Only takes shows I’ve seen into consideration, so maybe one day I’ll do another, more comprehensive one. Make it a collaborative effort maybe?
Whatever, it was fun to make this afternoon.
Oh, yeah, Akira should definitely be on this list. As a story it’s iconic, as art the hand drawn, 24 fps frame rate in important scenes is beautiful.
Red Line is another one that’s worth seeing as art. It’s a wild labor of love personal project that took like seven years to finish. The animation is just incredible. Highly stylized, creative, energetic, and gorgeous.
Check the CW on both; Akira is very violent and emotionally heavy, and Red Line has some cheesecake nudity and exaggerated, cartoon violence.
As of a few years ago the whole thing was on Youtube. The only thing I can even think of to compare it too is Speed Racer with the energy of Gurren Lagan.
