Audience reviews
20 · Sample from the first available page, separate from the total number of ratings.
mafuyu_rei
You might ask, "What can a story told in just six minutes possibly accomplish?" In the case of Makoto Shinkai's "Someone's Gaze," the answer is: everything.
This short film explores the quiet, often painful progression of life and the way relationships can fray under the weight of daily circumstances. I went in thinking, "It's only six minutes," but as with all of Shinkai's works, I was left with a profound feeling, something deep inside me awakened after watching it.
The story is uniquely framed through the POV of the family's deceased cat. This isn't Shinkai's first feline narrator (fans will recall "She and Her Cat" which is another beautiful thread in the interconnected universe of his film "5 Centimeters Per Second."),
Through the cat's eyes, we witness the entire arc of a family'…
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Shinkai shows once again why he is a master at tugging the heartstrings, specifically in conveying the space between human connection. In just 7 minutes we get a sense of the all to relatable distance between father and daughter, as well as the quiet desperation of the daily grind of a working adult living alone, who has become disconnected from the joys of family and youth. In just 7 minutes we understand how things got to this place, through gorgeous character design and limited animation we are taken on this heartfelt journey of adulthood.
I think there’s an instinct to describe this short film (and most of Shinkai’s work) as sappy or melodramatic, but it’s so connected to something genuine that many of us experience that I don’t think it’s a fair description, even if I understand whe…
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Dareka no Manazashi was a really touching short, definitely said what it needed to in the 6 minutes it had.
Story: 6/10
It focuses on Aya and the relationship with her family. Who grew apart as she got older and moved out. She slowly begins to realise how much she misses her family, mostly her father. It is a beautiful and very meaningful piece, showing that you need to do something before it's too late.
Art: 10/10
Once again, Shinkai has outdone himself with the beautiful animation and backgrounds. Everything about this piece is beautifully illustrated.
Sound: 8/10
Very pretty music that fits very well with the piece. Character: 6/10
Due to there not being enough time, the characters cannot be expressed that well. But for what there is, it is beautiful. You really start to feel for Aya…
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So I discovered this little short thanks to a commercial for a construction company called Taisei that I happened to stumble across a bunch of years ago.
The commercial was my first introduction to Makoto Shinkai, and his beautiful art direction. I felt the need to search further into the man's work, and the first thing I stumbled upon was this short film that I'm reviewing now.
It's only a short and sweet 7 minutes. The intent of this short is to remind people what growing up feels like from the perspectives of both the parent and the child. All at once, it'll be saddening and touching; and it gets its message across in the perfect amount of time.
It's not fair to judge it based on typical qualities such as story and characters as that is not the intent here. It almost feels closest to…
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Dareka no Manazashi (DnM for short) is a short film directed by Makoto Shinkai - if you're an anime fan in any capacity, you're probably familiar with some of the titles he's directed, such as Byousoku 5 Centimeter and the more recent Kimi no Na wa. His films are often described as bittersweet and sentimental, and this is also the case with DnM. However, the short length and consequential underdevelopent of the many plot points the film presents left me feeling underwhelmed - like this was something that had the potential to be emotionally touching, if given more time.
DnM is visually stunning, featuring vibrant colors, attractive character designs and skilled use of lighting to match the story's emotional shifts. However, the "near future" setting adds nothing to the overall story - it c…
Read at the sourceWeirdClosetOtaku
You'd think that 7 minutes is too little time to fully develop a plot. Well, you may not be completely wrong. However, this beautiful film has taken advantage of that limited time to tell a life story that is extremely parallel to reality. As an avid fan of gore, violence, action, fantasy etc., it was refreshing to take a step back and enjoy something different.
This film broke my heart and got me sobbing for the entire day, probably because I am going through the phase of rebellion and maturity which made the movie extremely applicable to my life.
It's about time I respected the notion of 'family' :)
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Ae seen in anime shorts such as The house of small cubes and furiko, it does not take a long time to tell an amazing story. However it continues to amaze me how well narratives are presented in a short time frame. Dareka no Manazashi is yet another example of this concept.
