From f12a534377416dbf115c75755a43d8ad9a868797 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: dakkar Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 11:40:20 +0100 Subject: kyousougiga --- src/anime/review/kyousougiga/.gitignore | 2 + src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++ src/anime/review/kyousougiga/du2html.xsl | 1 + 3 files changed, 76 insertions(+) create mode 100644 src/anime/review/kyousougiga/.gitignore create mode 100644 src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt create mode 120000 src/anime/review/kyousougiga/du2html.xsl diff --git a/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/.gitignore b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/.gitignore new file mode 100644 index 0000000..08d33d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/.gitignore @@ -0,0 +1,2 @@ +/document.en.du.xml +/document.it.du.xml diff --git a/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ee8767b --- /dev/null +++ b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/document.en.rest.txt @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ +============= + 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 `_ 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. diff --git a/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/du2html.xsl b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/du2html.xsl new file mode 120000 index 0000000..371d03d --- /dev/null +++ b/src/anime/review/kyousougiga/du2html.xsl @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +../../../../templates/du2html-review.xsl \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3