Jan 8, 2019
Itou Junji: Collection
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an absolute failure of the source material in every aspect. Junji Ito Collection tries to copy Ito's panels beat for beat but loses so much tension and character in it's poor execution. I feel bad for anyone exposed to this show before having read the manga. Ito's mastery deserves a more fair amount of gravitas and care in order to translate to animation. This extremely sloppy rush-job of a production is obviously meant to cater to Ito fans, but the staff who has handled this project seems to have little to no passion for what they're putting out there. Ito's stories are carried by his
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Oct 24, 2018
Genma Taisen
(Anime)
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This movie has severe pacing issues. About 15 minutes in I decided it would be a good idea to speed the movie up 10%. This was a good idea, as every single scene hangs on and drags juuuuust long enough that i would forget what it was that i was concentrating on. My brain kept wanting to jump out of the movie, I couldn't get settled in for a single moment. I haven't seen many anime with this kind of problem. The story is very simple, so i wasn't really lost at all the entire time, it's just that it was directed in such an
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