Makoto Shinkai is the director of this short and he also directed one of my favorite romance stories of all time in The Garden of words. He also directed the film five centimeters per second which is also critically acclaimed. And you can definitely tell just by looking at it that it is by him.
The story of Dareka no manazashi is a very simple tale but is outstanding in execution and incorporates a beautiful message that deserves to be heard by absolutely everyone who has ever had conflict with their family. There isn…
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Shinkai never fails to amaze me. His works are truly masterpiece-worthy, and Dareka no Manazashi is just another one of his fantastic works. In fact, this is such a good short movie that I had no idea that this was a commercial until reading the MAL page.
Story 9/10
Generous? Maybe, but I felt that an 8 was a tad unjust. This just tells the story of a daughter who disconnected with her family after growing up, but was shocked to hear the death of the beloved family cat, who's been in the family since the daughter was little. A very touching story with a very nice, happy, and thought provoking ending. It's amazing how slow paced, well thought out and developed this story is for a simple 7 minute short. An interesting point to make about the story is that it appears to be set in the future…
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Its a short anime that has to do with the touching story of a girl thats growing up and has to leave her family and live on her own..
The anime try to make us remember that the most important thing in life is our family no matter if we forget it during our process of growing up and became independent as persons
The art looks exceptional and the sound is deepening the story in a dramatic way. The characters are well designed with good voice support.
I gave it a 9 overall but in my heart it is a 10 - yes It was a 6 minutes short anime but still it touched me deeply and thats the magic of it
I truly recommend this one if you have six minutes and want to see something touchy
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7 minutes. It doesn’t ask for any more of your precious time. Amidst all the troubles in life, if you decide and manage to invest that amount of time in watching this ultra short film, what you get is something that will undoubtedly stay with you for a long time.
Dareka no Manazashi awes with its simplicity. It portrays a certain phase of human life, i.e., the growing up phase and the changes that come along with it in one’s life, that almost every person experiences. It is about how we tend to put up facades in public just for the sake of presenting ourselves as intellectual grown-ups. It is also about how during this process, we end up losing our child-like innocence and the ability to be brazenly honest about our true feelings.
Humans are a strange lot. As children, we possess such no…
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Every director has the same main goal: touch the emotions of the audience. I wouldn´t say that there aren´t many who can actually achieve this, but there are definetly very few who can pull it off in less than seven minutes. 6 minutes and 40 seconds of screentime is all that Makoto Shinkai needs to tell the bittersweet story that is Dareka no Manazashi.
In this little story about family values, it is impressive how Shinkai manages to use the seven minutes he has here... we learn just enough about the characters and their background to care about them, making the film quite a tearjerker if you tend to weep easily. Despite the runtime, nothing seems rushed and the show is surprisingly slow paced.
The animation is, like the story, beautiful. However i could´t help but think i´m watching Gard…
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The animation in this short film is really magnificent, the music while subtle is quite enjoyable however the sotry is very poor; with a superfitial overview of the characters it tells the story of a woman who is able to connect again with her stranged father. I believe it is totally woth to watch it just for the art but don't expect much from the story.
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"Still you are well awared that true happiness will be truly long-lasting"
Well you may seem weird that I've put a 10 to a six-minutes anime, that probably didn't provoque anything to many of you. But personally, this movie touched me in a way that I don't remember to be touched never by any piece of art. Six minutes. That was all that it takes. All that it takes to explore through my mind and bring back all the memories and feelings of the past. Just superb.
Story (10):
I know that this may see like a little subjective, but I want you all to think about your past and tell me if you really don't identifiy you in any way with the story. I mean, we all had prioritized people who don't deserve it, and dismiss the people who were always there for us, carrying then that feeling of guilt and s…
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How is your life lately?
Two words to encourage you to watch this OVA: Makoto Shinkai.
Everyone knows: Makoto is a wizard, which turns affection in anime.
Creator of the beautiful Kotonoha no Niwa and Byousoku 5 Centimeter, Makoto brings us this little 6min OVA, much more sensitive and touching than other great titles out there.
