Animation Runner Kuromi
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Artist: Artist Not ProvidedDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); English (Original Language); Japanese (Original Language)
Format: Animated, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 40 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-09-09
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Us Manga Corps Video
Movie Reviews of Animation Runner Kuromi
Movie Review: An enjoyable parody of the anime industry, `Animation Runner Kuromi' is an enjoyable OAV featured with a lot of humor and more!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this DVD immediately when it was released.
Who could pass up an an anime based and parodies the actual anime industry? I've heard about these type of parody anime and I recall reading about Mikimoto Haruhiko ("Macross", "Gunbuster", etc.) actually creating one but was only given to staff and friends back in the early 90's but really haven't seen anything for the many years I have been watching anime.
But there are always stories about the behind-the-scenes of an animation studio and how sometimes the anime that is aired, sometimes gets there within minutes or an hour after finalization. From the crazy tight deadlines and overworked staff, for those of us here in America who will never get to experience or see that kind of work environment of how anime is created and developed, fortunately "Animation Runner Kuromi" is here.
The series is directed by Daichi Akitaro known for his work with "Fruits Basket", "Now and Then, Here and There" and "Jubei-Chan the Ninja Girl" to name a few. The sreenwriter is Nagatsuki Tou and the OAV won "BEST OAV" Award at the Tokyo International Anime Fair.
The series is about a new employee named Oguro Mikiko (which the president of the company automatically names her Kuromi) who was hired to work at the famous animation studio, Studio Petit.
The studio is behind on schedule for "Time Journeys Episode 2' and with the boss falling ill, he appoints Kuromi as production desk manager and puts her immediately in charge.
Essentially just a newbie in the industry with hardly any experience, Kuromi is put in leadership position and has to motivate a staff that is too lax and literally a bunch of slackers. With the threat of the second episode of "Time Journeys" not being completed, Kuromi is learning that this staff, during deadlines, they make excuses and end their work early. The fact that many of them work at home, makes it a problem for Kuromi.
Because of their way of working, Kuromi feels dejected and has nightmares that the episode will not get to the TV station on time and feels like quitting.
But Kuromi decides to not quit and make immediate changes that will affect the studio and hopefully they will complete the next episode of "Time Journeys".
I pretty much enjoyed the insight of an anime studio. May it be the parody from the anime OAV or the actual behind-the-scenes footage on the special features.
I'm very glad to see that CPM decided to include so many special features for the DVD release and all in all, it was just a blast to watch, especially if you have interest on what goes behind-the-scenes at an anime studio.
But all in all, this is an OAV that is not meant to be taken seriously, it is not meant to spawn a TV series. It's just a parody on what goes on at an anime studio and for anime fans to just sit back and enjoy.
It accomplishes what it wants to convey to the viewer. No deep storyline, no major character development. Just an enjoyable and hilarious OAV about woman working her dream job at an anime studio and realizing that it's all hard work, stressful but is handled in a way that people can watch, understand but laugh at the same time.
I got what I want from it and that's to learn about the crazy things that go on at an anime studio and the fact that the viewer not only just gets to see a parody of it, but also included in the special features are video footage of people at work. That was great to see!
All in all, I recommend this OAV series for the anime fan who has interest on how an anime series is created.
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