![]() ![]() ![]() For those who'd rather I avoid getting swayed too much by worldy affairs though, I promise the same issues would've bugged me on any other day, because they've set up a fairy tale story for these two, and framing it are a lot of emotions that aren't compatible with their dream world. Add to that the fact that two friends on opposite sides of the Charlottesville conflict need to be having a pretty serious conversation right about now, and the fast friendship/pseudo-romantic bond between Mei the sheep and Gabu the wolf leaves me feeling like there was a step or two missing. After last weekend's fight between white supremacists and antifacists I'm not feeling particularly generous towards looking at both sides of a conflict, and given a story about wolves who eat sheep and sheep who, well, fight and run away from wolves who want to eat them, there's barely a degree of separation for me right off the bat. If you want a good story that is fairly kid friendly without being cheesy, wonderful animation and some lovable characters, Arashi no Yoru Ni is right for you.I'm not sure this is the right time for me to review Arashi no Yoru ni. The colors in the film were vibrant, the shadows and highlights were smooth and easy moving without seeming like paint, and the backgrounds looked as if they had been drawn by Da Vinci himself. I actually got a tear in my eye when I though Gabu had died. ![]() I will grant, many anime tend to show a bond of friendship being close to that of guy love, and Arashi no Yoru Ni isn't an exception, but it's easy to look past that. The friendship between Gabu and Mei was a strong bond that was able to get them through even life threatening situations throughout the film. Admitedly the odds of a wolf and a goat being friends are practically zero, but after seeing a lioness take care of a gazelle there's really nothing to far-fetched about it. It's well written, beautiful animation that I haven't seen since Akira, great voice talents, a nice ending, and it was kid friendly without being cheesy. ![]()
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