My Neighbours The Yamadas (Animated) (DVD)

...quite unique to itself in my mind. At first I was a little surprised by the animation as it initially looked a little crude and not what I would expect from Studio Ghibli; however, very quickly I found that the simplicity of the style, with only the minimum amount of lines drawn was very effective. Equally, the animation itself is beautifully done and I found myself thoroughly enjoying the visuals. I think young children will be captivated by what's ...
...I wasn't giving the movie my full attention right towards the end. The DVD itself contains one disc. Like similar discs, the menu is well produced and nobody would have any trouble finding his or her way around it. In term of bonus material, the disc is fairly sparse in terms of additional content. Like other discs from the Studio Ghibli Collection, it doesn't come with any booklets and, whilst there are some 'Special Features', they're not particularly ...

BlueMidget 09.04.2007 · Read full review
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...only really since then that my obsession with anime has developed, and so now I feel I understand and appreciate far more, in terms of both animation and cultural reference. Based on a classic Japanese gag strip, Tonari no Yamada-Kun is the kind of quirky, unconventional work that Takahata seems far more inclined to direct than Miyazaki does. Essentially, it follows a very ordinary Japanese family unit – the mother and father, their little daughter ...
...purely random to me on my first viewing have become elucidated by the things I have learned since – folklore references to babies coming from peaches and from inside bamboo, what festival chants sound like, even the way that Japanese people beckon…all went over my head before, but all are well-understood now. Too bad there weren’t cultural notes for me on my first viewing. Tonari no Yamada-Kun (the ‘Houhokekyo’ part, an onomatopoeia for the call ...

Adziu 29.07.2007 · Read full review
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