The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl
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| While certainly very original and interesting in terms of art style and development, this kind of anime just like the character's TV series is really not fit for me personally. I just can't seem to get to like this kind of anime with such a setting for some reason. Still in general it was a pretty good movie. |
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| Luckily, the version i ordered on Amazon did indeed have english subtitles. Senpai is endearing, but not as much as Watashi. Otome gets much more focus than Akashi, though I suppose that was the entire point of Tatami Galaxy. I felt that the romance was like fate; predetermined; no matter what, Otome was going to end up with Senpai. I was disappointed when I was right, but happy that the dialogue in his imagination was beautifully nuanced and realistic - but it also feels like an essay rather than character and thematic exploration. Of course, nothing is going to happen "by chance", and "coincidence" doesn't tie you deeply enough to somebody. You have to wind the threads of fate yourself; you have to act. But Senpai doesn't act. Otome does it for him. He just has to say the words. Something I really love about this film is the motifs; the ones it reuses, expands on or repurposes from Tatami Galaxy. Time was the best one. Otome is moving forward at such a speed that no one can catch up to her. The old men's time flies by, while Otome can feel every second. So much substance in such a superfluous film. Every scene packs comedy, unique and eye-catching animation, and themes or information about characters into it. It's similar to Tatami Galaxy with a different focus. In Tatami Galaxy, Watashi is isolated and alone (identified by his namesake, "I", and no one else), while Senpai is inherently connected. It's like everyone is connected to each other in Tatami Galaxy, but Watashi can't make any connections beside Ozu - the devil incarnate. As it turns out, Ozu is connected to everyone, and he actively makes more and more connections, making the most of his campus life - unlike Watashi, who becomes a complete hermit in a 4.5 Tatami room. Meanwhile, the only thing Senpai is doing is hanging as tightly as possible to the thin thread that connects him and Otome - their senpai-kouhai relationship. Everything is connected. Connection is the key to adulthood. It's all the same as Tatami Galaxy. Just with a narrower focus. The boon is it's not nearly as dragged out. |
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| This movie was breathtaking. Yuasa did it again. I loved everything about this movie. There was no shock factor in this movie, it was an artwork masterpiece. 9/10 |
| Great movie (rythm, visuals inventiveness, animation, jokes...) ! At first, I was not sold to the drinking night concept but as it turned out like a "road-movie" I was caught in it. Except the moment where the hero facing his truths just discard them with no reason, and the heroin randomly decides to pick up an interest into something she had no inclination for. But the overall package was so good that I can't focus on that. ANd after all, the simple idea that emerged, to simply act with no consideration for the causes and consequences, could be seen as "positive"... in other, very rare, contexts. Plus, I learned that after 30years in anime, I had become a character (thoughts-wise)... Enjoyment: 4/5 Score: 8/10 But, seriously... @CodeBlazeFate I read your review, so I would like to ask you what good/what message you saw in the fact the story decides to go with the couple making for the heroes? @CondemneDio Interesting hypothesis. I never drank a single drop of alcohol and found little "joy" in this film indeed. December 26, 2019 @Rav_ "garbage animation" o_O Even CondemneDio didn't "condemn" the (competent) animation of this film... "compared to nowadays" ?? To nowadays what, films? It's pretty decent among its peers. March 30, 2020 @Avenger-senpai What kind of mystery could this simple romcom haveused ? |
Rei_IIIMar 30, 2020 1:42 PM
Rei366 said: I just feel that was a fun way to thematically tie everything together while making the main guy confront these issues. It’s as fun and spontaneous as the rest of the film.Great movie (rythm, visuals inventiveness, animation, jokes...) ! At first, I was not sold to the drinking night concept but as it turned out like a "road-movie" I was caught in it. Except the moment where the hero facing his truths just discard them with no reason, and the heroin randomly decides to pick up an interest into something she had no inclination for. But the overall package was so good that I can't focus on that. ANd after all, the simple idea that emerged, to simply act with no consideration for the causes and consequences, could be seen as "positive"... in other, very rare, contexts. Plus, I learned that after 30years in anime, I had become a character (thoughts-wise)... Enjoyment: 4/5 Score: 8/10 But, seriously... @CodeBlazeFate I read your review, so I would like to ask you what good/what message you saw in the fact the story decides to go with the couple making for the heroes? |
