Audience reviews
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Scanerior
I was expecting something a little more adult, but instead I got a rather naive fantasy fairy tale, which was quite good. It is a relatively unpretentious fairy tale, a bit in the style of Ghibli films. What annoyed me a little about the film was that the main character is too kind-hearted and at the same time quite irresponsible when he randomly runs away from home (and in his pajamas, and no one is surprised by it 🙃). The story itself is anyway quite watchable and taking into account the fact that it is really a Japanese fairy tale for children, it is quite good (+ small point for mentioning the Czech Republic in the film).
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Dissapointing
This anime is nothing new like next netflix FILLER.
Its the most average anime but make it worst.
Music is like from disney and not memorable.
The animation is classic and cute.
Story boring and worn out.
No need to watch it, really. Go watch anything else but not another netflix FILLER.
The logic in this that kid just run away from home and not tell parents and parents was SO CHILL about that at first.
It's illogical and puzzling, with zero realism and any emotion from any adults. I know it's a fantasy tale, but please, people. It punt me to sleep so badly.
Go watch like grass is growing or anything else.
But if u enjoy mid go for it.
Read at the sourceKiracTodd
I went into *My Oni Girl* with high expectations because I had never watched an anime with an Oni theme before, and I was curious about how they would handle the romance (plus, the art looked good).
The story starts with a boy who struggles with expressing himself and has problems with humans. When I thought about it, I wondered how they would approach the "Oni girl" theme, but even before the main character's story began, it was already over. Suddenly, he leaves his home and goes on a journey with a girl he just met (not even a day ago), and this journey lasts for nearly three days. As soon as I saw this, all my expectations were shattered. I kept watching, but the anime neither gave a good viewing experience nor a solid story. Everything progressed too quickly and ended abruptly. Out of…
Read at the sourceEmpireDeLuna
There's a world that is being condensed into such a tiny portion, they prioritize the characters over it and that makes the balance of this story tip-off. There's a big heart inside, but the medium is just too small, the story goes into cardiac arrest so often.
And the main girl, i don't like to be mean, but she never breaks out of that token, FLCL, manic-pixie-girl kind of character that she is. The story could benefit so much more if she be less mature, less collected, and be more akin to her naive age group. She just so hard to relate.
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Painted Cake.
This anime is aesthetically pleasing and tugs at heartstrings early on. About 20 minutes in, however, it becomes obvious that there's nothing really going on. And I don't mean there's no action; I'm happy to watch a non-action anime. What I'm not cool with is when a movie pretends to have more going on underneath it than it actually does. This is one such anime. For example: the girl is blushing pretty much all the time. This was cute at first, but got tiresome after the 20th iteration.
At the end, all I was left with was a sense of wasted time. Imo, the best use of this anime is to play in the background while cooking. Please don't devote your whole attention to this painted cake.
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I was quite surprised to see that quite a few people didn't like it. Indeed, story-wise, it was too normal and had nothing that stood out. However, I feel that this anime isn't that bad after all!
Throughout the story, we will be presented with beautiful animation and some touching scenes. Moreover, this anime teaches us to be open in everything, and also indirectly gives a message that communication is very important in life.
If we suppress our feelings too often, bad things will happen. In this anime, the "bad" thing is that a small spirit will appear from the human body that can invite snow spirits. Then, the human will become a target or prey for the snow spirit.
Well, overall, this anime is recommended. Not bad, and not too good. So, let's just say that the quality is somewhere in…
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It's Rare for me to write a review, unless i was completely disappointed in something;
Overall the movie wasn't impressive. The animation was great, can't complain about that. But what else to say? The story is completely a mess. The goal is met, but there isn't really any build up that makes sense. After 30 mins I started watching how long till the movie ends. It was boring.
No spoilers, but you have the ML who is pretty much a push-over and can't express his real feelings. Then you have the FL that wants to find her mom. That isn't much of an issue. But then they kept introducing characters that have nothing to do with the story, they don't even really provide useful support for the ML or FL.
MC dads are just there for a purpose or a message. but i don't understand the message they…
Read at the sourceAeroGunz
“My Oni Girl” is what happens when You want to do too much in too little time.
