An adorable monstrosity, I have to say this was a cute little anime that was easy to watch and even easier to enjoy. Even though these short, five minute anime confuse me a little (it’s gotta be tough pushing a story line into a five minute episode) I still found this to be like Pringles. Yeah, one chip isn’t going to be enough so you have to keep eating more in order to fill up your stomach, and your loneliness.
Too real? Too bad. Let’s get on with the review!
The Good:
For five short minutes, I found myself falling in love with the characters pretty fast. Miku is my absolute favorite! Not only that, but I can see their outfits being seriously adorable cosplays. If I don’t see one at Otakon I will be very upset; if you cosplay any of them I will ask for a photo and your first born. I have to commend creators who take on making small anime like this. For the length, there’s not really a lot you can do. While Kaiju Girls is in no way deep or meaningful, I never felt like I was wasting my time watching it.
It was certainly worth the watch and definitely cute. I think if anything, it was really nice to look at. It’s sort of like my expensive vase or trophy spouse in terms of anime; no, not a lot is going on and it’s not really worth as much as you’d think, but it’s nice to look at and fills my soul with purpose, even if for only a second.
The Bad:
The biggest issue I’ve been having with short anime is that they don’t necessarily evoke anything in me. Kaiju Girls is certainly adorable and cute, but I never felt like I fully backed the girls on their decisions or their desires. I sort of felt indifferent to the story line and character struggles the entire season, and I feel like it didn’t have to be like that.
This isn’t necessarily a bad thing. When you keep in mind the time restrictions, I think it makes sense as to why you’re not really feeling anything towards the characters and their overall quests as people; you simply don’t have time to! It’s like when your teachers give you an essay where you get to actually write about your opinion. Sure, you have a good argument and you’re passionate, but do you really have the time to spend making it? Better yet, do you even want to spend the time to do it? I think not. And to be honest, I think this anime would only work as a five minute anime; any longer and it might not have been as good.
Kitty Rating:
I can never give small anime like this more than three Ellibum emojis; it really wouldn’t be fair when I think of other great anime that put a lot more story development and animation into their series like Izetta or knock-off Magi Madoka. That being said, I still think if you have the time you should watch this anime. It’s certainly cute, just like Elliot. And if you think Elliot is cute (which you all do, else wise you wouldn’t be here) you’ll think this is cute!
What do you guys think of these short anime? Do you like them more than full length anime?
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