User Reviews

I randomly stumbled on Studio Bobbybills after seeing a clip of another one of their show (Peepoodo). I browsed their YouTube channel, saw episode 10 of Crisis Jung in my recommended, and clicked on it.

I was not expecting any of what was about to happen. It felt so unique, I had to start the show from the beginning. I'm actually sad I watched the last episode first before starting it from the beginning. But anyway.

Crisis Jung is about the journey of self-acceptance. It is filled with symbolism and different metaphors. I will be honest, I am simply too dumb to understand all of it by myself. In fact, a comment left on Episode 9 of the show (which is on YouTube) is what made me understand. I will paste the comment further down.

Not only is it such a deep story, but it's also very humorous. The show doesn't take itself too seriously but still manages to give you a powerful message. The way this is a French show, but Jung still says "I don't do that anymore!" in English, even though the entirety of the show is spoken in French. His technique of THE 10 BIG MEATY PUNCHES. The skit with the unending chasm that they took 5 years to go around, even though the bridge was right next to their starting point... It's hilarious while also being serious.

The show is just so unique and thrives in spite of its small budget. The story, characters, the messages and symbolism behind it all... it's honestly a one-of-a-kind experience. The idea of portraying each emotion as a foe to conquer, spawned by Little Jesus, is a good idea.

You need to look past the gore and nudity. A lot of the gore is mostly for shock and "cool" value, but if you're used to watching common, popular shows, nudity will be a foreign concept to you. Most times, nudity will be used for no other purpose than bringing in viewers (looking at you Game of Thrones...) but nudity is a natural part of life and that's how you need to look at it in Crisis Jung.

The only thing that holds this show from a 9/10 or even a 10/10 is the budget. Unfortunately, the show only consists of 10 episodes that each last 6 minutes on average. The animation itself is also not very impressive. A LOT of sequences and shots are re-used each episode. The sound-mixing of the dubbing is also lacking in quality, as you can hear the mics of the voice actors almost blowing out because the actors are screaming too loud. However, this won't hold the show back from having smooth animation during certain fights and characters movement in important scenes. The music itself is also absolutely amazing and I still hope Bobbypills will release the OST one day.

Now, like I've said at the start, I personally had understood almost nothing of the show. Unfortunate I'm just too dumb, which really frustrates me. It angers me that I'm unable to truly appreciate this piece of art for its true worth... But THANKFULLY, someone left a comment that made me understand. It is originally in French, but I've translated it:

"This is an absolutely excellent and rare work.

It is quite simply the story of the transition from naive love to mature love in the head of a man. Rage being a tool to channel to overcome our own pride and gain the necessary qualities.

The whole thing also pays homage to manga from the 80s.

The strange and dreamlike atmosphere shows that we are in the mind of a man tortured by his own pride (which I interpret as Little Jesus). The simple detail of his wife looking away from him was enough to break his heart.

He will then begin a psychoanalysis which will allow him to grow.

If almost all the characters have beards, it is because they are projections produced by this man's mind. His naive feminine ideal (Marie-Madelaine) wears a beard to show that it is an emanation of his spirit.

At the same time, it shows the fine boundary that exists between man and woman, both so close and so incomprehensible to each other.

Conversely, the bad guys with chainsaws (reference to the neighbor at the beginning) are the projections that Jung himself makes of the men in competition with him, whose sexuality is a devastating power.

In his heartbroken rage, Jung's pride separated the body (object of the man's primal fantasy, represented by Thunder Dominic) from the head (vessel of the soul) of his wife.

After having overcome his pride by channeling rage, to gain the qualities of a mature love. He reconquers Maria in a climax where Jung's mind becomes peaceful again (all his projections, even negative cry with joy). True love then fully unites man and woman.

And it's magnificent." --Text by @louisgangloff (aka 'Historiae' on YouTube)

This man's comment helped me understand the show. As soon as I finished reading it, all of it finally clicked.

You'll notice, as soon as Jung sees Maria looking away while they're kissing, the apocalypse happens. This is so insanely well thought-up. I cannot praise the creators of this show enough. This is actual, pure genius.

My reasoning for the 8/10 score is because while the show is very good, like I said the production issues hinder the score. I also still haven't understood all of the show. For example, I don't understand the symbolism behind the ways he defeated a few of Little Jesus' spawns. Same thing for the Violence X 1000. But still, if you have the mind to understand the show correctly (unlike me), this can become a 10/10.

Please watch Crisis Jung.

Absolutely fascinating metaphorical trip into human unconscious.

Every time the hero was thrown away and caught by the giant hand, there is hand floating in the dark writing in the red book. As far as I can tell this is a direct reference to Carl Jung's 'The Red Book'.

The Red Book was Jung's journal (a corpus of unfinished texts that was never published during Jung's life) of self-exploratory reflections, where he described the visions that came from his unconscious during the most intense periods of self reflection. Jung believed this visions from his unconscious to be the foundation of his life's work and the most important piece of it. Everything else was mere elaborations and scientific classification of what he'd seen in this visions.

I'm not sure if most of the audience appreciates how many references to Jung's archetypes and direct quotes from his works are there in this series. It's a very impressive piece of work.