It’s been a banner year for incredible anime adaptations, including freeze and Delicious food in the dungeon faithfully bringing their source material to the small screen. but Egg eggThis anime adaptation may have become a dark horse contender for the best show to watch of the year.
The first episode of Science Saru will be available on Netflix, Hulu and Crunchyroll today, October 3 Egg egg Brilliantly retains the spirit of its source material. Chaotic premiere brings two protagonists together – Momoko Ayase (SSSS. DynazenonShion Wakayama), a young girl from a family with ties to the occult and paranormal, and Ken “Okarun” Takakura (demon slayerNatsuki Hanae is a lonely otaku obsessed with UFOs, and like Tatsu’s previous manga, the series happily plays with form and style, rapidly dancing between its mishmashed genre foundations to create some of my most energetic I’ve been watching one of the anime for a while.
From its electric opening (directed by Abel Góngora to hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts’ thumping, bass-heavy new song “Otonoke”), the song is destined to be just as exciting as their other big animated OP this year. Refreshing, Mashlerof “Bling-Bang-Bang-Born”) all the way to the climax, Egg eggWhat’s hilarious about the first episode is that you’d expect it to be a loving take on the supernatural and sci-fi genres it plays on. From one page to another. One round can give you a kinetic splash of power, the next detailed, visceral body horror, and the next, Momo and O’Callen improvise off of each other, contorting their faces and bodies to become more and more Absurd, stylized, cartoonishly exaggerated humorous proportions.
The animation plays off this fluidity brilliantly, bending style in almost every scene just as the narrative itself jumps between genres with a sense of joy. That’s exactly what Saru is all about, one of the most impressive animation studios currently working on everything from Star Wars Vision shorts, creepy devilman crybabya fusion of East and West Scott Pilgrim Takes OffAnd, of course, most of beloved director Masaaki Yuasa’s filmography. Egg egg Full of studio confidence, its title has such an eclectic range, not just in its sense of movement and exaggeration, but in how it can walk the line between a grounded, cinematic approach to drama and this over-the-top theatrical approach Quick switching. when Egg egg Needing tension or intimacy, it can be, and clever framing techniques can make sparks fly in a moment of horror or a moment of connection between two protagonists, but when it allows itself to shine a little weirder – there’s a comical expression here, There’s a distinctly psychedelic undertone (or, in some cases, lack thereof) here – its inventive visual style a perfect match for its chaotic and energetic narrative.
Almost every scene in the opening scene has a great little twist that will leave you in awe and and and and It looks like – like a frustrated Momo, just dumped by her scumbag boyfriend, slinking down the high school hallway, practically gliding towards the camera, limbs like noodles, trembling with every step, just to be Everything is restored to its original condition. In the climax of the episode, Momo awakens to her spiritual powers after an encounter with a group of aggressive aliens, and as Momo enters her own world, the scene explodes into a kaleidoscope of bold, bright colors that match the tension. , the restrained atmosphere creates an incredible contrast. It’s a testament to the premiere that I could go on about some visual detail in almost every scene, but Egg egg Not only does it hit the ground running, but it does so with a very assured self-awareness that in its adaptation could easily have struggled to capture the similar confidence of the Xing Xuanda comics, as well as its own narrative and visual flexibility.
In a year that saw some truly fantastic shows—animated and otherwise—Egg egg As the nights of the fall TV season approach, there’s a sudden burst of new energy on our screens. Anyone who’s read the Tatsu manga knows that things only escalate from the end of the anime’s premiere, but if it keeps this dynamic throughout the entire 12-episode season (and hopefully well beyond), we’ll be faced with what could possibly happen matter.
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