Saw this one on DVD WAAAY back in the late '90's. A truly atrocious English dub mixed with Kawajiri's direction and animated by MADHOUSE -- WHAT IS NOT TO LOVE? If you are on a Kawajiri binge or want to see some seedier, B-level anime this is a good place to start or finish, what have you.
A perfect little gritty trilogy of sorts, comparable to Gunsmith Cats. Unlike Cats, though, this is more of an anthology where each main protagonist gets their own 15 minutes to shine and hop in and out of each other's stories.
Some really great future neo-noir (ala Blade Runner) aesthetics complement
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May 21, 2018
Metropolis
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A wonderfully beautiful, but terrible adaptation. Given the richness of the source material and the global promotion that ran behind it, "Metropolis" shines as a true disappointment for feature length anime.
"Metropolis" was heavily hyped(globally) and anticipated for its time, even being said to be the "heir to AKIRA", and with several large names attached to the production. Upon release it was immediately forgotten and for good reason. No one talks about this movie now, outside of its amazing visuals and flowing animation. While visually stunning, the story and characters are an absolute mess. The ending is so abrupt and over the top without resolving ANY of the ... |
