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looks fucking cool. is it getting dubbed?
WTF it's rated R?
Trailer is downloading now
Himu: "I hate japafags" tsc tsc :wag
A friend of mine caught one of the Los Angeles screenings last fall, he's not a fan of anime, but said it's got a great visual style.
It has to be better than Tokyo Godfathers... what a piece of crap.
Satoshi Kon is the anime dude you don't have to feel ashamed to like.
Perfect Blue was like the best anime Brian De Palma ever directed.
WTF it's rated R?
Trailer is downloading now
all satoshi kon movies are rated r
Himu: "I hate japafags" tsc tsc :wag
What? Goddamn you're an ignorant cunt. I fucking hate you.
WTF it's rated R?
Trailer is downloading now
all satoshi kon movies are rated r
Perfect Blue -- R
Millenium Actress -- PG
Tokyo Godfathers -- PG-13
Paprika -- R
I was really letdown by Tokyo Godfathers, can't really tell you why, I just felt it lacked the magic of Millenium Actress (best Kon film to date), Paranoia Agent and Perfect Blue.
Paranoia Agent was an amazing tv series. It got kinda silly at one point, but it was still great.
From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. The second volume of Drawn and Quarterly's ambitious reprinting of selected works by manga master Tatsumi picks up where the first left off. This outing once again showcases Tatsumi's pitch-perfect psychodramas, but this time with stories that are a bit more ambitious and sure-footed. Tatsumi more or less invented his own genre, making compelling manga out of everyday moments that otherwise pass unnoticed. His characters are anonymous faces we pass on the street, and he gives them an unsuspected inner life. In the opening story an artist for children's stories discovers a new, sinister vocation until he's found out. In another story a man is held captive by a woman who blames all men for her own psychological (and physical) scars. And in still another, an old man, once a proud business owner, returns to his derelict office day after day, despite the end of his company. Tatsumi lends all of these characters sympathetic voices through his minimal dialogue and deft line work. No one captures urban Japan quite like Tatsumi?even the streets feel nuanced. This collection of seminal work by a comics master is essential reading for anyone interested in the artistic development of the medium. (Aug.)
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From Booklist
*Starred Review* The stories in editor Tomine's second collection of this groundbreaking comics creator originally appeared in 1970, when Japan had recovered from the psychic setback of World War II and embarked on its "economic miracle." Tatsumi reveals, however, a segment of Japanese society that remained defeated, made up of weary, emasculated, working-class men, often paired with resentful women. In the title story, a frustrated truck driver taking care of his decrepit, demanding mother reaches his limit. In others, a disgraced businessman returns to his deserted office every day, long after the company has gone under, and a burned-out children's manga artist turns his talents to more disreputable pursuits. It's hard not to read an autobiographical element into that last one, related to the fact that Tatsumi combined the words for drama and art to coin a term,gekiga, for his work to set it apart from comics aimed at children. His powerful drawing style depicts the characters with a starkness and simplicity that matches what is presented of their lives and conjures a convincing urban milieu through detailed backdrops. These decades-old tales are unlike anything published in the U.S. before or since, and it's gratifying that America is now finally catching up with Tatsumi's genius. Gordon Flagg
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Himu: "I hate japafags" tsc tsc :wag
What? Goddamn you're an ignorant cunt. I fucking hate you.
Get that shit out of this thread.I am far from the first person to reply bashing anime in this thread
So? Everyone else is fine with it. If you don't like anime, don't post in anime threads or other wise you'll just look like an ignorant cunt like Christopher, if you don't already.come on this is eb, not gaf
So? Everyone else is fine with it. If you don't like anime, don't post in anime threads or other wise you'll just look like an ignorant cunt like Christopher, if you don't already.come on this is eb, not gaf
I would never bash Miyazaki he is cool. But anime is basically a silly little guilty pleasure that many people treat as such and that is fine. The second anyone tries to compare anime to great films or other high entertainment art then something is wrong.
