Penguin Highway...
I picked up Penguin Highway at my local big box store with an asterisk on the outside...
Penguin Highway spends a great deal of time concerned with Aoyama's investigative methods and his attempts to reconcile one mystery with the next. The feature plods along at a fairly glacial pace and then, near the end, events seem to spiral suddenly out of control leading to a frenzy of activity near the end of the feature. Penguin Highway is beautifully animated, but, there isn't a lot happening for a significant portion of the feature.
Penguin Highway builds to a wonderful climax as the purpose of the mysterious penguins becomes clear. The woman from the dentist's office plays an equally important role. At the end of the feature, there were some questions left unanswered and Penguin Highway is a bit melodramatic at its end. Overall, the pacing of the feature was quite a bit slower than I would have liked and I was a bit disappointed in Penguin Highway. I gave Penguin Highway a 2 out of 5.
Penguin Highway follows Aoyama, a 4th-grade prodigy, as he investigates a mysterious outbreak of penguins in his town. One mystery leads to another and soon, Aoyama and his friends find themselves at the center of an epic disaster of magical proportions. There are, of course, no naughty bits, bloodshed or gore to be found. Fan service is kept to a minimum, but, Aoyama does express a fascination with breasts during the feature, but, he states that he tries to limit his focus on that subject to no more than one hour each day.Budding genius Aoyama is only in the 4th grade, but already lives his life like a scientist. When penguins start appearing in his sleepy suburb hundreds of miles from the sea, Aoyama vows to solve the mystery. When he finds the source of the penguins is a woman from his dentist's office, they team up for an unforgettable summer adventure!
Penguin Highway spends a great deal of time concerned with Aoyama's investigative methods and his attempts to reconcile one mystery with the next. The feature plods along at a fairly glacial pace and then, near the end, events seem to spiral suddenly out of control leading to a frenzy of activity near the end of the feature. Penguin Highway is beautifully animated, but, there isn't a lot happening for a significant portion of the feature.
Penguin Highway builds to a wonderful climax as the purpose of the mysterious penguins becomes clear. The woman from the dentist's office plays an equally important role. At the end of the feature, there were some questions left unanswered and Penguin Highway is a bit melodramatic at its end. Overall, the pacing of the feature was quite a bit slower than I would have liked and I was a bit disappointed in Penguin Highway. I gave Penguin Highway a 2 out of 5.
