Mori no Andou

After rating this 5 minute short at a 9 despite the overall score being so much lower, I couldn't help but leave a short review to defend it.

Mr. Ando has been around a long time, I remember watching it 7 or 8 years ago on YouTube as a middle-schooler. I thought it was goofy for sure, but after coming back to it as an adult, I have a newfound appreciation for this spectacular short. I'd forgotten all about Mr. Ando until I saw that its director, Takashi Taniguchi, would be returning with a series of shorts for this Summer 2017 season, titled Piko-tarou no Lullaby ... Lullaby.

Every character in this sketch is voiced by one gentleman, Takashi himseslf. He writes and animates all of his shorts and brings life to all of his characters himself, making his work incredibly unique to him and him alone. His delivery in Mr. Ando is beautiful, utilizing his crude recording equipment to create a comical comradery between the forest creatures (some of which include a bear, a penguin, and a trout.) The sparing sound effects are performed by Takashi as well, often in a very dull tone of voice to add to the droll atmosphere.

The story is simple, of course. It's just enough to allow the forest creatures and their personalities to be presented and tested, without overstaying its 5 minutes. The main focus of this short is placed on the curious nature of Mr. Ando, the local forest penguin. I wish I could go into detail as to why this is such a clever absurdity, but I don't want to spoil such a short adventure. Hopefully you will come to realize the genius behind this story's subtleties yourself.

The only fair criticism I can give to an ONA thats strong points lie in its crudeness, is the music (or rather, lack thereof). Ando of the Woods ends with a heartfelt ballad, written and performed by Takashi himself, but this is the only soundtrack held to an otherwise perfect short film. The silence assists in emphasizing the comedic awkwardness that comes from the sound direction consisting entirely of Takashi's mouth and hands, but I honestly feel that a few short and simple background tracks would aid in delivering the flow of the short.

Please watch this. It's 5 minutes and it's uploaded on YouTube. You're not honestly going to complain that you wasted your time. I promise you'll at least get a few chuckles out of it, really.

A 6 minutes One episode anime

Do you like weird? Especially some really Japanese ish? Well here you go, knock yourself out with this one XD
Mori no andou has this same kind of weirdness and somewhat visuals just like the infamous Onara Gorou.

Truth be told I really don´t know what to say besides it is epic in its weirdness XD This is the one you troll your friends with but still having a chance of not loosing your friends compared to other shocker videos.

Well I had a fun time, 6 minutes I will never get back but which was somewhat enjoyable in its weirdness ... XD

I really need to start to watch normal anime again >.<

Rate a 2
English Subtitles

Story
very bland. Guarding land. Character's actions on reasoning is bad. For example one character clearly makes a statement on observation and was very descriptive with what he witnessed. Then comes another visual test and he fails hard. what?

Art
Poorly animated. Color use was fine. Art did not look realistic.

Sound
I am not 100 percent sure but sounded a whole lot like a one man band. where one person is responsible for vocals for all characters. In some cases the vocals were dry due to lack of enthusiasm. As for special effects they went the cheap way. They made or attempted depending on view by ... animating by mouth.

Character
good definitely use more background on the main character. what made him do this? is he right in the head? is this a dream?

Enjoyment
I would say watch this but trying to find something kind to say about it is hard.