Gyo, being the first work by Ito to be animated, was met with high expectations. UFOTABLE handled the animation, which relieved many fans due to Ufotable's spot as one of the highest tier animation companies currently.
Gyo, in effect, captured the essence of the manga without falling prey to the issues that plagued it. The justaposition of humanity and monsters was done more appropriately than the manga -- by splitting Kaori's character into 3 different girls, the characterization becomes far more complete and powerful. The struggle between Aki and Erika shows the inherent issue of morality in an immoral world.
Furthermore, the choice to change the lead
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Dec 23, 2011
Mawaru Penguindrum
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Ikuhara's remake of Night on the Milky Way Train is good, but not perfect. The reviews that state Penguindrum is an 'epic', is 'outstanding' and 'beautiful' are not quite correct. Penguindrum is a good anime, this is not wrong, but it is difficult to view the show objectively from this standpoint. Penguindrum has above all immense flaws. It is important to view it as a surrealist piece, post-modern and most certainly not concrete.
Over the course of the story, very little is actually answered. Questions are posed without reason, and are very rarely given closure. While many of these questions are open-ended and their lack of ... |
