Kuramerukagari

This anime at least tries to do something different. But it seems to have only gotten a shoestring budget. And sadly it falls on its face as a result.

I liked the steam-punkie vibe to this. The characters' art designs were OK; nice background work. While not terrible, it's easy enough to see where the animation was sub-par. Most of this is cheaply rendered 2D CG. There is some 3D thrown in as well. But frankly, it is done clumsily at best. The animation really hurts this title immensely.

The story seemed to have an interesting premise, but there isn't enough time alotted to flesh ... this out into something complete. What little world building was accomplished was interesting. The MC, while pleasant enough, is hardly striking. It seems to be a 2 episode pilot, slapped together, hoping for some financial backing to keep it going. It failed in that regard.

The title would have needed Google Maps to find its way home. But it never got a GPS signal. If I was grading it, I'd somewhat sadly give it a 59/100. It's barely a failing grade. If they'd only put a little bit more care into this, it might have been reasonably acceptable. I'd say try it at your own risk.

Not that good nor is it bad. (a simple not in-depth review)



THE STORY

The plot:- 6.5/10
Execution/handling:- 2/10
-honestly the base of the plot/story is pretty decent and interesting, but the way they handled it was pretty boring.
-it had an interesting premise.
... -there isn't any deep meaning in the story, not much the kids could learn from the movie. I prolly think this is one of those kids movie where it is a waste of their time too.
-handful of details mentioned in the story were later brushed aside literally wasting the screentime and extending the already slow story.
-predictable story.
-honestly the final act could've been a bit more grand.
-some parts of the story feel unnecessary.
-the reason on why the final act even happened does not make sense.
Overall the plot is mid at best, very good premise but the way the story unfolded and was executed felt very boring. There are better movies to watch with family.




THE WORLD

World building:-7/10
the only redeeming quality of this movie is its world, even tho its not the best in this category either.
Characters:-5/10
-Honestly the the main cast out of 10 or so introduced characters, not a single one of them made me feel attached to them or at least like them.
-some times there are moments where characters somehow know the other character but in the end they don't even get a screen time together and they don't even explain their relationship with them.
-and idk how but they somehow made characters with interesting and likable personality feel boring.


TECHNICAL SIDE

Animation:-7/10
-Animation was good it was fluid.
-3d cg was usually ok/bearable butt at few sequences the use of cgi was beautifully animated.
Art style:- 7/10
-felt a bit comforting for my eyes to watch
-the colors and brushes used felt a bit refreshing
Music:- 7/10
-music was good.
-i liked the ed




honestly watch this movie for at a technical standpoint rather than focusing on the story, some shots are wallpaper worthy
Even for an avg family movie do not watch this i do not recommend all my family members slept thru for almost 40-60% of the movies runtime.
A forgettable movie with forgettable characters in a forgettable story.

in the end my final score is a 5.

As interesting as Kuramerukagari seemed at first and regardless of my initial enthusiasm, it didn't manage to meet my expectations. So much so that I had waited for something to happen throughout the movie. Even though it's not exactly my cup of tea I had to appreciate the atmosphere which reminded me of certain western cartoons from the 1990s and even the CGI sections could have been tolerable but the overall plot is confusing, provides little depth and there is not much of an emotional depth either. It felt like a straight line, from the beginning to the end. I can't just compare this with ... just about anything since that wouldn't be fair, and I care to admit I find character designs quite captivating, but it wasn't enough.