Have You read Franz Kafka? He had an interesting way of building his stories and world. Weird things just happened to his protagonists and were never explained. The most known one is “Metamorphosis”. Oh, You got turned into a giant bug but still retain Your mind and sense of self? Yeah… tough shit, deal with it. “My Oni Girl” builds its plot similarly. A lot and I do mean A LOT of things never get explained. In Kafka’s case it somewhat works because the event itself is a gateway to the hero’s mind. Once Gregor Samsa wakes up as a bug the story is concentrated on his internal struggle, thoughts and meditations with plot showing its head only to push the story forward. This movie is far from this level of writing…
Read at the sourceAsta1234
Ok u trying to compare A Whisker Away and
Drifting Home
To My Oni Girl
Well u can forget it
Look I Like The Movie but it's not good
as A Whisker Away
A Whisker Away
MC She was Great with The Boy She likes Had Better Written Characters and Soild Storyline Also Supernatural, Romance and Adventure
It has and Awesome Ending even though they don't animate it
Drifting Home
can't really say Characters weren't that
Good Hate to say it but they Bad
Honestly Drifting Home didn't have a Story
They Should Have stuck with Mystery and Solving
It pretty obvious that
My Oni Girl Beats Drifting Home
Drifting Home Loses against My Oni Girl
A Whisker Away Beats My Oni Girl
Drifting Home Loses to A Whisker Away
All That Aside I Think My Oni Girl is Good Anime Movie to Watch if u have free time it
I Think…
Read at the sourceKeidrel
If I could give this a 0 I would. I’ve never felt the desire to write a review until now but this was truly the most bizarre and stupid movie i’ve wasted my time watching. It felt like it was trying to be like a new Spirited Away, but whoever wrote it had no idea how to tell a story or how to interact with other people. The art style was nice but that’s about it. All characters were stupid, nothing was even borderline realistic and I think if you have a brain you’d find it predictable and would dislike it. I’m literally just trying to get this review published because I don’t know what to law to write. It is not a unique story.
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the first few minutes is one of those situations that you really have to pay attention and understand subtexts to get what the boy is going through and why he has problems with his father, and this conflict is never stated verbally or outloud despite being one of the main conflicts of the movie, even at the end. the movie really believes in the viewer's smartness to get this just by watching and that's super i super appreciated since this is getting rarer in movies, it respects its viewers on this and i love this part of the movie.
after he meets the title girl the movie becomes really tropey and cliche, with all stuff you can hope to find in a recent "boy finds a girl with some magical twist" anime movie. but i appreciate they still avoided recurring misunderstandings and drama triggers…
Read at the sourceAnimeholikPl
"My Oni Girl" is a film that impresses with its technical side and visual beauty. Studio Colorido has once again proven that they can create visually spectacular productions, full of vibrant colors and detailed compositions. The elements of road cinema, fantasy, and romance are well balanced, making the film enjoyable to watch.
Unfortunately, the film falters in terms of its plot. A lack of depth, issues with character development, and problems with narrative pacing, especially in the second half of the film, lower the overall quality of the production. Inconsistencies in presenting the fantasy elements further contribute to the impression that the story is chaotic and not fully thought out.
The film is suitable for watching with family, offering light and visually appealing entertainmen…
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An somewhat OK movie to watch with kids. It misses on real depth and character development.
The animation and music was good. The characters were fine but nothing special. Sadly the narrative was mediocre.
Besides the two main characters all other characters had no depth at all. And even the main ones where shallow.
There are a lot of plot holes at the end and no possible explanation whatsoever. The ending felt rather rushed, but before that in the mid section I nearly felt asleep.
I'm asking myself how such a weak narrated story can bring such good visuals, because therefore it lost its potential.
Read at the sourceAkito_Sensei
My Oni Girl is vey good movie. If you see this movie clearly then there is a hidden message in it like sometimes we should be straightforward and express our feelings directly to the people. Don't have to hide it just say what you want to. I think it's a very good message for everyone who are watching this movie and who are not. Honestly, animation style is like a Ghibli studio for some reason like in this movie snow god is almost like no face monster in spirited away if you compare it. Well, in my opinion it's a nice movie but sometimes it kinda feel like boring but trust me you will like it for sure.... I can't say about storyline but it's animation is good.
