Audience reviews
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spaceylol
Story:(9/10)
Beryl and Sapphire is a donghua about two boys "Xiao Lu" (Little Blue) or Sapphire and "Xiao Lan" "Little Green" or Beryl. Every episode is only a few minutes long, for the exception of the weekend episodes which go past the 25 minute mark, and each one focuses on a completely different story. The two main characters are essentially actors. There are a lot of technological themes, and certain plot points or aspects are reoccurring in the episodes, for example Sapphire being a programmer.
In short, a very experimental and unique concept. Every episode will have you thinking what new story it'll bring, whether it's comedic, simple, or even sad. Some are fantasy, some a scifi, some are slice of life. Many episodes will pick up a story from a previous episode.
Certain episodes,…
Read at the sourceKhashishi
Episodes are short, about 5 minutes plus OP and ED, except for every 6th or so episode (which I believe aired on Saturdays), which is a much longer episode (~25 min) with more involved plotlines.
Instead of a single cohesive story and world, Xiao Lu he Xiao Lan is a collection of many different stories taking place in many different settings. From one episode to the next, it will jump from one story to another. Many of these stories only last a single episode or less, focusing on perhaps a single gag, or a touching moment. But other stories last multiple episodes, but are spread apart in episode order. The thing that unifies the stories is that they all involve some close relationship between the two main characters, Xiao Lu and Xiao Lan.
The short episodes are mostly very lighthearted a…
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This is my first review. I wrote this in Feb 2020 and never got around to sharing it.
Beryl and Sapphire (Xiao Lu He Xiao Lan) 小绿和小蓝 is a comedy-gag donghua (Chinese anime) based off of a web-comic written by Ocarina. In this web-comic, the main characters Beryl and Sapphire, to my knowledge, are genderless stick-figures. It's a very character-oriented series that has accumulated widespread love in China. I'm very happy I managed to stumble upon this series now, because the impact this show has left on me is greater than I originally thought it would.
The animation in this series is, at first, really simplistic. And that works in its benefit. Adapting from a source material that is quite literally just stick figures, the animation team really brought their A-game in bringing Beryl and Sa…
Read at the sourceWhiteMorticia
Beryl and Sapphire is a collection of self-contained stories revolving around Beryl and Sapphire and their relationship throughout different scenarios. To be honest, I'm not a fan of episodic storytelling. Fortunately, Beryl and Sapphire is not just a collection of independent one-shot episodes; some storylines get revisited in later episodes giving the series the opportunity to flesh out the world and characters. Which is great because some of the stories gain a real depth with more exposition. While most episodes are just short 5mins mindless entertainment, some episodes (especially the 30 mins long weekend specials) can be truly unique and thought-provoking. I especially found the themes of episode 30 really intriguing.
Regarding the titular Beryl and Sapphire, their dynamic can be ei…
Read at the sourceIsmata-chan
This show is so unique! If I had to equate it to anything, it's like you're watching animations of someone's fanfiction stories, jumping around between chapters and oneshots of the same pairing. I've never seen a show do that before, so it's quiet a novelty to experience.
I find it really nice that the opening and ending songs introduce you to these two being actors in a subtle way and styling the title cards also add to it. Additionally, not only do the cute lyrics show the bond the two actors have, but it just feels good to listen to! It makes me feel happier just listening to it!
The episodes are really short, so after a couple, I found it easy to adjust to the flow of jumping around. It's nice not knowing what to expect and being surprised. The episodes very from humorous to cute to…
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Beryl and Sapphire is a show that I randomly stumbled across on an anime site. I thought the premise seemed intriguing enough and I didn’t have high expectations for it… I was wrong.
To say this show is different is most definitely an understatement. The first and most blatant thing you will notice from either the title of the show or watching episode 1 is that it is in Chinese. This kind of threw me off, but I decided that I would watch it anyways. Another cool thing that I enjoyed is that they are comprised of a bunch of different stories rather than just one long story. I think this approach was very effective as it connected the commonality of characters to different stories which gave it a unique feel. One last unique thing I found is that the episodes are divided into groups of 6. T…
Read at the sourceLudovi
From what I understand, Beryl and Sapphire are two actors. I’ve never read the manhua they come from, but this show does not depict their real lives. Instead, it showcases their roles as characters within the movies/shows they act in. This series is essentially a catalogue of their acting careers, but it's not necessary to know that going in, as you get a feel for what the show is after just a few episodes.
What's unique and captivating about this Chinese animation is the fact that different storylines gradually build and are told simultaneously, so one episode will follow Beryl and Sapphire in one story, and the very next episode then picks up where another Beryl/Sapphire story left off. IT'S THE SAME FREAKING CHARACTERS EVERY TIME AND I LOVE IT, although they are actually different char…
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