Iblard Jikan

If anime was ever introduced into an arts class this would be the best anime to show to the students! This is actually the best way to descibe this anime.
The anime is divided into different acts, accompanied by a music piece selected to set the mood of each act. While you are exploring the world of Iblard Jikan strange things might happen. Big floating rocks might hover above you or flowers spring into bloom in front of you. The feeling is like you are inside this gigantic painting that comes to life.
This is not an anime for the action lovers. In this world everything has ... its own time, its own rules. Watch this anime in the evening after taking a shower, with a cup of tea and with the biggest ever screen size and the best ever sound setup and you are in for a totally visual experience beyond thoughts! One of Studio Ghilibi most ambitious, and perhaps too ambitious projects to take on, but wow they do it so good!

I think Iblard Jikan deserves few words to be spent. Although it could be more properly named 'video art' rather than anime, in order not to raise flames among the conservative otaku (I can hear screams of "Where's the fuckin' plot, the fuckin' characters..?"), and even if I don't play the role of the snobbish anime viewer I understand that rating this work as anime could be confusing.
However.

I think this is not only a gentle, good-vibration-inducing work, but also that its beauty lies in the details and the beautiful hybrid between sense of wonder and warmth: the harmony of the sound of a revolving door ... merging with the soothing music (Background? Sound is a protagonist nearly as much as sight, in Iblard Jikan), the contrast between a home-like, Ghiblian scene of girls playing and pebble-Zeppelins (!) floating in the sky, the pleasure of letting the eye lose itself in the color traces, the gentle thrill of wondering what will move in the next scenery, whether a girl will fade from reality into paint or a rectangular train will come. I think this 30-minutes piece could be refreshing and new even after watching it several times.

Don't look at the vote, it's only to put a number and to note the quite sad truth that Iblard Jikan is a fish out of water among anime: it could either raise childlike wonder or be terribly boring, and it would not be difficult to label it as 'artsy' in the worst sense. But it's a splendid work nevertheless, a fantasy in the real meaning of the word.

What does it take for an anime to be considered a masterpiece? A groundbreaking storyline? Extremely likable characters or maybe great humor?

Well you're not going to find any of that here, however Iblard Jikan does what no other anime has ever done that I've seen: namely tell a story completely without words. It has the most artistic visuals I've ever seen in an anime, and by miles at that. The soundtrack doesn't fall short either, as it has a full OST despite only being a 30 min OVA, and a fantastic one at that.

Despite its complete lack of concrete characters or storyline, it manages anyway. ... The art itself is the story. It captivates you and draws you in. Even if noone tells you what is going on specifically, you somehow understand it anyway.

This was by far the best OVA I've ever seen, and one of the most memorable anime I can think of. You're not going to find hidden gems like this every day. If anything, I think everyone can spare 30 minutes of their lives on something artistically genius every now and then. Highly recommended.

Ghibli art porn.

That's was this was, it was Ghibli art porn at it's finest. At one point as a scene ended and the final note of a score track fell I could almost SEE the words G-H-I-B-L-I appear on the scene.

This is 100% proof that if Studio Ghibli produces nothing more than pretty pictures set to pretty music it will likely be a successful endeavor.

My flatmate, Ryn, and I came to the conclusion that this was a beautiful group of paintings and ideas that one (or a few) of the artists had in his/her/their portfolio and Studio Ghibli knew it was too good ... an opportunity to pass up, so they decided to set it to music and add some (minimal) animation to it.

Not that I'm complaining, this was so marvelous to behold. The sheer range of art styles alone was worth the time to watch it. Someone mentioned Impressionism, and while I did see that I also saw a great deal of Fauvism, Symbolism and even a touch of Surrealism in a few of the scenes as well as some influence by Symbolist painter William Degouve de Nuncques. Not to mention one obvious, yet I shudder to admit it, influence - that of Thomas Kinkade (ugh). I know, I know - I don't like saying his name either (I even washed my mouth out with tea afterward), but I can't deny the similarity.

Another point I would like to mention is the animation verses art arguement. I have argued that MAL should differentiate between these two mediums as they two do not necessarily go hand in hand. A series might have wonderful animation, but be ugly to look at and contriwise, another might be pretty but have terrible animation mechanics, such as the case of Gilgamesh (as Ryn adeptly pointed out while watching this short).

Having said that, while I did give the Art a 10, the animation itself would probably receive only a 6 or 7, because while the animation is pretty in true Ghibli style, it is minimal in terms of efforts required to produce. This particular work didn't require anything more than that and we all know Ghibli's got the goods where fine animation technique is concerned, however I like giving credit where it is due and so the 10 is for the beauty of the art and all the work that went into producing it.

