The first thing worth noting about nakedyouth are the visuals which are impressive. Not being an anime expert, my initial hunch was that real backgrounds were filmed and traced over but in fact, everything is the result of masterful computer animation.
The natural scenes - birds flying across the sky, rays of sunlight filtering through trees - are stunningly beautiful and rich in detail. While the movements of the human body are animated realistically as well, the characters themselves look overly two-dimensional compared to the scenery, which creates an interesting contrastive effect. In short, the visuals are reason enough to watch this.
That said, nakedyouth is an
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Alternative Titles
Japanese: Nakedyouth
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Type:
ONA
Episodes:
1
Status:
Finished Airing
Aired:
2006
Producers:
None found, add some
Licensors:
None found, add some
Studios:
Kojiro Shishido Animation Works
Source:
Original
Duration:
9 min.
Rating:
R+ - Mild Nudity
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#114662
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Your Feelings Categories Dec 24, 2020
Nakedyouth is one of those short films that should be rated a few days/weeks after watching. I made the mistake of rating this a 6 when I finished it without putting some more thought into it. This film will be received differently by many but I can assume that people struggling with their sexuality may see this film in a different perspective.
It is known that the short film centers around two nameless characters who have some sort of difficulty with their feelings for eachother. One aspect that I see that some may find annoying would be the showering scene with was repeated multiple times ... Jun 14, 2022
This anime talks about how being gay was a taboo and having to understand yourself. It explores sexuality as well as having to to find love in secret. This is probably one of the most accurate gay animes I have watched. I suggest people who love analyzing things take a watch at this. I know some people found the shower scene repetitive but it was very important to the symbolism of vulnerable.
This anime talks about how being gay was a taboo and having to understand yourself. It explores sexuality as well as having to to find love in secret. This is probably one of ... Feb 6, 2021
I actually really kind of enjoyed this silent film, contrary to popular belief. Yeah it definitely was kinda repetitive at some points especially the shower scene that for the most part appeared like three particularly times in this 9 minute film but the overall message was very powerful in a subtle way. Films covering topics particularly such as sexuality should always really be watched because of the important topics they for all intents and purposes cover so if you really are reading this I suggest just giving it a try, its only 9 minutes and I literally am really sure it will generally leave an
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Aug 20, 2023
The thoughts which ran though my head the entire 9 minutes were "the visuals in this are bloody amazing" and "It's like you can feel their confusion and pain".
Being someone who identifies as both Lesbian and Trans, this film brought me back into the uncomfortable memories of thinking things like "this isn't normal" and "why do I feel like this? Why can't I be normal?". Something I feel the vast majority of people in our community have felt. On top of this the film offers a fascinating snapshot into Japanese attitudes towards and the feelings amongst Queer people at the time. Japan is generally a rather ... |
