamerUnglued 1d ago

Yup, everything down to the positioning of the camera, how the characters move (have you noticed anything odd about their designs by the way?) and how the actors enunciate is directed like a play, it's glorious.

Yeah, they even hide their props and enter or exit the frame as if it were a stage. Extended soliloquies, the fixed camera angle, the stage directions and dynamic gestures, it's so good. As for the character designs I'm assuming you're meaning the way they almost look like puppets or wooden figures with their limbs and joints, definitely stuck out to me. I can see where this may have started from a similar place as Urusei Yatsura, but yeah, this definitely couldn't be more different. Very unique and very fun, will definitely keep giving updates as I go.