I had a full boat yesterday, and wasn't able to do yesterday's post. The one I posted this morning for yesterday was Black Milk, by Massive Attack and Liz Fraser. Today's is one of the genre's classics. Dr. Shoji Yamashiro and Geinoh Yamashirogumi gave us 'Kaneda' for the theme to Katsushiro Otomo's adaptation of 'Akira' all the way back in 1988. It's cliche and hyperbole to say nothing was the same for Anime over here in the United States since. It's also entirely true.
And of course, that movie opens with Kaneda and his chooms lighting out into the nighttime in Neo-Tokyo on their bikes for a bit of the old ultraviolence. And as the holographic expanses over them cycle on, Kaneda's guys get into a tussle with an opposing Clown Gang in the streets and ridiculous speeds. And honestly, when you get on your Kusanagi and you're firing down the road at some ridiculous speed of your own; weaving and dodging through traffic that might as well be stationary in comparison, more than one of you are hearing this music in your head. So much CP can name this movie as its direct ancestor. It would be criminal not to include it here.
Resenha: Akira, Katsushiro Otomo - Uma Reinvenção do Pós-Apocalipse Nuclear Japonês! (VERSÃO 2.0) | NITROLEITURAS #manga #nitroblog
Resenha: Akira, Katsushiro Otomo – Uma Reinvenção do Pós-Apocalipse Nuclear Japonês! (VERSÃO 2.0) | NITROLEITURAS #manga #nitroblog
Resenha: Akira, Katsushiro Otomo – Uma Reinvenção do Pós-Apocalipse Nuclear Japonês! #manga #nitroblog
Fiz um UPDATE no meu artigo de Akira, que publiquei em 2009 e depois em 2015! Segue o novo texto!
Só quem foi adolescente nos anos 80, e que era completamente nerd com a paranoia nuclear e a Guerra Fria, como eu era, pode entender como foi marcante assistir aquele anime maravilhoso naquela…
So I uploaded this video earlier and after watching it a couple times I figured it sucked so I went back and added a few more frames and slowed it down a bit, so it sucks less but still suck. lol
I had to do something to celebrate one of the most transformative anime’s of all time, Akira! This is on top of the list of my favourite animated movies. Before work I had to do a warmup and I couldn’t stop thinking about Kaneda. Thanks for the inspiration Katsushiro Otomo