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 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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 & ...
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 ...