Tonari no Yarou

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. BEST ANIME EVER 10/10.
This is honestly an amazing anime. The raw animation and art look amazing, and the sound design is really good. I enjoyed the crazy wacky sound effects throughout the anime. The character design is also really good. They have a very unique design. The character development through the anime is also amazing. The way the man next door progressively develops is beautiful, though I am upset they ended his arc like that, would've loved to see him all the way to the end. Though the new characters toward the end really spice up the anime. The anime kept me ... guessing the entire time. I had no clue what was gonna happen next. Will he finally get sleep? Will he be awoken once again? What will the man next door be doing this time? UHHHHHH OMG I JUST... I just couldn't predict anything. AND THE TWIST ENDING. Just when we thought he could finally find inner peace and rest, more problems come along. I love this anime and would 100% recommend it to everyone.

The Man Next Door is not very nice to look at. It's not the worst looking thing I've ever seen, but it's just so bland and unattractive.

Audio is a total mess of random sound effects and it's all mixed together pretty horribly.

The story isn't very good, but it at least... has a story. So, I suppose that's more than I can say for the director's other films. There's a clear structure to the story and a resolution, but this kind of story has been done, even before it's release in 1965, and has been done much better (notably, by Looney Tunes).

Overall, there really isn't much ... enjoyment to be had by watching this. It's just a random mess of simple drawings and simple sound, with a simple, unremarkable story.

Rate a 4
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Audio nor subtitles are used.

Story
A quest for end. Or better put a tiresome adventure. While the story lacks in plot thickness the antics used are entertaining to some mild extent. Not only that but it is a story that i think most people can relate to in some matter. As for the conclusion the artist chose the only realistic answer.

Art
-i understand this is an older production (1960's) but come now. Are you telling me the artist couldn't spice of the scene with more colors? The only colors i can recall were used on hats. Which i think was used to help the ... viewer identify different characters. Which was a good idea.
- For a low budget production which can be seen by the overall background of the piece i did enjoy some artistic choices. Such as the night and day mode. When you think of night you probably see pitch black or close to that. Not here the artist took a more simplistic approach. He focused just highlighting the main character with color or absent of color.
- Although, some artist choices were flawed. Such as the door. Upon a close up the art it is clear the door is closed. Later in the film the main character treats the door as if it was open by walking through it.
- also the dimensions of the room for some reason seemed off to me.

Sound
while the sound effects did add to the show not all of them were welcomed. For some were either to high in tone or were used for an improper situation.

Overall: At the time this was scene as an advancement. Looking at from today it is clearing sub-par in comparison to more modern pieces. Even though it is not modern you can still find some rare(unique) forms of artist expression that you might not find in current films but only in old. Such as the night and day mode i referred to.