Showing posts with label anime. Show all posts
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anime history

Anime began at the start of the 20th century, when Japanese filmmakers experimented with the animation techniques also pioneered in France, Germany, the United States, and Russia. The oldest known anime in existence was screened in 1917 - a two minute clip of a samurai trying to test a new sword on his target, only to suffer defeat. The first talkie anime was Chikara to Onna no Yo no Naka, released in 1933.

By the 1930s, animation became an alternative format of storytelling to the underdeveloped live-action industry in Japan. Unlike in the United States, the live-action industry in Japan remained a small market and suffered from budgeting, location, and casting restrictions. The lack of Western-looking actors, for example, made it next to impossible to shoot films set in Europe, America, or fantasy worlds that do not naturally involve Japan. Animation allowed artists to create any characters and settings.

The success of The Walt Disney Company's 1937 feature film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs influenced Japanese animators. In the 1960s, manga artist and animator Osamu Tezuka adapted and simplified many Disney animation techniques to reduce costs and number of frames in the production. He intended this as a temporary measure to allow him to produce material on a tight schedule with inexperienced animation staff.

The 1970s saw a surge of growth in the popularity of manga—which were often later animated—especially those of Osamu Tezuka, who has been called a "legend" and the "god of manga".[10][11] His work and that of other pioneers in the field, inspired characteristics and genres that are fundamental elements of anime today. The giant robot genre (known as "Mecha" outside Japan), for instance, took shape under Tezuka, developed into the Super Robot genre under Go Nagai and others, and was revolutionized at the end of the decade by Yoshiyuki Tomino who developed the Real Robot genre. Robot anime like the Gundam and The Super Dimension Fortress Macross series became instant classics in the 1980s, and the robot genre of anime is still one of the most common in Japan and worldwide today. In the 1980s, anime became more accepted in the mainstream in Japan (although less than manga), and experienced a boom in production. Following a few successful adaptations of anime in overseas markets in the 1980s, anime gained increased acceptance in those markets in the 1990s and even more at the turn of the 21st century.more

Sunday, December 14, 2008

The Big O

The Big O
Anime DVD Review

The Big O has been often described as 'What if you combined Batman and Giant Robo?' But it is way more than that. It is pure, hardcore, literary-quality science fiction wrapped in style and sophistication, referencing everything from Isaac Asimov to Kurt Vonnegut. Meet Roger Smith, a man who fights crime in a double breasted all black suit, and he's got a giant robot (but does he control it, or does it control him?). Roger's companion is a female android who is more like MTV's Daria than anything else. She's like nothing you've ever seen in anime before. Be in awe of Dorothy, her power, her magnificence, her improbable size to mass ratio, her sardonic monotone comments, and her hidden, but deeply felt emotion.

The Big O: Outstanding!Simply put, The Big O is everything that we admire about Anime. It has taken American pop culture references and made them its own. Then it augments satire with some brilliantly executed scripts that actually make you think. Combined with one of the most intense, dramatic and downright gothic soundtracks ever recorded, (and one of the most hysterical opening theme songs ever), The Big O is both parody, homage, and something unique all it's own. It may be one of the best anime series ever made, and at a mere 13 episodes, it ends with you screaming for more.

Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, Summer 2002

Big O Soundtrack
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Big O Soundtrack
Anime Soundtrack Review

Awesome, magnificent, powerful and earthshattering are some of the adjectives we could use to describe this soundtrack. But mere words are unable to express the sheer scale of this seminal work. Running the gamut from subtle to audacious, this is simply the greatest music made for any anime since Yamato.

Big O SoundtrackThanks to a full orchestra, the music actually sounds "big", and you feel the power in the notes. Track 4 "Name of God" will send a chill down your spine and leave you with goosebumps. Yes, it's that good. Included, of course, is R. Dorothy's "wake up Roger!" piano solo. Stick that in your alarm clock bucky. Big O rocks, and this soundtrack will rock your house.

Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, November 2003

Big O: Sound Score II for Second Season
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Big O: Sound Score II
for Second Season
Anime Soundtrack Review

We had already reviewed the first season, and its soundtrack, but when Cartoon Network co-produced an entirely new season of Big O, out come some more stunning music. This collection includes some re-ochestrated favorites from the first season as well as the new music from Season 2, PLUS, welcome bits that were heard in episodes from both, but never made it to the first album.
Our Dorothy!
Basically, it's great stuff overall. Gothic, jazzy, fun and somber, it's the music that really makes Big O the show that it is (that is, apart from a killer storyline, amazing art direction, and of course, everyone's favorite sardonic android...) Big O rulez.

Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, June 2008






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Thursday, December 11, 2008

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad

Beck OST
Anime Soundtrack Review

Not Beck the 90's hipster who's most famous for "I'm a loser baby", but Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, the kick-ass drama that makes you want to pick up a guitar and have a life. Filled with the wonderful and inspirational music from the TV series, The Beck Soundtrack is just about everything you could hope for in an anime OST.

As others have pointed out, the only glaring omission is "Hit in the USA" is not on this album, but all the other great songs such as "Slip Out" and "I've Got a Feeling" are there and overall, it's a pretty good balance of the best of what the series has to offer.

If Beck has recently made your life a better place to be, then you'll need this soundtrack to complete your metamorphosis.


Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Anime DVD Review

Tanaka Yukio, better known by his nickname Koyuki is a 14 year old who feels disconnected from life in general. He leads a pretty normal, lousy teenager life until, through the act of saving a mismatched dog, he meets guitarist Minami Ryuusuke, and becomes involved in Ryuusuke's new band BECK. Koyuki's life starts to change as the band struggles towards fame. Even girls start to like him. Maybe life isn't so crummy after all.

Being released by Funimation in July 2007, we predict that Beck will skyrocket to the top pick for every teen/tween (emo or not!), and will very likely become a regular part of Adult Swim. The music rocks. The story speaks volumes and the characters hit just the right notes.

Beck doesn't rely on giant mecha battles, super-powered ninja showdowns, speed-line swordplay, or any of the other anime cliches to keep the audience interested. Instead, it uses something rarely seen in anime or manga -- real character development and characters that you are actually interested in to hook the audience and keep them watching episode after episode.

Soap opera formula? Yes. Does it work? Absolutely. Watching Koyuki's social life and musical talent develop are pretty compelling, and probably will act as a powerful metaphor for your own sad existence. Keep trying grasshopper, things do get better.

Reviewed by Brian Cirulnick, June 2007

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad
Manga Review

Beck is a dog. We're not saying this as an insult. It's absolutely true. Beck is a big old dog that's been through one too many violent scraps. This has left one too many scars. So many that his body looks like a patchwork quilt. But he isn't the focus of this manga despite the title of this book.

Beck's owner is rock-and-roller Ryusuke Minami. He's sixteen years old but he's already got a reputation (both good and bad) in both the music business and with girls. He and his sister just returned to Japan, and might have gotten too strong an influence from their stay in America. But they aren't the focus of this manga.

Ryusuke has gotten chummy with Izumi Ishiguro. She's a fourteen year old with a smashing body. She's a big fan of the hot group, Dying Breed. She heard that Ryusuke used to be in a band with their guitarist, Eddie. As the two got to know each other better, they found they had similar tastes in music. But she isn't the focus of the manga.

Izumi used to be classmates with Yukio Tanaka. He's fourteen years old. He's not doing too well in school. He considers his life incredibly dull. He himself is incredibly dull. He has no interests to speak of. His tastes in music don't rise too far above anime theme songs. If this keeps up, Yukio fears he won't have anything worth writing about in his autobiography. (He doesn't even know if he can write an autobiography.)

Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad is a manga by Harold Sakushi. It is the story of Yukio Tanaka, the boring fourteen year old. One day, he found himself involved with these other characters. One day, he found himself captivated by music. One day, he found his life turned upside-down. Now, boring isn't that big a problem with him. And, he's wondering if music (a subject he was never really interested in) is his calling. He's also wondering if he has to get into all these scraps. Does getting a life really have to hurt?

