Watched Satoshi Kon’s 2006 movie Paprika at a local art theatre. It was about an hour and a half long, with subtitles running along the bottom. The story flows well, and the animation is happy.

I like the art style of his movies, and they appeal to me more so than Miyazaki’s work. (Not that I don’t like Hayao Miyazaki movies) This movie did give me some Miyazaki vibes during the parade sequences with all the characters involved. Satoshi Kon has also directed: Perfect Blue D:, Millenium Actress, and Tokyo Godfathers.

Anyway, I watched it, enjoyed it, and thought enough to write about it. So go watch it.

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Also known as トレンヂア 無皇刃譚, is an Japanese animated movie from Studio Bones. For those of you in the know, they are the studio also responsible for works such as Fullmetal Alchemist, Eureka Seven, and Ouran High School Host Club.

There was a special nationwide showing this past Thursday at select theaters. It was playing at one of the local places, so my friends and I decided to see it on the big screen.
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