Reviews for Artiswitch

If you want a short, experimental anime that you can watch in one sitting then this is it. It’s stylish with unique visuals and songs, and isn’t afraid to use these to its advantage when tackling its themes. It only gets better and better as it goes with a gradual transition into a darker tone. Artiswitch is ultimately about wishes and their consequences, both good and bad. It’s not the typical “be careful what you wish for,” type moral either. It boils down to what the character themselves wished for in order to be happy, and this is shown through both simple and extreme wishes. Itleaves a lot up to the viewer to decide on, never outright stating the outcome of a wish as being right or wrong. It never comes across as pretentious either, with many of the issues raised being able to be tied back to real-life situations.

The CGI might not be for everyone, but it allowed for flexible animation and a number of visually impressive scenes when mixed with varying imagery and backgrounds. You can see the animators really using the CGI to their advantage and it pays off. Each episode brings something new to the visuals, and each one is great in its own way. It isn’t afraid to get experimental, and it pays off brilliantly. There is a decent amount of symbolism, and the visuals aren’t all for show. You can look into any episode and find a number of clever visual tricks that match the thoughts and feelings of each character. The music in each episode is just as great. You should’ve seen my surprise when they had a damn Moe Shop song start playing in episode 4.

Overall, Artiswitch far exceeded my expectations. I went in completely blind and by the end of the second episode I was really impressed by everything it offered. Anyone stumbling across this like I did should check it out, at least until the fourth episode. The 8-minute episodes make it easy to consume and it is always straight to the point without ever feeling rushed.

8/10 – I would highly recommend watching it at least for the unique experience it offers.

It is artsy and over the top, but in a good way. The episodes are short, but the director manages to make us fall in love with the characters instantly. Everything is well thought the characters act in refreshingly real ways, never acting forced or over the top. It all feels close to heart, intimate and bittersweet. Without spoilers, I'll just say that the anime's theme is people's inner wishes or inner true self, and about how hard it is to be true to our nature in a world where everything is judged, everything is online and we put such high expectations on ourselves. This message reachesnot only the viewer, but also seems to defend the anime itself, which is so different from anything I have ever seen before. It screams "This is me, deal with it" and ask us, the viewers, to also step out of our comfort zone and give the anime's different art-style a chance. The result is a perfect harmony between the story, the characters, the anime, the style and even the viewer, urging us to break-out and long for a version of ourselves that is free and, ultimately, happy.

The art is GORGEOUS, making up for the 3d-animation by presenting us with a beautiful journey full of spectacle and colors at every frame. And the soundtrack manages to match not only the anime as a whole, but also the feelings of its characters as they change through the story. Oh, and the costumes are amazing! I love the clothes, the colors, the way characters adapt their looks to each story. It is worth watching for that alone, and so much more.

If you like colors, music, art & feelings, then this is for you! It is a true masterpiece that ends upmaking us feel nostalgic, not only for more episodes, but for a long-lost version of ourselves.

I LOVE IT!

Ikeda-San, you've got a new fan!

Artiswitch is one of the most unique animes I've ever had the pleasure of watching. -Story 10/10- The plot is quite straight-forward, a witch grants people's wishes, ultimately giving them a chance to shine in life and unlock their deepest secrets -Art/Animation 10/10- The art and animation was very unique, from time to time time I could tell the animation was done in a 3D program whereas other times it seemed like the animation was drawn in 2D. Character designs were so pleasant and I loved the artistic choices-Sound 10/10-

I loved the voice acting and the songs, everything had so much emotion to it

-Characters 10/10-

Each and every character was different and catered to different people, maybe someone related to one character or multiple or maybe someone didn't relate to anyone at all. Regardless of relatability, all of the characters are unique

-Personal enjoyment 10/10-

I really enjoyed watching this anime since I needed something quick to get me back to watching more anime.

-Overall 10/10-

I think everyone should watch at least one episode of the masterpiece

Though it was clear by the end of the second episode that the following episodes' themes were going to get progressively darker and more complex, I didn't think it would take as dark of a turn as it eventually did. The esoteric and artsy nature of the show's artistic direction is sure to not sit well with many viewers, so while I wouldn't recommend this to everybody, I'd ask anyone who isn't turned off completely by the first episode to give the whole 6 episodes a go as shit escalates more quickly than you'd expect. The 3D animation is neither offensive nor remarkable. I think it'salright and I got used to it pretty quickly. The soundtrack is very fitting and pretty unique, though I wouldn't call any of them bangers. A nice change of pace.

