Egao

Again, another short from Shinkai Makoto.

First off this isn't really a proper "anime anime" really. It's actually simply a kind of music video for which the art was constructed by Shinkai-san :) . It's a very short special item so there isn't really much to review for it but it is a fairly entertaining item to simply add to your list.

Story: Well, it is basically as mentioned above and is about a women and her hamster.

Art and Sound: The music itself to which the anime is set is pretty decent. It to me sounds a bit like it could be an opening theme to a ... tv series of some sorts possibly. The art though is pretty gorgeous within the context of the style. Everything is nice and crisp and the hamster looks really cute (although strangely huge for a hamster).

Character: Not much to say, not really a 'character-based' anime since it's a music video but the they seem cute enough.

Overall: I would say if you've got 2 minutes spare or you fancy a complete collection on your anime list of Shinkai Makoto works then this is something certainly to watch. What have you got to lose? (Plus, it's probably taken the same amount of time to read this review as you would watching the anime :D)

Shhhh... And listen to the feels. The story was about a woman getting a hamster and him becoming her companion. It's not really an anime but more of a music short. The melody is calming and I listen to this when I'm sad. It's worth a look at and definitely worth your time.

Makoto Shinkai always has a great way of expressing himself and bringing emotion through little shorts. It's more of a music video than an anime but it was very moving and beautiful.

Story: 6/10
There isn't much of a story that you can put into a 2 minute short, but it was still very cute and wholesome for what there was. Just a lady and her hamster.

Art: 8/10
The art style is very simplistic and messy, but I think this fits the anime perfectly for what it was trying to achieve. I think if it had been more detailed it would have ruined it a little.

Sound: ... 10/10
The song that played throughout the short was incredibly touching and very catchy. I will be singing it for weeks now haha!! The melody and the actual lyrics almost brought me to tears. It is an extremely beautiful song and it is sung by an extremely talented lady (Hiromi Iwasaki). Her voice fit perfectly to the setting, it was very calming. I recommend watching this just for the song alone.

Character: 6/10
There isn't really much character development to go on, but it doesn't really need it. It is just a lady enjoying spending time with her hamster, with a little upset in the middle. Still, it was very cute and I love the characters even if there isn't much known about them. I think if there was more development, then the plot would have been way too complicated and unnecessary for what it is trying to achieve.

Enjoyment; 8/10
This is mostly due to the amazing song and lyrics that played throughout, along with the calming and pretty art style that you don't see a lot of these days.

Overall: 7/10
I highly recommend it for anyone who has a couple minutes spare in their day. Beautiful song and animation. Very cute story.

There is something about short anime, music video kind, that gets the best of me. I am a fan of simple, short and sweet and went you have the three combined you get the simple gems like Egao here.

The narrative here is honestly something I don't think I captured as I should have. Apparently, there is supposed to be a boyfriend which I was confused about but running over it and it becomes obvious as to what was supposed to be presented. Anyways the execution of this was pretty good, for a music video, it does well in that space of time. They do tend ... to play with an emotion easily but Egao feels really smoothing rather than flamboyant for no good reason.

Came here for Shinkai audiovisual and I am telling you now if I am here a 3rd time then this is some good stuff for sure. I love the basic but captivating animation here accompanied by Hiromi Iwasaki's great singing skills. Genuinely fitting stuff for this music video.

I enjoyed this. And you probably will too. As said it is simple, short and sweet, what more do you want from a MV. I would recommend this to anyone too. Probably on the higher end of MV recs I would give to people. Shinkai has always been a manipulative one but I can't say that is a bad thing really. I quite like what he has made, and most others would agree with me.