Hentatsu

triplefox★ 8

This is the sort of anime that is obviously a director's indulgence, but Tatsuki ensures that it "goes somewhere" and finishes in less time than a single "full" TV episode; I would consider Vlad Love a comparable recent series. The difference is, Vlad Love doesn't commit to the bit and meanders between telling a traditional story and just "doing whatever" which makes it feel like a huge timesink. Hentatsu is entirely "doing whatever" and that works a lot better. The content is a pastiche of previous Tatsuki/Yaoyorozu works, thus we have an animated talk show set in a mysterious post-apocalypse, plus a few flashy action scenes.It doesn't have any overarching message, although there's plenty of meta-commentary. It's really like one big calling card - "here's more of the thing you liked" - and there really isn't much to say about it as a story. The animation likewise is of the same style as usual - 2D backgrounds, 3D characters, with most of the focus being on establishing feeling and motion rather than nailing rendering details. Tatsuki's style is unique and authentic, and that's why I like it,