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| This was a lot of fun to watch. I'm interested in seeing other Yuasa movies/anime. |
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| I think that this movie was supposed to be a 4 or more episode series that was shrunk down to fit a movie's time limitation. As a fanboy of Tatami Galaxy, its not a masterpiece and they did what they could. The romance aspect was quite good and I could enjoy several references from Tatami Galaxy in this movie. |
NurguburuFeb 4, 2021 5:25 AM
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| I loved this and I'd give this anime movie a solid 9/10 the romance aspect was a lil weak but the story, animation, dialogue, characters and comedy in this anime movie make my score a strong 9. |
TyDrianDec 20, 2019 12:17 AM
| Didn't like the art style at all; at best it was mediocre, and at its worst it was infernally ugly. Animations were good at some points though. I could've forgiven the art if the movie had anything interesting to say. As it is, it's like a slideshow of drunkards: it may be funny for a minute, but after that it just becomes boring and in the end it's pathetic and sad. I guess someone who enjoys alcohol could find some joy in this movie. The musical pieces were pretty cringe tbh. Btw, that "cat punch" is a surefire way to break your own thumb if you actually punch someone hard. Bad idea, people. |
| It’s a good movie, the ending part is the best one. The musical moments were pretty good and funny at some parts. Moreover, it was good to see the characters of The Tatami Galaxy again. |
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| That was a chore to watch. Didn't like Senpai's voice actor and, as much as I like Kazuya Nakai's voice acting, it felt really off hearing someone else voice Higuchi. Not sure why they couldn't get the same VA he had in The Tatami Galaxy. Didn't care about the characters, even Higuchi and Hanuki didn't seem that interesting in this. Same with the story, just couldn't get invested in it. The comedy was also too corny for me. This may have had the same art style and some characters from The Tatami Galaxy but it completely lacked the mystery and charm which made TTG so enjoyable. |
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| i don't understand the lukewarm reception compared to the raving posts for Tatami Galaxy... this movie is so much better!! I loved it so much, it was a beautiful drunken wild ride and i couldn't stop smiling. it kept the best parts of TG (the animation, some fun characters, the wacky style), SPED IT UP, and changed the focus from the annoying male character to the much more interesting female love interest. 10/10 for me!! currently in quarantine and this really makes me miss going out for drinks with friends ;-; |
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| This is Yuasa's third work I am seeing, and it's... all over the place. Sometimes chaotic and random fun is welcome, but this movie fails to utilize it, because it has too many subplots and does not know how to execute any one of them well. Guess the Bohemian Rhapsody reference was funny. Humour is a subjective thing, though I admit I found the comedy lacks taste here. The different paces of the clocks was an intelligent thing, and there are actually some themes I liked. Art style was similar to Tatami Galaxy, but not as flamboyant. The romance aspects felt stale and the story feels vapid, even though it is adapted. Kanahana saves the show from boredom partly by her occasional special touch. Characters were colourful and one would feel slightly interested in their individual stories. I have to say those who prefer style over substance might enjoy the film more. I'll still give it quite a high score (7/10) for the overall pedigree of the show. |
Laplace_kunMay 14, 2020 9:52 AM
| "All truth is meaningless. In the end, 'meaning' comes from the mind of each individual human. Even when there is a single truth, it can mean different things to different individuals. The truth has no meaning in itself!" - Erika Furudo |
