Animation at its Finest: Satoshi Kon (& Why You Should Watch His Movies)
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Because I am so picky about spoilers I'm going to watch this guys filmography then come back to finish this video. Thanks for point him out!
Same :)
I did it. It took me way longer that I thought it would, but very much worth it! Amazing films and your analysis of Kon's work is very insightful, especially how you describe Tokyo Godfather as coen-esque in its tone, is spot on! Hard to pick a favourite but I would probably go with Millennium actress - just a gorgeous film. Thanks for highlighting such an important filmmaker.
Tokyo Godfathers is my favorite christmas movie of all time. It's such a unique viewing experience.
The anime club at my old university has a tradition that the last anime showing before Christmas is always Tokyo Godfathers.
Glad you are in the "Satoshi Kon rocks" club. Welcome. :)
ok but why is nobody talking about your Paprika cosplay? SO ICONIC!
Great video, I started watching Anime with Akira, Ghost In The Shell, and Perfect Blue - and I've been chasing that kind of gritty realism ever since.
Thanks! And "gritty realism" is a perfect way to put it haha, I find I'm more drawn to those types as well.
i like those but i also love weird coming of age stories with trippy visuals like flcl
Whenever I hear someone say they don't like anime, I'm like nah, you haven't seen the right anime for you. Anime is a huge space full of great titles from a variety of genres. There's bound to be a few out there that you will enjoy.
Serial Expriments Laine: A total mindfuck about the relationship between people and the internet as well as the line dividing the virtual and the real. Despite being over 20 years old, many of its themes are still relevant today if not more so than when it was made.
Baccano: a nonlinear story set over several decades featuring a huge cast of characters. Part of the joy of watching this show is piecing together how all of the different stories connect and figuring out what the big mystery that connects them is.
FLCL: I can't even put into words what this show is. It's something you just have to experience. The best I can put it is that its a coming of age story, but in the most abstract way possible.
From The New World: The story is set in the distant future where all humans have telekinetic abilities and live in a utopian society where there is no war, famine, or poverty. The only thing children have to worry about is that they might disappear in the night and no one would even remember them if they did. From the New World follows the lives of a group of friends as they grow up in this society and uncover its secrets. It is probably my favorite show of all time because the villain was right. His crime was being born a mortal in the era of gods.
Now and Then, Here and There: A young boy gets transported to the distant future in the midst of a war. He then gets drafted into an army of child soldiers against his will by a maniacal dictator. Probably the darkest anime I've ever seen. Like, Death Note might be about a serial killer, but there is a level of distance between the MC and everyone he kills. He just needs to write a name. In NTHT, it is literally children killing children. There is no glamorization of death or violence, it's just tragic and brutal. But it has a happy ending.
These are just a few that I think everyone should see, no matter if they are an anime fan or not. Each one says something that I think everyone should hear at least once in their life. And if you don't appreciate any of these, then you might want to see a doctor because there's probably something wrong with your heart.
I've also been keeping a list of every anime series I've enjoyed so far. Well worth a peak if you're curious as to what's out there.
docs.google.com/document/d/1mkcXGGFupckDFk8YVZ4Vw2CFje8eoUar4gbXZfzYspU/edit?usp=sharing
Satoshi Kon’s best aspect imo is his cinematography. Like he pushes it to the limit within the medium, and with animated works you can do so much cinematographically that surpasses what is possible with live action, that I’m aware of. RIP Kon
I've only seen Paprika, but now I'm excited to see Kon's other films!
i really like your kinda casual video essay style, this was real good boss
I love his works, but I wanna offer a slight correction. Its generally accepted that Hana from tokyo godfathers is far more representative of a trans woman than a drag queen. Other than that, great video.
Oh, my bad! I was going off the summary provided on Wikipedia, but thank you for the correction.
@@ana-isabel Thanks for that! Keep making amazing content!
My favourite of his directorial works is Millennium Actress but Magnetic Rose (from the anime anthology film Memories) is my favourite of his filmography. He wrote the script and Koji Morimoto did a fantastic job directing it. It fits in nicely with the rest of his works and I highly recommend it
Also, the song that plays during Paranoia Agent's OP is a BOP omg
Consider giving Magnetic Rose from the Memories film collection a look! Satoshi Kon worked on it and it definitely FEELS like his previous work.
i remember some friends at uni were watching Perfect Blue in 2002, as I entered the house. Probably about time I go and watch it!
Thanks for the gentle nudge. :)
Quality over quantity. All his stuff rocks
Love Satoshi Kon's work!
So happy to see you cover his films. Keep up the great work Ana!
