If you are an anime fan...
11 Jul 2004 09:30 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
firecat...try to get your hands on a copy of the Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust DVD.
It was made in 2000 with a joint American/Japanese crew and originally performed with an English speaking cast. It's a sequel to a classic piece of anime, Vampire Hunter D, made in 1985. The main character is the same and the tone of the movies is the same, but the animation styles are much different; the original anime was done in a very simplified and spare style and the sequel is very lush and detailed. The director is Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also did Ninja Scroll and several other anime movies that are popular in the US.
It was made in 2000 with a joint American/Japanese crew and originally performed with an English speaking cast. It's a sequel to a classic piece of anime, Vampire Hunter D, made in 1985. The main character is the same and the tone of the movies is the same, but the animation styles are much different; the original anime was done in a very simplified and spare style and the sequel is very lush and detailed. The director is Yoshiaki Kawajiri, who also did Ninja Scroll and several other anime movies that are popular in the US.
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Date: 12 Jul 2004 08:55 am (UTC)I can definitely see disliking Kawajiri's style; there's a horror element and lots of gore.
I love Miyazaki, Ghibli, Ghost in the Shell, and Macross Plus. Since we seem to have similar tastes except for Kawajiri, I'll check out Green Legend Ran. I'm trying to avoid series because so many of them go on forfuckingever.
You might try Jubei Chan the Ninja Girl: Secret of the Lovely Eyepatch. It's kinda self-referentially silly, but it also has a good story. And there's very little gore.
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Date: 12 Jul 2004 09:03 am (UTC)Serial Experiments: Lain.
I'll see if I can find Jubei Chan the Ninja Girl. :) It's been a while since I've found new anime to check out.
Green Legend Ran isn't the best thing ever -- it's overlong and the voice acting is TERRIBLE (in their the dub or the original), but I like it. I'm not entirely sure why. I think the theme appeals to me.