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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- While the story is significantly different in hindsight, this reminded me of a picture book called Corduroy. Definitely not a bad thing, but perhaps because I subconsciously compared the two, I felt this lacked something that I can't yet pinpoint. That aside, it was a nice short animation, complemented by a relaxing soundtrack and some beautiful scenery around the world. On a side note, I felt they should have kept the characters silent throughout. As the only spoken dialogue in the entire animation, the final words lacked any sort of lasting impact, and thus could have done without. Not significant to the overall presentation, which I liked as a whole. |
MissileSoupAug 9, 2012 2:07 AM
| A really short, heartwarming story. The awesome thing is that I was immediately drawn into Daru's world, and its journey. That must be one of the best 10 min I've ever seen in an animated movie! :D |
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| I was teary eyed for atleast half of that. I blame the music. I really loved that. Short and sweet. I agree that the dialogue wasn't really needed, but it was alright. Though I was smiling the whole time I was teary. XD |
| I really enjoyed the music. It brings the whole piece together. |
| Went in expecting another typical, voiceless, music-laden animator's project. Got just that. Didn't expect that ending though (the big shop sign) which I felt redeemed the work entirely. The setup could make a fine OVA given proper dialogue and 30 minutes time. |
| Uwaa~ animation and music were stunning! My jaw literally dropped sometimes, with the amazing mixing of styles in the music and the gorgeous scenery. :) The story was super sweet too. I remember losing one of my stuffed animals as a little kid, I was soo sad. :( Great little thing to make you smile! <3 |
| Aww that was nice. It sure took awhile but he made it back to her after so many years and she made him a little Daru too. ^.^ I admit it tugged my heartstrings a bit. I found the caterpillar-turned-butterfly was a little selfish and ungrateful though, after all they've been through and the way Daru stuck with him even when he was undergoing chrysalis, he just left after he re-emerged as a butterfly. Boo to the butterfly! XP Some of the panoramic visuals were amazing especially the dark skies with stars, it reminded of Makoto Shinkai's works. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| This was really sweet awww :) |
| At the end, now he/she has a baby Daru to look after. Nice short, no need to be subbed since the dialogue was in English at the end. I kind of thought the Daru had died at the end but it was good seeing it "alive" after the credits. I enjoyed this short and I'm gonna give it a 8/10. |
| Those were some very good soundtracks. The animation was pretty too, for a short Anime. |
| Glorious animation! |
| Great short. Great ending! |
| Awww... this was so cute! What a nice heartwarming story with really amazing animation! *.* I love it! |
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| It reminded me of Amélie's gnome prank. |
| This was really heartwarming and I really liked to see all those different countries in an anime. Beautiful short. |
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| Short and simple, the ending was really sweet. It was a very enjoyable 10 minutes. |
| Really great short. Good animation and wonderful story. |
| Well fucking shit man! That was a really great short (one of my favourite now). A wonderful story, a fantastic ending. Ridiculously heartwarming. |
now playing :: tides of man - keep me safe  |
| That Daru is one dedicated plushie for traveling so much distance and all over the world in years, just to see her again. Just when he was giving up, he got picked up by her son what luck! She even named the store by him to show that she was thinking of him all this time. The mini Daru was also funny in the end. Such heartwarming mini movie and Daru was such a sweetie. |
How I learned to stop worrying and love the bomb --- Dr Strangelove  |
| Why someone did to Daru help to use a mobile? ; _ ; |