Reviewed by Lawrence Sufrin, October 2006





Music video by Beck performing The New Pollution with Beck Hansen [Video Director], Bart Lipton [Video Producer], Eric Zumbrunnen [Video Editor] (C) 1996 Geffen Records
Beck - Gamma Ray
Music video by Beck performing Gamma Ray with Autumn de Wilde [Video Director], Sarah Gersbach [Video Producer], Meghan Gallagher [Video Producer], Danger Mouse [Producer], Beck [Producer] (C) 2008 DG
Beck Music video ⓒ 2005 Copyright: UMG All Rights Reserved,

AzuManga Daioh

AzuManga Daioh
Manga Review

Before there was Lucky Star, there was AzuManga Daioh. It's not as cavity cute as Lucky Star and not as much inane humor either but the storyline is much more coherent and that much crazier to even things out. AzuManga Daioh started off as a comic strip before it was turned into an anime so it's only a matter of time that a compilation of the comic strip was put together into an actual manga book.

AzuManga DaiohAzuManga follows the lives of six girls in high school. Between their crazy sicko teachers and their own insecurities, high school has never been so interesting. There is little Chiyo-chan, the most adorable little 10-year-old genius to ever be alive. Everyone is jealous that she is smart AND rich but she's so cute that no one can really hate her for long. If you visit her at her huge house, you might see her riding her giant dog, Mr. Tadakichi, around like a horse.

AzuManga DaiohOsaka (this isn't her real name, just a nickname) constantly obsesses about Chiyo-chan's ponytails and frequently daydreams about how Chiyo-chan has detachable ponytails that she switches between seasons. There are times she thinks that they can make Chiyo-chan fly or maybe she's really a robot and the ponytails are switches to turn her on and off....Yeah...Osaka is not too grounded in reality.

If you are wondering why Osaka ended up with the nickname Osaka, you will have to thank Tomo-chan for it. Always energetic, always talking without thinking, and always doing everything without thinking Tomo-chan. It's a wonder why this girl hasn't been killed yet. Surprisingly, Tomo-chan actually has a friend despite all this: Yomi.

AzuManga DaiohYomi is the complete opposite of her luckily; I don't think the school can take another girl like Tomo-chan. Quiet, studiously, and always the constant voice of reason, Yomi instills a calm about her that is rather like an eye of a storm.

Another person that instills a bit of calm in the school would be Sakaki: the gifted athlete and champion of all small cute things. Most of the students in the school think that Sakaki is mature, cool, and aloof because she's confident in her athletics and do not need the approval of those around her. Sadly, only Chiyo-chan in her own innocent way know that Sakaki is too shy to say that she wants the approval of her fellow classmates. She doesn't want to be known as the girl that wins trophies for the school; she just wants all things small and cute and huggable to love her and allow her to take care of them.AzuManga DaiohLast but not least, you have Kaorin... you don't really see much of her except when she's ogling Sakaki... I think she has a crush on her.

And then, you have the crazy sicko teachers. The most normal of these teachers is Miss Kurosawa. She's very nice and, most of the time, in full control of herself as she teaches gym class. You start seeing kinks in her armor emerge the minute her old friend, Miss Yukari, start calling her "Nyamo" though. Miss Yukari, on the other hand, probably never grew up from her days as a teenager. She is always obsessing how she compares to Miss Kurosawa and has the social graces of a rampaging bull. Her students love her despite her social awkwardness; since she never grew up from her days as a teenager, she's practically still one of them.

AzuManga DaiohBetween Miss Kurosawa and Miss Yukari, they have to protect all the female students from the odd, lecherous Mr. Kimura. He has a thing for female high school students; even little Chiyo-chan who is only 10-years-old is not safe from Mr. Kimura's scheming.

So if you liked Lucky Star or if you've watched the AzuManga Daioh anime already and loved it, you should pick up a copy of the manga and check it out.

