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5 Reasons To Watch: Paprika
Combined with the limitless creativity afforded by the dreamlike setting, this makes Paprika a spectacle that is hard to rival.
living in a story
Millennium Actress is a great anime movie to watch by Satoshi Kon (Perfect Blue, Paprika). Similar to Kon’s other films, Millennium Actress blurs the border between fiction and…
No More Yielding but a Dream: Paprika and the Waking World
Many artists have attempted to take on the subject of dreams, from Ono no Komachi to Christopher Nolan. It is notoriously difficult to capture in a way...
The Mistakes that End Love
What would you do if you found a child thrown in the garbage on Christmas Eve? *note: this description is written using terms commonly associated with the film for…
the spice of life
If your dreams instantly became reality, would the world be a better place? Or is the very idea of such a thing self centered evil? Paprika is a 2006…
Paprika
By Andrew Osmond. If you want a soundbite that describes Paprika fairly well, an obvious one would be “Spirited Away for adults.” Okay, that’s patronising, as Spirited Away…
Animator Spotlight: Yasunori Miyazawa
From humble beginnings on the beloved Moomin to the big screen under Satoshi Kon, there was one whose drawings carried an unparalleled sense of individuality. In his infinite…
Perfect Blue: A Masterfully Layered Japanese Animation Movie
Perfect Blue is the perfect psychological thriller that follows a former pop idol's dark and disturbing ride into the world of acting.
Anime Review #94: Paprika
I shall now be making my first movie review of the year! Satoshi Kon’s Paprika, like my investigation into Little Nemo: Adventures In Slumberland and Netflix’s Slumberland, focuses…
it’s not a lie if you believe it | Perfect Blue
Perfect Blue is a 1997 anime film by director Satoshi Kon, known for other movies like Millennium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers, and Paprika. The anime film follows Mima Kirigoe,…
Summer 2022 – Week 11 in Review
Hey folks, and welcome on back to Wrong Every Time. Today I’ve got an unusually on-brand collection of films for you all, as my house powered through both…
Paprika
Paprika is the fourth and final anime movie directed by Satoshi Kon. In this review, I compare it to his three previous works.
Is Millennium Actress still one of my favourite anime of all time
Millennium Actress is a movie I would consider perfect. For as much as Perfect Blue is a traumatic horror without peer, and as much as Tokyo Godfathers is…
121: Taylor Moore Goes Guesto Mode
The Sickos welcome local genius Taylor Moore to the podcast. Taylor discusses the saga of his Kickstarter unionization effort, gushes about the anime classic Paprika, and exposes the…
The Deer King In UK Cinemas from July 27th
Anime Limited have announced that Masashi Ando’s directorial debut The Deer King will head to selected UK cinemas from July 27th.
The Influence Of Anime On The Film Industry
Anime has inspired so many different types of media movies, tv shows like stranger things, cartoons like avatar the last air bender, music like Kanye west’s stronger…
Idea, Naruto, Paprika, Perfect Blue, Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac
Paprika: The Duality of Dreams and Life
Writing about Paprika for New Years eve was originally my idea for last year. But due to circumstances a lot of other things, it never came to pass.…
Top 6 Anime Mad Scientists
Who doesn't love a good anime mad scientist? You would have to be crazy not to! See what I did there?!? Meet 6 of my favourites!
Durarara!!, Soul Eater, Steins;Gate, APPARE-RANMAN!, Attack on Titan
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[Tagless Tag] My Pirate Crew is 2 Years Late but Still Very Powerful
As the title says and as you should learn to expect by now, this tag has been in my backlog forever before I randomly decided to engage with…
The purpose of realism in animation
The concept of realism in animation is a tricky one. Indeed, animation is thought to be the perfect medium to transcend reality and give shape to one’s wildest…
The purpose of realism in animation
The concept of realism in animation is a tricky one. Indeed, animation is thought to be the perfect medium to transcend reality and give shape to one’s wildest…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 389: Dream Fossil-The Complete Stories of Satoshi Kon
In this nostalgic episode, Xan reviews an anthology series that is one part love letter to it creator and one part introspective study of mankind. Be prepared to…
[Repost] A First Impressions of The Millionaire Detective: Balance Unlimited
The following are my first impressions of The Millionaire Detective that I wrote for Anime Quarterly back in July. If you like what you read and are interested…
The Anthology From the Man Who Brought You Akira
No convention has been a greater boon to animation as a whole than the anthology. Granted, I love anthologies in most mediums. A collection of short stories from…
Akira, The Animatrix, Blue Exorcist, Genius Party, Genius Party Beyond
The ‘best’ of Japanese Cinema I’ve Watched – My Thoughts
A few weeks ago I saw this list on the my Facebook feed, “The best Japanese film of every year – from 1925 to now” which was curated…
Only Yesterday, Porco Rosso, Shop, Spirited Away, Summer Wars
Review: My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ep 8 – Simple Pleasures
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! episode 8, “I Became Engulfed by Desire…”, decided to go all Paprika on us (or, if you’re…
Paprika, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!
294 – Manga in Motion 43 – Paranoia Agent
On this episode dakazu finds the perfect manga for Manga Machinations with Olympia Kyklos and learns that Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 isn’t completely terrible. Then we cancel…
Paprika – Film Review
The mind-bending visual movie by Satoshi Kon is a classic in Japanese animation, but are its visuals enough to make it worth watching?
The Decade in Review: The Japanese Industry
I said I wouldn’t be updating this blog for a while, but I remembered that I was working on a two-post "decade in review" which I had star...
In This Corner of the World, Macross, Sailor Moon Crystal, Space Adventure Cobra, Blood Blockade Battlefront
How Global is Anime?
Huge thanks to Sandra Annett for her time! DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this book for free. I was not paid in any way to review this book.…
Dance in the Vampire Bund, Sailor Moon, Sound! Euphonium, Mitsudomoe, Outbreak Company
Anime’s Invisible Aces: Michiya Kato And CYCLONE GRAPHICS
What does BEASTARS‘ opening sequence have in common with other iconic intros like DRIFTERS and Tatami Galaxy, the filmography of geniuses like Satoshi Kon and Tatsuya Oishi, plus…
r#106 – paprika
What is up, internet people?! Now you may have to excuse my absence on last week as I didn’t post any anime review because things in real-life didn’t…
Paprika, or how regression to a childlike state trumps rational thought (Secret Santa post)
Ever since I heard that Satoshi Kon was a bit of an auteur I’ve been meaning to watch some of his movies. As luck would have it my…
Spiraken Manga Review Ep 155: Genkaku Picasso (or Art is a Lie That Makes Us Realize The Truth)
Happy 4th Anniversary Spiraken Manga Review!! In this episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan goes a little surreal as he reviews the seinen school art drama "Genkaku…
OtakuGeneration (Show #219) Anime Universes
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugenerationLJ community. Shownotes :: (show 219) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With anime universes, recorded…
Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-, Naruto, Orphen, True Tears, .hack//G.U. Trilogy: Parody Mode
OtakuGeneration (Show #211) Paprika
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 211) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Paprika, recorded…
OtakuGeneration (Show #133) The Holiday XTRAvaganza
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 133) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With the Holiday…
Attraction, Ghost in the Shell, Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad, Bleach, Ghost Stories
OtakuGeneration (Show #129) Vinyl Toys
NOTE: This was also cross posted in the otakugeneration LJ community. Shownotes :: (show 129) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Vinyl Toys,…