I'm a huge fan of good anime especially movies. I love to watch but not to research on what's new and notable. Gio my buddy - he's sort of a historian/fanatic when it comes to anime, updated me with possibly the hottest anime movie to come out this spring (unfortunately - it's going to be in Japan only, or even UK) -APPLESEED! Anyway, news has been around since 2002 but now it's coming out!
If you recall Ghost in the Shell, the creator of that anime/manga is Shirow Masamune. Prior to GITS he did a number of different titles such as Dominion Tank Police, Galhound, and more - including the popular Appleseed. Of course it's all about mechs, blazing guns, cool moves, and hot chicks. But, the most inspiring part is the art and style.
Shirow Masamune created Applessed in the early 90s. He is one of my favorite artists. Now, they're coming up with the 2004 movie! They did animes in the 90s but of course that won't do this justice. You have to see this CGI - with cell animation overlapped. It's soo smoooth! Hey and if you think it is sort of a Matrix run off, wrong. The Wachowski brothers were also inspired by Japanese anime and manga, even before Matrix. Thus, Matrix has some influences of the Jap anime culture.
Now, all I have to do is find a way to get an Original/English Subtitled/DVD version of this.
Here is the link to the trailer:
Appleseed 2004 Trailer: Download file
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