An der perforierten Linie abreißen

It's definitely not easy to talk about this show without many spoilers about the main twists of the last two episodes but I'll try anyway, because I don't want to ruin the experience. This show was made by Zerocalcare (if you were wondering, his real name is Michele Rech) , an italian comic book writer with a pretty peculiar style. His narratives are autobiographical but surreal streams of consciousness full of irony, cyinism and self-pity, but also handling some very serious issues at times in a very deep and personal way. This show is exactly what you would imagine a show based on his comics would look like. It's funny, clever and full of detours that don't add anything to the plot but they get so hilarious you can let that slide. Zero dubs almost every character and that may sound ridiculous, but don't worry, it will make sense in the end. And then, in the last two episodes, you break down crying, when some great plot twists make you realize what Zero is really talking about. I won't get specific, but this is a story of regret, sense of guilt and of being scared of the future. Also trigger warning: there is talking of depression and suicide, so be warned if that disturbs you. I hope for the success of this show and that it could actually revitalize the almost dead industry of italian animation.

I admit, due to language and very fast narrative, it's not easy to follow and you will want to hear everything, because it's great! To make matters even harder, every scene is filled up with so many interesting details and you want to see them all. It's a bit too fast, hence 9 stars, but I guess on second or third viewing or at maybe half a speed it would work.

Other than that, I loved it! It has so many details, every sentence is important, it's very funny, but at the same time quite touching. I am not millenial but I still enjoyed it a lot.

I had no idea where this story was heading until the very last episode. And that's a really good thing.

No spoilers. So all I can say is that the film-maker is brilliant. Beats most recent anime hands down (and I love anime).

And I think choosing the animated format was the only way to go - makes the story all that much more impactful.

Mini cartoon series that takes you and makes you laugh for its irony and for the criticism of an acute intelligence of the protagonist. The Roman accent is fun. The series suggests many things, especially the feelings of a typical asocial teenager. TV series to watch all in one breath, recommended!

A bittersweet portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, steeped in the difficulties of becoming an adult in a stultifying Southern Europe society, where the past matters more than the future -- a society that has little use for its young. However, the discourse of Tear along the dotted line is way more personal than political, and it's full of straight-faced humour and wild imagination, fast paced and with almost no sentimental excesses. After watching it, you'll want to read all the comic books.