Hello fellow painters!

I'll be presenting a new kind of blog that I didn't see being explored here at paint, so far. Anime reviews! If you don't know an Anime is I pity you, but don't worry, theres enough time to catch up with the Anime craze. I will give a brief description for those new to the thing.

Anime is basically the eastern (Japanese) cartoon, and they usually are adaptations from Mangas, which is the Japanese comic book. I will be honest with you and say that I don't know exactly what makes a Anime, an Anime, but the most standing out characteristic is the artwork itself.

Unlike western cartoons, Manga/Anime characters have the characterstic bigger eyes and, most times, very peculiar, standing out expressions.

It is not unusual to see Animes feature very deep storylines, with plenty of psychology, drama, and character development. Extremely popular animes like the Dragon Ball saga and Naruto only scratch the surface of the huge Anime world which is very far from action-only.

I will not be reviewing those extremely and absurdly hugely popular franchises, like Dragon ball, Naruto, Ramna and Pokemon. But I will be reviewing some popular franchises, but considerably unknown from the audience limited to Naruto-like franchises, in therms of popularity.

I will try too keep spoilers as reduced as possible

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Today, I will be reviewing:

Mujin Wakusei No Survive / Uninhabited Planet Survive

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Series Information:

Main Themes: Adventure - Sci-Fi
Sub Themes: Drama, Mina*, Shounen*, Action, Comedy, Angst
Time: Future
Episodes: 52 (~22 minutes each)
Year: 2003-2004
Available in HD 720p.
Audience: Everyone/+12
Glossary:

Mina = "Friendship", translates as "everyone".
Shounen = "Immature"/Teenager Romance. This is very subtle in the series.

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Review

This series is very light-hearted but has a few strong scenes, this is why I don't strongly recommend it to everyone, but still, very light-hearted.

The story is about a group of students who got lost during a space travel organized by their school. They end up stuck on a unknown planet believed to have no advanced intelligent forms of life, thus, making it impossible for them to return without help from the outside world. Without many choices, they decided to survive and make a living out of the nature around them.

The Anime has an unique "survival" feeling, and despite the simple nature of the story at first, you can still have a nice degree of immersion. The Anime, whoever, doesn't cease to be predictable by most experienced watchers, that can be annoying at some extent, but is not a killing detail. Still, it holds many surprises.

The feeling of "Mystery" is constant, and exploration is very present.

Character development is somewhat shallow, but acceptable due to the simpler nature of the show. It is evident it was created to please younger watchers and be easier to understand, so don't expect complex interpretations. It is a nice option if you want to get yourself gradually inside the world of anime watching.

This series is from the same creators of Digimon, so expect some decent artwork there, although not exceptional, it is very bright and appealing for the genre, I'd say it is more than good enough on the average therm. The Anime makes use of a little bit of 3D, used in spaceships for example, the 3D is well incorporated and I didn't see it as an annoyance throughout the episodes.

I haven't watched english dubbed episodes, if there are any, but I can say the voice acting (Japanese) is decent, and doesn't sound "fake". Overall music and sounds are good, but not exceptional. I really enjoyed some of the background musics, thought, and they are very well placed within the events.

Verdict

This series is worth watching if you are not exigent about storyline complexity and character development. It has a little bit of everything, from action to drama. Its a peculiar Anime, and I'm quite sure you won't find similar works easily.

I recommend it for those who are not fans of gore and are looking to watch some light-hearted Anime which opens no exception to extreme violence and somewhat disturbing (although thought provoking) psychological elements, usual of animes aimed towards a more mature audience.

Whoever, even if you enjoy Animes aimed at a mature audience, if you are open to a lighter kind of show this will most likely please you as well.

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Thank you for reading my first Anime review! I'm open to criticism, please leave your comment.

Based on feedback and demand, I will take these reviews further. If you liked, please let me know.