Oni: Légendes du tonnerre

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 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.

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.

If you think it's just a cute kids show from the first episode, please continue with it and you'll be amazed at the animation, the story and the power. The final episode had me in awe and I'll definitely watch it again. I love the music and references to Japanese mythology, some was reminiscent of the Ghibli films. It deserves a lot more recognition.

Beautiful art & beautiful story.

Simple story with great characters, about finding something wonderful that is unique to every child, but also a story of a father and daughter.

Nice character development, pace is great, nothing too slow or too fast, everything is just right. Only 4 episodes so can be finished in 1 or 2 sittings.

Again, the visual style is just amazing. It's a mixed style of CG animation with stop motion style that somehow really works well for telling this story.

Highly recommend this to anyone with a kid, or someone who's into good animation, or like japanese mythic tales, or just someone looking out a good wholesome story.