With the Japanese Yakety Saxhttps://www..com/watch?v=q3MH92LoniQ accompanying a manic Rube Goldberg Machine series of events perhaps this 3minute short was Hanna Barbera testing waters with the moe market. 420https://image.myanimelist.net/ui/bfln5jRaL37ziNWmxNvALLTahFlzRNbcci99SSA5uC45IqK4w6yJGQcTMZwYS1ZSvv5RydC7de1UOIVDIS8pKX10zdcRAiMVzIEhifM Sorry babe Ive got a girlfriend and her names Baseball Unlike Tom Jerry or Yogi Bear though theres tragic impetus behind the cockamamie narrative. Downcast eyes twintailed hair a mild blush shrugging shoulders and stammering words Fumikos romantic arsenal with appeal explosive even to the most asexual of teen male protagonists penetrates none through Takashis greater love for the ball and bat. Though romance is a dulled thing in this short. Rather its the chase encompassing it. In a literal sense. Oh Fumikos voice actress the anonymity one of the greatest shames. For nearly a minute of a vigorous accidental goosechase scene its somewhat impressive to find a random person to scream their larynx out and the end result being amusing if not bordering annoyingly moe. 420https://files.catbox.moe/n8u8jh.gif While Nichijouhttps://www..com/watch?v=NwpptY3TLCEt=86s may be king of moe dynamic animation and heart breaks Fumikos Confession is a quaint runnerup. All the yelling and maneuvering camera distractive as is the technical aspects are impressive considering the independent nature of this short. The CG background art has a warm earthly color palette and smoothly cooperates with the dynamic character animation. The jovial Yorri Gallop BGM stock slidewhistle and other very Hanna Barberaesque sound effects greatly comprise of the cartoony enjoyment. The running animation is a delectable sweet treat to replay but much of its amusement is owed to the freespirited cinematography stifling its chuckles as it snakes it way up and around the panicked Fumiko. Facial closeups of her nosebleeding from a runaway baseball cheeky upskirt shots her long jumps into the distance side shots swaggering her peak running form and flailing airborne arms Hiroyasu Ishida prioritizes fun in this film and makes it doubly technically splendid in the process. 420https://files.catbox.moe/828jgy.gif The definition of insanity What awaits the end of this minutelong dynamic excursion is a sequel to the opening tragedy. Or rather the punchline. Waking up to homemade miso soup in the morning if not the Devils temptation to Jesus is the romance of all men and yet this confession is another stillborn to Takashis greater romance for the diamond field. But if this short really is anything like Hanna Barbera then Fumiko learns nothing from failure and proceeds with many more goosechases offscreen. 420https://files.catbox.moe/uwe3wi.gif Romance has never been dead idiots.