A pleasant surprise: Wonder Egg visuals, xxxHolic psychological episodes and a dark overarching story connecting things. Showcases Sunrise's S-tier CGI with content by freelance creatives. Amazing music, art direction, character and fashion design. Actually fashion design is a very strong suit of the show, thee pretty clearly were people from that area of expertise involved. With only 6x8 minutes the show still manages to go trough classic story telling patterns. It introduces the world and main character, then it adds darkness (teen suicide) to her "business as usual" episodic format. At this point it's heavily influenced by xxxHolic, just that the darkness overcomes the witch andnot her clients. Then we get crisis, catharsis, backstory and a closed ending. Not too shabby for the runtime, and even more so when the pacing manages to stay graceful.

This is a quick modern short, a technical presentation and test of Sunrise's world class CGI. The show is pure CGI of course. I think the company does projects like this to research animation of styles and objects not routinely in their mecha and sci-fi oriented code and library. And this experiment went beyond technical, yielding a little gem in the "short episodes" format. (6/10)

I thought that this show was incredibly written with some of the best music/soundtrack i've heard in a while. Each episode is only about 8 minutes long, though in those 8 minutes, the story and world building is incredible. Each character has a great amount of depth, complete with flaws, and creates a complete story. The animation could be choppy with odd physics at times, such as the climax of episode one, though overall I enjoyed the unique use of 3d models and 2d backgrounds. If the frame rate was just slightly higher many of the animation issues would be resolved. Each 'peer deeper' momenthad its own unique setting and animation, along with a motif, which is refreshing to see.

I enjoyed this show immensely, though I know 3d animation is a turn off for a lot of people.

I've watched this twice already and have recommended this to two different people. So yes, I recommend this to you reading this! I'll be rating different aspects of the anime, starting with the animation style, art and atmosphere: Artiswitch is one of the most unique anime I've ever seen. And that is due to the art, animation style and atmosphere. Watching those 6 episodes was the first time I've appreciated 3D animation. Despite it, the anime still felt hand made, which might be due to its art. It might be best described by the adjectives colorful, striking, artsy and cute-ish. One of the best things created bythe art is the easily fast switching atmosphere. At first, you could feel at ease, the next confused and later everything could feel gloomy and scary. Perfectly fitting the story.

Starting with an interesting concept of combining shop-keeping combined with magic and the supernatural, the story gets progressively more hooking and deep/ dark with the climax advancing. Despite its short length, the plot is still round, and you will still connect with all the different characters, understanding their problems and emotions. Maybe even relating.

Speaking of the cast, they put a lot of effort in designing them. A lot of them get a great amount of outfits, each co-aligning with their problems/ wishes or just matching the current theme.

With the shop's theme, all characters undergo a change important to the plot. So does Nina the MC. As you get to the finale, due to Nina's development, questions from the beginning gets answered, which makes the anime feel round as a whole.

This effect is also accomplished by the sound design and music, each just as special as the one before.

Now adding some personal information:

This anime has impacted me plenty, in a healthy way. I still think about it often and believe many more could enjoy this piece, which is why I am reviewing this today and will continue to recommend it.

I love shows like this so much!! Just for your info, my favourite show of all time is Madoka. So this show managed to win me over completely. And that just with 6 episodes which only take 8 minutes each. I got curious because of the pretty artstyle and went and watched them all on Youtube through the playlist. The music is alright. I was suprised to see one of my favourite producers (Giga) on the setlist. So they scored points for that one. I'm a gigantic fan of these shows that start out lighthearted but then get absolutely emotional. I totally reccomend watching if you enjoythe madoka series and its spinoffs. It leaves you crying (me at least) because their stories are just so relatable. I feel like this show has a very nice and strong message, and more people should watch it!

If you are a person that is weak of heart however, I wouldn't reccomend it. as the show talks about depression, not fitting in, and being suicidal. I do feel like they handle these topics with respect, and it even had me crying in the end. I'd say give the first episode a try at least, if anything else.

This anime is so underrated, it's an over-the-top fun anime that goes into a darker side. The style also needs recognition, Artiswitch is another anime going for 3d models for their characters, but most parts of a scene is usually drawn, and the whimsical almost insane style when they "peer deeper" (they did change it from "peer deeper" to "look deeper" but I think "peer deeper" just sounds cooler)is so unique. The music is very nice and goes really well with the wish worlds, especially Ruru's where she went insane along with the song. The plot may be loose at best but we're only on Episode5 at this point so there's so much more to come for this great anime.

