With 21:9 ratio, it felt like I watched 20 minute length movie every week
oedipusrex3762026-01-01 03:16
Interesting read. It starts off heavy with the comparison to *Hyouka*, which is needed to draw out their contrasting directions. Over time, the article manages to highlight how Shoushimin's "subdued" direction works. The show plays to its strengths through framing, esp in key scenes like \[Ep16 Spoiler\] >!Urino at the playground scene!< in episode 16. A more conventional series would rely on intense direction and dramatic music, but Shoushimin drops a narrative bomb in the most understated way possible.
What I noticed in this adaptation is that even in dramatic scenes like the \[Ep18 Spoiler 1\] >!car accident!<, the show somehow retains that "ordinary" atmosphere. In the novel, the part where \[Ep18 Spoiler 2\] >!Kobato got into a car accident!< was mentioned as a news article. The anime preserves that same underplayed, novel-like feeling, and in that sense, stays faithful to the source’s tone.
JustAWellwisher2026-01-01 09:33
I had a slightly different feeling about that scene because there's a little bit of dark humor going on visually. That chapter in the manga is called 'Little Citizens Take To The Skies' and the anime doesn't disappoint because we see [Ep 18 Spoiler]>!Kobato getting airtime as he's fucking launched over the hood of that car.!<
DarthNoob2026-01-01 07:37
I didn't know the character designs were fully-original. Those manga designs do not exude much charm - they did such a good job with the anime designs, for both Jogoro and Osanai.
Castawaye2026-01-01 18:02
For a little more on that too, here's an [interview] (https://febri.jp/topics/shoshimin-director-interview-1/), it is in JP, where the director talks on that in context to episode 4 as well
sonicjr2026-01-01 14:23
Maybe I should give Hyouka another try; I didn't care for it the first time around but Shoushimin absolutely mesmerized me, one of my favorite shows this year
etiolatezed2026-01-02 06:10
Yeah, I often thought that the series made "walk and talk" and sometimes even "sit and talk" feel dynamic with its shifting scenes/views that relate to the dialogue happening on screen.
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What I noticed in this adaptation is that even in dramatic scenes like the \[Ep18 Spoiler 1\] >!car accident!<, the show somehow retains that "ordinary" atmosphere. In the novel, the part where \[Ep18 Spoiler 2\] >!Kobato got into a car accident!< was mentioned as a news article. The anime preserves that same underplayed, novel-like feeling, and in that sense, stays faithful to the source’s tone.