The last weekend of February 2022 is already part of our lives, something that you may want to take advantage of to take advantage of any streaming platform to which you have access. For this reason, from Espinof we propose today a review of 4 science fiction and fantasy animated series that are worth recovering.
It would have been very easy to go to titles like ‘Futurama’ or ‘Rick and Morty’, so they were already ruled out from the start, because if you haven’t seen them already, you shouldn’t be too seduced by the idea either. Then I leave you with the four chosen ones, each of them available on a different platform.
‘Gravity Falls’
It could be sold as a kind of ‘Twin Peaks’ aimed at the smallest of the house, but limiting it to that would be a mistake. Here we have great characters -and what a cast of voices!-, funny adventures and with all kinds of creatures, very inspired scripts that know how to balance the comic and the mysterious, but, above all, someone behind who is very clear about what he wants to tell and who did not make it longer than necessary. Hence, the story of Dipper, Mabel and company was finally only two seasons.
Criticism in Espinof by Mikel Zorrilla | Available on Disney+
‘Beyond the garden’ (‘Over the Garden Wall’)
A sensational fable about two brothers with opposite personalities who are lost in a strange forest and have to find their way back home. With an atmosphere that constantly flirts with the dreamlike, beautiful designs -and the animation is not unworthy at all-, an engaging story and a brilliant narrative that manages to fit all the pieces together as the thing progresses. And also with episodes of just over 10 minutes each. There are no excuses not to see it.
Criticism in Espinof of John Tones | Available on HBO Max
‘Paranoid Agent’
The only series that Satoshi Kon did before his unexpected death at the age of 46 was this anime about a mysterious boy on roller skates armed with a bat and everything that arises around that mysterious figure who acquires the status of an urban legend after attacking a graphic designer. Kon uses this pretext to show different problematic aspects of today’s society, making use of multiple symbolisms, openly flirting with terror and with a most particular style. Come on, he’s not going to give you everything well chewed.
Available in filmin
‘Top Secrets’ (‘Inside Job’)
A series that starts from the premise that many conspiracy theories are actually true, focusing on a peculiar government organization. It could be said that it is a kind of heir to ‘Rick and Morty’ but that it opts for a somewhat different approach and less beast. Very entertaining and dynamic, it also pays enough attention to the little jokes to build a universe with a hook for the viewer. In return, perhaps its main problem is that it does not finish settling its characters in the first season -especially the father of the protagonist, whose appearances normally subtract more than they add-, but hopefully there will be at least another.
Available on Netflix