#they also both have soundtracks by ymo members

[80sanime]

I’m almost done reading The Tale of Genji (very slowly... I started it last March) which makes me reflect on how the 80s anime film, while gorgeous, saps all the fun out of the source material. Seriously, it’s legit hilarious on top of being ephemerally beautiful and all that. I’ve never laughed as hard at a book as I have at certain points in Genji.

It reminded me of the 80s anime adaption of Night on the Galactic Railroad which was also significantly more cold and abstract than the original story. Turns out they share a director, so there you go.

#they also both have soundtracks by ymo members #so there’s that #random babble