| Its such a weird listening HanaKana angel voice on some weird show like these. I mean, yeah, i believe i am new into the world of anime. However, i dont mean it to seeing something like this in the first place. As a title got its shape, The night world really give you something different in so much side of view point. Yet, its give you a wonderful moment through every events happen at your entire life. Its shine, in the middle of a blank space, make everything weird and think that the time just gonna fly away like a flash light. However, in actual manner, you could only feel a happy smile from all people that believes such a beautiful night. Enjoy that shit, and you will gone deep into the magic of the forever world of night. An okay storyline. Following every random events that appear on that forever long-ass night time. Requiring every part to the weird couple with no development beforehand to met such a coincidence fates. Is that true? No matter what happen, only joy fixate all the weird shit. Its make me believe that the end must be the right conclusion to overcome all my guilty for this show. The only thing that satisfied me well was of course, fall down only by the girls with Hana sounds. Interesting, as always, thanks to her great contribution. I can't give a proper review since this show really weird that i even have a word to tell my opinion. The story just a random events of the wonderful world of night. Making all shit kinda realistic to you, while everything cleary just another halucination. Thats what happen to the girl and her senpai. Make those love bird believe a coincidence can bring such a fate. To me its just a strange development, and never satisfied me in the first place. Idk where is the romantic part to them. Since the only romance appear just in the end with the drama runaway events in the festival, and last moment when senpai actually give the book to the girls. Only there, nothing last forever, the day comes back normal, and they suddenly be a couple. Such a vulgar and massive way to end show like that. Well, i think i just dont like the typical show like these. Make me believe that this show can bring me more to halucination, rather bring more joy to the events. If you like to go high yourself to rocketing the sky, this show really suit me. But to me, overall this show only come to me by 6 or in a good mood i can bring a 7 at the max. Except the fact that HanaKana controlling all of the show alone, her antique sounds, and such a cute expression of the sounds of her, make me believe that this show gradually adding more score. Thanks to the studio, choosing her good sounds and action make the whole show even better. Finally, my conclusion got crystal. a 8/10 shall be good to show my endless support to HanaKana. Yet, its the late fate i came here to give the comment, and make myself into a kind person. If only the girl just got a real drunk in the beginning and become a bitch. My 10 must be great to put in this show. Imagine listening drunk Hana, damn, i can't stand with it! |
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| I quite liked it! Just like with Tatami Galaxy, it really sold itself to me in the last quarter or so. Also, I don't know if its just me, but was this the least HanaKana HanaKana performance imaginable? Honestly, I didn't realise it was her towards the end, she was amazing! |
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| This was really fun. I love when anime really uses the medium to the best of its ability. This director can be hit or miss. The Japan Earthquake series for example was terrible. But this was definitely a hit! Also had no idea this was related to Tatami Galaxy which is on my plan to watch list lol. Gonna try watching that soon. |
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| Now that was quite the experience. I want to take whatever drugs were used when producing this movie ;) 6/10 |
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| Whew, that was a good 1 hour and 30 minutes of my life. Definitely one of the most enjoyable anime movies I have ever witnessed. Thank you, Yuasa! |
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| Actually I didn't like it much compared to Tatami Galaxy's story, this one felt too basic with just additions of supernatural elements and trippy visuals but it didn't really develop it or made it interesting just like in Tatami Galaxy with its story and philosophy, still liked the art style of course but it's more like a 5/10 movie for me |
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| There was a time when I planned to watch this ahead of The Tatami Galaxy, as this was the Yuasa work I was most interested in, sans maybe Kaiba. I am so, so glad that I listened to the advice of my friend and watched Tatami Galaxy first. Seeing Higuchi and Hanuki again, and picking up on all these references was constant sense of joy throughout. I suppose since not everyone has seen The Tatami Galaxy I shouldn't list them but there is one I'll spoiler tag because it was the only one I didn't like. When compared to the The Tatami Galaxy, I do fall in the camp that prefers The Tatami Galaxy, in just about every way to be honest. But that doesn't mean I disliked my time with The Night is Short, this movie, particularly the first 3/4ths of it were an absolutely