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There's some insanely beautiful camera work to be admired here, in combination with the equally impressive scene transitions it makes for a very dynamic and surreal film. Slightly exaggerated and slightly wobbly, as if experiencing the film though a mildly drunken dream. Those familiar with Yuasa's work know his peculiar style of animation. It's pointless trying to recount the events that occur in between, those are better experienced first-hand. While the A to B outline holds no surprises, Yuasa crosses several different galaxies to reach his destination. It's a basic premise for a simple romantic comedy, but that's just about all that's basic about this film. At its core, it's a classic "boy is too embarassed to date girl" setup, drawn out across the entire length of the film. The story is either quite small or outrageously epic, depending on how you look at it. That said, the source material clearly isn't the star of the show, it's Yuasa's direction that made this film into a sprawling success. I have to admit that I haven't read any of Morimi's work, but it's obvious the broad outlines of her stories fit Yuasa's crazy antics. It's not the first time Yuasa tackles Morimi's work, Yuasa's The Tatami Galaxy (an 11-episode series) was also adapted from one of her novels. The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl is an adaptation of Tomihiko Morimi's novel by the same name. Look no further than the screenshots here to see what I'm talking about. His work is instantly recognizable and deviates quite a bit from the norm, though it's still easily identifyable as anime. Much like Takeshi Koike ( Redline), Yuasa is a director/animator who sticks out because of his unique art and animation style. In fact many consider that a core Yuasa film, even though it was directed by Tatsuo Sato. Mind Game was Yuasa's first major achievement as a director, but those with a more in-depth understanding of the anime scene already knew him from his work on Cat Soup. If you're not really familiar with anime it might be a slightly tougher sell, but if you don't mind subjecting yourself to some off-beat animation, there's plenty to like here. The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl is one of the two feature films he has lined up for 2017 and Yuasa fans can rest assured, it's right up there with his best work. I'm not his biggest fan, but whenever he has something new to share I try to watch it as quickly as possible. Masaaki Yuasa is somewhat of a phenomenon.