The light, and the dark. At one point in our universe, that was quite literally everything there was. The concept of the two elements, the duality they share, brings interesting stories to tell. One of which, happens to be "Totsukuni no Shoujo" or "The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún", a short OVA made by Wit Studio.
The story follows, the girl in white, the light, the man in black, the dark. They meet, with nothing to do with each other at first sight, but soon after, the two become acquaintanced with one, the dark figure offering a place for the girl to stay in. However, the drawback, the two elements clash, with the dark figure able to blacken that which he touches.
The anime is not exactly what I thought it would be, but it was pleasant nonetheless. The idea that was present here, and how it was gone around was intriguing, there isn't too much to comment on the narrative, it worked well in its time span, and the character ideas made total sense. Even for how small it is, you can still get that the idea/message of the story was conveyed to a substantial degree.
There's only one thing short anime as such focus on. Presentation. The presentation in this anime was amazing, the almost sketch-like drawing imposed across just a hint of the larger artistic piece was something I found myself enjoying a lot. It's not just that but the use of colours sure helped out a lot. The immaculate gritty scene of darkness or scenery was something to add to the style this anime had going for itself, allowing for it to embellish its nature of this fusion between light and darkness. To touch onto the piano played as well, with no dialogue, one could only use the melody to exact the emphasis on the scenes and the atmosphere created, it was simply majestic. It comes across as unique, everything does, although I don't have the library required to confirm this. It's good for what it is, elegant and concise.
I enjoyed this a lot, I have a love for simple and short anime, but if I had to impose my watch history to this anime to how I think people would like this, I'd say it is something of a good watch for all, to all tastes. It's generally inoffensive, and I don't really know of any negative opinions to it, other than it may bore one. I've also been meaning to read the manga for some time now, and this OVA is pretty much going to push me to do so sooner rather than later, with it having officially ended, chances I will write about it too. There's also the 2022 OVA that I will be waiting for as well. I suppose I don't have much to say now, but I would suggest to all to find time to watch this when possible.
Overall - 8.6 (9)
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