Audience reviews
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lisnoire
[b]TO[/b] is really two beautifully illustrated science fiction short stories presented in classic anthology style. Generally speaking, I am a "CGI hater" but [b]TO[/b] is a glimpse of what we can look forward to as the art evolves. It is high budget CGI at its best featuring stunning spacescapes, ships, equipment, and interiors, but as usual, human movement , facial expression, and lip flap leaves a lot to be desired. Human movement does seem a bit more fluid in the [i]Symbiotic Planet[/i] than it does in [i]Elliptical Orbit. [/i]Thankfully the voice acting, even in the English dub, helps make up for it.
Overall, I found [i]Symbiotic Planet[/i] generally more interesting and moving than [i]Elliptical Orbit [/i]but both stories were very worthwhile.
If you are a fan of hard science fic…
Read at the sourceArchaeon
Science fiction is arguably one of the most diverse genres in visual media, with series like Stargate, Farscape, and Babylon 5 enjoying a fair amount of commercial success. Even more than this, both the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises have become household names, and the impact of these two franchises dwarfs that of more recent shows.
However, while television has enjoyed several successful science fiction franchises, it is anime that has produced more sci fi tales than almost any other medium. From space opera to cyberpunk, from utopian dream to dystopian future, from aliens to mecha, anime has, throughout its history, produced some of the most iconic and influential science fiction works in visual media (one example of this is the original Ghost in the Shell's influence on The Matri…
Read at the sourcezoddtheimmortal
T.O. is an anime that is designed to be pretty, and it is, the Computer Graphics(CG) is over the top wow.The story does however fade against the awesome artwork, it's only two episodes, so if you're interested in something soothing before falling asleep, this will help.
Art-10 ,
on a 1-10 scale , this gets an 11, absolutely gorgeous, remarkable CG
Overall, an 8
I wouldn't watch it again, but it was very pretty, and I didn't dislike anything about it.
Read at the sourceshadylookin
This show felt incredibly awkward. The dialog, the art, and the relationships between the characters.
The first and second episodes share nothing in terms of story. The first episode is about human relationships in space when people age differently. It's been done before(and better) but an interesting idea none-the-less. Instead of pursuing that idea to it's fullest they decide to just throw in one of the lamest generic bad guys I've ever seen. It does have an interesting twist, but it doesn't really justify watching the whole thing.
The second episode is about 2 lovers on an another planet that just happen to belong to opposing factions. It wants to pose the question of whether it's humans that shape a planet or is it the planet that shapes humans, but it's really just an uninterestin…
Read at the sourceYxel
When I picked TO up, its MAL rating was at 6.75 (and is probably going to get even lower). Daunted by this low score, I didn't know whether to watch it or not.
Thank God I did.
==[Pros]==
- Art/Animation. Though this show may be 100% CG, it's 100% good CG. The second episode proves that. Save the characters, everything is so beautiful. There's no glitches and mishaps you might see with hand-drawn works.
- Soundtrack. A lot of the time, the show simply pans out to let you soak in the art. And it plays some great background music at the same time. I usually don't take much note of a show's BGM, but TO really brought it out with minimal dialog and maximal (?) music.
- Sci-Fi. The best sci-fi (except mecha) stories make the technology seem both believable and commonplace. TO accomplishes…
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