The "story", however minimal and uninspired it was, felt a lot like something you would see conceptualised by a self-proclaimed white "otaku" who exclusively watches entry level stuff-- oh wait, that's entirely what this is!
Shelter is, visually, pretty, but nothing all too special for something this short in this day in age. The visuals look like anything else Aniplex could have had a hand in creating, reminding me of more than just one or two A-1 Pictures series I've seen before. The sound was the big drawcard for this project, and my thoughts on the music remain the same as when the track debuted - a weak collaboration from two interesting producers who could have made something much less boring. The voice acting was just as minimal as my interest in the sound of this "short film", with a couple of lines book-ending the music video.
The characters were, well, not really a thing. We have "girl" and we have "man". Neither matter, at all, and neither have overly memorable character designs. Try to imagine some background character from Erased or SAO and you have your characters.
Overall, this was absolutely trite garbage that I regret investing my interest and the few moments of my time into. Pretentiously titled a "short film" despite being a music video with "uwaa~ flashy cgi visuals and anime style characters soo-goy desu desu~" and less story to it than something similar but far less condescending, Kanye West's "Good Morning" Japanese animated music video. I'm generously giving a 4/10 for "Shelter".
