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A Massive Achievement for a Youtuber, let down by the scale of the End Goal.
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I've been a fan of Gigguk for over half a decade, was introduced to him around 2018-2019 and he's basically been the only Anituber I watch since then. So fast forward years later and he drops a video announcing his next step which I originally thought was gonna be him announcinâŚ
Read full review on AniList âYou see that? YouTubers CAN make good movies!
Over the past couple of years, the things I've been looking forward to most during every anime season are the videos different anime YouTubers release going over each anime that premiered that season; some of them have even gotten me to check out anime that I wasn't even intending on watching beforeâŚ
Read full review on AniList âUnfortunately, the trailer was the best version of this project
To start, itâs worth saying: itâs genuinely inspiring to see Garnt pull off a largely self-funded production of this quality while also staying true to his vision. This **** ainât easy, thatâs for sure.
When I first saw the Instagram announcement, Iâll admit I got Vietnam flashbacks to Misty and âCâŚ
Read full review on AniList â"Anime is Trash and so am I"
bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood is a short anime film created by Garnt âGiggukâ Maneetapho, a well-known figure in the anituber community. For context, Gigguk began his YouTube career in 2006 with Anime Zone, producing comedic anime reviews before branching into seasonal anime coverage. Over the yeaâŚ
Read full review on AniList âNGL Just watch Ratatouille instead
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Well...this was alright...Kevin was good on OST's (7-7,5 maybe even 8 on a good day),the plot was also alright (Need more time to develop all plot/character development aspects of the Bâan to make them shine even more aka wtf is thâŚ
Read full review on AniList âFlawed For its Size, Bâan Has a Lot of Heart
The harsh truth: Bâan isn't very good. It's fine. And that's okay.
This comes in two parts.
The first part is Bâan as an anime. And as said, it's not fantastic. I get glimpses of the vision that was intended here. In effect, this is an isekai where two people live different lives: one in a fantaâŚ
Read full review on AniList â...wait, that's it? *[SPOILERS]*
[*clears throat and puts on my best Adum Johnston impression*]
So I just saw Garnt Maneetapho's a.k.a. Gigguk's anime short film, "Baan", and it waaaaaaaas commendable, but also underwhelming.
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When he first announced it, I thought it would be like a series or sometâŚ
Read full review on AniList âAn earnest story about the warmth of home
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It's easy to judge a person based on prior opinions, **** bad takes. Especially the anime community especially does this and I'm guilty of this too. I'm a huge Type-Moon fan. But it's easy to let this color the perception of an indâŚ
Read full review on AniList âBâan stuns with visuals & VA but its rushed 18-min story lacks depth. Needs 1-6 min more for clarity. 7.6/10
Anime Review: Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood
Bâan: The Boundary of Adulthood is a visually striking short anime that tackles themes of maturity and self-discovery but falters due to its cramped runtime and underdeveloped story. Despite impressive animation and voice acting, the narrativeâs rushed pâŚ
Read full review on AniList âAt 18 Minutes, It Brought More to Isekai Than Most Isekai
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<p align="justify">For me, an isekaiâs job is to take us to another world, especially as our coping mechanism for escaping reality has gotten stale, with barely any heart left in its place. It's an obvious turn-off to someâŚ
Read full review on AniList âA wonderful story about adulthood and tackling life head-on in a foreign land.
The themes of immigration, homesickness, and trying to find where you belong in the world were amazingly executed in such a short runtime. As someone that's moved around a lot, I resonated with this story greatly. The contrast of both Daichi's and Rin's experiences moving to a foreign land is handleâŚ
Read full review on AniList âNot Glazing Because It Is Gigguk: This Anime Truly Hit Different
Wow. I just finished watching this and honestly, Iâm still processing how amazing it was. Itâs not just another isekai (like Gigguk even said it might feel like). It really came across as something special, almost like a personal story from his own life. Just like when he talked about Porter RobinsoâŚ
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