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+=============
+ Kyousougiga
+=============
+:CreationDate: 2016-05-02 10:35:39
+:Id: anime/review/kyousougiga
+:tags: - anime
+       - review
+:rating: 4.5
+:original: http://www.easternkicks.com/reviews/kyousougiga
+
+At the end of the 12th century, near Kyōto, lived the Buddhist monk
+Myōe (明恵). Among many other works, he founded the Kōzan-ji temple
+(高山寺). Inside that temple is kept the Chōjū-jinbutsu-giga (鳥獣人物
+戯画, usually abbreviated to Chōjū-giga), "caricature of animals and
+people", a set of scrolls carrying pictures of people and
+anthropomorphic animals. These are sometimes described as "the first
+manga", although there's plenty of debate about that. They've recently
+been brought to the attention of western people via a `short
+advertisement <https://denki.marubeni.co.jp/special/>`_ commissioned
+to Studio Ghibli by Marubeni Corporation.
+
+.. sidebar:: The many versions
+
+   - Kyousougiga was initially a Web-only single episode, published in
+     2011
+   - in 2012 5 mini-episodes (between 7 and 15 minutes each) were
+     added
+   - the full series ran on TV in 2013, for 10 episodes proper, plus
+     an introduction, a summary, and a live action episode that
+     explains the historical events and real-life places that inspired
+     the story
+
+All of that is history on our world. In the world of Kyousougiga (京騒
+戯画, "caricatures of the boisterous capital"), things went a bit
+differently.
+
+You see, beside Kyōto, in another reality, is a garish and lively
+alternate capital, created by a Myōe who has the ability to give life
+to his drawings. His family (Myōe himself, a black rabbit he drew and
+named Koto (古都), who thanks to the intercession of the Buddha became
+his human wife, and three children, one mostly human, two drawn) moved
+into this reality after the people of Kyōto got fed up with having
+these not-quite-human people around. In this city there is no death,
+no conflict, all days are happy. A prophetic dream of destruction,
+though.  convinces Myōe and Koto to depart, leaving the city and its
+reality in the hands of their children. And, apart from boredom and
+loneliness, things would not have changed much.
+
+But some unspecified time later, a young girl called Koto (written in
+Kana, コト, not in Kanji like Myōe's wife) crashes through the walls
+of reality looking for a black rabbit.
+
+Who's Koto? What is she really doing in the city? Will Myōe's and
+Koto's children ever see their parents again? Will they avert the
+prophesied destruction? Can such a family ever be truly happy? Who's
+Myōe anyway?
+
+Kyousougiga explores themes of family, a creator's responsibility
+towards their creatures, and how to create inter-dimensional portals
+by hitting a giant remote-controlled mecha with a big magical hammer.
+
+I don't think a review can do justice to this short series: it's
+packed full of feelings, and fun, and over-the-top absurdist
+action. Every character, including the giant mecha Bishamaru and
+Myōe's dog, are charming and well-rounded. The art is clean and
+deceptively simple, conveying the unearthly nature of the alternate
+reality. The music complements the whole work, the opening song in
+particular is very catchy and nicely sets the tone for the story.
+
+You can watch this masterwork by TOUDOU Izumi (東堂 いづみ, Ojamajo
+Doremi, Purecure) and MATSUMOTO Rie (松本 理恵) on Cruncyroll
+http://www.crunchyroll.com/kyousougiga You should probably skip
+episode 0, which may spoil some of the story.
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