“Solo-animated short "Haruwo" follows delinquent vs. Yakuza; creator Shao Guee made it for fun, not profit.”
Haruwo
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Synopsis
Solo-animated short "Haruwo" follows delinquent vs. Yakuza; creator Shao Guee made it for fun, not profit.
In a violent post-apocalyptic Japan, a reckless juvenile delinquent named Haruwo takes on the Yakuza, but their new bouncer may be more than he can handle... Over a year in the making, this half-hour short was entirely the work of one person--even the music! "Haruwo" animator Shao Guee writes, "I didn't make this film for money, just for fun. I hope people all over the world will have a chance to see it. If you like it, please tell your friends about it. That's all I want. My thanks to everyone who helped me make this project a reality."
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 3 sampled reviews
What 3 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 3.30 · split reception
8.0 pts
Recommenders 10.0 · others 2.0
↑ 3.67
Running avg · Aug 2014 → Jul 2018
- 10 “This may be the greatest thing I've ever seen. The art is amazing and beautiful and the story gripped me like I've never been gripped before. I've seen it more times then I can count and I've...”
- 5 “Haruwo – SS Overview (Short and Salty Overview) This was in my backlog of anime in my anime folder decided to give it a go. Wow was this bad, I don’t generally call it out straight away but it’s...”
- 2 “The animation in this anime is really cheap looking. First off, it's CG, which typically doesn't look very good at all. Second, the CG is very rudimentary, looking like it came straight out of the...”
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A Ova Production
CoMix Wave Films.- Format 1 × 30′ eps × min
- Total runtime 0h 30m all episodes
- Aired May 2005 – ongoing
- Source Ova media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-4401 catalog