Reviewed by Carolyn Whu, February 2008

Below (top to bottom): The charaters Chiyo, Osaka, Tomo, Sakaki and Kagura from AzuManga Daioh animated series. Found via AzuManga Daioh Image Gallery!



















Avatar


Avatar: The Last Airbender

It was the time of the great unbalance. The world of man had divided into four nations representing the four elements (Earth, Air, Fire and Water). Each nation fought the other for total domination of the world.

Only the Avatar can save the world now. Regrettably, he is a twelve-year-old boy. An Airbender of great power named Aang who has been locked in ice for a century. Now, he's out and not quite ready for the challenge he must face in this bleak, desolate realm.

Fortunately, Aang has found some new friends in a waterbender named Katara and her warrior brother Sokka. He's going to need all the friends he can get as he confronts the great armies of the four nations. Can the Last Avatar reunite humanity and save his world?

Avatar The Last Airbender is the surprise hit series from Nickelodeon. It's probably the best-animated series they've come up with since The Mysterious Cities of Gold (a show it resembles in some ways). It is an intelligently written epic with all the impact of Lord of the Rings. Leave it to a childrens' network not to talk down to children. The scripts here are more mature than most of the shows running on ABC-TV during prime time.


To describe the characters and the complex web of schemes and counter-schemes that permeate this saga would make you believe that it would be all too much for the little kiddies. Do not worry; they'll appreciate the fact that they're not being talked down to. Besides, if you raise them on good stuff, they'll want good stuff when they're adults. I applaud the show's success. Perhaps there is hope for American television after all.



Monday, December 8, 2008

Armitage

Armitage - Dual Matrix
Anime Video Show

Before The Matrix and before Ghost in the Shell there was Armitage, one of the original cyberpunk heroes. This sequel to Poly Matrix puts Armitage in the middle of a struggle for robot rights as she tries (unsuccessfully) to hide her dual life. And amazingly, she has reproduced, but how is the question that everyone wants to know.

Chock full of mind-blowing, dynamic conflict as well as a direction style that keeps you guessing as to what will happen next, Armitage is an excellent series to keep track of. Like Patlabor, it's full of big issues, enormous action and larger than life characters.

Character design sheet from Armitage.

Earth Maiden: Arjuna

Earth Maiden Arjuna
Anime

Personally, any chance to listen to the work of composer Yoko Kanno is reason enough to sit through any TV series. Regardless, you'll find Shoji Kawamori's Earth Maiden Arjuna to be a serious mind-blower. The director who gave us "Escaflowne" and "Macross" has gotten very personal and created a unique ecological tale that is not only worth watching, but should be required viewing.

Taking place in the present day Tokyo, the plot surrounds a young woman who is near death after an accident, but, as part of her second chance at life, wakes up to her surroundings and how she is needed to protect the well-being of the planet she has previously taken for granted. When Juna realizes what she must do, she's endowed with the strength of the Earth to combat spiritual, snake-like destroyers born from human waste called the Raaja, but before she can even think of purifying the world she must first purify herself.

The art and animation can be considered excellent, with its smooth mix of cel animation, computer imagery, and live-action footages. The enthralling music suits the series perfectly, which is no surprise since the great Yoko Kanno is the one behind it.

Part environmentalist expose, part romance, part coming-of-age story, Earth Maiden: Arjuna will dazzle your eyes, ears, mind, and spirit.

Arjuna Original Soundtrack -
Into the Another World

Anime Soundtrack Review

It's no secret we're fans of the work of Yoko Kanno, a composer who's eclectic range is matched only by her unbridled creativity. Her ability to fuse disparate musical styles into a cohesive and scintillating blend is nothing short of revolutionary.

Earth Maiden: Arjuna is an anime series regarding ecological disaster, that may just come to pass as prophecy in the coming years, but regardless of your feelings for the direction and storyline, there's no denying that the soundtrack is a joy, Kanno's at top form here and the music is compelling and refreshingly original.

Below: DVD Covers for the Earth Maiden Arjuna series from Japan.


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