The Girl From the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

Now it might just be because I'm an avid follower of the manga that my score is the way it is, after all without prior knowledge of the series it's hard to glean anything totally solid from a 10 minute OVA. Rather than being something to critique by itself, this short work of art proves itself to be the perfect advertisement for the enchanting manga of the same name, as it was the cover art of the manga that caught my eye to begin with. There is, however, something to be said about the outstanding visual and audio directing put into this OVA; to be able toconvey emotion without expressing it in words is a gift, and this nails it. From the sprinklings of delicate orchestral pieces to the dedication of sticking exactly to the manga art whilst adding a dash of colour works perfectly to give the audience the feeling of warm solitude. Without ever uttering a single word you learn Shiva and Sensei's bond, what they value, how they see things, what scares them, and most importantly what they want the more than anything. If this OVA peaked your interest I implore you to read the manga, it will be worth you time.

I can say is a very relaxing Ova the sounds and aesthetics are very sounding. It is like reading a moving manga those are all the sounds I imagine while reading one is very short for such a good deep story the fact he wants to protect her and can touch her it hits hard. Is the struggle of a parent and good VS evil type of situation very beautiful. The story is telling is very spot on and without dialogue is very impressive how much it can actually say without using words. I love the scene at the end because throw out the ova blackand white were the predominant colors but in the end, it was a sea of full colors.

Being able to convey feelings and ideas without words is a difficult task. Being able to tell an entire story without words is a whole other challenge. Despite being only 10 minutes long, Totsukuni no Shoujo/The Girl From The Other Side, manages to masterfully put together a compelling story with characters who feel alive. From the art direction to the sound design, you can feel the passion that was put into this OVA. A beautiful artstyle and wonderful music, combined with a wholesome yet tense story that makes you actually feel for the characters. You're always on the same page as the characters. They may not besaying anything but the visual and musical information tells you everything you need to know. The relationship between Shiva and Sensei never feels unrealistic. These characters feel like real people with a real relationship. The team working on this OVA were able to condense impactful character arcs into just 10 minutes, which let me remind you once again, doesn't contain a single word. At the end if it all, you can't help but smile. This is an amazing OVA. If you have 10 minutes to spare, do yourself a favour and watch this. You won't regret it. Totsukuni no Shoujo is an underrated masterpiece, managing to tell a visually stunning, amazing sounding, and emotional story, all without using a single word to tell it. 10/10

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 stayin. 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) (Click "Overall Rating" for score breakdown)