Category: PoArtMo Mini-Reviews

The PoArtMo Mini-Reviews are short, quick-read reviews written by members of the PoArtMo Collective. Our goal is to introduce you to art (books, documentaries, movies, etc.) that you may not be familiar with, and that both adults and youths alike can enjoy.

Today’s mini-review was written by Azelle Elric.

Uchū Densetsu Yurishīzu Sātīwan – Ulysses 31

Genre: French-Japanese anime series. Action, adventure, science-fiction, fantasy.

Year: Originally aired in France from October 1981 to April 1982 (26 episodes)

Creators: Jean Chalopin and Nina Wolmark

Summary: 31st century, space base of Troy. After securing peace in the solar system, it’s time for Ulysses and his crew to go back to Earth. On their way, a mysterious cosmic force kidnaps Telemachus, Ulysses’s son. To save him, Ulysses destroys the Cyclops, a monstrous biomechanical entity.

Angered and asking for revenge, the Olympian Gods condemn Ulysses to roam within the Olympian stellar system until he finds the Kingdom of Hades to save his crew from the Gods’ curse and find the path to return to Earth.

“Mortals, you defy the Gods? I sentence you to travel among unknown stars. Until you find the Kingdom of Hades, your bodies will stay as lifeless as stone.”

Ulysses begins the strangest and most dangerous journey of all…

Inspiration: 5 stars.
Positivity: 5 stars.
Family-friendliness: 5 stars.

Why I like it: The characters and their interactions are well developed. All in all, Ulysses 31 is a great way for people to get into Homer’s Odyssey. And the soundtrack is fantastic.

Who can read / watch: Everyone aged 7 and above.

Favorite episode: In Strange Meeting ( “Ulysse rencontre Ulysse”), Ulysses meets his ancestor Ulysses, King of Ithaca and helps him to get rid of Penelope’s suitors.

PoArtMo verdict: A very enjoyable TV show even 40 years later! Chalopin and Wolmark had the brilliant idea of giving the classical myth a fantastic and futuristic twist. Ulysses 31 allowed me to discover Homer’s Odyssey as a child!

For more information on the show, visit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulysses_31.

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Happy Monday!

Today, we are starting a new series. The PoArtMo Mini-Reviews are short, quick-read reviews written by members of the PoArtMo Collective. Our goal is to introduce you to art (books, documentaries, movies, etc.) that you might not already know about that both adults and youths alike can enjoy.

Today’s mini-review was written by Azelle Elric.

Toki wo Kakeru Shōjo – The girl Who Leapt through Time

Genre: Japanese-animated science-fiction romance film.

Director: Mamoru Hosoda.

Year: 2006.

Summary: Summer is almost here and high school will soon be over. 17-year-old Makoto Konno lives a happy, carefree life with her friends Kôsuke and Chiaki.

One day, when coming back from school, she’s violently ejected into a railroad crossing because of the defective brakes of her bicycle. However, she escapes an untimely death by leaping back through time several minutes before her fall. As her aunt explains to her later, the lucky tomboyish heroin is able to leap through time. But how will she use this power?

Inspiration: 5 stars.
Positivity: 4 stars.
Family-friendliness: 4 stars.

Why I like it: I love the well developed characters, their interactions and how they evolve in the story.

Who can read / watch: Everyone aged 9 and above.

Favorite moment: Makoto’s first attempts at using her newly found ability are hilarious!

PoArtMo verdict: A beautiful story about the passing of time and the consequences of frivolous choices.

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