Sep 30, 2016
I first went into this expecting it to be the typical shounen anime, with an OP MC focusing more on tropes such as friendship instead of actual character development. I was disappointed to find that I was right. Despite the unusual art style, DO NOT BE FOOLED. Art is a good thing, but not all is as innocent as fans would have others believe. The movie focuses on the image of a moth, which according to my extensive research symbolizes unsettling things such as Shadows and Otherworldliness. Our overpowered main character (who we will refer to as "The Old Man") is slowly corrupted by the
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moth. Initially swatting it away, the man slowly succumbs to temptation, putting the moth to his face in ritualistic worship.
The Old Man begins the movie depicted as ghaustly and rotting. Upon seeing the devil-moth give his blessing on The Child (who is symbolic of the anti-Christ), The Old Man is filled with jealousy of The Child's fortune and youth. Desiring this upon himself, he grasps the moth and forces the ritual to happen. However, there cannot be two anti-Christs. The moth rejects him, flys away and burns up by a streetlamp.
However, DO NOT BE FOOLED by this intentional misdirection. Not only does this movie corrupt the minds of children and convince them to be full-blown Satanists, but this movie is Bourgeoisie propaganda. This movie is ACTUALLY designed to sell trading cards. So what if it's only four (The Moth, The Old Man, The Child, and The Woman)? Four will become eight will become sixteen will become thirty-two will become sixty-four will become one hundred twenty-eight will become two hundred fifty-six will become five hundred twelve will become one thousand twenty four will become two thousand forty eight will become four thousand ninety six will become eight thousand one hundred ninty two will become sixteen thousand three hundred eighty four trading cards.
No one will be able to remember all the names if that happens. Not to mention that The Old Man would be put on the banlist before the game even got released. What's the point in buying something that you can't even use?
Despite this, I may or may not recommend this anime.
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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