Whoa, a post about anime? lol

[sobloodycute]

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I almost forgot that Sakamichi no Apollon (aka "Kids on the Slope") started on Thursday in Japan. Yesterday I downloaded the premiere episode and watched it with Zack, and I must say...I can already tell I'm going to like this. (Though I had a feeling already; given the fact that it's basically the same team behind Cowboy Bebop.) The animation is

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[nitrozsz]

Your favorite Ghibli movie, and my favorite Ghibli movie released on Blu-Ray on the same day.

GHIBLI PARTY!

[sobloodycute]

I know, right?! XD

[theidolhands]

Good for you. Yes it's weird when a 100% person is a dick.

There was another movie that was all hand drawn recently...trying to recall what it was...I blogged a gif of it off Tumblr (not for you to recall, but that's where I saw it). The motion was so cool and smooth, even just something the size of a gif -- makes a big difference. It looked sorta like Jojo's Bizarre Adventures.

[sobloodycute]

That just really threw me off guard. I'm not used to a 100% person's first thing to me being a blatant insult. :|a But oh, well. You can find assholes almost anywhere, I guess.

I know Apollon wasn't done traditionally, but the level of detail and the care in the direction almost gives it the illusion of being so, doesn't it?

I dunno if I saw the gif you're talking about, but from the description, maybe it's "Redline"? That came out recently and is very Jojo-esque.

[theidolhands]

Redline sounds right!
I knew I came to the right person!

[sobloodycute]

Haha, I actually want to see Redline because it looks similar to Jojo, so we're on the same page here!

[migoto]

For some reason that opening vid made me want to watch escaflowne again. I think it's probably because my brain requires further Yoko Kanno musics. I'm not complaining :D

[sobloodycute]

It's probably the "characters standing in wind" paired with Yoko Kanno's music, heh. I kinda got Escaflowne vibes when I first saw the opening, too. :D

[eeveelover]

WOW that opening looks beautiful! And if that anime is really about musicians I'm DEFINITELY going to check it out! Thanks for lettin' us all know about it. :)

[sobloodycute]

Looking up the story on Wiki, it's about Jazz music in the '60s. I think you'd like it! Visually, it's lovely, and the soundtrack is great...and the characters seem genuinely interesting. :D

[eeveelover]

OH MY GOD THAT IS SO COOL. Now I'm excited! Hope it gets picked up in the states soon!

[sobloodycute]

It's already been picked up by Sentai Filmworks! They'll be streaming it on Crunchyroll, and I'm sure once the series is finished they'll put it out on DVD. :D

[sakuya_masaki]

Chris and I just watched Kids on the Slope on Crunchyroll today. ^_^ I'm liking it so far. This is definitely one where I know I'm going to want the soundtrack. The music is just so awesome, even in just that 1st ep. And the opening is Yuki from Judy & Mary which is extra awesome! :D

[sobloodycute]

Yes! Ah! I haven't listened to Yuki in ages, so the whole thing feels super nostalgic to me, even though it's new. AHHH~ ♥