Buki yo Saraba

Written and directed by Hajime Takoti (mecha designer on the Gundam series) and based off a manga by Katsuhiro Otomo, it's the tale of four men hunting down robots in an apocalyptic Tokyo. Farewell To Weapons is another heart-stopping addition to Short Peace. The moment when they spot a robot, the men quickly assume their positions and start off an epic battle of life or death with every shot building up to an impactful moment that hits you right in the face and boy, did I ever love the living crap out of this. I also enjoyed the comedy banter between the 4 men that ... had a real feel of comradery and all of them were likable people. It also ends on a more comedic tone but it didn't bother me that much cause I had so much fun with this short that I couldn't care less if it ended sad or comedic.

Buki yo Saraba was short, so I will keep my review short as well. Let me start with the positives :

+ Outstanding animation on the action scenes

+ great graphics, even in the desert setting

+very well done CGI which flow perfectly

+ original weapon design / mech design / suit design

... However I would have loved more background on the story, more on the tanks too. What led to the war, are there other survivors, who is fighting who?

The tanks reminded me of Ghost In The Shell Tachikomas, a bit. The suits were a bit of a hybrid between an astronaut suit and some power armor. Very surprized by the quality of the military scenes.

Overall 8/10

Short Peace is a multimedia project composed of four short anime films produced by Sunrise and Shochiku, and a video game developed by Crispy's Inc. and Grasshopper Manufacture. The four films were released in Japanese theaters on July 20, 2013 and were screened in North America during April 2014. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the films for North America. The video game was released in January 2014 in Japan, April 2014 in Europe, and September 2014 in North America.

A Farewell To Arms/Weapons
Alternative Title - Buki yo Saraba
Writing and Direction by Hajime Katoki |
A tour-de-force saga of men battling robotic tanks in apocalyptic Tokyo. The latter film ... is based off an Otomo manga of the same name.

Genre (s) – Comedy, Tragedy | - Same as that of Gambo - | Runtime – 24 minutes approximately (fractions excluded)