A penguin named Andou protects the forest and its animal inhabitants from the evil humans (or the "cancer of the Earth" as one sign in The Animal House reads). However, some of the animals suspect that Ando himself may be a human.
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After rating this 5 minute short at a 9 despite the overall score being so much lower, I couldn't help but leave a short review to defend it. Mr. Ando has been around a long time, I remember watching it 7 or 8 years ago on YouTube as a middle-schooler. I thought it was goofy for sure, but after coming back to it as an adult, I have a newfound appreciation for this spectacular short. I'd forgotten all about Mr. Ando until I saw that its director, Takashi Taniguchi, would be returning with a series of shorts for this Summer 2017 season, titled Piko-tarou no LullabyLullaby. Every character in this sketch is voiced by one gentleman, Takashi himseslf. He writes and animates all of his shorts and brings life to all of his characters himself, making his work incredibly unique to him and him alone. His delivery in Mr. Ando is beautiful, utilizing his crude recording equipment to create a comical comradery between the forest creatures (some of which include a bear, a penguin, and a trout.) The sparing sound effects are performed by Takashi as well, often in a very dull tone of voice to add to the droll atmosphere. The story is simple, of course. It's just enough to allow the forest creatures and their personalities to be presented and tested, without overstaying its 5 minutes. The main focus of this short is placed on the curious nature of Mr. Ando, the local forest penguin. I wish I could go into detail as to why this is such a clever absurdity, but I don't want to spoil such a short adventure. Hopefully you will come to realize the genius behind this story's subtleties yourself. The only fair criticism I can give to an ONA thats strong points lie in its crudeness, is the music (or rather, lack thereof). Ando of the Woods ends with a heartfelt ballad, written and performed by Takashi himself, but this is the only soundtrack held to an otherwise perfect short film. The silence assists in emphasizing the comedic awkwardness that comes from the sound direction consisting entirely of Takashi's mouth and hands, but I honestly feel that a few short and simple background tracks would aid in delivering the flow of the short. Please watch this. It's 5 minutes and it's uploaded on YouTube. You're not honestly going to complain that you wasted your time. I promise you'll at least get a few chuckles out of it, really.
Only 5 minutes were needed to tell this masterpiece. The story simply tells about a forest and it's residents. At the beginning of the story we meet a bee and a bear. They seem to have a discussion about honey, which leads to a fight. Then the star of the anime, Mr. Ando comes to the rescue. Mr. Ando is clearly the protector of the forest. He brings peace everywhere with his powerful message: ''STRIKE MR ANDO STRIKE''. For some reason the animals suspect that Mr. Ando might be a human. Which is impossible, because he is obviously a penguin. (This can be determined by the pengpeng sound he makes) At the climax of the episode a human is trying to ''develop'', and this means destroying the animals home. Humans truly are greedy beings. But no worries Mr. Ando comes to the rescue and saves the day. The episode is coming to an end and the animals still couldn't find out if Mr. Ando was a human. But Mr. Ando will always be a penguin in their hearts. The episode fades out with a wonderful solo about Mr. Ando, sung by the fish. After watching it I immediately recommended it to about a dozen people, some hate me now, some think this was the funniest thing ever. To me it's just magnificent. You have nothing to lose by watching a 5 minute short, do it.
A 6 minutes One episode anime Do you like weird? Especially some really Japanese ish? Well here you go, knock yourself out with this one XD Mori no andou has this same kind of weirdness and somewhat visuals just like the infamous Onara Gorou. Truth be told I really don´t know what to say besides it is epic in its weirdness XD This is the one you troll your friends with but still having a chance of not loosing your friends compared to other shocker videos. Well I had a fun time, 6 minutes I will never get back but which was somewhat enjoyable in its weirdnessXD I really need to start to watch normal anime again >.<
You either get it or you don't, and it's quite clear from the score this has received the people reviewing it don't. Perhaps the subtleties are lost on those with no knowledge of Japanese. Perhaps people thought this was a true, studio produce animation feature. It's not. It was drawn, animated, and voiced by the same man, Takashi Taniguchi, who animates both as a hobby and professionally. He started his own anime production while still in university because he enjoyed it. People ranting about the art and animation is equivalent to ranting about the art and animation of the asdf movies, or the lazer collection, or "look atmy horse" end of ze world, schfifty five. These works are tongue in cheek, satirical, and self-aware. To put it succinctly, "lighten up." I've given this 10 across the board. That does not mean it has Art as good as a Ghibli film, or sound design as good as a Jojo series. Things must be judged in the proper context, and in the context of a five minute youtube video created by a single person as a passion project, it is indeed worthy of the highest praise. The humor hits all the marks. Most are immediately thrown off guard by the human-like faces on the animals, and by the same person doing all of the voices. I think the divisiveness probably first really hits when the bee, describing the last time the bear asked him for honey, does an exaggerated, sexualized mockery of the bear. If you find a grown man's girlish moans of a human-faced bee saying "lick lick" in Japanese funny, you'll probably enjoy the rest. Most laudable is the voice acting, which constantly lampshades its low budget-ness as Taniguchi, instead of inserting sound effects, simply uses the Japanese onomatopoeia: instead of a building shaking he simply drolly states "go go go go, go go go go" (rumble rumble). And the carefully chosen gaffes "ぺーおれペンギンだよ" (Pe-- I'm a penguin!) that sound (and perhaps are) ad-libed add to the charm. Like all humor, not everyone will enjoy it, but for those that do like myself, it has secured a special place in my mind of the vault of classics that the internet has produced.
