Modest Heroes

The three ex-Ghibli directors here have as good a claim to the age-old "next Miyazaki" title as anyone else. Yoshiyuki Momose's segment in particular is a stunning tribute to the Takahata school of animation.

Kanini & Kanino: 6.8 - nice little short, but feels a bit too much like a underwater dialogue retake on Arrietty, which would be less a problem if it wasn’t from the same directors and therefor feeling a tad uninspired. Life Ain't Gonna Lose; 7,5 - very fine short about being and having a kid with a deadly food allergy. It’s a tale of real unsung modest heroes. Invisible: 5.5 - get what it was aiming for; the feeling of being unseen. But didn’t care much for it.

Panini & Panino: 67; Samurai Egg: 63; Invisible: 72.

Definitely has a Ghibli vibe. The first story is maybe visually the most ambitious but the two other stories hit emotionally harder.

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first episode: good, second: good, Third: excellent

A collection of loosely themed shorts that even assembled seems too short to make an impact. The last one is a diamond in the rough that deserved some more thought and an expansion, but the others beg the question: don't you have any better ideas? If not, you could probably find a better one dumpster diving behind Miyazaki's house.

Short stories in any form whether written or in film don't really work for me as I'm usually left wanting more and not in a good way.

Kanini & Kanino: weakest of the trio, ending robs all tension from the story for a happy ending that feels inauthentic. Live Ain't Gonna Lose: powerful tale of everyday struggles for a child with a deadly food allergen and his mother, personal favorite. Invisible: great atmospherics with its rainy, foggy setting, outstandingly, indulgently well-made character animation, good metaphor for feeling unseen by society but taking pro-social action anyway.

The animation is great as you would expect. The stories are varied and interesting.