As other reviewers have mentioned, the story is nothing more than being guiding through Iblard's many worlds with little interaction from the characters we observe. Though it didn't need it to be enjoyable, I would have liked to see a bit more in terms of interaction for this to have to have been truly life changing or substantial to me. Something as simple as watching them sip a cup of tea or chatting in the market would have done the trick,as it began to feel like even though I could see people lived there it was as though the places I was visiting were empty.

I've nothing to add for characters or music that hasn't been said more eloquently by the other reviews for this work, so I just end this by saying that this is an anime for the true Studio Ghibli fan and art lover more than for otaku. It is the ultimate slice-of-life anime and for those who like the style it is a wonderful place to dream.

Surely you’re all familiar with the proverb “an image is worth a thousand words”; well, this wonder from Ghibli (yet another one) fits perfectly on it. In Iblard Jikan you’ll experience a magical journey, as you look through a canvas, because this particular and unique anime seems very much like an exquisite exhibition taken from an art gallery. In here, you will see, photogram by photogram, a vast new planet and, inside its whole, an immensity of worlds lost through space and time. From forgotten floating islands, flowering fields, futuristic ambiences, antique and decadent villages, and more. In an OVA such as this, in which ... there are virtually no conversation or soliloquies, the musical score is a foundation of most importance. The music will guide you comfortably deeper into this imaginary, so attractive; almost irresistible. However, I do believe that this living canvas will only please those who are proper to mind-free at such visionary work.

If you were looking for Ghibli, I don't think you will find it here. One should watch Iblard Jikan with the mindset to study and appreciate as they would in a gallery.

Iblard Jikan reminds me of the slideshows left in the background of family gatherings. The T.V is tuned to an instrumental radio station, and you default to a library of backgrounds that came bundled with the attached laptop.

The premise of the show is to weave characters into paintings. There are various styles of art that would fit on a canvas. Animation is used sparingly, to move clouds, add people, apply wind.

Iblard Jikan is a beautiful anime I was excited to see as a pretentious fan of art. Naohisa Inoue's art is dreamy and his colors are like those of Monet, who I think they referenced here in a shot with waterlilies. Combine that with an imaginary world with lot of plants, big shots and a little sci-fi and you get a very pretty anime.

Unfortunately, I think Iblard Jikan is very dragged out. While I was mesmerized the first few minutes, it lasts 30, which wouldn't be a problem if the anime wasn't just a collection of paintings. You see a pretty scenary with a little ... animation for 5-15 seconds , and you pass to another. That's it. I'll say it again, Iblard Jikan is very pretty. However, without any story or anything else going on, I personally got tired of it quickly. I didn't even appreciate the last things cause I was burned out! While I understand this was more of an arthouse film and the story or action wasn't the focus, I felt it needed something more.

On the other hand, the soundtrack is okay, kinda hit-or-miss. I liked some of the ambient-y songs but others were pretty boring or even silly, like the one with the dude going "doo doo doo".

I'm not sure If I'd recommend Iblard Jikan, maybe watch 1 min of it on Youtube before deciding. If you're more of an artist you may enjoy it more, I don't know.

Iblard Jikan is a 30 minutes short anime film produced by Studio Ghibli, but less like anime and more I guess I should say like an art exposition...now I explain why..

Story: There's no story so there's no vote -.- basically there's a girl passing through different scenarious and kinda "futustic" and "dream worlds"..but there's technically nothing and not a single development

Art: I give it a 9, Iblard Jikan is to be seen when you want to relax(maybe in that moment of the day when you're really tired..so at the evening/night returned back home from work)and If you see it in that moment it can really ... fulfill his task and exceed your expectations for that reasons
because it can offer you a wide variety of amazing, brightly colored and an infinite and amazing palette of those..but the art style fits not only the day shots but also the night shots because of its palette of varied color used from the purple to the yellow/green/lime.....

