The circumstances responsible for the person's pained expression remain unknown. However, it can be surmised that love is responsible for the anguish they feel. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
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Story 10/10: It's clearly a story about struggling to find your true love. Epileptic Sasuke here is clearly confessing to the love of his life Naruto through webcam but is then overcome by his emotions and fade-to-black-jutsu before before Naruto could see his tears. #nohomo The title is clearly providing a deep provocative reference to Japanese word "ai" which is this forgotten ancient word for "love" which can only be realised once you've committed yourself to the arduous act of... 3 seconds of google. This story was truly moving and nothing in anime comes close except for Iwata Naomi magnificent work with Polygon Pictures. Truly I've seenthe short 7777777777777 times now and it never fails to get me teary by the end. Magnificent. Art 10/10: You may worship Kimi no na wa's beautiful detailed artwork and sweeping establishment shots but you know what this show doesn't have and Kimi no na wa does? Bearable animat- Boob jokes. This show doesn't pander to otakus with vulgar boob comedy. It is devoid of fanservice and instead is filled with rich and evocative symbolism. The blackness is clearly there to indicate that you might need chemotherapy because you have brain cance- a deeper appreciation for life and its intricacies. Truly a thought provoking show. Sound 10/10: Wait there was sound? Uh beautiful OST recorded at 0 db that really sweeps you up into the emotionally poignant climax and amazing sound design. Best sound since Made in Abyss. Character 10/10: The show singlehandedly focuses on epileptic sasuke so he gets an immense amount of character nuances and not only grows as a person throughout the show but also acts as a vessel for the viewer to grow alongside him. Enjoyment 10/10: It was so good it gave me brain cancer and I don't remember who I am anymore help please i feel not great andnowmythumbstoppedworking Overall 10/10 Recommended for everyone. tl;dr I sensed a disturbance in the force... there was an extreme lack of quality reviews for this show.
Once in a while you may come across an anime which you'd literally understand nothing about. Either it may be too complex for your brain to grasp at face value, or it may offer little to zero substance at all that you do not really know where to extract the essence of maybe the characters, the plot, or the premise to begin with. You may watch the thing again, adjust the brightness and sounds just a little bit, still understand nothing, wonder if this shit is some sort of a joke or a failed attempt to boggle the mind of the viewers, rate it withthe lowest possible score on MAL and carry on with your boring life. Let's cut to the chase. This short animation can legitimately count as one of those aforementioned moments in the entire lifetime of a casual anime viewer. Ai, as it was entitled, features a 7-second animation of nothing but the roughly presented face of what is apparent to be a woman, as she seemingly changes facial expressions until the scene eventually fades into nothingness (The screen becomes black at like half of the entire 7 seconds, which I think is wasted time and could have been exploited better to add "plot" or symbolism or whatever. Either way I don't think it would be enough to make sense of the story though.) It could've even been possible that the creator never made any serious intent in crafting the animation, or it even appears to be a part of a bigger anime perhaps. I believe that giving it a score of 1 is obvious, if not necessarily imperative. This is precisely because it does not offer any sort of unique identifiable plot, nor even a distinguishable premise at the very least. Like it could be any story about some woman. It wasn't even enough to make it look like an identifiable scene in a bigger story. Because of this, it could be said that the amount of effort put in Ai that the average reasonable viewer can most likely see is very underwhelming compared to other shorts. A defense of this can be attributed to the time frame of mere 7 seconds to wrap things up, which of course is not enough to create an understandable story, but from what the animation offers, I could feel a lazy attempt to even prolong what isn't supposed to be. I felt like the transition of the woman changing gestures into fading away was even poorly paced, if pacing even existed in the anime short. The problem is that every scene frame does not make a significant difference from the other scene frames. In short, Ai can take out the changing of gestures of the woman, condense it into a single scene and automatically transition into black and still make no difference. In essence therefore, 7 seconds can still be shortened and basically retell the same story, proving that the effort to make wise usage of the time allotment was at best mediocre. Another problem I see in the transition is that the changes in the facial gesture of the woman do not really make sense. They weren't progressive, like you do not know whether the woman is gradually showing positive affect or gradually bursting into tears. It does not tell a clear story, really. But the actual reason why I wrote this review, aside from my justification of giving it a very low score (the lowest, obviously), is that I found several interesting things in the 7-second short. This definitely does not make the animation more entertaining to watch, nor argue a higher rating for Ai. What it does tell me is that the animation is still worth watching and pondering about. This is based on an idea that making a particular anime very, very vague allows viewers