Comments on: Thoughts on Perfect Blue, Ninja Scroll & Spring and Chaos

By: otou-san

otou-san — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 01:58:47 +0000

If you liked Perfect Blue, you’ll probably enjoy Satoshi Kon’s other stuff as well, especially Paprika and the series Paranoia Agent. Similar themes, similarly edge-of-your-seat and weird.

ghostlightning really has it right on Ninja Scroll — it can’t be a cliche because it basically invented the cliche as you know it. Kawajiri did some of the 90s most amazing stuff, pioneered guro in anime, and his protege did stuff like Darker than Black. Plus, Madhouse.

Would like to know what specifically you think didn’t age well about it, but seeing as how you slept through most of it, I won’t expect much and I guess I’ll have to forgive you. Wouldn’t mind hearing about you giving it another shot though.

By: JamesD

JamesD — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 15:18:08 +0000

Thanks for the useful info. It’s so interesting

By: IcyStorm

IcyStorm — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 03:27:37 +0000

I understand what you mean. I have a different viewpoint since I didn’t watch this back in ‘93. It didn’t age well, in my opinion.

By: dm00

dm00 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 21:28:18 +0000

Spring and chaos is about the author of Night on the Galactic Railroad (the film adaptation of which also used cats for its characters) --- you'll see trains figuring a good deal in the film. It's really a lovely thing to watch (though I suppose its use of CGI has probably not aged well). If you think it's boring, stay away from Angel's Egg.

By: ghostlightning

ghostlightning — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 12:58:50 +0000

Ninja Scroll isn't cliche during the time it aired. Rather a lot of the crap that came after it is a testament to its popularity and influence. By no means do I think it's that good (story wise I prefer Sword of the Stranger and Basilisk), but I do think your perception of it being cliche is off-base. It did set the standard for awesome sword fighting, and ninja violence.