Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Паприка Japanese: パプリカ
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Type: Movie
Episodes: 1
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Aug 2006
Duration:
1 hr. 30 min. Rating:
R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
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StatisticsScore: 8.181 (scored by 11331 users)
Ranked: #2232
Popularity: #213
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Deeply Psychological, excellent and creative action, same studio.
Both Paranoia Agent and Paprika probe the power of man made illusions and how these affect reality to the point of merging with it. Paranoia Agent contradicts linear modes of story telling as the series progresses while Paprika is deliberately oneiric from the start. The artwork is similar and Satoshi Kon's trademarks are very visible in the way PA and Paprika push the limits of animation in general. Image surpasses the role of medium and becomes an experimental endeavour of psychological valence: PA and Paprika offer this autonomy of imagery without compromising a highly complex exploration of what it is that shapes and defines reality.
Another one of Satoshi Kon's masterpieces that uses a lot of the same animation style as Paprika!
Both are directed by Satoshi Kon, both can mess with your mind.
Same man behind the anime's and they're both psychological. Lots of jaw dropping moments where u'll think "What the HELLLL???!!" but in a good mind flexing way
In both delusions merge with reality
Both are dark bizarre psychological thrillers. Both are complex, main detectives, and can require subsequent viewings for clarity. Amazing.
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Where does the virtual world end and the real world begins?
Both very obscure with dark technopunk themes.
At first glance Lain and Paprika might not seem very similar, Lain being very slow paced for the most part and Paprika being such a riot of energy. Yet both challenge the meaning of reality and the role of perspective. In Lain and Paprika technology has permitted man to dismantle experience, uncovering a deeply disturbing world that deconstructs certainty in a fluid nexus of ambivalence. Lain's stress falls more on existential questions while Paprika deals more directly with the distorting power of dreams but both break the barrier of physical limitations as they capitalize the potential of anime to create truly bizarre and rewarding experiences
The hallucinatory vividness of SEL is similar to that of Paprika, but much darker.
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Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Tokyo Godfathers) seems to maintain a underlying theme in his films. The psychological - reality versus dreamworld plot lines are richly detailed and keep views guessing at every scene change. We'll see if his upcoming "all-ages" film (Dreaming Kids?) continues to follow this 'what is reality?' concept.
Millennium Actress and Paprika share the same thematic core: blurring the borders between fictional projections and reality as we see it. MA blends cinematography with real life events while Paprika unleashes the world of dreams unto our own. Both are imbued with Satoshi Kon's unique flair for the bizarre and take anime as a medium to a whole different level; the stunning visuals fuse perfectly with non-linear plots that immerse the convoluted yet appealing narrative into the fabric of imagery itself.
The same director (Satoshi Kon), studio, music and MAGIC that flows through both movies.
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Newest movie by Satoshi Kon! :)
Psychological thriller movies Directed by Satoshi Kon. They both blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
same director(i think), different themes but both interesting strange stories
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Both contain the same concept - where there is a device which allow humans to go into their own kind of 'matrix' using their imagination, and produce whatever they want in this alternative dream world.
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Almost the same exact crazy art style and horror type. Although I think Mononoke has a better story line
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Heavy on the symbolism and insane visuals, both are athletically pleasing and create a dreamlike world, with fresh character and background designs.
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Paprika has the same dream-like funkiness that it seems only Japanese anime can pull off. A fun watch with great animation.
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Both deal with psychological problems and the ways to solve them.
The visual part is also similar - it gives the viewer the same feeling of irreality.
Both are filled with weird characters.
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Tobira o Akete and Paprika tell us about dreams and the relationship between the dream and real world. A woman and a little girl travel through a delightful variegated reality. Although in Paprika this journey is more dangerous, it's as unpredictable and incredible as the journey of the little girl.
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Both movies will stun you with their visual style as well as keep you on the edge of your seat.
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Akira and Paprika are both extremely strange; the sci-fi content of their skewed plot lines is extremely similar. These movies twist what the viewer is seeing and deliberately frustrate straightforward explanations. Shape shifting imagery invades the narrative and sets Akira and Paprika apart from linear efforts in the world of anime. A certain apocalyptic tone is present in both and the feeling of oddity that finds itself augmented as Akira progresses is deeply enmeshed in Paprika as well.
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plot-wise it's way off base.. but as far as the level of insanity and eye-popping animation goes it's right on.. plus Paprika [the lead character] sort of reminds me of Haru.. both warrant multiple viewings since there's so much going on.. they are by far two of my favorites.. definitely worth looking into.
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These two tend to bend your mind a little, make you wonder: just what IS existence? Is the world really so fragile as to be torn apart by a few psychos with strange well-developed powers that could reconstruct the fabric of reality itself? There's more of a cyberpunk theme with GitS, but it is slightly present in Paprika as well, though it is at a disadvantage for not being set so far in the future. Both will get you thinking and both are very beautifully done, especially GitS, considering its age.
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Both created by the genius called Satoshi Kon. Tokyo Godfathers doesn't have the same psychological theme and it doesn't have the acid trip style, but they both leave a smile on your face. A heartwarming story about some homeless people finding a baby.
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crazy psychological thrillers
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Both this movie and this series have deep psychological aspects to drive their story lines. If you're one to really enjoy those strange and thought-provoking anime then both these shows are for you. (On a side note, both anime have anthropormorphic inanimate objects...)
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