Bokurano:Ours | Q's Anime Reivew
An Interesting, Salacious and Juicy take on a Myriad of Individuals - Some including Mohiro Kitoh, the original creator scoff at some of the differences between the anime adaptation/manga - But really is it valid?
The Monogatari Series | Q's Anime Review
Koyomo Araragi's Impersonal, Mysteriously Dissonant and Comical story, with unexpectedly Fragile and Tender moments - An Arty and New Wave-Esque Presentation That You Wouldn't Expect From Your Typical Vampire Story
Attack On Titan (Shingeki No Kyojin) | Q's Anime Review
Robust Characters, Transient Dynamism and Action Packed Intensity ~ Attack on Titan (Shingeki No Kyojin) skyrocketed into ethers of popularity, penetrating pop culture after it's anime debut - with good reason because it's Jam packed with stimulating and excellently choreographed high action animation scenes. Being absolutely fearless when it comes to the acrobatic like camera movement and tracking
Death Parade | Q's Anime Review
A Madhouse Parallel : Death, Regret and Loss that was heartfelt, vivid and thrilling, with some occasional laughs and smiles along the way - I feel the reason why Death Parade felt so engaging and fresh was because of the amount of individual character opportunities Yuzuru Tachikawa was able to rotate in, being the Auteur for Death Parade so to speak.
Samurai Champloo | Q's Anime Review
Shinichiro Watanabe's Fusion Frenzy of styles and cultures, that's a warm and comical journey of desiring closure - There's something that's to me that's so openly nostalgic about Samuria Champloo, it's something about it's relatively conservative film grammar, emphasizing diegetic continuity, in addition to a comical spin on it
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Steins;Gate Montage Neurosis | Q's Anime Video Review
A Progressive Grind Through Okabe & Makise Kurisu's Thrilling Journey Through Time, With Confrontational, Subtle Yet Robust Drama ~ To my knowledge no one else asides White Fox has made an anime including time travel since and better.
Our first of many more Youtube video's to come ~
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Shinsekai Yori (From The New World) | Q's Anime Review
Timely Romanticism & Compelling Mystery
Shinsekai Yori (25 Episodes Single Season) 8.82 out of 10 Stars
Shinsekai Yori (From The New World) is a deeply personal memorandum that covers Saki's raw, unfiltered & spotted story in navigating through friendship, love, tragedy. Where the story is compelling, unique and beautiful in it's sense of culture & adventure - It is equally terrifying, disturbing and heartbreaking. In that beneath the utopic & pleasant offset is an underlying mystery & the horrifying evils necessary to preserve it. The sense of Karma is unmistakable as Yusuke Kishi's masterwork which took 30 years of planning is brilliant, being that for the initially pleasant & hopelessly innocent childhood Saki & her friends are able to enjoy and even what the entire foundation that the archipelago of Japan is built upon in this post modern society, was rudely founded upon the horrifying sacrifice of countless innocents and the backs of many more countless slaves, along with a millennia of meaningless slaughter. Being where Saki's entire idea life in the village consisting of romance, friendship and adventure, Saki & friend's unquestioned existence is ripped completely apart. As their innocent curiosity is the violent catalyst that unfolds the buried horrifying origins of humanity, their village, queerats and Cantus, secrets that all are forbidden from learning.
This being the first of many steps of a simple, yet humble queerat's decade long plot to rein the fires of catastrophe over the ignorant existence of humanity & the entire archipelago of Japan. Shinsekai Yori is a beautifully haunting and a emotionally violent story that questions humanity, revealing the base instincts that come even from those with the godlike powers that the people of Kamisu District 66 call Cantus. Depicting how we still yet try to put ourselves above other species to justify our means and hypocrisy, at all humanities attempts to separate ourselves from the likes of animals and other sapient beings, even if we can't escape from our most base of instincts no matter how much we dabble with intellectual pursuits, politics & perhaps our perception of morality. Where Group One's youthful innocence of experiencing timeless moments of joy & friendship, is washed over by a horrifying wave of secrets & tragic events to which they'd never see their world the same again.
