Audience reviews
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WANTEDGEM78
Good heavens, my good fellow! I must express my utmost frustration! My physician had assured me that by indulging in this motion picture, I would find enhancement in my manhood. Instead, I found myself in such a fervor that I, alas, suffered a rather unfortunate incident!
Thou art a sorceress, I declare! I shall have my revenge upon thee one day!
The film was of the most peculiar sort—a most curious Skibidi Water Closet. The artistry was quite enchanting, and the elephant, I daresay, was most beguiling. Such was its effect that I quite lost consciousness!. I quite lost consciousness, fortunately while under the influence of codeine. Upon completion of this cinematic marvel, I found myself soaring through the air like an angel!
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RIP Keiichi Tanaami, he was truly one magnificent artist. His work is the epitome of my motivation to pursue an art career! Though this has flashing images and is harmful to people with epilepsy, all you have to do is wake up in the hospital like me! This is just one of his works in his outstanding portfolio—this is revolutionary towards the future of category in arts of this kind!
If you check out his other works, the Internet categorizes this as "pop art", but Keiichi Tanaami himself has phrased it as, "Eye beam art" and the potential of these types of handcraft is exponential. Not only will Aki no Puzzle be a stepping stone to future relics of Anime history, it will be the shadowed catalyst of sorts.
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***EPILEPSY WARNING! VOLUME WARNING! MORALE WARNING! SERIOUSLY!***
Ah, yes. Autumn. It's a nice season where the leave turn different colors. It's the last time we experience genuinely nice weather before snow screws us all over.
Nevermind, this is an experimental short. it's like playing Russian Roulette but with your eyes. This anime has nothing to do with Autumn. Please name me one way that black and light strobe lights is related to Autumn. In addition, this is a Keichii Tanaami film, so expect random sexual imagery and unnecessary sexual imagery everywhere, because this man seriously likes erotica and seizures.
Remember the infamous banned Pokemon episode, Electric Soldier Porygon? That's essentially a mild version (or warm up version) of what this anime is. That episode only conta…
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Warning! Since the movie itself doesn't contain such information and some people might not read the synopsis of it on MyAnimeList, be warned about the totally ridicilous amount of very, very intense flashing lights appearing throughout six minutes of this movie's length.
After leaving a warning regarding the movie itself, I need to say "Aki no Puzzle" is one of the worst animated pieces of media I have ever seen. It's short, but I can't say its form dominates over substance, or that its substance dominates over form. It resembles more of a shapeless blob. Extremely intense flashing lights with random images and drawings presenting random shapes and creatures are unbearable to watch in the normal speed of this movie. It actually can cause a seizure or a terrible headache.
However, I decid…
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Well as nobody said it, I am gonna say:
HEAVY EPILEPSY WARNING, THIS CONTAINS WAY TOO MANY FLASHING LIGHTS EVEN FOR HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS TO ENJOY.
Ah, experimental shorts, one never knows what is one going to find in them. and in the case of Aki no Puzzle, I must say it was a terrible idea to watch this alone at late night with a headache.
Five seconds in, your eyes are guaranteed to burn, the author surely made it in order for people to stop watching it even LITERALLY before initial credits finished.
Now into the real thing, we are presented with... uh... er... whatever people see on hallucinogens, going from... whatever that was, and whatever that other thing that was inside the jar, and a naked woman balancing on the toes of someone else... Aki no Puzzle is... is it even a puzzle? Not…
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Another bottom 250 anime I think I should defend.
This was actually pretty fine for the most part, extremely weird but that is the point of abstract things, it isn't supposed to make sense. To be fair, if you compared this to other abstract shorts, this wouldn't be the best in the group. But it stands on its own, throwing the most random stuff at the viewer, flashing lights and other very questionable drawings.
Whilst I would give this a 6/10, this takes the piss with lights and how random "random" is, like some stuff here is just dumb as hell, you won't see something like this again for sure, so it gets a 7/10.
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SIX minutes of strobing lights. I feel sick. It really screws with your head.
It was like an artist wanted a creative way to show off their portfolio so they said "yes, let's strobe it!" because that'll obviously make it better, right? RIGHT? No.
