May 6, 2024
I read the manga a while back and was happily surprised to see that Doukyo Suru Neneki got animated. Unfortunately, my happiness was short-lived; this adaptation doesn’t live up to the source material.
Let’s start with how the story has been altered. While certain parts of the original story have been animated relatively faithfully, unnecessary new scenes have been added. In my opinion, these new scenes are very much to the detriment of the series. They appear to be there for shock factor only.
Speaking of this shock factor, the source material actually has a pretty subtle horror element. It starts as a creeping suspicion before really ... getting to the horrific implications of what the slime girl can do. But it doesn’t do much with body horror. This animated adaptation on the other hand moves the tone into a more obvious horror-focused direction from an early point in the story.
Adding to this vibe is the background music. Frankly, there is little to no background music to speak of and this only adds to the creepy atmosphere.
The voice acting is actually pretty good, and the guy’s voice is smooth as fuck. That said, the dialogue itself is stilted. I’m unsure whether this is done on purpose to evoke a certain atmosphere or if it’s just bad writing.
The quality of the animation is quite poor. There are a lot of still frames and stiff movements. The sex scenes aren’t bad, per se, but the repetitive movements aren’t exactly the pinnacle of animation.
What can I say. This animated version of Doukyo Suru Neneki certainly is… something. It feels like a low-budget project that twists the original source material into a different kind of horror. If you’re interested in watching something that’s different from the usual stuff, I would say go ahead and give it a shot. At the very least, it’s interesting in its own way.
Reviewer’s Rating: 5
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