The exception is the new Netflix anime that will make you think about the purpose of our existence and what humanity should do. Directed by Yuzo Sato, the show features the voices of various actors in the English and Japanese versions.
The story is fairly straightforward, but it takes on additional layers of depth as the episodes progress. The essence of this is that humanity has been driven off Earth and forced to repopulate elsewhere. Members of an exploration team are sent to search for a suitable planet for terraforming and have set their sights on Planet X-10.
Exception's main selling point is that it brings together several veteran Japanese artists and hopes that by combining their talents, something magical can happen. The series is directed by Yuzo Sato, a veteran animator who has worked on many famous shows, from Monster to Pokémon and even classic anime movies like Ninja Scroll. Meanwhile, the story of the series is being written by Otsuichi, one of Japan's most famous and talented writers in the realm of fantasy and horror.
The dream team also brings the talented Ryuchi Sakamoto into the composer's seat. The composer is one of the most respected musicians in Japan. His music has even appeared in major Hollywood movies, and he even won an Academy Award for his work in The Last Emperor. Last but not least, the dream team is rounded out by the inclusion of Yoshitaka Amano, a painter, illustrator, and character designer for many franchises whose work is most often associated with the Final Fantasy series.
It's the inclusion of Yoshitaka Amano on the list that makes Exception more than just another sci-fi story. For many decades, fans have been asking for Amano's art to be translated into animation. However, the artist's style is so particular that only a couple of films have been faithfully and successfully recreated. One of those few films that he managed to make was the classic Angel's Egg. A short film that mixed Amano's style with a lot of mysticism and religion, creating one of the most fascinating stories in animation.
Exception may not quite reach the heights of something like Angel's Egg in the animation department, but that sense of mystery and uniqueness that can only be felt thanks to Amano's style is still there. Angel's Egg was a creation of the 1980s, a work done with hand-drawn animation, and that kind of work is something that cannot yet be recreated by computers. Exception is a full CGI production and one that doesn't seem to have the budget of something like Arcane, so while the art style is unique, the animation itself is particularly lacking.
Details on character models and environments are very limited. You may feel that the time and budget allotted for a production like this was not particularly good. It's a shame because, given the right amount of time and the right budget, Exception could stand out as not only a good story, but a magnificent piece of art in its own right. The end product is inconsistent, as not all departments can reach their full potential, and yet the series is not without intrigue or fascinating insights.
Netflix continues to bet on anime as one of its pillars in terms of content. The medium has proven time and time again that it can and will deliver fantastic stories through the realm of animation. On this occasion, the project we are talking about must be one of the most interesting in the Netflix library. We are talking about Exception, a CGI anime that combines the minds of some of the most illustrious and famous artists in Japan. The result is a story that feels exciting and different in contrast to everything else released in the anime sphere
Starring Nolan North and Chikahiro Kobayashi as Lewis, Robbie Daymond and Takahiro Sakurai as Mack, Ali Hillis and Yuko Kaida as Nina, Eugene Byrd and Takanori Hoshino as Oscar, and Nadine Nicole and Atsumi Tanezaki as Patty.
Exception is a sci-fi horror thriller that revolves around a 3D printed team sent in search of a suitable planet for terraforming. However, a system malfunction causes one of the crew members to become deformed, leading to several mysteries being revealed.
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