“Adam by Eve” isn’t technically a documentary, but it could be. With a general lack of documentaries on the state of J-pop available to non-Japanese speakers, this 59-minute film succeeds in catching up viewers on what is going on with the current artistic state of the genre.
Currently streaming on Netflix and billed as a “live in animation,” “Adam by Eve” combines real-world footage with animated sequences overseen by Studio Khara. There is a plot — a high school girl searches for her best friend as the world around her warps into something more fantastical — but the film is more about submerging viewers in a surreal experience through music and imagery, a sort of anime version of The Beatles’ “Yellow Submarine.”
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