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Make Everything E.X.P.L.O.D.E. — The Other Works of Akira's Katsuhiro Otomo in English




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GATSU



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 10:13 am Reply with quote
One of the segments in Short Peace got an Oscar nod. Also, Looper homaged Domu, so an official movie version may be out of the question.
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a_Bear_in_Bearcave



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 11:32 am Reply with quote
Thanks for the article! I must finish Memories, I only watched "Magnetic Rose". So many interesting concepts here, I must find that one about elderly care someday.
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Triltaison



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:15 pm Reply with quote
What funny timing. I just found a set of the first part of Legend of Mother Sarah at an antique mall this past week (for cheap!) that I immediately picked up. I ordered a good chunk of parts 2 and 3 to finish it out and they're literally waiting for me at my mailbox as I type this.

I'm still salty about Roujin Z. I've only found it once in the wild, and they couldn't locate the disc for the case. So I've never gotten to own it, but I did see it an a convention one year and really loved it. That one seems like such a Discotek thing to license that I hope it gets picked up again one day.
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Molmoran



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 5:54 pm Reply with quote
I found Memories some years ago for a reasonable amount, but I haven't managed to pick up Domu #2 unfortunately.

It's not available in English but you can get World Apartment Horror manga in Italy which Kon and Otomo worked on, the film is very cheesy but the manga is respectable.

Otomo is one of my all time favourites and I hope we get to see Orbital Era soon.
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Doctorkev



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:19 pm Reply with quote
If anyone's interested, in preparation for this article I individually reviewed most of the movies mentioned, and here's a link to an index of those reviews:

https://doctorkev.medium.com/make-everything-e-x-p-l-o-d-e-the-other-works-of-akiras-katsuhiro-otomo-in-english-bdb55a4709c4

This article took a lot of work, not least tracking down some very out-of-print discs!
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a_Bear_in_Bearcave



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 6:29 pm Reply with quote
Doctorkev wrote:
If anyone's interested, in preparation for this article I individually reviewed most of the movies mentioned, and here's a link to an index of those reviews:

https://doctorkev.medium.com/make-everything-e-x-p-l-o-d-e-the-other-works-of-akiras-katsuhiro-otomo-in-english-bdb55a4709c4

This article took a lot of work, not least tracking down some very out-of-print discs!

Thanks, I've read the Steampunk review and it helped me to understand what is it and how it differs from some other works.
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mdo7



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 23, 2023 7:16 pm Reply with quote
Wow, this article about Otomo is really worth a read if you're a long time anime fan/veteran (like me). Thank you for this particular article.

Doctorkev wrote:
If anyone's interested, in preparation for this article I individually reviewed most of the movies mentioned, and here's a link to an index of those reviews:

https://doctorkev.medium.com/make-everything-e-x-p-l-o-d-e-the-other-works-of-akiras-katsuhiro-otomo-in-english-bdb55a4709c4

This article took a lot of work, not least tracking down some very out-of-print discs!


Also, thank you for contributing to this article, You have a lot of insight, knowledge, and you know your stuff when putting a lot of work writing that up!!! I'll give you 2 thumbs up for the hard work you did to bring this history to all of us on ANN. Thank you!!!
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MarshalBanana



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 12:31 pm Reply with quote
Cannon Fodder is an exceptionally amazing piece of animation and art, which sadly always get overlooked by the more popular Magnetic Rose.
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pachy_boy



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PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2023 2:09 pm Reply with quote
Glad to see Steamboy get some recognition and respect. This may well be an unpopular opinion, but as far as Otomo's works go I consider Steamboy a superior movie to Akira. It's far more cohesive, and far more objectively fun than people seem willing to give it credit for.
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lumenotaku



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 2:27 pm Reply with quote
pachy_boy wrote:
Glad to see Steamboy get some recognition and respect. This may well be an unpopular opinion, but as far as Otomo's works go I consider Steamboy a superior movie to Akira. It's far more cohesive, and far more objectively fun than people seem willing to give it credit for.


agreed I loved it all those years ago and its time to rewatch and share with some folks
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