{"id":79589,"date":"2024-01-20T15:41:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-20T15:41:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=39003"},"modified":"2024-01-20T15:41:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-20T15:41:39","slug":"call-of-the-night-episode-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/20\/call-of-the-night-episode-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Call of the Night \u2013 Episode 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we\u2019ll be checking out the very first episode of a new project, as we explore the recent adaptation of Kotoyama\u2019s supernatural romantic comedy Call of the Night. The show got some solid buzz two years ago, with audiences generally praising its strong atmosphere and charmingly silly cast. That sounded about right for me, given my experience with Kotoyama\u2019s previous work Dagashi Kashi. Though Dagashi\u2019s hook is \u201ccrazy-eyed girl lustily explains the merits of various snack foods,\u201d the show\u2019s greatest strengths were actually its evocation of small-town boredom and understanding of listless youth – two qualities that I imagine will carry on gracefully into Call of the Night.<\/span><\/p>\n

As for the anime adaptation, I can\u2019t imagine a better choice of director than Tomoyuki Itamura. After Tatsuya Oishi left the Monogatari TV series to go sculpt Kizumonogatari, it was Itamura who picked up the torch, serving as the series\u2019 primary director from Nisemonogatari all the way through Owarimonogatari Part II. The aesthetic he sculpted in that time was one of lust and austerity and nightmares, featuring a world that felt cold and alien even in broad daylight, one which naturally reflected the preoccupations and emotional tensions of its anxious young occupants. He basically cut his teeth on this era\u2019s premier supernatural romantic drama, making him perfectly suited for a production like Call of the Night. That basically covers my preconceptions, so let\u2019s get on with the dang show!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 1<\/b><\/p>\n

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Huh, a Noitamina production. The name doesn\u2019t mean so much these days, but that particular Fuji TV programming block was initially intended for anime whose appeal extended beyond the medium\u2019s general adolescent male audience. The block has hosted a fair share of all-timers over the years, from Mononoke to House of Five Leaves to Wandering Son to The Tatami Galaxy, but its adherence to its original mission hasn\u2019t exactly been reliable. I recall even back in 2014 we were wondering what the heck Nanana\u2019s Buried Treasure was doing on the block<\/span><\/p>\n

We open by rushing upwards past brightly lit windows in a pitch black mass, our speed increasing until we emerge to see the city at night, laid out in rich purples and blues. A cut that immediately aligns us with the power and freedom of our vampire perspective character, instantly articulating the unique beauty of her domain<\/span><\/p>\n

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Soft focus and bokeh from the city lights offers a cinematic sense of drama and atmosphere. Itamura\u2019s long favored a mixture of Oishi-derivative visual interjections and sequences of simulated realism like this; that might seem like it\u2019d result in disjointed visual experiences, but the overall preeminence of \u201chow is this character experiencing this moment\u201d maintains a sort of narrative continuity that mitigates the need for visual continuity<\/span><\/p>\n

The OP begins with a film set clapboard announcing \u201ctake one.\u201d Yeah, Itamura ain\u2019t subtle about his desire for simulated cinematic realism<\/span><\/p>\n

The OP is all about contrast, framed as a battle between teal and pink hues – a visual articulation of the show\u2019s emphasis on the \u201ctwo worlds\u201d of day and night<\/span><\/p>\n

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It also features our vampire heroine attempting to teach our protagonist how to dance, an easy enough metaphor for her luring him into the mechanics of her world<\/span><\/p>\n

Hah, and the OP cuts the music halfway through for a shot of the cast reviewing raw footage before the edit. I doubt this framing has anything to do with Call of the Night, it just seems like a very Itamura thing to include<\/span><\/p>\n

Kotoyama clearly has a great love for \u201calternative\u201d-looking girls; his character designs possess a certain realism that speaks to a more refined, considered horniness than most artists<\/span><\/p>\n

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Our first shots of the episode proper are the city at night, with nothing but the wind in our ears. Aping Monogatari surrealism feels like a survival strategy here – stacking anonymous, identical apartments in a row is a fair way to avoid traditionally painted backgrounds<\/span><\/p>\n

Monogatari was such an indulgent, ostentatious visual experience that I imagine any director would experience some growing pains attempting to move beyond SHAFT\u2019s visual playground<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s an interesting aesthetic here – altered photography driven to extremes of color saturation, giving the night a rich and alien look<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cFor the first time ever, I ventured out at night without telling anyone.\u201d If Dagashi Kashi\u2019s anything to go by, Kotoyama\u2019s protagonists tend to be eager but untested novices, drawn into a new world by a chaotic and charismatic femme fatale<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe swings are so fun for the first time in forever!\u201d The allure of transgression or trespass adds a fresh appeal to old activities<\/span><\/p>\n

His name is Ko Yamori<\/span><\/p>\n

Unsurprisingly, daytime is characterized as entirely saturated by light, lacking color altogether. If you want your daytime scenes to look bleak and sterile, directing them like Hiroshi Hamasaki is a good call<\/span><\/p>\n

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A girl confesses to him, to which he responds \u201cI don\u2019t really understand dating.\u201d Damn, dude<\/span><\/p>\n

He also suffers from insomnia<\/span><\/p>\n

Goddamn, these night compositions are really something. Love how the overall darkness makes these rich colors seem all the bolder<\/span><\/p>\n

As he purchases a beer from a vending machine, our vampire heroine finally arrives<\/span><\/p>\n