blast. I love the art-style and animation that manages to capture a Disney-like sense of wonderment while maintaining a distinct style all it's own. While the movie did certainly feel like a collection of four separate stories stitched together, and apparently it was as I read in the original novel these stories didn't take place in one night, but I really appreciated the level of interconnectivity between the tales. My favourite example being the opening mentioned that some men have even fallen for the director coming back into play in the resolution of the Don Underwear School Festival story. That segment was easily my favourite of the film, just over-the-top crazy fun. The final story is a bit weaker for me. Perhaps because the movie slowed down considerably, with the craziness being mostly contained to Senpai's dream of Otome trying to reach him, a segment that admittedly didn't do much for me. There's still some great moments here though, the stuff with Higuchi was fun, I thought sickness was a great way to convey our connections, and the actual end of the movie with both Otome & Senpai having the same question for each-other being their experience on said night was a genuinely sweet ending. 8/10. |
| This art is something. I'm not sure if I'll be able to handle it the whole way through the movie, but, at least there is the promise of nudity. So, I guess we'll see what happens -*- In the end, there really wasn't any. So I feel a bit cheated there. So far, it just seems like its glorifying drinking. I mean, I haven't drank in awhile but watching this makes me wanna drink. The beer and liquor in this looked mighty delicious. But, I don't feel like there is any plot. This could be one long commercial for alcohol. 20 minutes in, I have no idea how this has such a high score. There is a very loose connection between everything, and I think that this lacks a concrete foundation, at least to me. So I'm not really invested, or moved by anything that is happening. I could care less about any of these characters or events. It's just sort of watching chaos unfold, but none of it is particularly enjoyable. I think I would've liked this more if there had been a clear goal. Rather than it just being about a wild night out. I mean, I guess you could argue that the main story is the relationship between the Senpai and main girl. But, the guy was so annoying I really couldn't get behind him. And it didn't even seem like the girl wanted to be in a relationship. So having them even come together at the end is somewhat weird and arguably forced. It's kind of a shame too because the ending credits is Asian Kung-Fu Generation, which is a great band. And, as hard as the movie tried, there just isn't anything positive I have to say about it. I guess it just wasn't for me. |
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Avenger-senpai said: That was a chore to watch. Didn't like Senpai's voice actor and, as much as I like Kazuya Nakai's voice acting, it felt really off hearing someone else voice Higuchi. Not sure why they couldn't get the same VA he had in The Tatami Galaxy. Keiji Fujiwara was on hiatus during that year. Just finished watching the movie to get ready for the Tatami sequel, it was a good ass movie. I seriously do not understand how are people picking up Yuasa things if they already know what the artstyle is going to be. It's frenetic, unusual and out of reason. You need to come prepared. While it's true that it isn't as good as Tatami, the movie does a good job considering it only happened in one night. All the characters made me feel nostalgic since it's the spiritual sequel of Tatami and not hearing Fujikei as the bigchin guy almost made me cry. Nakai-san does a hella good job either way. The plot caught me instantly and having the girl as the main protagonist was actually a pleasant surprise, Hanakana speaking fast is kind of new to me. My favorite part was the Monte Cristo act and obviously the ending. Glad they ended it there, because nothing is as boring to tell as a successful love story of one night. (sic) The ED is fucking amazing. I'm currently on a lovelive addiction so listening to Ajikan is a nice wind of change. 8/10, needed more Ozu. |
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| Live me satisfied, 9/10 |
| Creativity at its highest levels. Very enjoyable movie overall; characters dynamics, story, sound. I prefer the original series, but this was just nice. |
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| Wow, doesn't get any more Japanese than that. what a ride |
| Thats a whole lot of alcohol Senpai having a different VA isn’t as good as the original Not as good as tatami galaxy but not a bad spinoff and it still has the amazing direction and style Was laughing so hard at the crossdressing reveal and the fake gay romance |
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