Shoka
May 18, 2010What did I just watch?
Granted I'm not a big fan of feudal Japan type settings but the premise of Shoka seemed interesting.
Unfortunately I found myself constantly lost throughout this special. Plot points were made and dropped, even important sentences seemed to fade away without conclusion.
I admire experimental styles of animation, but I found the colours muddy and I really didn't like the sketchy look of this anime. To be honest I find that I only truly enjoy that style when it's done by Studio4C. Considering art and creativity was an important plot-point in this anime, the execution felt very lazy to me.
Avoid this anime.
5/10 story
6/10 animation
7/10 sound
1/10 characters
4/10 overall
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I liked the story that was there and I think it would have been nice if it'd been at least three episodes long, to actually do a real story arc. Though for the length there was tons of fighting. :D
The backgrounds were great... the characters looked like shit though. No matter how they expanded the story I wouldn't have watched any more with those ugly things wobbling all over the screen.
I watched it and it's not that bad. I agree with you about the artwork but I liked the story.
Will do. Thanks for the warning.