The characters that have their wishes granted may not get as much screen time as (who I presume is the main character) Nina, which is saddening, but we get to see a lot about those characters, but some have a mystery of "What's going on inside their heads?" like Ruru when she killed herself as her wish, which did actually affect Nina as a character/person and gives a reason why Nina wants to run. A character I wished that got more screen time is Akihiro because he was so interesting, especially his wish world. I liked the screen time for Mana because I'm a big fan of emo/punk stuff.

I absolutely loved this! Nina is such a well-written character and clearly shows her emotions for what they are. Haruka doesn't follow the norm of being either girly, or boyish, and is just herself. Mana feels the pressure of the people around her to be like them but also really wants to be herself. Akihiro wants to be recognized for his art but people choose someone else to idolize. Lulu (ruru) is specific in what she does and doesn't like, her wish was different than the rest and made me tear up seeing Nina's reaction. Tiara just wants Saki to be happy but that's notwhat ends up happening. And episode 6, made me cry so much. Nina deserves the world.

It is quite dark but I'd recommend this to everyone. The CGI made to look 2D looks amazing. 10/10, would recommend.

01 - Step Up (Movie) if the protagonist were suffering from an identity crisis and ended up in a strange neighborhood, and there found a little shop that is not of the horrors, but the CGI of a Lolita attendant might even be. 02 - biggest crowd Follower, these bloggers are so standard, that even look like triplets; how you will not want to be rock, with a gang of friends like that? The deal is to become an artist and put a chroma key of some giant fish swimming in buildings. 03 - You are too aesthetically ugly, how could someone without symmetry live in peacefor so long? Some draw attention to themselves, others do not even notice when they are involuntarily calling it. After all, the greatest art we have is our own body.

04 - A great personality test, summarized in buttons, like or dislike. It’s amazing that Ruru had more originality than any Sim I've ever made in The Sims 4; even if everyone says it’s okay, and says you did everything in your power, you still feel like it didn’t help at all.

05 - Nina wouldn't last a week in an office job. When one realizes that their opinion wouldn't matter at all, and the only thing she can do is pretend in the puppet show of life, only will remain the submission, orchestrated by someone who will want this, want everything, want everyone at their feet.

06 - As would be said in Tomorrow (TV Series): "Sometimes those who have thrown their lives away, are the most qualified to help someone in the same situation". In the act of trying to readjust to be part of the bubble, with the opposite effect, it only ends up displacing you even more. We sporadically try to save someone’s life, forgetting that helping can be far more valuable.

Conclusion: “If You Don't Try to Save One Life, You'll Never Save Any” ― Leon S. Kennedy

“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ― Maya Angelou

I loved this so much, I watched it all the way through twice in a row. At first, the animation was a bit difficult to watch. I found the 3d character models on the 2D background to be disorienting. Once I got over that, I found myself really appreciating the distinctive art style. The character models could have been a bit different (the face models seem like they can't ever look "ugly," which means some of their expressions are a bit unrealistic) but for what this is, it really worked. Each storyline is unique and it's really interesting how each character feels fleshed out withinthe tight 6 minutes we get to see them. Artiswitch does an incredible job giving watchers everything they need to know in order to identify with the characters in the very, very brief amount of time they appear on screen.

That being said, I almost dropped the show entirely because episode 1 was Haruka's story and I just couldn't take it seriously. Starting off the show by asking the brave question "what if woman WANTS to fit into gender aesthetic expectations but doesn't feel like she can because she is tall" is an...interesting choice. The show really saved itself in episode 2 with Mana's wish to free herself from these expectations and put herself out there as an alt singer. From there, it only goes up with realistic portrayals of problems people face on a day to day basis, plus the catharsis of breaking free from social expectations or finally coming out of ones shell. Rewatching the series helped me take Haruka a little bit more seriously.

My favourite is by FAR Tiara's episode. Artiswitch really handles Tiara's character well and portrayed a realistic situation that many young queer women experience with their never-actually-dating-but-kind-of-situationship-but-mostly-a-crush person. It's an episode that hurts so good. I almost wish Tiara's story could be expanded into a full series, but maybe that would crush the beauty of Artiswitch: an anime that is, at its core, short and hits you straight to the gut.