Featured Anime
Kaijuu no Ballad (Monster's Ballad)
Released: 2007
Stats as of July 30, 2014
Weighted Score: 5.09
Ranking: #7064
Bottom 100 Ranking: #91
It has been quite a while since I've watched anything in my bottom 100 challenge list, and even though my bottom 100 list was compiled almost one year ago, I recently thought I should get back into it.
This time, I watched a short, 2 minute music video. This was one entry that I skipped on my list the first time that I got to it, as I couldn't find any place to watch it. However, somebody has recently reuploaded it to YouTube, so I was able to take a gander at it.
The music video consists of a tiny bird-like, almost chicken-like monster running around without much purpose. There isn't much of a story here, it's really mostly just a video to go along with the music. However, I'd also say the music is not really to my liking. It's not catchy, but it sounds like the kind of song that should be. By that, I mean there's not much complex instrumentation, and it sounds like the simple kind of tune that could get stuck in your head, but for whatever reason just doesn't and thankfully only ends up being annoying for the duration of the video.
The animation kind of looks like shit, but is still intriguing. It is mostly limited animation using still-frame photographs. However, there's also a bit of stop-motion techniques put in there, which makes it seem rather unique and creative... innovative, even. Unfortunately it's only innovative in concept, though... as the end result just looks like a total mess (and not in the good way).
Overall, It's an interesting idea for a music video, but in practice it ultimately fails to deliver on all of the ideas it has... and it's something that I wouldn't want to watch again or would recommend to anybody.
I give it a 2 out of 10.
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[0.00] = MAL's rating (as of July 30th, 2014)
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Note: I copied this list from the Top Anime List on July 30th, and will go through this version of the list for the duration of this feature, even if the list on the site ends up changing over time.
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