to some extent to craft the story themselves, take note of the significance of minute plot details and take a deeper level of thinking, far beyond what an anime actually offers to begin with. Although it may not be primarily intended by the writers, but somehow taking such role yourself to make sense of it and probably fill in gaps in the plot makes your time spent watching it more or less fulfilling in a way. One of the interesting things I'd like to point out is the title, and might as well include the genre. The animation is entitled "Ai", which means love, and it is in the romance genre. So people may actually question, "Why the fuck is this anime entitled love? Where the fuck is love shown there?" Usually, when people want to connect the title and the actual plot, we utilize the plot to make sense of the title. Like we ensure that the title fits the plot by making certain that the plot dedicates itself to expounding what the title is actually all about. When for example the title is Fullmetal Alchemist, the plot instinctively becomes faithful to justifying that the anime is all about the Fullmetal Alchemist. What's interesting with Ai, in my opinion, is that the plot cannot justify the title, primarily because number one, the plot does not make sense, and second thing is that even when we viewers try to make sense of the story it does not uniquely fit the title because it could be just any other story - story about pain, depression and not necessarily connected to love. I believe, thus, that it is more appealing to use the title to justify the plot. Like here we are presented with the plot and we use the title to try and make essence of the story. So the slow transition of the woman's facial expressions is about love. What kind of love could it be? Judging from the seemingly pained expression, the woman might be a lover, suffering from pain probably attributed to the failure of having her love reciprocated. So in a sense the transition might be to show us how the woman suffered until she died, with the feelings probably slowly fading away as well. It could be any other story, but considering that it was entitled to be about romance, it could necessarily paint a picture relying heavily on instinctive symbolism to become understandable to the viewer. Another thing that interested me as well is the two seemingly skin-toned stuff diagonally situated at both sides of the screen, because it provides an additional insight to the possible story the short is trying to convey. At best, what I apparently view them are the woman's legs (And yes I am not intentionally imagining things). This may split into two different possible plot routes. They may sound absurd, but if you actually believe in the significance of every plot detail, surely things could probably be plausible in either route. The first thing, which makes sense of the title "Ai" or love, is that the woman could possibly be having sex. It's not in a perverted way but somehow, it could reveal story of a woman being so in love that she is ready to give up even for instance her virginity for the sake of the person she loves. And what is interesting is that her facial expressions somehow makes sense, and the rough transition in a way jives with this premise. The second possible story line, which I personally prefer, is a picture of childbirth. Similar to the first premise, the pain of childbirth coincides with the facial expressions of the mother, and what's even more interesting is how the transition into nothingness reveals a nice argument for the plot. She probably died in the process. It shows how great the love mothers have towards their children, and at what cost they have to pay. Of course mothers do not normally die because of childbirth, but the effort to bear the pain, even at the face of impending death is something commendable and worthy of salute to mothers. Ai - So what does it basically talk about? It could probably show anything but clarity. But that ambiguity enables the viewers to reflect beyond what the story delivers, even possibly far beyond what the writer intended to begin with. Ai - A demonstration of love beyond the realm of pain, and how much a certain woman is willing to suffer, all for the sake of people who matter.
Ai (ona) is not supposed to be looked at as if it were an anime series or movie, but rather as one would look at a painting. It captures a raw emotion of desperation. As the character fades in and out, you can see a look of pain on her face, but that is not all. There is also a look of strong will, attempting to overcome whatever force is affecting her. I feel as though a great piece of art should be moving, and i think Ai (ona) is. The girl depicted is literally attempting to resist the end of her story. Thework questions what would motivate someone to have such willpower to resist the end, even when you know your time is up, and your ending is inevitable. Even though it is so short, Rapparu managed to cram so much raw emotion into this work, and I believe that the meaning of a work and how it is conveyed is more important than the work itself. Thus: Ai (ona), although short deserves a good score.
This is basically the anime equivalent of a vine. 7 seconds of just a random angry girl face. Obviously, it's terrible with no sound or voice. This was not made to be taken seriously it seems and is a bit of a troll from its creator or even maybe just an animation test. However I just found it funny and it brought a smile to my face at how silly it is so despite how bad I have to rate it, it's still a little funny and I think if you are easily entertained then this is a good 7-second video to watch. I'd recommendit to Lost Pause/Noble if I had to recommend it to somebody since I know he'd probably just laugh or be confused.
