Ongaku (2019)

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   nbats

   https://zoro.to/on-gaku-our-sound-3308 2 years 5 months ago
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   Siskoid

   There's something quite off-putting about On-Gaku: Our Sound at first. The character designs are crude, as is their integration in the watercolor backgrounds, but then you realize it's by design. There are too many beautiful elements included (hands, body language and transportative musical moments), and form matches theme if you think of the kids in this story as "outsider artists". When instruments fall into the lap of thuggish teenagers, they spontaneously decide to form a band. Absent any knowledge of music, they find their sound... but are they ready for prime time (i.e. a local music festival?). On-Gaku is the opposite of what you imagine when you think of such narratives. The characters claim enthusiasm, but aren't expressive, the front man in particular, who gives us blank looks and few words, usually at the end of long pauses. You understand these boys as intimidating gang bangers, but not as artistic souls. But maybe every truant is just finding a passion away from leaving that life behind. It all culminates in a spectacular show where the kids - and the animation - are set free. It doesn't look it, but it's just lovely. 7 months 3 weeks ago

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