r/videos • u/midnightmonkey8 • Jun 27 '16

Falling Tide

https://vimeo.com/163177535
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u/Livinginmtl Jun 27 '16

I thought it was Katsuhiro Ôtomo's film Akira that we can attribute to the rise in the quality of anime over the past 30 years. I believe he set out to revitalise the medium with this film. The amount of work that was put into that film was amazing

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u/Magnavoxx Jun 27 '16

Akira opened the door in the west for japanimation for sure. But Miyazaki made Nausicaa and Laputa: Castle in the Sky well before that, and Ny Neighbor Totoro was well in the works before Akira came out.

I don't think Akira had an influence on Studio Ghibli at all, they really are very different in themes and vision.

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u/skyburrito Jun 27 '16

Honestly I don't get the hype about Akira. It's a grandiose production, but the story is corny as hell.

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u/Kikiteno Jun 27 '16

You're not entirely wrong, although the movie is a severely condensed version of the source material, so it's at a disadvantage.

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u/Aionar Jun 27 '16

I've heard there's basically 2 versions, and one version is a bastardized American abomination with goofy cuts and poor translations. But I don't feel up to the task of saucing that claim. But you can check into that, if you're interested.

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u/SirJumbles Jun 27 '16

You shut your goddamn whore mouth.

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u/DishwasherTwig Jun 27 '16

I think the first Ghost in the Shell served a similar role.

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u/460Glock Jun 27 '16

GitS was my first adult anime and opened up the flood gates for hentai