Kamishibai Kintarou no Maki

I was not originally going to make a review of this but after reading a certain other review, I felt I needed to do it. This is going to be a little more open-minded and fair.

There doesn't seem to be any definitive plot or narrative. It's basically animals wrestling each other. It seems more like a project that was meant for the fun of it rather than try and tell an actual story. I feel "other reviewers" judge it too harshly instead of appreciating it for what it is. I also think it was straight forward and easy to understand. It's not exactly a ... David Lynch film in which a lot of thought is needed.

The story is basically animals wrestling each other for the most part like I said.

The art was perfectly fine and the animation was actually quite good for 1934.. At least for a Japanese animation. We don't even know if it was done by a studio or just one person. If it was done by one person, consider me impressed.

There was no sound. It's a cheaply made anime short from 1934.

The characters were mostly animals. I remember seeing deer, rabbits, monkeys, and bears. There was also an overweight man and a lumberjack. The characters didn't have a whole lot of personality or time focused on them due to the anime only being seven minutes long.

I enjoyed the anime overall. I'm a sucker for the classics and anything that paved the way for the things that came after. It's pretty important and all should appreciate these early examples of Japanese animation.

Overall 6/10.

I don't see how anyone could logically give it lower than a 5. It's not bad and I think the people who think this way are most likely between the ages of 8 & 17. They feel anything that's older than the year 20XX is automatically bad without taking into consideration it's importance and what it meant at the time it came out.

Also shame on you if you're actually reading this long ass review for a seven minute long anime from 1934. There really isn't much to say about it for you to be this curious. Everything you need to know is in the anime which you could have finished by now.

Rate a 4
Eng Subtitled
No spoken audio/silent film

Story/art
-Has a kind on do what you want to do. You never no what can happen on a positive note.
-Introduction was a tad confusing. I understand each area in the world is influenced in many ways on how one could look male or female. Although given how the main character looked it was confusing on the gender. Told to be a male but the question i ask is really? That and what was with that hair at that allege age?
-Conclusion was also a bit confusing. I get it a tale was told and ended in such a manner. That ... part of it was fine but the nervous like act begs the question on what context was the story in? In other worlds even though it was clear what the surrounding area was, the indication or reveal at the end puts into question how far or close it resembled to the narrator. In a vague form asks the question was he or was he not?

Art
-black and white
-the characters were okay in appearance.

Sound- not relevant
- could have benefited from sound animation.

Character
If a more definite background on the main character was made it would eliminate some confusion on density.