It's like trying to get people to take kaiju or kung-fu films seriously.
I am not talking about the internet here, I am talking the general everyday american family. Has anything other than him broke the barrier? Outside of the saturday morning/cartoon network shit?
I can't think of any.
the barrier of being accepted and highly regarded by the public at large. Everything else other than him by the everyday american is "lol animu" to the publicI am not talking about the internet here, I am talking the general everyday american family. Has anything other than him broke the barrier? Outside of the saturday morning/cartoon network shit?
I can't think of any.
broke what barrier
He is the Kurosawa of anime, the only one to break into mainstream acceptance.
Kurosawa is the only real director of live action japanese films to gain widespread respect, the rest is seen as kaiju nonsense and samurai silly films.
It is just a fact of life you have to understand, anime outside of Miyazaki will be seen as childs stuff by the general public and the media. It is nothing to get defensive about, its a fact of life.
the barrier of being accepted and highly regarded by the public at large. Everything else other than him by the everyday american is "lol animu" to the publicI am not talking about the internet here, I am talking the general everyday american family. Has anything other than him broke the barrier? Outside of the saturday morning/cartoon network shit?
I can't think of any.
broke what barrier
like how Kurosawa is the only live-action japanese director to do this and not be seen as "lol kaiju" or "lol samurai"
the barrier of being accepted and highly regarded by the public at large. Everything else other than him by the everyday american is "lol animu" to the publicI am not talking about the internet here, I am talking the general everyday american family. Has anything other than him broke the barrier? Outside of the saturday morning/cartoon network shit?
I can't think of any.
broke what barrier
like how Kurosawa is the only live-action japanese director to do this and not be seen as "lol kaiju" or "lol samurai"
Why is that? From the previews of his movies they all seem extremely campy and extremely cheesy, like like "lol samurai" shit. Of course stylistically they are great, and like I said I've only seen clips, but why the fuck is he herelded? For being "the first"?
I'm pretty positive more people know about Astroboy;etc. than Princess MononokeI am pretty sure more american familes watched his films than astroboy. Knowing of something and watching and enjoying something are vastly different things. Everyone knows of DBZ but that doesnt make it well respected.
Watch these movies PD:
Castle of Cagliostro
Grave of the Fireflies
Perfect Blue
Millinium Actress
Mind Game
You can rent all of those at a local blockbuster except mind game, in which i will help you pirate
Me first Himo. Bros before...whites
Cheebs what animes have you watched?I found the "serious" stuff like cowboy bebop boring but found hamtaro "cute". You don't want my opinion on this.
Cheebs what animes have you watched?I found the "serious" stuff like cowboy bebop boring but found hamtaro "cute". You don't want my opinion on this.
95% of the anime played on tv is shit.
95% of the anime played on tv is shit.
just like normal tv.
:lol
:(
On the down low, they played Scrable once. :hyper
95% of the anime played on tv is shit.
just like normal tv.
yes, but with anime high quality is much much more rare and sparse. It's the very reason I rarely ever take an anime recommendation from anyone unless it's specific people, because anime fans typically are not the right ones to judge taste.
the tv companies don't help matters. they'd rather play something shitty like...Scyred than Gankutsuoh. It puzzles me.
Power Rangers was legitimately badass, fuck the haters.Agreed, for 10 years old me. I tried to watch it a few years ago and nearly cried. Glad it washed away with Beanie Babies and didn't stick around like Pokemon in terms of public attention.
I saw it in theaters opening day :hyper
Good God when will a fucking rip for this ever surface?!
WHAT IS THIS
Give me a hint.
Awesome. I am going to dl it tonight.
It's playing at two theaters in Seattle, I have no idea about Texas.It opens at the River Oaks Landmark in Houston on June 22.
It's playing at two theaters in Seattle, I have no idea about Texas.It opens at the River Oaks Landmark in Houston on June 22.
Supar Bumpu!
I just saw this movie for the first time. It was pretty damn good.