Sweat Punch

It is quite simple, but i absolutely loved it, it is a different style of anime, and that is the reason some people dislike it, and this happens cause they dont understand this anime is not here to compete with Hellsing, Gantz, Devilman lady, bleach, Fullmetal or other animes released during the early 2000´s, this here is a OVA of short animations, not a full series, but a compilation of short stories ! So, no ofense to you, but if you hated it cause "that makes no sense" than you probably watched it waiting for the wrong reason, OR, maybe you just disliked it, if ... you got the second option, total respect for you, as we all have different opinions, but if you are the first, you should give this a second chance. Well, enough with the talk, the first story is a quite bizarre and funny story about aliens/supernatural beings/weird people with powers, it is quite enjoyable with a simple but nice art style, the characters are insteresting and their desing was really cool, the story holds up quite good and just the ending is a little "WTF ?" but you gonna like it, believe me. Then comes the second, which tells the story about some soldiers fighting in a futuristic warfare and all of them die, it is quite strange, i really didnt like it, it probably has a message of how objetified the soldiers are and how we should respect these men who give their lives for their country, but is is really bad executed. Then we have the robot story, which is the cutest XD i got some "The Iron Giant" vibes from this one, really relaxing story about the friendship between a weird little robot and a boy. Then there is the Dan Petory´s blues, it is the story about a teacher teaching us stuff about UFO´s and perspectives, displaying how we project our egos towards stuff to make them more confortable to our own knowledge. And the last one "comedy", it is by far the best, i am not going to tell much about cause i want you to fall fresh into it. And also i love the soundtrack of the whole series, especially un comedy, "ave maria " is one of the most beautiful tracks ever made.

I am not sure how to write a review for this or what score to pick. Hence, the respectful 6 for "fine". This is a mini anthology series consisting of 5 OVA's. Each tells a vastly different story and setting. With little to connect them aside from the somewhat experimental visuals. They're the easiest thing to attach yourself to and be entertained.

I suppose... it is a mixed bag with a little bit of something for almost everyone. If you're not necessarily into comedy, it's still at least worth looking into and a way to pay respects to the work that went into them.

This review is for End of the World.

Like a work by Andy Warhol, End of the World failed to leave much of an impression on me, playing too much on modernism than anything of substance. Maybe if I was in some deluded state, not as quick, not as sharp, insightful or judging, it would have kicked me off my rocker and taken me to la-la land. But, presently, I'm not.

If you've ever watched American 90s cartoons, End of the World has the same feel and animation as those (or at least its closer to cartoons than most anime). Bright colors and a ... whole lot of wtf? Really, it's like Racko's Modern Life on more crack than usual. The sound also made me want to grind my teeth.

Though there is quite a bit of symbolism to be intriguing, its warped to the point of being too cryptic for the average anime watcher. The execution of the elements is underplayed, as much of the more interesting stuff in the atmosphere is never used. The characters are also forgettable, with their interactions and motives being something too 'forced' to be entirely beleivable.

But this anime doesn't want to be believable does it? It wants to bring you into a wonderland, "The end of the world" as it calls it. Unfortunately, (or fortunately), this 'world' isn't a place you'd ever want to go to. If that was the point of this short animation, then I applaud it for convincing me to never to want to go to that wonderland again- in other words I never want to watch this again

Perhaps it was all some of kind of parody or metaphor for society- there are multiple ways of looking at this piece. However, like anything, it cannot stand, or stand well, without substance- of which it has little of. It can almost be said that it lacks a certain 'beauty' that makes anime so enjoyable to watch.

I can see how you might enjoy this if you are intoxicated or something to that measure, but if you don't prefer to be airy or 'glazed over' stay far away from this. If you came here looking for something surreal, there are better anime that would give you more foundation (and be more memorable) than this. And there are plenty of other anime more enjoyable than this one.