Introduction
There is a world in which an endless rain of dark ash fills the sky, and covers the earth. Humanity, fearing the ash that burns and melts away human flesh, had no choice but to cover themselves in protective suits, and their faces with gigantic masks. Bundled up in their suits and hidden away behind their masks, the people have fled deep within the underground. This is the story of the children growing up in this fearful world.
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Audience reviews
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TheOnlyOneTM
A post apocalyptic world rendered dead by a volcanic eruption, covering the sky for what seems like an eternity with clouds of endlessly falling dust.
A picture of humanity forced to go underground, changing its environment, style and way of life in order to survive and ensure the future of others.
This short animation shows a rather realistic picture of what could await us, what people face in this situation, the inconveniences, holding out hope of a better tomorrow, the transience of life and the hardships of living.
The style of the animation is in tune with the atmosphere, it gives a sense of simplicity, a depressed atmosphere at the same time.
The story adds color in contrast. It tries to show us the little bits of joy, the meaning people are looking for in these times. As well as des…
Read at the sourceHalcyon13
Incredibly immersive, the entire enclosed spatial feel relies on a techno-dystopian overcast signified by the somber use of darkness. The dingy lighting is constantly shifting due to fluctuating lumen levels, contrasting the natural brightness of the outside world. This difference comprehensively develops a shaded underground civilization because artificial light is unreliably uneven, and diffusing the glow of bulbs or lanterns across a wide area inevitably weakens the candescent output. Director Toshihisa Yokoshima combines cel-shaded 3DCG with the subtle movements of 2D animation, exhibiting mastery of motion mechanics. It's widely known that CGI generally boasts a less believable series of incremental human-like gestures, not a deterrent here whatsoever. The animators have compensated f…
Read at the sourceIkkiddo
The art style was unique and was a change of pace for once, as well as complementary but not overstepping soundtrack. But don't let those qualities fool you.
The show has aproximately of 45 minutes of runtime, and gives a story to match. Which is to say almost non-existent. The entire premise of the movie is presented in a 60 second OP sort of thing which you HAVE to rewatch to get what is going on.
The art style and sound tracks are pretty good I think. There is use of 3D in this anime and I can see why. As there is little ficial expressions due to everyone wearing a helmet.
Characters as not really developed and looking at the run time I don't blame the creators. It's just their motivations and actions are not really explored, which could have really sold the ending sequence in my opi…
Read at the sourcecearshaf
I decided to make this review since there are only 2 other reviews, both of which give this short movie an 8/10. There are fundamental flaws present in this work that I strongly consider bar it from such a rating.
These are that the story is dull and the animation is trash.
The story revolves around a mute, sickly boy, bullied by his peers and with only one friend. He is passionate about art in an apocalyptic grey world. You see the problem here? It's like I'm reading out of a checkbook of pity tropes. The main issue is that a fat half of the runtime is spent on telling you just this. As a result none of the characters have any depth, even for something of this length. The paper-thin story isn't surprising when you consider it was created by a studio best known for Poputepipikku and godd…
Read at the sourceNextUniverse
Short review though TLDR below :p
The outside world is a strange place. We know it's there, but what do we know it has? You can't tell for sure unless you go and take a look for yourself. In doing so, do you think you have taken up the correct choice? Sometimes the knowledge of the unknown will bring about happiness and excitement, whilst other times sadness, god forbid trauma, or maybe, it is straight-up anti-climatic. You just don't know.
And whilst ignorance is bliss, to protect us from risk. As the Latin language beholds, "scientia est potentia".
I don't need to give a synopsis of the story, so I will go straight into it and say what I liked about the story. I think the story is a good one. The concept of the "outside world" has been frequently touched upon in this medium, original…
Read at the sourceEstebanito
In an apocalyptic world stripped of all life and emotions, how can one find hope and the will to live ? Cocolors revolves around this concept of hope through a drawing made in collaboration with the two main characters, Fuyu and Aki.
As time goes by, more and more people are dying in the colony which profoundly affects the moral of it's inhabitants, who have indulged in religious acts probably to keep their sanity. Whereas Aki is drafted to the Salvage Unit, Fuyu completes a drawing illustrating his conception of the outside world, according to Aki's description. However, one question remains : what is the color of the sky ? The drawing, which was primarily a way to convey the thoughts of Fuyu, then takes another dimension. It becomes the metaphor of the spirit, with the color of the sky…
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