Yukidoke

Yukidoke (The Thaw) is a conceptual work. In of itself, it shows the viewer the perspective of a boy who sees a dog's carcass, and from then on plunges into his own fears. Due to the nature of the film being short, it doesn't leave a lot to see, but a lot to interpret. The visuals are haunting, disturbing, memorable. The sound, minimal, but droning. Dread is the key word here; it's heavy, demented, and sickly.

The negatives come with the character. There isn't much here in regards to that; the short film is more about the atmosphere, the feeling it gives, rather than the characters ... themselves.

Overall, this is a good short, not really meant to be considered "anime", but still important in terms of Japanese animation.
7/9/7/5/8/7

see, most people get the wrong idea about this amazing show. You are to dense to see through to what is really happening. this is an ordinary boy and it is clearly portraying the imagination of a small child going through an emotional trauma such as the loss of a family pet. give this show a try, and see through it for yourself. Find the light in the show. and make it what you believe it to be !!! ! ! ! ! ! ! !

I was really wrong about this show, but after watching it over 50 times I finally realized I was ... being deceived by these creators. 2004 was a great year just because of this show. I will always look back and reflect on what I saw and try ot turn it into a positive experience to keep with me for the res tof my life. thank you for reading my review

As someone who used to have phobias, I think this is a pretty accurate way to deliver it.
I had goosebumps all over again because all of this sounded and looked so similar to something I had a long time ago.
It scared me even.
The music has a creepy surreal ambient about it that makes the animation appear even more strange. It's just so easy to develop phobias, and that's exactly what happens here. You might develop a phobia after watching this, just for the sake of remembering weird hyperfixations on ''living'' things and how it used to gross or scare you. I think ... it's both grotesque and interesting to watch. I recommend this for anyone who likes alternative styles to todays animations / animes.

Story:
While it's mostly visually referring to what possible could be the plot, it's still not as clear as day how said corpse appeared there.

Art
This is personally my favorite about this short series. I like surreal art styles.

Sound
Probably adds a creepy ambient onto the story and therefore fits perfectly, although it's extremely muffed and you can barely understand the characters. I liked the organic sound effects but it would've been more helpful to underline the dinner scene more with those previous organic sounds.

Characters
this story isn't so focused on the characters and more focused on the development of phobias. I just found it interesting that one character had obesity while the other didn't.

Enjoyment.
Personally, I found it terrifying at one point. I wouldn't call it enjoyment, moreso curious to see how it ends.

Overall I think this is a piece of art and a pretty organic way to deliver phobias of any kind. defiantly going to show my psychology class.