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Arashi no Yoru ni

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Gabu Main

Nakamura, Shidou Japanese

Mei Main

Narimiya, Hiroki Japanese

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Malyrush Overall 9 Story 10 Animation 10 Sound 8 Character 8 Enjoyment 9

Oct 24, 20071 of 1 episodes seen 17 of 18 people found this review helpful *Constructive* criticism welcome, just leave me a comment. Tired of long, detailed, action-packed anime for the moment? Cuddle up to Arashi no Yoru ni, then! This is the slice-of-life story of an odd pair of friends, who will travel to the ends of the earth and sacrifice it all for each other. A wolf and a sheep. Mortal enemies right? Not here! Through a strange set of circumstances, we end up with the very strange pair, Gabu, a wolf, and Mei, a lamb. You'll have to... watch and see how they manage! ^^ This is primarily some mushy-gushy friend stuff, there's no real action here, though it has its tense moments that make the story what it is. Arashi fills the feel-good niche very well, and those searching for a cute-sweet anime with a happy ending will find it here. On the surface, Arashi appears to be something of a kid's movie, but there are several serious moments that will attract older fans, plus the concept of protecting and going through tough times with friends is a universal feeling that anyone can relate to, young or old. Older anime fans can come away with the same renewed sense of friendship as the younger ones can. Art in this one is well done. I'm pretty positive some of it is CG, but it blends so well with the actual animation that it is very hard to tell apart, and it makes for some excellent transitions. All the characters, despite their same-species appearance, are all distinguishable from one another and the seiyuu are well-matched to their character. There is a strange absence of music in some places; it may bother some people, but it really serves to reinforce what is being said and done on-screen rather than occupy you with a musical score also. The main characters Gabu and Mei are both very likeable, though a little cliche to their species, wolves portrayed as conniving and vicious, and lambs as a little too innocent and trusting. I digress, however, this is completely acceptable for what could be taken as a children's film. I would have liked to see more of the wolf and goat tribes, but what was there sufficed for the story. If you ever feel like straying from the path of typical anime series, or just need a cute little pick-me-up, please give Arashi no Yoru Ni a try; you won't regret it! read more I found this review Helpful  Not Helpful  report

Phill-z Overall 7 Story 7 Animation 8 Sound 8 Character 8 Enjoyment 7

Mar 21, 20081 of 1 episodes seen 2 of 10 people found this review helpful Arashi no Yuru Ni. Please do not watch this unless you realize straight away that this is a Japanese Disney movie. The art, the message, the entire feel of this "anime" is that of a Disney cartoon, but in a good way. Story: the moral of this story is "don't judge a book by it's cover" or something to that effect. Learning how to get along, no matter who you are is deeply conveyed in this. It's nicely done. The goat and wolf meet each other at night, they c...an't see each other but they end up having a really nice talk and agree to meet the next day. When they meet the next day the one thing that was going through my head was "HE'S GOING TO EAT THE SHEEP!" but that didn't happen. Their freindship ends up deepening quite a bit and the rest of the anime follows their experiences. Prepare yourself to see all the morals that Disney movies have in them. It's done...subtly...but not as well as I've seen in other films. But it is a kid's movie so that's really to be expected. Art: There were times that I really liked the art, and there were times I was going "meh" But overall it had a really nice feel. But again I was really, really getting the Disney vibe from it, which threw me off a lot because I was hoping for anime...not a cartoon. But Disney has always had very....colourful pictures and Arashi is like that too. Sound: It's a kids movie....so the score wasn't epic or depressing. It was sort of generic to enhance the feeling of the movie. Sad music played when something was sad, exciting music was played when something was exciting. Whatever the filmmakers wanted you to feel was the music they chose to play. Character: The characters are predictable, stereotypical, but nonetheless they are quite cute. Don't except to be floored by any of them, because you won't be. Again, it's a kid's movie so they don't throw in anyone who doesn't fit the mold of the kid's movie characters. Enjoyment: Honestly I outgrew this movie 8-9 years ago. Mind you I wouldn't know what anime was, i thought that Pokemon was a cartoon. The fact that I outgrew this really did affect how much I enjoyed it, which is...unfortunate. But like, I don't go out to see stuff like Chicken Little or Veggie Tales (which....I did see) when I want to see a movie. So it's a little unfortunate that I've outgrown this. If you have a kid and you want to introduce anime to them, then this movie is totally for you. There are some big kids out there too, and this will be fine for them. Just because I've outgrown this and think that it's a Disney movie masquerading as an anime doesn't mean that people won't enjoy it, it just means that I didn't like it as much as I could have. read more I found this review Helpful  Not Helpful  report

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