Im going to make a quick review on Gamera: Rebirth because its almost the end of 2023 and the series is still kinda new so here are my small thoughts on it For those who dont know about Gamera himself: Gamera is a giant turtle Kaiju that got quite the fame before the 2000 in Japan for being a Godzillas contrasting rival when it comes to Japanese monster movies. But the big guy went silent for quite a long period his last movie being Gamera the Brave from 2006 and no other projects have been taken since. But finally the turtle has made a comeback with an Netflix animated series called Gamera: Rebirth it draws the attention of not only our protagonist but also 5 other Kaijus that Gamera has already faced before during the Showa period: Gyaos Jiger Zigra Guiron and Viras. The series is mainly focused on our protagonist fighting other monsters to save the Earth and the population in danger but theres also a side story about four kids going into an adventure trying to escape and getting safe from the Kaijus. 500https://i.yt.com/vi/r6xJuxWxr7A/maxresdefault.jpg The plot is as simple as you can get: monster action and human characters trying to give us a reason of why we should care about the monster action. If we have to compare this to other anime series with giant monsters like Godzilla Singular Point the Godzilla anime trilogy or even Attack on Titan at some point Rebirth doesnt try to give a complicated story or a deep meaning/complex message behind the Kaiju fights its just a 6 episodes run where the fans will probably have a bless of a time revisiting their lovable monster going against his enemies once again. The action itself is quite the spectacle the way the monsters can fly or jump around while still having some sort of weight and impact on every hit they get is satisfying + the GCI doesnt look to bad on the monsters Ive obviously seen better CGI in other animated series but the monsters aesthetic along with their design are charming to look. But obviously since Rebirth only appeals to the fans and Kaiju enjoyers it does not appeal to everybody else. If youre not into anything that is related to monsters and just want to see a series with a good story and adrenalinepumping action scenes then youre probably going to hate this. No aspect of Rebirth I would consider being mind blowing or peak fiction its just a chill laidback time and enjoying everything that happens on screen for the sake of it. The kids who we follow through out all of this arent anything I would write a book about theres a lot of development and few cute or tragic moments which can help us having some sort of sympathy for the kiddos but still nobody in this anime has left me any impact or relevance after its ending. And also when I briefly mentioned the CGI not looking bad on the Kaijus unfortunately the same thing doesnt apply with the rest. The human characters look awful the CGI makes them look like side characters from a PS2 game their movements are to stiff and rigid not to mention their character design are very generic. Its one aspect I can compliment Godzilla Singular Point for having characters that look great animated in 2D and having their design being very memorable even years after rewatching that show but Rebirth does the very opposite. It was a very noticeable problem from seeing the first trailer and sadly it has been the same from start to end. Gamera does carry the entire cast on its shell hes intimidating whenever countering another monster but also protective and badass in a lot of scenes maybe one of my favorite interpretation of the character so far his design is very sick and awesome as well. To end it quickly Gamera: Rebirth is a generic series that doesnt try to do anything spectacular but its also a series that knows what it is and its not afraid to being mindless popcorn entertainment. Thats why I cant give to much shit for what it is but at same time I cant recommend it to a general audience and there are other Gamera entries that can offer you a much better experience: like the Gamera Heisei trilogy or Gamera the Brave that I mentioned before. For being a return of an iconic monster I cant help but think they could have tried to do something more memorable or fascinating. But then again this is just a stupid animated series and not a liveaction movie so fuck it. Im starting to believe that there cant be many anime involving Kaijus that are actually good especially if theyre made by Netflix Ill might have an all new appreciation for the Gridman Universe 500https://static.animecorner.me/2023/07/GAMERARebirthOfficialMainTrailerEnglishSub039screenshot.png