I feel like many seem to pass off this anime, as nothing more than a 7-second film. It is often trash upon and bad because they fail to see beyond what the anime portrayed. And so I'm here to tell you that you're wrong. Story: 10/10 In this film, directed by Rapparu, there were many symbols used to evoke emotion and passion in just those 7 seconds. If we break down each second, we can see how profound and heartbreaking this film is. In the opening, the first second, we already faced with a character. It evokes this question, who is this person? As time runsdown, we see the screen slowly fade out, as the focus seems to become to be blurry. Reaching the five-second mark, we can see the screen goes completely dark. The use of the black screen demonstrates how we perceive it. For many, it is something daunting or scary, while for others, many see it as peaceful. When reaching the end, we are left thinking, did the person completely lose it, or did they finally reach peace of mind? Art: 10/10 The use of the four-color palette allows us to precisely maintain our attention on this person, as the focus of the frame. The quick and faint lines on the character allow us, the viewers, to focus more on our emotions on this character than to be distracted from the art itself. As a wise man once told, "Art has to do with the arrest of attention amid distraction." Often with modern anime, more focus is put into the art itself, but in turn, this becomes a distraction. It loses touch with the story and how we perceive the characters. Sound: 10/10 I believe this is the best part of the film. When we watch films, we often expect to hear sounds. The idea that sound and music are what differentiates a film from great to becoming a masterpiece. However, in this film, you hear none. You might question why? This goes back to another quote, "Silence isn't empty; it's full of answers." The films try something different, which stands out as why it is considered a masterpiece. Since when a person is silent, there are many reason behinds it. And sometimes, it means that the person being silent is the reason for many answers that he or she is hiding. We once again, what is this character's reason for staying so silent? Character: 10/10 This is another part I want to praise the director so highly, as it's done flawlessly. If we look at MAL, we see that the character is nameless, with a description, "The person who slowly fades." The character represents the viewers to self-reflect, which is why many have different opinions on these films. In those 7 seconds, it entails asking yourself questions about your values, assessing your strengths and failures. Many seem to think that this film only has one character, and it has no name, but the character is us, the viewers. And how we perceive it, differs with each one of us. Enjoyment: 10/10 I can't help but praise the director even more, as it had accomplished more in those 7 seconds than many other films like A Silent Voice or Your Name. The film is a masterpiece that opens up for interpretation and allows the viewers to experience it for themselves. Whether we are happy with our lives or sad about a severe loss, it shows that things will fade away. The 7 seconds represent how short things can quickly go by, for some, this may be tough, and for others, it can be a good thing, as it shows how important we must treasure stuff we love. It goes by saying that we want everything to stay the same, but feelings fade, and people change. Overall: 10/10 Remember this: Memories and thoughts age, just as people do, but certain thoughts can never age, and certain memories can never fade. While the film faded out, we still reminisce about those 7 seconds and how beautiful of a masterpiece it was.
As a romance entitiled "Love", this fails on every level. The concept is too broad and the creator managed to make a story featuring a girl?...defacating?...Well, it's up to the viewer's interpretation and that was mine. I could have given this a higher score if this was entitled "poo". Unfortunately, it was not meant to be as the creator couldn't think about a more appropriate title and just thought "oh imma name this, Love." Sadly, Romance is non-existent. There was no sound, or the silence was the sound. Anywho, 2deep4me *tear*. There was a character, and I could not resonate with it. Well given it'slength, 7 seconds was enough and i'm glad it ended there. I wouldn't tolerate it if it was more than 7 seconds of the same thing. The art and animation was bad and at least, there was color and movement. I was being quite generous rating it there. As for enjoyment, it's a waste of time. A plain wall would be just as appealing and would have more purpose. In fact, i'm going to look at my wall right now and name it "Love". See ya. This is also my first review, pardon the grammar. XD I would gladly appreciate the suggestions. Thank you very much for reading it! :)
This is the review of the best thing I have seen in ages. It is so great, that it is hard to describe. This ONA is best thing to ever exist, even better than oxygen itself. This masterpiece of a work has better artwork than any scene in a Kyoto Ani show or movie. It has better writing than any Shakespearean play. It has better cinematography than any Shounen action scene. It has better character development than MHA. Has spicier drama than any intense drama show. Has better pacing than literally anything out there. It takes no time to get to the point in this,it starts, and ends. It is the smallest waste of time ever, because it is only 7 seconds. This is so good that if you haven't watched it yet, I'm going to force you to go watch it NOW!!! NOW GO AND WATCH THIS AMAZING THING!
For those who wished to watch the 7 second anime, here is a link to a reupload on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2dolB2W2kY There was a previous link but it was for Kissanime, F. It's harmless, really, can't understand the hate people display for it. The animator's recent work is rather charming, and I encourage you check out their tumblr! Their recent works are actually very nice and their style is individualistic, colour choice too. Many have dissected it, though it feels like an artistic vent rather than something deeper, which is also why I am less harsh on it. Still have no clue why it is listed on MAL,but it's here. Art - 6 (Most of the animation is blurred and there are few frames intentionally) Character - 6 (Solid character animation, a lot of emotion) Overall - 5 (Lacks in other categories, though I doubt it is the creator's fault that it arrived on MAL)
Ai, or Love, is another short animation by Rapparu, a young animator who doesn’t seem to be too well known. Ai, which was made before they were even 20, was my introduction to their work, which made me want to look into their other works, just to get an idea of what they’re about and capable of. After experiencing everything they’ve done so far, it was easy to see that Ai is no doubt their weakest work. It was most likely not meant to be anything serious, but not much really happens, as it’s only 7 seconds long. In terms of animation, the characters faceand, what appears to be, hands shake slightly, but that’s all, so it’s not easy to tell what exactly they were trying to portray. I’m assuming, based on how it fades out, that it might be portraying a second character being choked by their lover and losing conciousness, but through their point of view. Even if I’m wrong about that though, I highly doubt there’s any kind of deeper meaning whatsoever. While it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever seen, especially since it’s too short to be a waste of time, they’re obviously capable of doing much better animation than this and have improved since.
Not sure what this is supposed to be other than a short animation of a woman's face turning into an expression of pure pain and mental anguish? Repeated watches make this short animation feel like an existential rubik's cube. Overall is there a deeper meaning to this? Or is this just some kind of 7 second shit post that feels like an intentionally bad meme? I guess it's up to the viewer to decide what this animation is supposed to be. Gave it a 2 because some sort of minimum effort was made, even though it came off as confusing and strange.
