Well this felt more like trailer for anime or demo reel then actual anime but in the same time they never advertised this as more than experimental short.
Also I don't have 4k TV so that's that.
What about positives? I definitely appreciate effort to make 4K HDR anime because I can imagine this wasn't easy task and overall animation looked nice, if only there was more story to add context to what is happening.
My score for this "episode" 3/5 - Like I said earlier I don't have 4k TV so I couldn't appreciate animation to the fullest, so without a plot the only thing I can rate is animation (and its fluidity), art style (which was not bad but nothing special) and music (which was forgettable).
Even right now I have hard time to remember more than a few scenes. So I can easily imagine that in a few days I will completely forget about this anime.
Like Jeremy Jahns would said "T-minus 1 Day, already forgotten"
Overall score for Sol Levante 7/10 - Mainly for effort.
I recommend also to watch "Behind the scenes" on Netflix yt channel, these videos are honestly more interesting (and longer) than actual anime.
"The Making of Sol Levante, a 4K and HDR hand-drawn anime short | Netflix"
and
"The Sound of Sol Levante: Bringing Immersive Audio to 4K HDR Anime | Netflix"
