Artiswitch

It is artsy and over the top, but in a good way. The episodes are short, but the director manages to make us fall in love with the characters instantly. Everything is well thought the characters act in refreshingly real ways, never acting forced or over the top. It all feels close to heart, intimate and bittersweet. Without spoilers, I'll just say that the anime's theme is people's inner wishes or inner true self, and about how hard it is to be true to our nature in a world where everything is judged, everything is online and we put such high expectations on ourselves. This message reachesnot only the viewer, but also seems to defend the anime itself, which is so different from anything I have ever seen before. It screams "This is me, deal with it" and ask us, the viewers, to also step out of our comfort zone and give the anime's different art-style a chance. The result is a perfect harmony between the story, the characters, the anime, the style and even the viewer, urging us to break-out and long for a version of ourselves that is free and, ultimately, happy. The art is GORGEOUS, making up for the 3d-animation by presenting us with a beautiful journey full of spectacle and colors at every frame. And the soundtrack manages to match not only the anime as a whole, but also the feelings of its characters as they change through the story. Oh, and the costumes are amazing! I love the clothes, the colors, the way characters adapt their looks to each story. It is worth watching for that alone, and so much more. If you like colors, music, art & feelings, then this is for you! It is a true masterpiece that ends upmaking us feel nostalgic, not only for more episodes, but for a long-lost version of ourselves. I LOVE IT! Ikeda-San, you've got a new fan!

Artiswitch is one of the most unique animes I've ever had the pleasure of watching. -Story 10/10- The plot is quite straight-forward, a witch grants people's wishes, ultimately giving them a chance to shine in life and unlock their deepest secrets -Art/Animation 10/10- The art and animation was very unique, from time to time time I could tell the animation was done in a 3D program whereas other times it seemed like the animation was drawn in 2D. Character designs were so pleasant and I loved the artistic choices-Sound 10/10- I loved the voice acting and the songs, everything had so much emotion to it -Characters 10/10- Each and every character was different and catered to different people, maybe someone related to one character or multiple or maybe someone didn't relate to anyone at all. Regardless of relatability, all of the characters are unique -Personal enjoyment 10/10- I really enjoyed watching this anime since I needed something quick to get me back to watching more anime. -Overall 10/10- I think everyone should watch at least one episode of the masterpiece

A pleasant surprise: Wonder Egg visuals, xxxHolic psychological episodes and a dark overarching story connecting things. Showcases Sunrise's S-tier CGI with content by freelance creatives. Amazing music, art direction, character and fashion design. Actually fashion design is a very strong suit of the show, thee pretty clearly were people from that area of expertise involved. With only 6x8 minutes the show still manages to go trough classic story telling patterns. It introduces the world and main character, then it adds darkness (teen suicide) to her "business as usual" episodic format. At this point it's heavily influenced by xxxHolic, just that the darkness overcomes the witch andnot her clients. Then we get crisis, catharsis, backstory and a closed ending. Not too shabby for the runtime, and even more so when the pacing manages to stay graceful. This is a quick modern short, a technical presentation and test of Sunrise's world class CGI. The show is pure CGI of course. I think the company does projects like this to research animation of styles and objects not routinely in their mecha and sci-fi oriented code and library. And this experiment went beyond technical, yielding a little gem in the "short episodes" format. (6/10)

I thought that this show was incredibly written with some of the best music/soundtrack i've heard in a while. Each episode is only about 8 minutes long, though in those 8 minutes, the story and world building is incredible. Each character has a great amount of depth, complete with flaws, and creates a complete story. The animation could be choppy with odd physics at times, such as the climax of episode one, though overall I enjoyed the unique use of 3d models and 2d backgrounds. If the frame rate was just slightly higher many of the animation issues would be resolved. Each 'peer deeper' momenthad its own unique setting and animation, along with a motif, which is refreshing to see. I enjoyed this show immensely, though I know 3d animation is a turn off for a lot of people.

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