 ~ Dareka no Manazashi (Someone's Gaze) ~ Synopsis The stage is set at near future. Okamura Aya, also known as "Aachan", started to live by herself as she started a new job after graduation. Her mother needed to go overseas to work as a doctor, so now only her father and a cat, Mii-san, live in a Proud apartment. Since Aachan moved out, her father has been trying to reach out to her but somehow there is an awkward gap between the two. And the cat Mii-san, which Aachan has kept since she was a child, is getting old... One night, Aachan came back from a tiring day and threw herself on the bed. She closed her eyes and remembered the happy days she spent with her parents and when Mii-san came to comfort her when she got lonely after her mother left.... And then the phone rang... ______________________________________________________________________________ Warning This thread might contain spoilers from the the most recent aired episode. If you have not seen this anime and don't want it spoilers be careful. ______________________________________________________________________________ Check more Discussions on the Index |
TarotistMay 14, 2016 7:14 PM
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| Great pick! (especially for me as i now do not have to rush through Koyomimonogatari now which i want to be my 500th completion as i already watched Dareka no Manazashi lol (i am at 499)) ---- I wrote a short review of this after watching it last year, i guess i copy it here :) Every director has the same main goal: touch the emotions of the audience. I wouldn´t say that there aren´t many who can actually achieve this, but there are definetly very few who can pull it off in less than seven minutes. 6 minutes and 40 seconds of screentime is all that Makoto Shinkai needs to tell the bittersweet story that is Dareka no Manazashi. In this little story about family values, it is impressive how Shinkai manages to use the seven minutes he has here... we learn just enough about the characters and their background to care about them, making the film quite a tearjerker if you tend to weep easily. Despite the runtime, nothing seems rushed and the show is surprisingly slow paced. The animation is, like the story, beautiful. However i could´t help but think i´m watching Garden of Words again, a film from the exact same writer, animated by the exact same studio in the exact same year. Those two just look a little too similar for my taste, a bit of originality would´ve been nice here. The theme song is not for me, but i can´t say that it doesn´t fit the overall feel of the show...so what we have here is a lovely piece of art that should not be missed by anyone (like all of Shinkai´s works in my opinion). Come on people...it´s seven minutes of your time! |
| And I just finished End of Evangelion too! Why did something like this have to be the Leaf of the Week??!! |
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