There was nothing to say? I mean, it's literally an artist's portfolio animated with some lowquality/cheap/free video editor. It's not 'experimental' or 'dark' it's just an animated portfolio meant to make you sick to disguise the fact that the artist is preeeetty mediocre at best.
All in all, don't watch in a dark room, don't watch at night, and definitely have a barf bag next. to you for when the flashing screen makes you sick. Or maybe.....just don't watch it at all.... yeah. Do that.
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This is so atrocious, it prompted me to write my first ever review. If you have epilepsy or otherwise react strongly to strobe-like flashing, DO NOT WATCH THIS. I made the mistake of watching this at night before going to sleep. The flickering lights made it practically impossible for me to figure out whether or not there was any point to this film. As such, I have nothing to criticize. It's not clear what this is about, if anything, or what point, if any, the creator is trying to get across. Aside from "I think I'm going to throw up," I'm not really sure what else to add.
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This is a certified headache simulator. One can only imagine how it's creator could stand to rewatch this egregious mess. Ow my eyes
Really there's nothing here worth forcing yourself to see past the brazen flashing that take place between frames. It almost feels like someone stabbed your eyes and brain with glass
I'd love to hear from you if you happened to piece together what's actually going on, as I could barely stand to watch more than 30 seconds of this. Strange as typically those type of effects do nothing detrimental to me. Guess there's never a bad time to start with something
Go watch Hametsu no Mars, it'll better suit any sane being's time
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Remember the Pokemon episode where hundreds of children were sent to the hospital because of epileptic shock? That's just a warm-up for what this movie has to offer. Now that I've picked myself up from the floor, let me tell you why you should avoid this at all costs.
Puzzle of Autumn is a reflection of what modern art has become, and I mean that with full sincerity. If FMAB is the Mona Lisa of the anime world, then this is the 'banana duct taped to a wall' of the anime world (the one that got sold for $120k).
I felt like my eyes got raped, even my jaw locked up as I was beginning to squirmish at the title card. If you suffer from Autism, ADHD, pregnancy, disco fever or LGBT, then I would recommend you to not touch this with a 100ft pole. There are no redeeming qualities and it could ev…
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DO NOT WATCH IF YOU HAVE EPILEPSY!!!!
That being said, what else is there to say about this short...
If you have even the slightest knowledge of symbolism in art, the ideas and themes being communicated by the creator should be apparent; If, on the other hand this concept is new to you then i would suggest leaving this alone, it really isn't worth trying to understand. (Instantly bombarded by one eye symbolism, how quaint, never seen that before smh.)
Art 1
It is what it is, I'm sure the aesthetics of the piece are intentional, just not for me.
Sound 1 Not much in the way of sound design here.
Character 1
No characters to speak of.
Story 1
I suppose there is one in here. It's 6 minutes so give it a go if you are still interested.
Overall 1
I am of the impression the creator of this…
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If you like those animes where there are lots of epilepsy and you get a seizure so you have to go to the hospital and you may lose your eyes or mind due to some strange animation, you should watch it. You will enjoy it, I think.
I stopped watching it after the first second. I'm still wondering how the production staff survived after doing and rewatching this with a balanced mind state.
Character development: 10/10.
Story: 10/10
Best mindfuck since Neon Genesis Evangelion, but also eyefuck. Well, this is literally the best Mustn't-Watch anime ever, just don't try it if you want to be healthy.
It's painful to remember that I have REVIEWED this, if you know what I mean.
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Aki no Puzzle is a timeless classic that should be loved by everyone in every household.
The story? Well, there isn't one. However, I did like the fact that I woke up in the hospital after suffering a seizure from the flashing lights. Overall, I give the characters a 0, the story a 0, and the art a 10.
Since I don't know basic math, that should average out to about 10, right?
(please do not watch)
This truly is a masterpiece, and only god knows why this anime is rated so low. (please end my life why am I on the bottom 50 list)
(I'll go and review Kämpfer or something...)
