Bâan - The Boundary of Adulthood -

Tbh... this blow. They tried to cram too much into this, it became just a complication of scenes of what it should be. I guess it mean a lot to the creator but for any normal viewer it is a bunch of fragment scene that bring no emotion. I watch this on normal speed for the first half then x2 just to be done with it.

A good short movie should be like shelter or let you down. Those are so much shorter but convey so much more.

A saving grace for this is the music. Animation look good on still frame but sometime stiff on motion.

You have to have been living overseas for years for this film to hit you. It's a very simple and short movie that would feel very shallow if it doesn't connect with you - but if it does, it really hits.

I feel that the film should've been longer, or some parts cut to make room for more depth. Some designs and animation felt a little bit cheap, but it was alright. The quality of the OST is incredible. Thank you for everything you do, Garnt!

Bâan has good ideas but its severely held back by its runtime. The result is a short that feels underdeveloped and rushed, as it tries to do too much without much focus.

Given the limitations and runtime, the slow pacing makes the characters feel one dimensional, as you barely get a sense of anyone. With its 18 min budget, this might have been better if it was a smaller story, with faster pacing.

"Bao" for example, gets across a LOT with its short runtime. Bâan's ambitions and pacing would have been at home with a 60 min length, like "Look Back". But as it stands, it really doesn't have time to breathe and ends up feeling messy. There just isn't room to fit in dual protagonists, world building, plot twists, backstories, etc.

That said, the animation, voice acting, and music (which is especially good) helps to carry the project. I do hope Garnt gets another shot at it though because there is something interesting here.

I told myself I would be 100% honest with this and not just praise it for the person who wrote it. This is a 9/10. In 18 minutes it made me feel more than shows have ever done in 12 episodes. The animation was great and the music was stellar.

The only thing I will say is the same thing everyone else has already said. I wish this was longer. Part of me wants to see more of Rin's world so badly and learn more about the characters.

But I get that because of budget limitations, it wasn't possible to make this longer. And I also understand that you don't need more than what we have here to send a message. The feeling of stepping out into the unknown, out of your comfort zone and into a new place, a new life. And knowing that no matter how far you are or how long you've been away for, there's always a chance to come back to that familiar place.

Thank you so much Garnt, Kevin and everyone who made this possible. Glad I got to watch this.

Imma keep it short. I almost never get emotional, no matter how emotionally provoking a story is supposed to be. My real-life situation is kind of a weird mix, partly basic, partly niche, and I've never really seen it reflected in anime. Most of the time I just try to project myself into the characters, the world, or the situation, for a better experience, immersion and all that stuff....

Using the projecting technique with Baan, though, I actually shed a tear. The theme it explores is partially foreign to me, yet somehow it hit me in a way I didn't expect. You can really feel Gigguk's passion behind it, his creativity, and even his personal preferences shining through.

It's rare that something so short leaves such a strong impression, but Baan did. And i cannot even begin to imagine the impact it would have on the large amount of people who have been / are planning to be in a situation like this, aswell as the bonus of knowing the man behind it all pretty damn well.... (shows like these should be getting animated instead of solo leveling, all the bad to mid isekais, rent a girlfriend etc.... )): )