Ocean Waves

How can I call myself a true Otaku if I do not love the good anime with the bad, right?

Not that Ocean Waves is a bad movie overall. In fact bad does not describe it at all. It was a sweet story about reconnecting with those you care about that you lost contact with.

But the animation seem like a waste of time. It was a story that could have easily been told in live action and most likely would have taken less time to produce (but maybe it would cost more, I don’t know).

So while it’s a nice story, I can’t help but to be so disappointed because that animation did nothing for the story and that is what I expect from my anime.

When I saw this in the movie theater it was accompanied by a series of anime shorts that followed the film, an interesting twist as with most American animated features the short would usually come before the feature. I don’t know if they just do it in Japan and that the Japanese just know to stay in their seats and expect something after the movie but…

I don’t know the name of the shorts but the idea was that they celebrated the work of Studio Ghibli, another reason why I went to see Ocean Waves. Studio Ghibli is amazing in when it comes to utilizing animation (So I don’t know what happen).

One short was about three co workers going to lunch and competing to see who can handle spicy curry.  The curry was so hot that flames came out of their face and one of the co workers looks like a pig. Now that’s how you use animation.

It may be more fair for me to watch the movie again now that the shock of the animation being the bare minimum  has taken it’s toll. It’s a nice romantic slice of life film as it is, but definitely not the anime I like.