Oni: La leyenda del dios del trueno

This is one of the best things I have ever seen.. And I am an adult too.

But lets talk about the 1 strike against it. That film grain. What on earth were they thinking. Why add it? There must have been some kind of visual interference throughout the show and they were trying to cover it up? In some scenes it looks like it flip flops between 2 different film grains...and these scenes are hard to watch. I actually could NOT watch these scenes. Which in grand total i counted about 3 or 4 and each lasted a minute or 2..So overall not bad..But man oh man. It could give people seizures.

So despite this 1 big strike against the show, I hope you give it a shot. I also hope they fix this problem in the future.

It's short, it's cute, and visually appealing!

A beautifully stop-motion animated 4-episode story with decent messaging for kids! Like the dangers of trampling over tradition, not taking care of nature, fear against things that are different, and losing one self to emotions and the enemy being within ourselves.. or something. Still, it is energetic enough to distract younger audiences (target demographic)!

I've seen this done better in other places, which makes it hard to stand-out, even with a Japanese Yokai theme. The choppy framerate certainly gives it personality and style.. but also made it very distracting, and hard to enjoy. And overall, doesn't overstay its welcome, but doesn't linger enough to be memorable or recommendable.

I'm not going to rate this one, since I don't want to skew the ratings for something where I'm not remotely the target audience. This is aimed very much at young children, of which I am not one.

I watched this because the animation in the trailer looked cool, and the animation really is very good. There's also a wonderfully imaginative collection of characters - the weirdest I saw in ten minutes I watched was a guy with a water dish for a head who passes out every time his water splashes out, at which point someone has to refill it for him. Seems like an evolutionary dead end, but it's certainly creative.

I like a lot of cartoons that are ostensibly for kids, like Infinity Train or Pixar movies. But those films have a certain sophistication, whereas Oni has got that cute, simplistic kids vibe. It doesn't mean that nothing interesting will happen, or that there won't be a good story. It just means that my adult brain almost immediately said, "nope, not gonna watch *this.*

But if you've got a kid and want to watch TV with them, you could certainly do worse.

I started the series for the adorable visual style, it's cute but not simplistic, there's great sophistication of details and texture. The slow frame rate makes it a little choppy (I assume budget limitations? Maybe if it gets enough viewers they'll go back and fill in frames?), but the overall aesthetics make up for it.

I stayed with the series for the story, which seems simplistic at first but then takes quite a deep turn at the end, and is quite moving. I won't give any spoilers, but it's a lesson that much of the world needs now, in our polarized fractured age.

All in all, amazing film! (I guess long film or short series.)

This is a primal story. Though children will get it and enjoy it - it is also a tale for all. The story gives truth and is told well.

The access points of the story are Japanese mythic characters, nature, and the task of childhood learning about one's role in the world. The need for children to come into their own gifts seems to be better addressed in this setting. It is taken seriously and yet is situated amidst the delight of Japanese aesthetics - weaving play, wonder, movement, surprise, natural delight and suspense.

The revelational parts of the story are many and led me to really examine my species. Is humanity really worth it? I think the answers offered in the story- though simple, within its dynamics really do take.

I appreciated the tender work the story made on my own wrestling match with "us-them" dynamics. The story though Japanese in its main form, is itself a testimony to diversity - including its international support team.

This is a potent story for me. Thank you for telling it. I thank and honor the tellers of this story- all of them.