Haruwo

This may be the greatest thing I've ever seen. The art is amazing and beautiful and the story gripped me like I've never been gripped before. I've seen it more times then I can count and I've burned it onto a disc so I can watch it anywhere I go. Haruwo's Quest to defeat the Yakuza. It amazes me that 1 person created something so beautiful, but then I remember Haruwo's producer also produced Kimi no na wa (Your Name). I hope JJ Abrams also adapts this piece of art as well. I want them to cast The Rock "Dwane" Johnson as Haruwo, I think ... Mr The Rock could bring a whole new level to the intense and thrilling fight scenes. I think that Micheal Cera as the Yakuza. I think there is a beautiful dynamic between those two actors. Anyway, I would wish the public would stop hating on Haruwo, this show is a gift to this earth and you need a very high IQ to understand the art that this show is.

Haruwo – SS Overview

(Short and Salty Overview)

This was in my backlog of anime in my anime folder decided to give it a go. Wow was this bad, I don’t generally call it out straight away but it’s the animation that does it. The animation is bad…like really bad, it looks like an old PS1 FMV cut-scene. If you have gripes about animation then stay clear of it, besides this I found the story not too bad.

Protagonists a kid who likes picking fights with Yakuza, no quarrels here coming from a fan of Yakuza in anime/manga. Set in a modern world with robotic enhancements, basic ... stuff. Not much else to say, was okay for what it was. Animation is still atrocious though.

Haruwo – 5/10 I don’t generally give terrible scores because I try to find merits in all anime but this might have been good if the budget was better (better budget = better animation).

The animation in this anime is really cheap looking. First off, it's CG, which typically doesn't look very good at all. Second, the CG is very rudimentary, looking like it came straight out of the early 2000's, despite being produced in 2008. Character movement is stiff and rigid looking, and I'm also not a big fan of the art style whatsoever.

The story is ambitious and tries to tell an interesting tale, however, there isn't much depth here, and most of the story ends up just being a big set-up for the action scenes, which fail to impress due to the lackluster animation.

The dialogue is another ... element that I didn't enjoy very much, which not only feels poorly written, but the quality of the recording also sounds really poor. Audio is boosted up by a semi-decent soundtrack, but it's not enough to justify the overall poor audio mix.

Characters start off giving a poor first impression, but end up being mildly interesting by the end, however, even at the end, they still manage to feel kind of one-dimensional, which is a bit troubling.

Overall, Haruwo is a small time production that tries to be more than the sum of it's parts. It's ambitious, but ultimately is not very good, and not something I'd recommend to anybody.