Anime Mindgame: How Come Nobody is Talking About This?

[EVA Unit 100]

I just watched Mindgame and I have to say it was one of the best anime movies I've ever seen! It was a RAW, so I could only understand bits and pieces of the diolouge, but I felt I understood what was going on pretty well. Writting a detailed summary of the movie's plot would be way too filled with spoilers for those who haven't seen it, but to give a basic idea of the plot progression it starts off as a rather generic plotline with the shy protagonist trying to impress the girl he likes, but as quick as a gunshot (*hint*hint*) the film becomes one of the wierdest, wackiest, and trippiest escape movies ever made while still holding on to the milder goals of the first act. If I missed out on anything from not watching subs I certainly wouldn't have known or cared, because while the story is a very original and intruiging creation,even moving at times if given some deeper thought, the real selling point of the movie is the groundbreaking animation. Bright, daring, bizarre, sexy, rough, unique, insane, artistic, there aren't enough adjectives to describe the sheer beauty of Mindgame's animation! While some of the design work might look unappealing on paper it gains an entirely new charm in motion, and yet other pieces of design are unparalelled in both style and fluidity. Different scenes apply unique forms of hybriding live-action with animation, CGI effects, and a particularly noteworthy scene where canvas paintings take the place of traditional cel work. There's nothing quite like it. While the visual storytelling and directing does feel slightly like The Triplets of Belleville, and the visual design does evoke The Yellow Submarine and Dead Leaves in some scenes, Mindgame stands alone as one of the most impressive works of animation ever made. See it any way you can. You owe it to yourself.

[Dagger]

This is a Studio 4C production, isn't it? I've heard lots of raving about how awesome they are, but the only 4C work I've actually seen is Mahou Shoujo Tai--which, even though it has its good points, isn't really anything to write home about. 4C has a lot of interesting-sounding shorts, so I guess I should stop dragging my heels about exploring their work more...

According to CD Japan, the Mind Game DVD comes with English subs. The regular edition is pretty reasonably priced, for an R2. If it's really that great, I might add it to my order whenever they [CD Japan] start listing the Fafner OVA, which shouldn't take too long. Hopefully.

~Dagger~