Containing shorts that could not be included in the original, Genius Party Beyond weaves stories that are both deep and insightful: the idea all life is relative in size, the consequences of an oppressive government, and how to deal with your darker desires, among others.
From the directors and artists of works such as Samurai Champloo, Neon Genesis Evangelion, and Akira, come a multitude of thought-provoking tales, to create a collection equalling the original in storytelling genius.
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Kalbrik
Like previous Studio 4c collaborations "Batman: Gothic Knight" and "The Animatrix", the Genius Party shorts are less about showcasing deep stories than they are about showcasing the wonders of animation. Unlike the previously listed collaborations, the Genius Party shorts are primarily personal projects made by both established and independent animators. The only thing that can be stated about the shorts as a whole is that they are wonderfully imaginative and colorful, and the Beyond shorts are arguably even more imaginative than the original Genius Party works. The first short, "Gala", directed by anime regular Mahiro Maeda of GONZO fame, is essentially a music videowith an overarching story about a mysterious meteorite which lands in a small village and how the inhabitants react to it. While the animation and art are relatively standard, the music adds a sense of life and energy to the short that makes it both a great start and one of the best in the package.
The second short, "Moondrive", done by director of the Kill Bill anime sequence Kazuto Nakazawa, is a humorous tale of delinquents on a search for treasure on a colonized moon after they discover an indecipherable map. The art style is a strange mix of Sylvian Chomet and Japanese conceptual art and gives the work a decrepit, yet comedic vibe.
"Wanwa the Doggy", by Shinya Ohira, who has previously done key animation on well-known Ghibi and Gainax works among others, continues the collection with a baby's vivid dream about pretty much everything a baby could experience. It's one of the most imaginative in the package, featuring a simple chalk-based art style that makes the animation even more of a visual feast than it already is.
"Toujin Kit", my personal favorite short, is the story of a young girl under arrest for breeding mysterious squid-like organisms in a steampunkish/cyberpunkish world. This short focuses more on narrative than the other works in the package, asking the viewer more questions than it does give answers, which serves to give the already intriguing world more depth. Done by Tatsuyuki Tanaka, who has previously done key animation work on a variety of lesser-known works.
The collaboration ends which the strangest of the bunch, key animation regular Koji Morimoto's 20-minute "Dimension Bomb". It plays out like an unfocused dream about friendship and betrayal set in a strange quasi-postapocalyptic world that's one part Ergo Proxy and one part Texhnolyze. This one, while narratively simple, is filled with enough unique and highly detailed steampunk, cyberpunk and sci-fi imagery to make it a fitting end to the collection.
Janiel127
Just like I did in my review for the first Genius Party, i'll give a rating for each short then an overall rating. 1. Gala - 8 2. Moondrive - 8 3. Wanwa the Puppy - 7 4. Tojin Kit - 8 5. Dimension Bomb - 9 Unlike the first Genius Party where 3 of the shorts were bad and the other 4 were good, Genius Party Beyond doesn't have a single bad short. Wanwa the Puppy is the weakest of the shorts, mainly because the animation style can be a tad off putting at times, but it's still a good short. Gala, Moondrive and Tojin Kit are very good, butthe best short is Dimension Bomb. It's hard to put into words how great of a short it is, you simply have to experience it yourself and see what you think. Even though I felt like I wanted more than just 5 shorts (the first film had 7), I think Genius Party Beyond is a step up from it's predecessor.
Overall Rating - 8
Logical_Leo
An unwise man once said, "Wisdom lies in the mystique, but do not mistake that for wisdom." If you are here for thought-provoking material, make of that what you will. You may say art is subjective, which it is, and that Genius Party is a "showcase of animation", but that is by no means an excuse for making it out to be better than it really is. I personally like strange art styles, but I never really hold that as a factor of if I like an anime/manga, unless the art is really bad or really good. The art here wasn't exceptionally bad or good. Side note:the description says "thought-provoking stories", I disagree with that standing.
Gala (3/10): On a surface level, this piece seems to be striving for the same style as Ghibli, yet results in the feeling of a cheap knock-off. The music was fine but not exceptional for an anime (you can find good soundtracks even within the worst of shows, I find tracks that I really like in literally the worst shows I've seen). The plot is interesting at first and seems like it could be something good, but by the end tries to cheat its way to meaning by having a “twist ending”. This twist is not justified due to the “secret world of...” having a completely different landscape than the ending (let's just say the land went from lush earth to barren mars). The ending went to pot (literally).
Moondrive (6/10): This was funny at times and had a fine plot. The ending was also very fitting.
Wanwa the Puppy (0/10): A 13 minute animation about a kid being chased, with weird art.
Tojin Kit (5/10): This did have a plot and was thought provoking in the sense that it made you wonder about the world and what is going on within the story, yet it left the viewers without any explanations and there was seemingly no deeper meaning. Good art.
Dimension Bomb (0/10): Yeah I can see why it's called dimension bomb, it really bombed. Zero substance. There were characters, yet no characters. "It's hard to put into words how ___ it is" because there is nothing for you to base your rating off of; an utter nothingburger.
13/50=2.6 stars=3 stars (even using MAL's least of 1 results in 15/50=3stars)
Personally, I thought OG Genius Party was average 5/10, and for some reason thought "Beyond" would be better because it has higher ratings? But Beyond consists of 5 "stories" that "could not be included in the original".
TLDR: If these did not make the cut for OG Genius Party, what does that say about them? They aren't good. These stories were bland and not thought provoking (an exception being Tojin Kit).
