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The Mechanism of Spring
春のしくみ
4.34
14,674 rank · 1,321 viewers · 0 favorites
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Synopsis
Short film by Atsushi Wada about Spring.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
5.3
/10
What 3 viewers settled on.
50%
recommend
Score distribution
median 5
mode 3
σ 2.05
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.05 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.0 · others 3.0
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Score over time
↑ 0.33
Running avg · Nov 2016 → Apr 2018
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “The absurdity of this short is genuinely hilarious, and the intentionally bad character designs, particularly the frog's face, add a unique charm to the experience. While the characters are...”
- 3 “The story succeeds in its transitions, particularly through a well-executed looping structure that connects back to the introduction. However, the art leaves the thematic goals regarding...”
- 5 “This film offers a refreshing, lighthearted experience that stands out as a fun, smile-inducing contrast to the often disturbing and incomprehensible works in the compilation. While the animation...”
Verbosity
Short · 67%
Medium · 33%
Long · 0%
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A Movie Production
- Format 1 × 4′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 04m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2010 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated G All Ages
- Ref. BS-9797 catalog