I watched Cencoroll a short while back and I can't say that I was bowled over by what it did. Sure the guy animated everything and he spent tons of time doing, but is there really anything here worth revisiting or further delving into? I don't think so.
The plot of Cencoroll is that a guy has a pet monster (or something like that) that can transform into anything he wants. There seem to be other people who have these monsters and he encounters another guy who owns one and they fight. Oh, and there's this girl who gets caught up in everything.
The animation is lively and the backgrounds are actually nice to look at. In an era where background art is a sad afterthought I'd like to see this guy have a hand in more productions to handle this aspect of anime.
Judging the actual story however, there wasn't any different take on the usual anime tropes that would convince me to follow this for a whole series, which is what most people who've watched it have come out clamoring for. Bored and reluctant teenager has to save the city with a possible romantic interest hanging in the background is nothing that calls out to me. I don't want to get pegged as a reductionist here, but that's really I got out of the story. I guess the twist at the end might be the fuel for people wanting to see more, but the lead pair is hardly one that can carry a whole series.
In other news, I'm finally starting out on Kemonozume. After learning that Osamu Kobayashi had one episode where he did all of the key animation (along with some other 2nd key animators), with Michio Mihara doing another episode's animation all by himself, I finally decided to watch this show that's filled with talented people all around. Why is that no Yuasa show has made it to the states, though?
Wait, I know the answer to that question. *sigh*
Well, Tatami Galaxy is wrapping up this week. Haven't watched ep. 10, but I like how it's finishing. It most likely will have a better and more satisfying ending than Kaiba.