Colorful [youtube playlist]
I ain’t gonna beat around the bush; Colorful is an anime with plenty of not quite suitable for work shots and concepts. Consider yourself warned and your own judgment engaged. But it’s also pretty funny, and well produced. The cuts, transitions, and leitmotifs are among some of the best modern anime has to offer. And in a way, this is a good look at Japanese (and possibly masculine) culture, not because it reinforces the stereotypes, but because it’s about the way Japanese men approach sexuality, which is usually an interesting clash between openness and hidden desires. There are English subs for the first three episodes in this playlist, after that you are on your own unless you read Spanish.
