Tabi

Don’t come here expecting a coherent storyline. Rather than traditional anime, this is a piece of experimental art. The characters journey (as the name suggests) through paintings. That’s the basic grasp of this short movie. If this sounds appealing to you, continue. If not, this might not be for you.

Tabi is another victim of regular anime watchers stumbling into an art piece, being confused and rating it low. Sure, it hardly looks like a regular anime – but it isn’t meant to. Tabi is a movie that feels like walking through a gallery. It offers beautiful paintings to a viewer with intriguing surreal imagery and ... encomporates them into an animation. That is what it sets to do and that is what it does. While you could probably find some deeper meaning to write an essay about in in, for my personal enjoyment I’m already satisfied with the gorgeous arstyle – with Tabi being an eyecandy type of animation.

So yes, this is an unusual piece in the anime database, but by viewing it on its own, without trying to fit it with what your understanding of what “anime is”, I’m sure you could find enjoyment in its viewing.