If you see it for relaxing, when you're tired also this anime can offer you a wide variety of amazing visuals and fantastic settings giving you an amazing travel along with thousand of colors and amazing techniques often different one from another.
Between this settings probably there are some of the best that I have seen just by a design,colour and structural level

These are imaginary worlds, of a futuristic nature or anyway they are some of those worlds that we dream will become reality..in this travel without story, characters and dialogues we're going to explore them together with an amazing soundtrack..that fits perfectly the atmosphere of each setting and personally I didn't even notice those 30 minutes of "short movie"..as they pass pretty fast

The various painting made by Naohisa Inoue are destined to different collection that are presented in different sections of the short film..each one of the section presents a different biome(or almost) and the transition from one side to the other is done along with the ost

Music: infact I give to the music an 8
Animation: They are the big flaws of Iblard Jikan..they are basically never present and used..except for simple vehicles movements and background characters..infact these settings and well drawn background are shown to the viewer with only still frames(or almost)
A part that I hated is like a 30 second's part where a giant flying insect is done with a terrible looking cgi that doesn't go well with the background and doesn't fit at all
Also the vehicles are done with the same technique but they are not as bad as that insect
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Enjoyment: I give it a 7..It was able to relax me a little bit
Overall: I give it a 7.. In spite of everything..I give Iblard Jikan a "Give it a shot..relax mode" recommendation..you absolutely have to watch only for that purpose..maybe the evening when you're lying on your bed and you're going to fall asleep :D

P.S: Sorry for my bad english anyway thanks for reading till here

Medium-length movie made only by paintings drawn by the author that suffer small variations of movement and color.

Apparently there is no common thread between the images but to present a strange world that is gradually becoming known and ascending, being like a huge tower of Babel.

The drawings are beautiful, they immerse you in a state of calmness in which you can enjoy the beautiful images that are happening.

The only flaw that I put is the characters in motion, because although they seem to be part of the image when they are still when they move they become characters with a more conventional animation style who ... do not have such a natural look, with not so many nuances and they do not remain perfect, since they do not seem to be part of that world.

A different work that shows that a movie does not always have to follow a script, and that in many cases to don't follow it makes a movie grow in visual and sensitive areas, as is this case.

I rate anime based on how well it achieved what it set out to achieve and whether or not the goal had any real merit in the first place. Iblard Jikan's goal was to show you the beauty of an artist's inner world and it achieved that, and that's why it gets a 10 from me.

This is the stuff that dreams are made of. At the same time, this is the most sensitive portrayal of reality. If you hadn't seen reality first, then there is nothing to dream about.

What is the purpose of life? My answer is, does it matter? Does it matter ... where it's all going, when you see such beauty?

Sometimes on the subway, in a moment of silence, a moment of eternity, a pause in life, I’d look around at the faces around me and wonder about what kind of life they led, what problems they’re currently dealing with, what their hopes and dreams are, etc. Yet, all those things, all these things that make up one’s life, pause for a moment in the subway car. In taking transportation from one part of their day to the other, they occupy a space in which they’re just conscious. All I see are faces at one moment in their lives when they’re just there.

Notice that the people in the paintings are in the midst of the most mundane moments in their day. They're stepping out the door to go to work, greeting the young sun. They're walking on a path surrounded by wildflowers, the clouds lazily rolling through the ever patient sky. They're coming home from work at dusk, the warm light of their cozy homes leaking out into the cool, melancholy airs of the day as it falls asleep. The cover says it all. A girl steps out on a terrace to catch the evening breeze.

This is the rich inner world of the artist, of one who has never lost their childlike wonder and curiosity but only magnified them as he grew up. And what a world it is.

So, it's very rare for me to write a review. Actually, this is my very first time writing one for MAL, but here we go!
I'll start by saying this: Iblard Jikan is not for everyone.
And I'm not saying this with an "elitist" tone. I'm saying this with a "not everyone would like to watch 30 minutes of pretty landscape paintings and soothing songs" tone.
And that's okay!
Part of why I wanted to write this review - and it won't be a long one - is because this short experimental movie from Ghibli is very special to me.
It has the power to calm me down and ... cheer me up every time.
I don't know exactly why. Maybe it's the sorta AI crazy paintings and backgrounds or the instrumental music. It just... hits different.
If you're a fan of art in general, I recommend watching it :)
It's not a 10 precisely cause I don't think anyone could enjoy it or watch it to the end, but it's definitely a 9 cause I hold this very dear to my heart <3

Heard of calming music? Good. ever watched a calming video here it is. Read the synopsis properly before indulging. It definitely states what to expect.

Art style is Not exactly Good, Not Bad either but still it gives the vibe that 'Yes this fits perfectly' There's Makoto Shinkai and then there's Nouhisa Inoue, best people for aesthetics in the anime world.

Calm and Serenity are the moto of this OVA, which it fullfills down to a T. Definitely a must have for your phone gallery. Feeling under the weather, Stressed, Things becoming too bothersome lately? Lay back, wear earphones at a good volume and play this. ... You just plugged into Nirvana.

After watching this aesthetic piece, you're bound to say "This feels good". This was a 2007 work but the graphics still feel it's latest.