Deji Meets Girl

It is an incredibly quick story in something that takes itself seriously, in that, it is also a speedrun of the Jun Maeda formula. If you've seen some of my reviews before you'd know I have no problem with shorts doing whatever. Now, relative to this short, everything is fine I would say, although it did like to put in a lot of detail where detail could have been neglected. A touch of info about Suzuki's surveillance and maybe condensing a few materials that spanned 2 eps into 1 would probably have had a greater simplicity factor. Such is not done here, which in turnmade it fall to something a little more baseline as you'd expect from the mainstream that gives a lot whilst also not. The short ends up being something comparable to about 90% of the medium. Whether you want to spend time on something like that is based on you. I quite liked the art if anything. When I first found this anime the art was the thing that sold it to me, it possibly would for you, and honestly, with a runtime this short, I see no reason to not watch it for the visual quality. Audio is generic on that note, doesn't necessarily mean it is bad though, probably works for something like such but I would leave that to you to evaluate. Anyway, this is a nice enjoyable short, could have been more if it didn't try as hard as it did but oh well, there is other stuff. Would recommend this title if you have the 30 min to spare, otherwise, go watch something like: - Sounan Desu ka? - Honobono Log - Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko: Everything Flows

So I just want to say that this anime might not be perfect for everyone, I feel like just about anyone could find it entertaining and I will explain what I mean below. This anime revolves around the culture and lifestyles of those living in the Ryukyu Islands south of Japan. These islands are a prefecture of Japan but were their own nation originally which makes their culture significantly different to the rest of the country. *MINOR SPOILERS* Someone not familiar with Okinawa is going to be confused by a lot of the symbolism of the scenes and set peices. The significance of the Banyan trees, the ocean,the never setting sun, the strange creatures that drink and eat themselves silly (Shisa), and the double arched Torri gates all play huge parts to make the culture and identity of Okinawa. If you have knowledge of the Japanese language the dialect might be very difficult to understand and there are several times where words from Okinawa's original language are used. *HEAVY SPOILERS* Deji came to Okinawa because it is about 900 miles south of mainland Japan and a cheap popular tourist destination. I think it is implied that he makes a wish to get away from the pain and pressure of the idol lifestyle. The island tries to grant his wish in several ways. 1st they give him the beauty of the Okinawan aquatic life. I'm guessing as a source of beauty as Okinawa is rated one of the best scuba diving locations in the world. 2nd there is the Banyan tree. My guess is that it was symbolism for the over of a long life of peace. Banyan trees are also capable of slowly moving over time to ideal locations. 3rd is the never ending sunset. In Okinawa one the the favorite past times of locals is to throw huge beach bbqs. Normally you invite loads of people to one of these events and as the booze starts flowing, you will find yourself with other strangers at the beach. The never ending sunset is to offer the never ending possibility of simple pleasure and a never ending supply of booze, food, and sanshin music. Then you finally have the last set of episodes that introduce those strange creatures to the hotel. I beleive those to be Shisa. They are known across Asia but I only know of their significance to Okinawa. Typically there are only too. One keeps it's mouth open to catch happiness as it passes by while the keeps it's mouth close to hold on to happiness. I beleive their appearance was a final chance to grant Deji's wish. The final scene is kind of confusing as Higa is sent to look for Deji by the Shisa. My only guess is that the Shisa were upset that Deji rejected their attempts to grant his wish and tossed him to the mercy of the fox. Foxes play no part in Okinawan lore to my knowledge and may be a shot at mainland Japan (Japan heavily neglects Okinawa and has commited extreme acts of cruelty on its people) and stating that only the mainland Japanese gods would answer his prayer as a call to be spirited away. In the end this was made for a pretty small audience but I hoe it's animation, sound design, and mistique inspire people to learn more about this beautiful place

The more I watch this short, the more I felt overwhelmed by the lack of everything else. Just give the complete package of give nothing at all, this has the potential for it. For this short to come out alongside Blue Period in the same TV program broadcast slot and have its story themes be quite similar to Aquatope, I was actually hoping for an OVA of this all compiled together, because it was intriguing at the very start, only for the one major sin of this short, the runtime, to be 90 seconds long (minus the ED). That pretty much has the story stumped inYouTube-like shorts feature, which IMO doesn't really elevate the story that well in snippets. Liden Films really did well when it comes to this short, and I was expecting some mediocrity out of a short, but this isn't the case here, so I'd say a job well done. The only song which is the short ED in this just sounds fine, nothing amazing. By the time you've finished the entire short series, you would've finished the equivalent of an anime episode, OP and ED included, so congratulate by giving yourself a pat on the back. A kinda forgettable short if I'm being honest.

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