AniWorthAnemone
Introduction
Anemone is a story about a girl who strays into a world of wonder. She goes deeper into her internal world—her heart—and, in the end, retrieves an important thing that she lost.
(Source: Official site)
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 6.41/10 · 2288
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Audience reviews
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Kagami-Jishi77
Beautiful and important animation
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I discovered "Anemone" by pure chance, while browsing a database of anime reviews, focusing on the short ones to watch.
"Anemone" is a glimpse into the life of Ai, young woman, who is first seen wandering in a colorless world of bizarre metal constructions. That world is upside-down as well. Later she meets an anthropomorphic rabbit in suit and top hat who transports her, like in Alice in Wonderland, to a different scene. The scene turns out to be her childhood home.
This anime short is a visually stunning and very wise, no-dialogue commentary on losing and regaining hope, the force of memories and what keeps us going. I recommend it to everyone.
Read at the sourcestarshinesMonet
The word "anemone" comes from the Greek word for “windflower", ánemos, and means "daughter of the wind." It has both a positive and negative meaning; they can represent fading/dying hope and/or a feeling of having been forsaken, but can also symbolize anticipation. I've also read that in Japan it symbolizes "sincerity" but I don't have any evidence to back that up. According to Greek mythology, the anemone sprang from Aphrodite’s tears as she mourned the death of Adonis. They are also thought to bring luck and protect against evil.
In the case of this short animation, however, I think they are being given not only to protect against evil, but also in anticipation of making a better decision. Right now our nameless protagonist is searching and deciding if she wants to live. This is the pa…
Read at the sourceAlpharon
Esta review también está en español.
Several years ago, I read a mystery novel called "The Specialty of the House". In the author comments, at the beginning of the book, there was a peculiar advice: "Stop reading the author notes now, read the novel, and then come back here. That way you'll understand everything". For Anemone, I will give you a similar advice: read this review, THEN SEE THE VIDEO, AND LASTLY, READ THE SYNOPSIS (IN ANEMONE'S PAGE, OF COURSE). THAT WAY, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND BETTER WHAT HAPPENS (well, at least for me, it worked that way xD).
Understood? Ok, let's begin.
Anemone is a five minute short created by Junichi Yamamoto, and is about... well, let's say it's about how re-watching our past can help us to overcome the present, and move forward.
The characters in this w…
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