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Its fantastic. Not your normal Mange fare at all, No futeristic robots, or evil Nijias, just a fantastic Psycological twisting Plot.
If you haven't seen go watch it. Even if manga isn't usually your thing. Its one of those films that makes you lose your point of reference, and leaves you with an uncomfortable feeling afterwards. Sort of a bit like 'Murder in Mind' another fantastic film.
Its fantastic. Not your normal Mange fare at all, No futeristic robots, or evil Nijias, just a fantastic Psycological twisting Plot.
If you haven't seen go watch it. Even if manga isn't usually your thing. Its one of those films that makes you lose your point of reference, and leaves you with an uncomfortable feeling afterwards. Sort of a bit like 'Murder in Mind' another fantastic film.
The trouble with a number of anime films/series, they tend to be utterly barmy and require the utmost concentration, so as a result, adjusting from normal American made tosh that we usually see on TV and at cinemas to complex anime plots is often difficult.
On another note, have you by any chance seen Spirited Away? It's a must-see film for any anime fan.
Sadly the UK seems to be very slow on the uptake of this film, it's done very very well in the US (even winning the Oscar for best animated feature), and I'm pretty certain it's the highest grossing movie ever in Japan. There'll be a UK cinema run and a dvd release possibly towards the end of the year (or maybe even as late as 2004). Shame, as it's an amazing film.
You have to remember that the West and East are too totally different cultures, much more different that the UK is to Europe and this puzzles or shocks some people who aren't ready for it.
Sex is thought of in a different way to the Japanese, they've grown up with a culture where it's acceptable to sleep around and sex magazines and Anime are sold the same way as regular media is.