CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling

Do I really need to talk about this series? I think this show's visuals speak for themselves.

Amazing choreography, perfectly developed characters, interesting plot, this anime has it all. The soundtrack is a banger with the man theme "CCW" expressing the tone of the show perfectly. The art is incredibly realistic, and sucked me in its world every minute of this show's runtime. The conclusion to the story is very satisfying but left me wanting more because of how good it is.

Although without a doubt the part in which the show shines the most is in its fights. All are incredibly well animated and thought ... out, with each character showing a distinct fighting style mirroring their personalities and experiences.
This anime is the definition of a hidden gem.

WATCH IT, NOW

Esta review también está en español.

CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling is a six-minute short directed by Nagao Takena, a specialist in claymation. CCW is basically a wrestling match between a yellow little man and a red little man, in a ring which, curiously, has no ropes. The fight is pretty intense (read: violent) in the wrestling standards, but nothing compared to the other works of Mr. Takena, which are, well, quite brutal.

The animation is well done (I personally love claymation, thanks to PSOne's cult classic SkullMonkeys), stop motion animation with clay dudes pounding each other. The hits and keys are based on actual wrestling moves, and ... are well executed. Everything is very artisanal. As for the character design, a five years old could do it in less than five minutes xD.

The sound is a weak point: although there isn't much, it can be very irritating, specially the constant CCW!, CCW!, CCW! chant. The cheers (yaaay) are as dull as possible.

All in all, there's not much to say about this. CCW is, to say at least, an interesting short. Just two clayman wrestling, nothing more. I think it worth watching for the style (I already say I find it very appealing), after all, claymation is not that abundant. I recommend it for the simple fact that it's only six minutes long, so is not that big of a loss if you don't like it anyways.

For those who enjoy this style of animation, I recommend the other works of Takena, especially Bloody Date and Chainsaw Maid. In general, those are better than this one (more stuff happens, better story and characters), but beware: BD and CM are sick, sick gorefest (so, if you are not in the violent stuff, don't watch those).
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CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling es un corto de seis minutos dirigido por Nagao Takena, un especialista en claymation. Es, básicamente un encuentro de lucha libre entre un hombrecito amarillo y uno rojo en cuadrilátero, que, curiosamente, no tiene cuerdas. La pelea es bastante cruenta para los estándares de la lucha libre, pero nada comparada con los otros trabajos del señor Takena, que son, lisa y llanamente, brutales.

La animación está muy bien hecha, tecnología en stop motion con hombrecitos de arcilla golpeándose. Los golpes y las llaves se basan en movimientos de lucha reales, y están bien ejecutados. Muy artesanal todo. En cuanto al diseño de personaje, ninguno de nosotros tardaría más de dos minutos en hacerlos xD.

El sonido es un punto flojo: aunque no hay mucho, puede llegar a ser muy, muy irritante, especialmente los constantes gritos de CCW, CCW, CCW! Los vítores (yaaay!) tienen menos onda que un renglón.

En resumen, porque no hay mucho más que decir, CCW es un corto, como mínimo, interesante. Son solo dos hombrecitos de plastilina golpeándose. Pero vale la pena verlo por el estilo, dado que la claymation no abunda. Al menos a mi me parece muy atrayente. Recomiendo verlo por el simple hecho de que dura solo seis minutos, así que tampoco es que se pierda mucho.

A los que les guste este estilo de animación, recomiendo los otros trabajos de Takena, especialmente Bloody Date y Chainsaw Maid. Son, a líneas generales, mejores que este, pasan más cosas, hay mejor diseño de personajes, y hasta hay una historia (especialmente en Bloody Date... es muy bueno, en serio)... pero cuidado, son extremadamente violentos y perturbadores. Quedan advertidos.

Rate a 4
english dubbed

Helpful tip: it just became know to me that with this artist he publishes his work separately. With and without audio. Not sure if that applies to all his works just something to keep in mind.

Story
basic. A who will win fight. Story does provide tension for the winner is not always clear.

Art/sound
Transitions are good. Overall appearance is good. Timed well with sound. As for sound, it is terrible. Don't get me wrong it is nice to have the sound effects. That was a plus. But the constant chanting that for the most part had no emotion was annoying.
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Character- doesn't apply

Enjoyment: those who are clay lovers and or W.W.E. lovers. Everyone else might not like it.