We’re back to a full episode in Episode 5. We’ve already seen a lot of Suzu, and we’ve gotten some information now about Ayane, Machi, and Rin in some of the past episodes. This time it’s Yukino’s turn to be in the spotlight.
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I was surprised to see this as the second link under the newsweek section of the MSNBC homepage: An article largely centered around the Japanese anime movie Paprika.
Some choice quotes:
A few days later, with far less fanfare, “Paprika,” the work of Japanese animé master Satoshi Kon, will also be unveiled. It happens to be one of the most wildly (and disturbingly) inventive animated films I’ve seen, but will anyone notice?
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There’s no reason the imaginative freedom that animation allows shouldn’t be unleashed on adult themes, especially when graphic novels have entered the literary mainstream and when CGI has blurred the line between live action and animation in films like “300.” Outside the United States, animators are not so likely to be confined to the ghetto of kiddie movies. Think of the marvelously macabre French hand-drawn gem “The Triplets of Belleville,” or the work of the Czech director Jan Svankmajer (”Alice,” “Faust”). Or, most conspicuously, Japanese animé, which is as likely to be made for 30-year-olds as for tots.
Read the rest. One can’t feel anything but content when the same writer raises anime movies like Paprika above almost certain hits like Shrek the Third. Spirited Away also gets an obligatory mention.
I’m Finally back to posting after a weird week. I’ll try to catch things up the next couple of days. First off, dvd and manga releases.
May 15, 2007
Best Student Council - Volume 3
Blue Submarine No.6
Coyote Ragtime Show - Volume 3
Fate/Stay Night - Volume 3
Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny - Volume 8
MoonPhase - Volume 6
Tide-Line Blue - Volume 1
Utawarerumono - Volume 3
Zipang - Volume 5
May 15, 2007
Case Closed - Volume 17
Fullmetal Alchemist - Volume 13
Kekkaishi - Volume 9
Kitchen Princess - Volume 2
MÄR - Volume 13
May 16, 2007
Apothecarius Argentum - Volume 1
Omukae desu - Volume 4
The Legend of Kamui - Volume 7