Easily one of my favorite filmmakers of all time, animated or otherwise, for all the reasons you mentioned. Great video! :)
Happy to see there's someone far more eloquent with words to spread the work of Kon.
Such a great review of an amazing director! I wouldn't give up on Miyazaki, I had to watch a few of his movies before one finally resonated with me emotionally (Kiki's Delivery Service is what did it for me)
Great video, Ana!
great video, i love when an exceptional creator gets spotlighted (Kon is a personal favorite). i have a similar history with anime where i've seen more movies than series. it takes a lot for me to get into a series even though i have a bunch of friends constantly recommending things to me. the last one i actually finished was Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood like 5 years ago. but i did see Your Name and loved it
Same haha! Can't count the times I've been recommended Brotherhood and Code Geass. I did start Brotherhood, but eventually got distracted by another series lol.
Amazing video! I can never get enough of Satoshi Kon videos. I have to recommend the movie 'Tekkokinkreet' (one of the best art styles imo) if you have not watched it yet as it is my second favorite movie to Paprika. I just finished Opus by satoshi yesterday and the ending left me with a smile amazing manga.
Awesome video. I didn't even know he made a series, thank you for that.
I still can't get over the Paprika cameo in Tokyo Godfathers.
didn't expect to cry tonight haha...
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another great video from you ana :)
Haven't even watched yet but I have a feeling I agree
Edit: I disagree
Edit2: Just kidding, I agree
Edit3: I don't know, actually, I think I disagree
Edit4: I totally agree
Was just watching the new video and got this recommended, I've only watched perfect blue (was great) bc i feel like i have to save these for a special occasion lol. so few truly great psychological anime that I want to have these as a "break glass" for as long as I can
i watched Perfect Blue in 2002 at the university and it blew my mind! I was 22 and not quite prepared to that experience. I watched Paprika many years later, when I started a small business selling movies, and Paprika was one of my best sellers. I haven't watched the others, or Paranoia Agent, but that's because I didn't now they were made by the same director. But now I know and so I will, thanks, Ana Isabel (love your names).
Had the same exact reaction when I watched Perfect Blue myself! 😭 Absolutely one of my favourite animated films (and thrillers, in general). Not surprised Paprika was one of your bestsellers. ;) Definitelyyy recommend watching the rest of his filmography - particularly his other two films, Millennium Actress and Tokyo Godfathers. Enjoy! 🔥
YESSSSSS! I love me some Kon Satoshi. Perfect Blue and Millennium Actress are like annual pilgrimages for my eyes.
Yay! I was jus thinking about you XD
Satoshi Kon's unique style and story-telling will always be missed. But an anime director that, for me, closely comes to Kon's level of inventiveness and creativity in anime is Masaaki Yuasa. Some of Yuasa's earlier works resembles the psychedelic art and direction of Paprika. And Yuasa is one of the few directors who knows how to tell compelling and interesting characters in a short frame of time.
My fave Yuasa anime are Ping Pong, Devilman Crybaby, Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken and Tatami Galaxy.
Though his other anime like Japan Sinks, Lu over the Wall, Ride your Wave, Mind Game (he must have been on acid when he made this one) and Kemonozume are all unique and fun in different ways.
I've heard about all those films, always described as must watch masterpieces, but I never knew they're by the same author. Definitely gonna watch them now, after your video.
Love the video. I started getting REALLY into anime movies this year. I don’t know what it is. Anime films tend to be a lot more engaging to me compared to American animated films and even popular anime shows. I’m glad that I got to discover the amazing Satoshi Kon, but it’s also upsetting that to learn about his tragic passing 12 years ago. It’s sad that he is not with us anymore, but it means we should continue to watch and discuss his filmography to keep his legacy alive.
It's awesome to see people reference his work to this day (particularly Paprika and Perfect Blue). With such original and creative stories it's actually surprising Hollywood hasn't attempted to remake his stuff yet, especially in an era of nostalgic cash grabs and remakes - but hey, probs for the better lol.
Well you just dictated at least the next couple movies I will rent and watch.
I'm sold thanks to you!!
My family watched Tokyo Godfathers over Zoom for Christmas this year, it was fun. I really need to watch the rest of his films.
Loved the video. Kon made amazing movies. Also Garden of Words is beautiful if you liked Your Name.
Nice touch styling your hair like the poster to of Paprika :)
I’d sign a petition to rename Re:Zero to The Simp and the Elf
Saw Paprika the other weekend and now I'm obsessed with Satoshi Kon
Great video. I remember when I first saw his work 5 years ago I was completely mindblown, because it felt so much more unconventional, mature, creative and thought-provoking than the anime I've seen before. I am also not a big fan of those typical animes with big-eyed characters, simple linear stories and emotional naivety, so every time my friends tell me they don't like anime, instead of arguing I just recommend them Satoshi Kon.
