Shakugan no SHANA-Tan the Movie

Information of Anime

Shakugan no SHANA-Tan the Movie comes from the R2 DVD movie of Shakugan no SHANA Movie as a DVD bonus/extra.  They are three minute shorts with a Chibi Shana.  I think there is ine episode per volume.  Later, a title called Itadaki no Hecate-Tan appears.  It's actually the same as Shakugan no SHANA-Tan but using a different name.

Storyline (CONTAINS SPOILERS)

Below is a summary of the storyline I've seen.  This section does contain some spoilers.  If you haven't seen the series yet & don't want to be spoiled, skip this section.  If you want to know the story & want to see how I viewed it, read on.

It's basically a spoof of the story line from the the movie with Shana-Tan.  It sort of retells some parts of the movie up to the point where Yoshida failing to give the cookies to Yuuji & fights with Shana-tan until she gets chucked into a wastebasket.

My Personal Review

Shakugan no SHANA-Tan Movie is quite enjoyable with Chibi Shana.  Of course, you need to watch the movie to understand the characters & the situations they are currently in.

Animation

The drawings are same as the movie.  The only change here is Shana going into chibi mode.  It's pretty cute actually & I didn't think it would be possible with that kind of drawing style.  Her head is very big & her legs & arms are very thin.  However, the black lines are very thick when you look at her close up.  It's a bit blurry as if it was poorly drawn.

The backgrounds are the same as the movie again.  However it's much cleaner & there isn't that eerie feeling.  It's more bright & cheerful.  Plus, it's more silly looking.  For example, the sun isn't a full round circle.  It's a swirl of lines.  The tones are good as they don't mess up together with the characters.

The animation movements are smooth.  The movements look pretty natural to me & there isn't any distortion or breaks that I noticed.  It's quite cute to see Shana-Tan run a mock on Sakai's head.  Not only that, it's really natural & realistic.  The speed wasn't strangely fast & the movements didn't involve heavy swinging.

Sound

The sound effect are ok.  Unlike the movie, it's got more silly sounds.  The volume level is about right since I didn't hear any fuzzes.

The seiyuus of course are the same as the TV shows & movie.  The seiyuu for Shana-Tan's, Rie Kugimiya, does a very good job with the chibi voice.  It's very cute & fitting to the chibi character.

The music is the same here.  If you were expecting some chibi or cute music, there's rarely any here.  It's still symphony based.  However, it made the show a bit silly by over hyping the situation.

Story

A retelling of the movie's storyline, but not all of it.  But it sort of continue from the other Shana-Tan bonus episodes from the TV DVD volumes.

Overall Conclusion

Shakugan no SHANA-Tan Movie is funny, but not like the other Shana-Tan episodes.  It's purely for fanservice & full of laughter.  But, you should watch the movie first to grasp a better understanding of the series.

Shakugan no SHANA-Tan Movie gets a seven out of ten from me.  It's not very good, but it's still funny & entertaining.  Chibi Shana really makes it cute.

Last updated on December 19, 2007