Disorienting fisheye perspective emphasizes the unsettling, otherworldly nature of this first meeting<\/span><\/p>\n

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The style of character acting also seems inherited from Monogatari – every movement is made with theatrical intent, each gesture accompanied with dramatic zooms and cuts<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhy do people stay up at night? It all boils down to one reason: they aren\u2019t satisfied with how they spent the day.\u201d A potential thematic signal here, or perhaps just someone who likes to talk<\/span><\/p>\n

The girl high-fives some nearby drunks in celebration of their successful drinking. Soya Amamiya\u2019s a pro, and she\u2019s doing a great job with this character\u2019s playful yet lethargic tone<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019ll never be satisfied if you don\u2019t release your inhibitions, boy.\u201d And then he immediately runs away. Probably a good call<\/span><\/p>\n

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Lots of nice expression work in this episode, too<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want to give advice to people who can\u2019t sleep and help them overcome their issues.\u201d A very admiral calling for a vampire<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh my god. Her apartment is the epitome of Male Living Spaces, just a cot set out on a wooden floor with a stereo to its side. I suppose she\u2019s embodying the far limits of people \u201cnot being satisfied with how they spent the day,\u201d with her apartment possessing no signs of any meaningful daytime life whatsoever<\/span><\/p>\n

Ko attempts to flee as the mysterious girl disrobes. Playful distortion of perspective here, as her arm casually reaches across what should be about eight feet of foreshortened distance in order to grab his wrist<\/span><\/p>\n

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The girl\u2019s questions grow increasingly predatory as Ko pretends to sleep. Vampires and sexual awakening have been obvious bedfellows (pun sorta intended) since Bram Stoker\u2019s original Dracula. Vampires promise control, the fulfillment of carnal desire, and the validation of social deviance – they worked perfectly for articulating the stultifying demands of the Victorian era, and they sub in just as well for modern tales of embracing villainized agency and sexual freedom<\/span><\/p>\n

No surprise that the moment of draining his blood is accompanied by what sounds like a strangled kissing noise<\/span><\/p>\n

And Ko of course has particularly tasty blood. Mankind has long adored the fantasy of being coveted by a sexy and dangerous animal, whether vampires, outlaws, or strange women who drag you into their sad apartments<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThere was this huge mosquito.\u201d Our vampire combines that appeal with a complimentary failgirl aesthetic. This show is very powerful<\/span><\/p>\n

It is in large part Itamura\u2019s fault that \u201cmonster\u201d and \u201cvampire\u201d are two of the words I most readily recognize in Japanese<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWouldn\u2019t it suck if you created a new family member every time you ate?\u201d Our heroine puts her lack of desire to create an army of minions in relatably antisocial terms<\/span><\/p>\n

Apparently, the way one becomes a vampire is to fall in love with them. An interesting flourish, one which actually shifts the power dynamic inherent in vampire stories. Normally the vampire has all the control in these relationships, but framing it around love takes that power out of her hands<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ah, but the vampire must suck the blood of the person who\u2019s in love with them. So it really is essentially a kind of proposal<\/span><\/p>\n

The two seem equally uncomfortable talking about lovey-dovey stuff. Ko\u2019s disinterest in romance definitely sets him apart among anime protagonists. I\u2019ll be interested to see how that develops<\/span><\/p>\n

I appreciate that her comment of \u201coh, do you like boys then\u201d is taken gracefully by both parties. Really hoping we\u2019re moving beyond knee-jerk homophobia in anime whenever the prospect of male-male relationships are raised<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cWhat do you think now that you\u2019ve taken a step outside the norm?\u201d It\u2019s interesting – much of this show\u2019s drama prioritizes Ko\u2019s \u201cdeviation from the norm,\u201d but his actions have actually been fairly chaste so far. It feels like both he and this vampire idealize the concept of being outsiders, but are actually far more normal than they\u2019d like to admit<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cStay up until you feel satisfied about your day. That\u2019s not a bad way to live.\u201d What they\u2019re striving towards is actually a fairly universal instinct, a common sense of dissatisfaction with the mundane<\/span><\/p>\n

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Embracing the night is the first time Ko\u2019s \u201cwanted to be something,\u201d and thus he wishes to become a vampire. \u201cSo please, let me fall in love with you!\u201d Ah, lonely and insecure people making world-altering decisions in the hope of finding purpose. This is some good fucking food<\/span><\/p>\n

And we at last get her name, Nazuna Nanakusa<\/span><\/p>\n

In spite of her professed lack of interest in love, she takes Ko up to a rooftop and kicks him off for a midnight flight. She clearly enjoys impressing her new companion<\/span><\/p>\n

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And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

So we\u2019re off! Call of the Night\u2019s premier proved a natural extension of both Kotoyama and Itamura\u2019s fascinations, presenting a fresh world of longing, ennui, and sumptuous natural beauty. For Kotoyama\u2019s part, the chemistry between Ko and Nazuna already seems quite strong; Ko is an uncommonly listless adolescent, Nazuna is far less cool than she pretends to be, and the two of them are clearly answering a common need for companionship and understanding. And such a story is a perfect fit for Tomoyuki Itamura, who ensured that the allure of the city at night was as clear for us as the protagonists, while treating Nazuna\u2019s attempts at impressing Ko with a natural balance of validation and derision. Two weirdos attempting to find community in each other; that\u2019s the stuff I love, and Call of the Night offers an eminently winning rendition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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