Shika no Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi


The Deer King

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Japanese: 鹿の王 ユナと約束の旅
English: The Deer King
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 4, 2022
Licensors: GKIDS
Studios: Production I.G
Source: Novel
Genres: ActionAction, AdventureAdventure, FantasyFantasy
Duration: 1 hr. 53 min.
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

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Score: 6.891 (scored by 63746,374 users)
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Ranked: #49442
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Popularity: #4328
Members: 31,020
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Jul 15, 2022
I'm upset because this movie could have been great. However, it somehow managed to make me feel like I was watching a cheap imitation of itself.

Story: Awful pacing. They wanted to show a lot and didn't have the time. Also, this feels like someone not trying to copy other Ghibli films as much as someone who tried to learn from them and missed the mark. It was clear what every scene was trying to convey and how we were supposed to feel about the characters and that was the problem. This movie somehow managed to commit the tell not show error by showing too ...
Jul 13, 2022
This review does NOT contain spoilers.

This film harkens back to the old Ghibli films in its look and themes but is very much its own thing with a modern approach to animation. The director has made a point to highlight how this film's plot echoes the current times and that it only adds to the impact this film has on its viewers. The story is interesting and the animation is beautiful.

If I were to give any criticisms it is that some of the side plots and minor characters go slightly underdeveloped to an extent where it is sometimes confusing if you are not paying ...
Aug 7, 2024
Dear King feels like a love letter to Studio Ghibli. One of the first things those interested in this particular Anime title notice is that it utilizes a style very similar to the one used by Studio Ghibli. The story, despite the high rating, is also very family-oriented, but the Studio Ghibli movie that Dear King first and foremost reminded me of as I watched the movie wasn't Princess Mononoke but Grave of the Fireflies.

The movie does, after all, cover the effects of war following a man who lost his wife and son before becoming a soldier in a war that led to him being ...
Mar 20, 2023
Despite what its ratings might indicate, Shika no Ou (The Deer King) is a movie with a lot of interesting, worthy things to say, and is very deserving of your time, provided you're willing to forgive (or at least look past) the pacing issues typical of novel-to-movie anime adaptations. This is a film that, even with a nearly two-hour (quite long, by anime movie standards) runtime, still feels too tightly compressed, though stretching the story out over an entire season might have been a worse choice. Those who deride the movie for its purely visual similarities to Ghibli's Princess Mononoke ignore the wide ...
Sep 8, 2024
Mixed Feelings
5.5/10
The Deer King is an unfortunate bundle of squandered potential on all fronts of its story. It would not be hyperbole to call it "Walmart Mononoke Hime"

There are WAY TOO MANY 'riding' scenes, where character are in chase/pursuit and barely anything happens, and they last too long. "Look, this guy is riding a deer! holy shit!" x5

The pacing falls apart at about the halfway mark after dragging its feet through a slow slog of unnecessary scenes as the writers clumsily try to curry your interest in the world. It just screams budget issues as the pacing ramps up while the writers scramble to ...
Oct 5, 2022
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meh if saw the reviews here before watching i wouldn't watch so THANK GOD i didn't
to be fair parts of the story were confusing and you couldn't decide who is good & who is bad but i think that's a positive thing cause. yes in actual world everyone think they are on the right side.
so for me it was a nice 2hr watching experience ... The deer king is held in its story so manny emotions i can't explain with words though i saw a lot says there is no emotions?! .. i did feel connected with most of the characters ...
Feb 26, 2023
Wowsers! This movie is so good. Not sure how the rating is so low. The art is absolutely amazing, the soundtrack great, and Yuna...one of the cutest characters I've ever seen. I do wish they had a second movie or made this one longer because I think they rushed the second half a bit. This movie really is just about a father and his daughter and besides that the story is not the craziest thing ever, but it is still very fun and reminds me of old Disney mixed with Studio Ghibli. Even if you do not end up liking the story, the characters make ...
Jun 24, 2023
Mixed Feelings
The movie evokes comparisons to Princess Mononoke, but falls short of it in virtually every measure. There's both too much going on to get a good grip of why things are happening (there are a lot of conflicting interests at play among the bigger groups as well as among a small number of more independent players), and too little that's all that interesting or unpredictable. I had trouble following why many of the people in this movie acted as they did and, based on what I've heard of the source material, it's because they cut quite a bit of it out. I had little trouble ...
Jul 18, 2022
Was first time watching an anime movie at a physical theater in America. Went to AMC , was going in knowing nothing about this show, all I saw was a photo of the cover. I wanted to go in fresh with no bias/no knowledge and make my own judgment. Was excited.

The characters/story was boring to me. In Anime, the most important element are characters in my opinion. I have seen anime with amazing artwork and music but the characters just didn't do it for me and I did not enjoy or dropped the show. The characters looked and felt bland. To the point where ...
Jul 30, 2024
Mixed Feelings
I'm not sure whether to recommend The Stag King.

I will start with its artistic section, which I really liked. In my opinion, it is the best part of the film. The character design feels very strange. I feel like each character was created by a different artist.

As for the story, I found it entertaining for some moments, but
I expected more from the story knowing that one of the producers worked for Ghibli and Satoshi Kon, and I feel that its plot does not develop well at all and some things are left unfinished.

For my part, I would not see it again but I invite you ...
Feb 28, 2024
Before discussing about each aspect of the movie, I'm gonna reiterate this - "This movie doesn't really belong & feels like a movie of 2021-22. Its a through & through late 80s or 90s movie in every way".

Now coming to the discussion about this movie, its gonna be broken into 5 broad aspects: Art & Animation, Sound, Character Development, Direction & Story;& Enjoyment.

Let's talk about art & animation. It doesn't really belong to a movie in 2021 or 2022. For a movie, its a through & through late 80s & 90s style. It has similar art style found in Ghibli movies of those times & ...
Oct 1, 2023
Mixed Feelings
The Deer King is not like Princess Mononoke. It is not trying to be. It is not about the same things as Princess Mononoke. This movie has a character that rides a deer and there are wolves, but that does not make it the same. Don't let all the media-illiterate reviews drawing parallels between this movie and Princess Mononoke/Studio Ghibli movies bias your attempt to understand The Deer King. Trying to view it through that lens will just decrease your ability to understand it.

Pro:
Visually, this movie looks very good.

There is some interesting world building and a decent story.

Con:
The most glaring issue is that this is ...
Jul 13, 2022
Diving into a brand new world and getting to see everything old through new eyes is one of the primary thrills of good fantasy. When we try to build a new world where the foundations are different, we discover much more of ourselves than we expect as we consider what has been assumed to be a constant in human experience and what has been left out as only being a function of culture. Throughout almost all fiction, exploring how we experience and form familial bonds is at the heart of this consideration, and the Deer King is no exception to this rule.

The world building in ...