Dareka in Manazashi tells us a bit of Aya, a girl who lives alone and who now had a bad day at work. Tired, she just wants to get home and collapse in bed. She is surprised by a call from his father, who wants to have dinner with her. But her day was so overwhelming that she just wants to be alone and invents a story to no go see him. In here, the narrator shows a bit of Aya's relationship with his family from the beginning until now, and shows that she really ha…
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Someone's gaze is a short 6 minute long anime created by Makoto Shinkai.
The story revolves around a family of three the Daughter being around the age of 20 is having a hard time at work. She feels sad and she just wants to be alone. Her farther offers to have dinner but she declines. Then we have a flashback over the history of the Daughter and farther. We see how deep there bond really is and how their love for one another still hasn't dwindled over the years.
It is a very simple story, i reckon a lot of people could relate to this anime if they're around the age of 20 and have a strong relationship with their mother or farther that feels as if it has faded over the years.
The art is great as to be expected from Makoto Shinkai.
The characters are very human, you can certainly rel…
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This'll be my first review on MyAnimeList, but I hope it will be useful.
I've been following Makoto Shinkai for quite some time now, it all started with "5 Centimeters per second" ever since then I couldn't wait for his future releases. I noticed that his short was released so I watched it as quick as I could!
Story 8/10:
I was carried away with the story pretty fast, I don't think you need a summery of a story that is 6 minutes long. Shortly: I liked it.
Art 10/10:
As expected from Makoto Shinkai, the art was amazing and was truly eye-candy.
Full 10 points well deserved. Sound 9/10:
The soundtrack and short voice acting were really good, and the quality delivered was amazing. I especially loved the piano at the background.
Character 10/10:
As you can imagine, the character development…
Read at the sourceNatsuriko
Sometimes, simplicity is the best way to tell a story.
Makoto Shinkai is a well-known director, producer and writer. He is capable of doing amazing movies, as we all know: "5 Centimeters Per Second", "The Place Promised in Our Early Days" and recently "The Garden of Words". Yes, Makoto Shinkai has nothing else to prove. However, this amazing director has an enormous ability: he uses our most beautiful feelings as a script and his characters are normal people who share with us this amazing emotion: love.
In "Dareka no Manazashi", Makoto Shinkai uses gorgeous scenarios, as usual. We are presented with a woman that struggles in this hasty society, and we learn that she feels very lonely. She is away from her parents and from her cat. In this short work, Shinkai explores our feelings towards…
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Even being short still let the story tell what it needed to tell. It brought tears and heart-wrench but, with a side of smile and warmth. I personally have never watched such a short video and felt like I sat through a few hours of such a great story being told. If every new movies, manga, and anime were made so well like this from now on; I believe we may be staying home and/or watching more often from wherever we are. Hopefully, more will come and continue to come.
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"An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship."
There have probably been cases in all of our lives in which we took our families for granted. When I look back on my life I realize I was a selfish, greedy kid. Growing up in a suburb of the United States will make you that way. You want to fit in with the 'now' and want to be socially acceptable so you aren't judged by others. I've bought material things to impress people I don't know, shown off the newest fashion or technology to friends to feel an ounce of vanity, and gone out of my way to do something because a 'friend' asked me to; I valued my friends more than my family at several points in my life.
There comes a point in life, however, when you might just come to realize something. Friends aren't always there for you li…
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I don't think there is a better animator around at the moment than Shinkai Makato. It is a little hard to believe that this visually stunning short animation was made for a trade exposition.
Due to the shortness of the animation it is difficult to write a detailed review. Shinkai Makato once again delivers with the animation and once again Shinkai Makato produces an animation where the story revolves around the sense of loss.
The sense of loss comes from being apart for the first time and nothing appears to be going right yet a sense of loss brings the Father and daughter back together again bringing happiness back in to their lives.
The story is a heavily narrated story about the relationship between a father and daughter who have grown apart as the daughter has matured and left home.…
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