Have you watched Mamoru Oshii's Ghost In The Shell by any chance? Seems like it would be up your alley considering your preference for cerebral/mildly trippy films. It's definitely one of those slow burn movies that you have to sit and process, but after my 2nd-3rd watch I really came to appreciate all the layers of symbolism it uses in everything from its cinematography to its music choices to discuss its themes. It's as dense as a cyborg diver at times, but I kind of love it for that, since it just means there's always more to notice and unpack with each viewing.
(Plus it also introduced me to the Stand Alone Complex anime series and the incredibly adorable Tachikomas, for which I'll be eternally grateful.)
I'm with you, Paprika's one of my favorite movies of all time!
I discovered Kon with Tokyo Godfathers, which I watched soon after it received a push in the West. I still watch it from the DVD I bought from the used section at Blockbuster. I then watched all the rest of it over time, having consumed it all by the early 2010's. Except for one. To this day, I haven't seen Perfect Blue, because like with a couple Terry Pratchett books, I want to leave that last bit of Kon untouched for a while longer. Something yet to look forward to.
Great video.
Something to look forward to indeed - I guarantee you won't be disappointed. ☺ Thanks for sharing, and I do hope you love Perfect Blue as much as I do once you get around to it - such a beautifully harrowing film. ❤
@@ana-isabel Thank you! I appreciate the kind sentiment. Seeing its favorable reception from people such as you, I am certain I won't be disappointed when the day comes.
Good to see some mamoru hasoda on your list
The video did not mention Kon's other work "Magnetic Rose". It is the 1st part of the 3 part 1995 film "Memories". If you like surreal with a message, try 'Death Parade', "Tatami Galaxy' or 'Aku No Hana/The Flowers of Evil'. I will always recommend 'Neon Genesis Evangelion' to anyone who want to get into anime, but it tends to be a bit polarizing to it's viewers, love it or hate it type of thing. It starts off as one thing and then develops into this hole that you can dump all your time into figuring out, what Hideaki Anno really meant. When in reality he was trolling us all and rejecting fandom in general, maybe? I don't know because he won't say!...... Anywho, try those out and maybe you will enjoy them. Thanks for the videos.
Will defs be checking Magnetic Rose out! 😃 I somehow overlooked this one in my research. And I've seen Death Parade - though there was only one season out at the time I watched it and I eventually forgot to keep track. Premise was interesting. :)
Shall take a peek at the others you've recommended (I've particularly heard plenty about Neon Genesis).
@@ana-isabel there is only one season for death parade, so sad.
Got to watch Millennium Actress in a theater pre-COVID and it was a lovely experience. Highly recommended.
Omg, I'd die if I got to experience his stuff in a theatre! You lucky thing :)
I agree with Patrick. Boo! :P
I wouldn't suggest doing anime binging while eating tons of sugar. You will eventually turn from Manic Pixie to Ugly Bastard.
I haven’t watched any of his movies, but I LOVED Paranoia Agent.
I was so obsessed with Satoshi Kon’s work, I even bought his unfinished manga that have been published in the US!
Talking about "Opus"? Reading it right now! Great stuff. :D
If you have the energy and you like Surreal Mindfuck Fever Dreams there are two series you might want to try, first is the cult classic FLCL ( Fooly Cooly is an insane coming of age story with all the confusion that goes along with that) and second would be Bakemonogatari witch has an unique aesthetic, switching from high contrast flat shots to shots entirely made out of a college of real world photos. I'd really love to hear your take on these two series.
Watch Jujutsu Kaisen!!!!! Its the best anime I’ve watched so far!
Fascinating how people have different takes on the same things...
I absolutely love Ghibli movies, many of them move me emotionally on a deep level 😊.
On the other hand I remember watching Your Name a few years ago... but I literally can’t remember what it was about. It was such a forgettable and confusing movie to me, I think I forgot the plot a few weeks after watching it 😅.
So my experience is like the exact opposite from yours, but both of them are valid 😊.
If i could make a suggestion? You should totally check out Bonsai Pop. They do some amazing work that you may vibe with. Also this video is accurate AF
I watched and I cried like a baby every time
It's funny that my toe dip into anime is so reflective of yours. The first anime show I ever completed was Death Note and I loved it! I watched the first 3 seasons of Attack on Titan but for some reason haven't gone back. I also love Your Name. but for some reason didn't check out his other movies. You've convinced me to go ahead and check out Satoshi's movies. Paprika and Perfect Blue have been sitting in my Watchlist FOREVER. After watching the footage from Paprika, I am SO much more intrigued. I love how unconventional it looks compared to other anime styles which (to me) always seem to blend into that overly polished look where everything just looks too pretty. Like you said, it looks like he is willing to make his characters more realistic/ugly which really grounds it and makes it more believable. Junji Ito does this as well in his art when he isn't drawing horrific nightmare inducing shit.
