00:00Hello everyone, today we're going to be looking at a fast Konepa.
00:03I would even say on a quick Konepa, because despite my title of master rummager,
00:08I haven't found much information about today's project, which is called Mosaïka.
00:124 RAVs from 1991, produced by Studio DIN, each about half an hour long, which could
00:17seem a little obscure. Surprisingly, they were released here in 2002.
00:22That's 11 years after its Japanese release, and with the added bonus of a French dub.
00:26And a French dub that's not too bad either. Considering the time between the two releases,
00:30I don't know if it was a good move for the French publisher, but in any case we have
00:33a DVD,
00:34which can still be found without any problem new and cheap, that is to say 5-6 euros.
00:38So we're happy. Since I couldn't find a soundtrack,
00:41Well, no trailer edited by me, I'm just putting together a few sequences.
00:46Mosaïka, here we go! The story of Mosaïka remains shrouded in mystery.
00:51Ruling over the northern provinces of Kherani, the monarch Sazara,
00:54Once praised for his wisdom, he became a power-hungry puppet.
00:59After enslaving the entire planet,
01:01He reigns as a cruel despot from atop the orbital statue he had built in his own image.
01:06But Talma, Dante's son, former right-hand man of Sazara,
01:09wants to avenge the death of his father, who was murdered by the tyrant.
01:12He also dreams of freeing the planet from the sovereign's yoke.
01:15and to make it a world of peace and prosperity.
01:26Mosaïka, a planet inhabited since the dawn of time,
01:29and whose history, born from chaos, remains shrouded in mystery to this day.
01:38Those who oppose King Sazara,
01:40May they do God's will, and may they perish to the last man!
01:44Subtitling by Radio-Canada
02:17Subtitling by Radio-Canada
02:58Let's go!
03:25Let's go!
03:49Let's go!
04:12Let's go!
04:42All of this is pleasing and it's present.
04:44To which, for Mosaika, we must add a touch of science fiction with the appearance of what we
04:48It could be described as a spaceship or even a laser gun, we don't really know.
04:53The production team tried to create a little mix, not necessarily convincing in every respect, but it has the merit of
04:58to add a unique touch to this universe.
05:00Basically, and to put it very briefly, they wanted to add a touch of Star Wars to the chronicles.
05:05of the Lodos War.
05:06Yes, it sounds a bit fishy, but it's acceptable.
05:08Other small, original touches, which work much better, are certain character designs and specific character backstories.
05:15which help to present a narrative that is not based solely on a single story, that of our hero
05:20Thalma,
05:21but which offers glimpses into the past and motivations of other protagonists, with what that implies for the development
05:26of the overall plot.
05:27Then, as I mentioned, there's also the presence of a good French dub, which sometimes relies on
05:32based on translations that are really well adapted to the French language.
05:35Personally, I don't know if the translation is correct, but on the other hand, my tricolored ear takes pleasure in
05:40listening to phrasing, dialogues, which sometimes sound remarkably good.
05:44And that ties into another auditory theme: the soundtrack.
05:47So these are old-fashioned pieces, a mystical melody played on acoustic guitar or flute,
05:52heavy brass instruments or war drums to announce the big bad guy, the clashes, that kind of music.
05:56Things that we no longer hear in current anime, but which work very well here, if that's the case.
06:01I hope you like this type of soundtrack.
06:03In terms of sound and visual atmosphere, it does the job well for medieval fantasy.
06:07The same goes for the classic scenario, but it's easy to follow.
06:11What ultimately works less well on Mosaica is not the ideas or the intentions, but the
06:15technical.
06:16Those are the weak points.
06:17Even though these are handled fairly well within the overall viewing experience, they cannot be ignored.
06:22on the sometimes excessive use of animation loops and the reuse of the same shot, the same sequence.
06:28These strategies are employed up to the acceptable limit of the exercise.
06:33Secondly, these are OVAs from 1991 and certainly not with one of the biggest budgets, so the visuals will be...
06:38on par in terms of design, decor, animation.
06:41It's not bad; it's sufficient to ensure a fairly consistent approach between the ideas and the execution.
06:46so that ultimately, Mosaica will be 4 OVAs of the right caliber.
06:50A pleasant, entertaining, sometimes bloody medieval fantasy, available in French, which could even have been
06:57a sequel.
06:57Some characters and entities remain quite mysterious, leaving the door open to both speculation and imagination.
07:04or, pragmatically, to a continuation of the adventure that would have benefited from details and concepts already introduced in
07:11spectators.
07:12The only question that matters now is, but who is the big egg?
07:16That was Bleach, see you next time, bye!