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The short answer is it's fine. Sincerely, this was a fine, charming, quaint little film. It has an odd little urban fantasy. It's a coming-of-age story about learning to be more independent, a small exploration of found families and working together, and a quirky twist on shinto-tinged fantasy lore.
Sounds nice right? However, there are a lot of problems here. The problems are more numerous than they probably should be, especially with a really competent team, and a fairly solid director who has performed well in the past. The talent is clearly there, so what happened?
I think it's best to compare this to something like a gymnast performance. Sometimes a gymnast just has a bad day. Sometimes they have a great routine but either their mood, skill, or level of confidence just doesn't let t…
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You Should Express Your Feeling As They Have Their Own Value
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□ Visual/Art: 8/10
The Visual of the movie are very well done. The Sun Rise, Sunset, Fireworks and Snowfall are a feast for eyes. The Animation is also very smooth and transition are awesome.
□ Music: 8/10
The Music department was Good. The Soundtrack went very well with the scenes. Both Instrumental and Vocal were soothing for ears. □ Character Develpoment: 7/10
The "Boy meet Girl and Made his life Upside Down" is the cliche used here.
MC/Hiragi gets his development done very well. Its is kind of relatable.
The Journey made him Grow is potrayed very well.
Tsugumi personality is your GENKI Girl type. But she has her moments but yeah it still feels somewhat lacking.
Overall this is done with Studio Colorido Flavour.…
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My Oni Girl is the second release of Studio Colorido’s three film deal with Netflix, and it’s a moderate step up from the first. It is, as their previous few films have led me to expect, an exercise in convention. Its plot and themes are basic, and obvious. To briefly summarize, our MC is a pushover, and over the course of the film he grows to be more confident thanks to the help of an oni girl, who’s tied to supernatural phenomena that represent his character flaws and the film’s themes. It’s the type of story that’s unlikely to reveal additional depth on repeat viewings, and is pretty predictable.
That will make or break the film for you; either you’ll find a comfortable sense of warmth in its familiarity, or boredom in its predictability. If you’re in that second camp, you probably alr…
Read at the sourceLegionIscariot
My Oni Girl is nothing amazing. But still good.
Its about a shy boy Hiiragi Yatsuse who always goes out of his way to help others in order to make friends, but is very unappreciated.
One day he encounters a girl Tsumugi who looks like she's in trouble, so he offers to help her.
Turns out she is an oni (a demon) in search of her mother.
Hiiragi decides to run away from home in order to guide Tsumugi to the Hie Shrine where she may find a lead on her mother's whereabouts.
On their journey they encounter kind, helpful and generous people.
Tsumugi also seems to be pursued by strange seemingly demonic spirits who cause snow to fall (despite being summer) whenever they are near.
I wont spoil it but the plot does evolve into something more.
Altough all the characters are written fine i do h…
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This was a fun watch, I was going into this expecting your usual romcom but i am very happy its mainly a tale of friendship and adventure and not of romance. From what I've seen Onis are some sort of a demon but other than the horns the one we have here isn't really like that evil ones that take souls or something.
The animation and artworks are great with their linework, pleasing colors and pretty backgrounds that could probably go along with the level of some of the higher studios out there, and generally the cg looked nice too, aside from a few ones I didn't really liked, but they don't really stay on screen for too long anyways. The character designs by Colorido are very adorable and pleasing to the eyes.
The music are ok, there seemed to be electronic drums within the more usual orc…
Read at the sourceHarisrox
Studio Colorido is getting good at making mid movies with somewhat good visuals here and there. The character designs were pretty generic but the white hair and oni horns were a nice touch to make them stand out.
Why this movie was mid? Well the pacing was out of the place, it would have worked better if it was a whole slice of life/fantasy series where they could have fleshed out the adventure aspects of it while also explaining the whole narrative better.
Well, here's hoping that their future works get good, this was better than A Whisker Away (same director) but not Penguin Highway (same screenwriter, but not the actual author).
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