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Rate a 1 ( i wanted to give a zero but that is not possible)
art piece no vocals
!extreme seizure warning! Do not watch if you have a sensitivity to flashing lights!
Ever had a life flash moment? where things you do flood at you at once. I mean everything in a lighting bolt speed. Here you get that. However, good luck at making any of it out.
Story/character-0 out of 10
There is none. With no story there is nothing i can provide on characters. art- 1 out of 10
Completely unnecessary. Art would have been more appreciated if the art was not so rushed. Were the artists/ writers stressed for time for a deadline? Were any of the mad? Some of the many questions that flooded my head as these images flooded my eyes. If you wanted to make something out because your brain needed to process someth…
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I just finished watching Aki no Puzzle and the only thing I can say is...
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Wtf did I just watch?! O_O
I have seen a lot (trust me, A LOT OF THEM) of weird anime but this one is beyond any weirdness I have ever seen.
Literally, it's just a short 6-minute movie, containing flashing lights with weird and sometimes disturbing images. If there wasn't for this flashing lights, I (somehow) might even enjoy in some of the parts by trying to understand what Tannami Keiichi wanted to show us...but with this constant flashing lights, this is more like some kind of seizure test for people with people with epilepsy than the anime.
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Don't watch this, it has a few neat scribbles but they are done by troubled children and displayed in a way that made my eyes legitimately hurt after a few seconds.
Story : There is none: 0/10
Art: Purposefully painful is still painful: 0/10
Sound: Purposefully painful is still painful: 0/10
Character: There is none: 0/10 Enjoyment: There is none: 0/10
Overall: it seems weird and interesting but it's so painful and uninteresting I wouldn't bother. I finished watching it just so I could warn you as to how awful and PAINFUL it is. Also if you have epilepsy it will most likely KILL you.
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This is an review of an short animated art piece (the mindfuck WTF kind of art)
I am no art expert, nor do I attend a lot of art shows nor watch that much animated art, but even so I do love art, I like to be mindfucked, to be intrigued, to widen my horizon and to get an experience, something of worth.
So for me art needs to have a value, that experience I can bring home with me.
Aki no puzzle fails miserably as an art piece (or maybe it is just because I am a normal living being with a normal functioning brain), it did not deliver anything, no symbolism, no story, no new technique, perspective, creativity..
Only being a epilepsy triggering!!! film with randomness, many flashy pictures of different things, whatever they were.
Even if we look at its value as a really WTF mindfuck film, it…
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Visually I couldn't even look at it because from the intro, the seizure footage started already flashing from black to white and back, then a series of images flashed by and my head was sending me warning messages of shutting the video down.
I peaked in between to my second screen where it was running and surely you could make out a whirl of colours and figures but the more you try to focus the more nausea took over. The BGM just made everything worse, very loud and very distorted.
The BGM got towards the end worse and worse I really had to completely look away because at that point I even started to gag. My dinner was half way up my throat, no jokes.
It's far from enjoyable, you could torture people with this clip. I don't know why anybody would watch this unless you've got epilepsy or s…
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Seizure warnings could not prepare you for Aki no Puzzle (Puzzle of Autumn). This is an exercise in experimentation and psychedelic imagery. Not much here for most people, especially with the constantly flashing lights and the noise-esque music.
However, if you dig the art style and the sounds, there might be something here for you. There is a certain character to the drawings that one may manage to even see.
The sound design is the only home-run here; perfectly suited to the cacophony of color and distortion, noise attacking the senses like a hammer. As a fan of noise, it was quite the spectacle, and raised my enjoyment of the piece.
Overall, it's an experience, I guess, but it was most likely made just to hurt your eyes.
1/5/10/3/5/4
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I have no words...
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STORY: 0/10
There is no story. At least not one that can be interpreted by the human brain.
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ART: 1/10
The animation is just flashing lights and the art style makes garbage look good. Well, at least it exists.
_________________________________________________________________________ SOUND: 1/10
Um.... no. Again, I want to give it a zero but I suppose noises were made.
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CHARACTER: 0/10
There are human being shaped creatures in this, yes. But are they characters? No.
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OVERALL: 0…
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