Welcome to The New World ~
Shinsekai Yori (25 Episodes Single Season) 8.82 out of 10 Stars
Shinsekai Yori (From The New World) is a deeply personal memorandum that covers Saki's raw, unfiltered & spotted story in navigating through friendship, love, tragedy. Where the story is compelling, unique and beautiful in it's sense of culture & adventure - It is equally terrifying, disturbing and heartbreaking. In that beneath the utopic & pleasant offset is an underlying mystery & the horrifying evils necessary to preserve it. The sense of Karma is unmistakable as Yusuke Kishi's masterwork which took 30 years of planning is brilliant, being that for the initially pleasant & hopelessly innocent childhood Saki & her friends are able to enjoy and even what the entire foundation that the archipelago of Japan is built upon in this post modern society, was rudely founded upon the horrifying sacrifice of countless innocents and the backs of many more countless slaves, along with a millennia of meaningless slaughter. Being where Saki's entire idea life in the village consisting of romance, friendship and adventure, Saki & friend's unquestioned existence is ripped completely apart. As their innocent curiosity is the violent catalyst that unfolds the buried horrifying origins of humanity, their village, queerats and Cantus, secrets that all are forbidden from learning.
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| Yusuke Kishi [Author & Original Creator] |
Welcome to The New World ~
Sunday, August 12, 2018
What's Next For Red Q Studios? An IRL Update
The State Of Red Q Studios | & How I've been doing
Sadly, this process really took a lot longer than anticipated, as you might already be aware that I've been working towards rewriting a lot of my older reviews with much more insight & quality. It was a back breaking process I feel somewhat obligated to talk about now, as it really changed my mind on a lot of things and how I'd approach reviewing things.
I'm finished however! Though I did decide not to redo a couple reviews simply because I wasn't interested enough in the given series or the effort it would take. Initially I wanted to set out to give each and every article the absolute best I had, and that manifested into very long written reviews & organized break downs. Such an example would be the Kara No Kyoukai review. I poured everything I possibly had into that review, every fiber of my being, and although I'm very proud of the result in capturing exactly what I set out to do and envisioned, I realized that bar for quality comes at a price I simply shrugged off for a long while. It's really that review in particular that slowed Everything down, my whole schedule in that it took 3 months of writing and organizing to get it published.
This process taught me so many things, I was able to polish & hone my skills, showed me what I was capable of, how hard I was willing to push myself & how to manage my energy levels. However what it really showed me is the concept of Priorities. You see, with someone such as myself who's very OCD about hobbyist activities, I found it and still do find it difficult to prioritize in what I meant Red Q Studios to be, the project was initially born out of the cultural malaise we are going through in our communities, particularly in the anime world. I read, watched & followed many reviewers & videos just feeling unsatisfied, where everybody just sells out for clicks, I see a lack of true love & dignity in that social space. I've always been such an avid member in the community, wanting to trust reviewers and such, but in the end I've always felt that sense of dissatisfaction, I always ran my mouth about how they could do better, and in the end I always had the feeling that "Man I could do better"
Sadly, this process really took a lot longer than anticipated, as you might already be aware that I've been working towards rewriting a lot of my older reviews with much more insight & quality. It was a back breaking process I feel somewhat obligated to talk about now, as it really changed my mind on a lot of things and how I'd approach reviewing things.
I'm finished however! Though I did decide not to redo a couple reviews simply because I wasn't interested enough in the given series or the effort it would take. Initially I wanted to set out to give each and every article the absolute best I had, and that manifested into very long written reviews & organized break downs. Such an example would be the Kara No Kyoukai review. I poured everything I possibly had into that review, every fiber of my being, and although I'm very proud of the result in capturing exactly what I set out to do and envisioned, I realized that bar for quality comes at a price I simply shrugged off for a long while. It's really that review in particular that slowed Everything down, my whole schedule in that it took 3 months of writing and organizing to get it published.
