Crazy Clay Wrestling

クレイジー・クレイ・レスリング

3.71(2K votes)

Ranked #14831Popularity #11148

episodes

Type

ONA

Status

Finished Airing

Aired

Apr 21, 2007

Sports

Synopsis

An intense wrestling match takes place between Yellow and Orange. Pulling out all the stops, they attack each other with all they have—German suplexes, snaps, groin kicks, tosses, and headlocks are all fair game. Only the side that can pin down the other for three seconds will be the winner, and they will both go all-out to seize the prize! [Written by MAL Rewrite]

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Worth Watching? — Global Verdict

6.8/10

Average Review Score

40%

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International Reviews

Alpharon

Mixed Feelings

Esta review también está en español. CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling is a six-minute short directed by Nagao Takena, a specialist in claymation. CCW is basically a wrestling match between a yellow little man and a red little man, in a ring which, curiously, has no ropes. The fight is pretty intense (read: violent) in the wrestling standards, but nothing compared to the other works of Mr. Takena, which are, well, quite brutal. The animation is well done (I personally love claymation, thanks to PSOne's cult classic SkullMonkeys), stop motion animation with clay dudes pounding each other. The hits and keys are based on actual wrestling moves, andare well executed. Everything is very artisanal. As for the character design, a five years old could do it in less than five minutes xD. The sound is a weak point: although there isn't much, it can be very irritating, specially the constant CCW!, CCW!, CCW! chant. The cheers (yaaay) are as dull as possible. All in all, there's not much to say about this. CCW is, to say at least, an interesting short. Just two clayman wrestling, nothing more. I think it worth watching for the style (I already say I find it very appealing), after all, claymation is not that abundant. I recommend it for the simple fact that it's only six minutes long, so is not that big of a loss if you don't like it anyways. For those who enjoy this style of animation, I recommend the other works of Takena, especially Bloody Date and Chainsaw Maid. In general, those are better than this one (more stuff happens, better story and characters), but beware: BD and CM are sick, sick gorefest (so, if you are not in the violent stuff, don't watch those). -------- CCW: Crazy Clay Wrestling es un corto de seis minutos dirigido por Nagao Takena, un especialista en claymation. Es, básicamente un encuentro de lucha libre entre un hombrecito amarillo y uno rojo en cuadrilátero, que, curiosamente, no tiene cuerdas. La pelea es bastante cruenta para los estándares de la lucha libre, pero nada comparada con los otros trabajos del señor Takena, que son, lisa y llanamente, brutales. La animación está muy bien hecha, tecnología en stop motion con hombrecitos de arcilla golpeándose. Los golpes y las llaves se basan en movimientos de lucha reales, y están bien ejecutados. Muy artesanal todo. En cuanto al diseño de personaje, ninguno de nosotros tardaría más de dos minutos en hacerlos xD. El sonido es un punto flojo: aunque no hay mucho, puede llegar a ser muy, muy irritante, especialmente los constantes gritos de CCW, CCW, CCW! Los vítores (yaaay!) tienen menos onda que un renglón. En resumen, porque no hay mucho más que decir, CCW es un corto, como mínimo, interesante. Son solo dos hombrecitos de plastilina golpeándose. Pero vale la pena verlo por el estilo, dado que la claymation no abunda. Al menos a mi me parece muy atrayente. Recomiendo verlo por el simple hecho de que dura solo seis minutos, así que tampoco es que se pierda mucho. A los que les guste este estilo de animación, recomiendo los otros trabajos de Takena, especialmente Bloody Date y Chainsaw Maid. Son, a líneas generales, mejores que este, pasan más cosas, hay mejor diseño de personajes, y hasta hay una historia (especialmente en Bloody Date... es muy bueno, en serio)... pero cuidado, son extremadamente violentos y perturbadores. Quedan advertidos.

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15 found helpfulOct 16, 2011

O_Polo

Recommended

Do I really need to talk about this series? I think this show's visuals speak for themselves. Amazing choreography, perfectly developed characters, interesting plot, this anime has it all. The soundtrack is a banger with the man theme "CCW" expressing the tone of the show perfectly. The art is incredibly realistic, and sucked me in its world every minute of this show's runtime. The conclusion to the story is very satisfying but left me wanting more because of how good it is. Although without a doubt the part in which the show shines the most is in its fights. All are incredibly well animated and thoughtout, with each character showing a distinct fighting style mirroring their personalities and experiences. This anime is the definition of a hidden gem. WATCH IT, NOW

5 found helpfulMar 28, 2021

RiceManYeets

Recommended

An absolute masterpiece, a great story of redemption, you could see that yellow despite what he was put through, all the difficulties and obstacles life threw at him, he managed to adjust and make it out as the champion of the match. What a compelling story arc and lore, they really showed the development of the characters in just 6 minutes. The passion placed behind this project was phenomenal. I could tell the director of this story really spent their time to create fleshed out and interesting characters with the small time frame they were given. I can imagine the team behind this masterpiece reallycared and was determined to make this project work. Sequel?

2 found helpfulSep 10, 2022

sentaurie

Mixed Feelings

This is a fun watch if you are bored and have nothing to do for 6 minutes. Story: There isn't much of a story to be found. All that happens is a red/orange clay figure and a yellow clay figure are brawling it out in a wresting arena. Art: All of the art is made out of clay. The characters are well designed and the movement is pretty good. The backgrounds could've been more detailed, but it is fine. Sound: There are two versions of CCW on YouTube. One of them is the original with no sound, and the other is one with sound. The one without sound would bea 1 because there is no sound, but I am rating the one with sound. During the entire duration of the video there is what I presume to be the audience chanting "CCW" over and over with a reaction to what is happening here and there. The CCW chanting can get a bit irritating. When the clay characters are attacking each other there is a mix of mouth sounds, punch sounds, and 8-bit style sounds. Overall, the sound is okay. Characters: The characters are bad nor good. You never hear them talk but they fight and have their own moves. Overall: I enjoyed CCW for what it is. Some people won't like this which makes sense because there wasn't much to it, but if you want to do something for a bit then here you go.

1 found helpfulJun 15, 2021

Sidewinder51

Not Recommended

Rate a 4 english dubbed Helpful tip: it just became know to me that with this artist he publishes his work separately. With and without audio. Not sure if that applies to all his works just something to keep in mind. Story basic. A who will win fight. Story does provide tension for the winner is not always clear. Art/sound Transitions are good. Overall appearance is good. Timed well with sound. As for sound, it is terrible. Don't get me wrong it is nice to have the sound effects. That was a plus. But the constant chanting that for the most part had no emotion was annoying.Character- doesn't apply Enjoyment: those who are clay lovers and or W.W.E. lovers. Everyone else might not like it.

4 found helpfulMar 20, 2017