In the early 90's I was exposed to anime and some phenomenal stuff at that too. What attracted me to it was the attention to details. One could follow shadows into the furrows on a character's brow; split screen action shots and many other gimmicks. If you've seen the cartoon series Samurai Jack one can see each and everyone of these cliches in one episode. Today the anime scene sucks and can be compared to Bollywood movies- garish in use of colours and unrestrained melodrama.
The Running Man was directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. Its split up into two parts and uploaded onto youtube by someone considerate. Yoshiaki Kawajiri was also behind the Ninja Scroll series and the 'World Record' episode in the Animatrix. Enjoy the wonder that was yesterday's anime.
Part 1
Part 2
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Whoa! Didn't know you were a co anime-fan! Thanks for the anime links. Will surely check it out!
Btw, don't agree that today's anime is all shit. Agree that there is a lot of "lighter" stuff out there, but there still are good ones.
Yeah, the animatrix runner chapter was cool!
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