This process taught me so many things, I was able to polish & hone my skills, showed me what I was capable of, how hard I was willing to push myself & how to manage my energy levels. However what it really showed me is the concept of Priorities. You see, with someone such as myself who's very OCD about hobbyist activities, I found it and still do find it difficult to prioritize in what I meant Red Q Studios to be, the project was initially born out of the cultural malaise we are going through in our communities, particularly in the anime world. I read, watched & followed many reviewers & videos just feeling unsatisfied, where everybody just sells out for clicks, I see a lack of true love & dignity in that social space. I've always been such an avid member in the community, wanting to trust reviewers and such, but in the end I've always felt that sense of dissatisfaction, I always ran my mouth about how they could do better, and in the end I always had the feeling that "Man I could do better"
Thursday, June 28, 2018
Clannad | Q's Anime Review & Commentary
A Potent Life Encompassing Story of Youth, Innocence, Love, Loss & Romance
Clannad (47 Episodes 2 Ova's Two Seasons)8.78 out of ten
Angst, heartbreak, regret, innocence, teardrops, youth.. This is Clannad. A potent part of the Kyoto and Key holy trinity and arguably the best out of the three. While I like many others continue to follow Kyoto animation as well as Key, I feel that Clannad really became a foundational staple for both both parties marking a fine eye point in both their catalogues regarding the shared success and critical reception of Clannad. As when most of us think about the absolute best works from Kyo Ani & Key, a lot of us look back at Kyo Ani & Key's partnership in the early to mid 2000's as the most fond, where the stars seemingly alined and where the majority people would tip their hat in respect to both the visual novel and anime medium in what they are both capable of in terms of telling a story.
While not the first project of the Kyo Ani/Key relationship, there's no doubt in mind that it was the most significant, being that it was the culmination and the fruits of their labour that would mark the end of the Kyo Ani x Key saga and would begin Kyoto Animation's new beginning of carving their path into becoming the most beloved & respected animation force in the industry today. Being that one of the three main scenario writers for Clannad Jun Maeda felt as if his work on Key's last project "Air" was difficult for some viewers to understand, feeling a duty to write Clannad so it'd be easier to understand & receive, in that he championed the creative process behind Clannad's scenario as the most ambitious of his work.
In my mind Clannad was the most honest and life encompassing story of the three, & while it has more than it's fair share of going through the motions of established cliche's and narrative loops that concerns the Moe/Slice of life genre in general, what separates Clannad from most of it's peers and predecessors is that the story goes through the natural succession beyond the closet of a story set strictly in a high school setting. As Clannad is Tomoya's life encompassing story of love, joy, regret and tragedy, with beautiful mix of setting and character driven story that's equally atmospheric as it is goofy and sweet. It's a patient family soap opera that sets the stage for it's climatic moments early on through it's details and composition of the individual stages of the story, in how they connect and empower one another. As Jun Maeda & Fumuhiko Shimo we're able to bring the story to a full circle while maintaining a subliminal progression and tempo, having each moment resonate while keeping in mind the composition of the emotional flow, dynamic and flavour of the series throughout the span of 47 episodes. As Clannad is arguably the Pinnacle of the Nakige genre.
Clannad (47 Episodes 2 Ova's Two Seasons)8.78 out of ten
Angst, heartbreak, regret, innocence, teardrops, youth.. This is Clannad. A potent part of the Kyoto and Key holy trinity and arguably the best out of the three. While I like many others continue to follow Kyoto animation as well as Key, I feel that Clannad really became a foundational staple for both both parties marking a fine eye point in both their catalogues regarding the shared success and critical reception of Clannad. As when most of us think about the absolute best works from Kyo Ani & Key, a lot of us look back at Kyo Ani & Key's partnership in the early to mid 2000's as the most fond, where the stars seemingly alined and where the majority people would tip their hat in respect to both the visual novel and anime medium in what they are both capable of in terms of telling a story.
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| Jun Maeda [Lead Scenario Writer &] [Music Composition] |
"Clannad is a wall I can never cross again" Jun Maeda [October 11, 2007 Degeki G's Magazine]
In my mind Clannad was the most honest and life encompassing story of the three, & while it has more than it's fair share of going through the motions of established cliche's and narrative loops that concerns the Moe/Slice of life genre in general, what separates Clannad from most of it's peers and predecessors is that the story goes through the natural succession beyond the closet of a story set strictly in a high school setting. As Clannad is Tomoya's life encompassing story of love, joy, regret and tragedy, with beautiful mix of setting and character driven story that's equally atmospheric as it is goofy and sweet. It's a patient family soap opera that sets the stage for it's climatic moments early on through it's details and composition of the individual stages of the story, in how they connect and empower one another. As Jun Maeda & Fumuhiko Shimo we're able to bring the story to a full circle while maintaining a subliminal progression and tempo, having each moment resonate while keeping in mind the composition of the emotional flow, dynamic and flavour of the series throughout the span of 47 episodes. As Clannad is arguably the Pinnacle of the Nakige genre.
