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It inserts a cynical Joseph Heller Catch-22 type humour into the characters’ mindset, making the show that much more enjoyable to experience. There are many quotable lines of characters lambasting their superiors or the state of war in general. It makes it that much more compelling to see so many people on both sides of the conflict speak out their minds on the futility of what they’re embroiled in, making you the viewer, empathise with them all.
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It’s about a reserved young lad, Negishi, moving to the city of debauchery that is Tokyo and fronting a death metal band, as Krauser II, even though he would rather be at home drinking green tea and listening to laid back indie pop.
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Then I realised something. After this scene, the camera never cuts away all the way to the end. I went back and watched the movie from the beginning and realised the camera never cuts away during the entire movie. Not one of the greatest scenes in the history of anime after all. Cannon Fodder is the greatest one-take in the history of anime, and if it were in live action then it would be the best in cinema, period.
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The opening to this movie blew me away. When a gigantic bullet casing, falling from a mecha’s weapon, bounced off a lady’s head on a street far below, causing her to fall over and die, I instantly gave this a 10.
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I can enjoy an over the top action-fest as much as the next Read or Die fan, but here it’s not fun and it’s not dramatic, and when it finally builds to an ever-increasingly illogical Akira-esque climax with a psychic super powered deformed kid and apocalyptic style crap blowing up, I’m losing even more respect for it to be even contemplating Katsuhiro Otomo’s masterpiece, let alone riffing off of it.
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Nitaboh is basically taking a very simple and often-used template, that of the rise of a music star, but puts it in a rarely used context, which is fascinating because of the social implications of the time.
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Contrary to the title, this doesn’t so much play with your mind as it rubs its crotch against it furiously and dunks it in an ocean full of hallucinogen.
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No matter the faults of the show, it’s different and I always applaud that. There is the chance that it will inspire kids and teens to pick up a camera and find a career out of it. A shame the brilliant animation was wasted on a muddled tale with no backbone.
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There are images in this anime that are purely breathtaking. Images you’ve never seen before. Katsuhiro Otomo’s eye for apocalyptic action is second-to-none; no one can do it better than him. Seeing it in action in London is a treat. His direction, especially in action sequences, gives you scope to all the mayhem, his pans and tracking shots are perfect.
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Jyu Oh Sei has stupid names for characters like Thor, Odin, and Zagi of Iliad, but if you can get past that ridiculous attempt at symbolism, and other miscellaneous missteps, you’ll hopefully find yourself entertained by this fast paced epic adventure.
Cihan Narin 