Sidenote: Love your videos! So polished and well articulated!
Thank you! Excited for you to check out Perfect Blue/Paprika :) (Also, Junji Ito is amazing.)
I know I sound like a robot but season 4 (coming out rn) of attack on titan is actually amazing so far...
@@ana-isabel I recommend watching Naoki Urasawa's Monster. It's a psychological thriller like Death Note, but more realistic.
Thank you Ana, like you i'm not a huge fan of anime but these works struck a chord with me and deserve more appreciation!
Other anime I would recommend if you haven't seen them yet would be:
Akira (1988)
Cyber City Odeo 808 (1990)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Cowboy Bebop (1998)
FLCL (Season 1) (2000)
Ghost Stories (Dub) (2000)
Nichijou (2011)
Wonder Egg Priority (2021)
whenever someone says the just LOVE your name, I like to recommend they watch A Silent Voice.
A silent voice destroyed me emotionally 😭
hey Satoshi Kon is my favorite director and I loved Your Name too but wasn't too impressed with other stuff by Makoto Shinkai EXCEPT! for The Garden of Words, so I highly recommend it! It has a GREAT dub too, especially great performance from the female lead. (I don't know how it compares to the subbed version as I've not seen it.) Also it's only 46 mins long. (His early depressing shorts, She & Her Cat and the later series based of them are not bad either and are also super short.) Perfect Blue rocks! Satoshi Kon rocks! I'm sad he died! later
Shinkai Makoto films feel like different iterations of the same concept tbh. Watch one and feel like you've seen the rest.
holy shit yes yes yes yes yes another hosoda fan
Thank you for all the love on this video so far! 🥺 Warms my heart seeing so many Satoshi fans (and those sold on seeing his works, you won't regret it ❤️)
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Just want to say 'yes' to everything said in this video.
Finally, someone else who isn't enamored with Miyazaki. The only thing of his that I enjoyed was Future Boy Conan.
I'm glad you were able to get into Kon. I wish he was able to finish Dreaming Machine.
You aren't wrong. He was the best there's ever been. I'll never forget where I was when someone told me he was dead. He'd already been dead for years, but It still felt like the world had suddenly become a slightly shittier place.
Anime has always leaned heavily into escapism and wish fulfilment. But sadly It feels like it's gotten even worse lately with non stop adaptation of isekai light novels. But Satoshi Kon always had a weird way of both indulging in and then subverting that kind of escapism. I feel like Dan harmon does something similar, just in a different way/tone. If you haven't already, then you might want to check out FLCL. Its not exactly life changing. But its got a solid sound track. A good mix of the real and surreal. A well crafted animation style. And best of all its only 6 episode.
Mostly related to the introduction of this video: If you like Death Note, you might also like Code Geass.
I've actually heard people compare the two a lot - I think its time I give that series a shot! :D
I borrowed Perfect Blue from a public library when I was 14 and have yet to forget about it. I ike me a good mind-fuck lol
You gotta check out FLCL (Fooly Cooly). Only like 7 or 8 episodes and probably my favorite anime ever.
Satoshi Kon's films are all masterpieces!
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Leaving a comment for the algorithm and such
Oh yeah! A Satoshi Kon Enjoyer!
As far as Miyazaki is concerned, I do think you'll come around to them a bit as you get older. That isn't to imply any immaturity, just that something about his brand tends to connect with the very young and the much older. Even movies of his I really liked on a technical level as a teenager didn't really resonate with me until I was in my late 20s and 30s.
Good.
Satoshi Kon is the Stanley Kubrick of animation. He is easily one of the greatest directors in history anime or not.
@anaisabel fren, Perfect Blue is his masterpiece to me! Along with Higurashi & Serial Experiments Lain, they form the *Unholy Trinity of Dementia* .
I can never understate this Paprika on acid was an 11/10 experience
I watched it first stoned and felt like I was tripping. I watched it sober later and even then the cinematography and music direction is so trippy I was so amazed/impressed.
It would be cooler to see David Lynch do a remake of Perfect Blue.
Ok, I gonna trust you here, based on your previous essays, and see Perfect Blue first, then come back.
show us your Beatles poster
I mainly watch and read Japanese manga and anime. Should check out Ajin, Vinland Sage, Solo Leveling, Tokyo Ghoul (manga not the anime) All You Need is Kill, Golden Kamuy, Happiness, Bearfoot Gen, I Want to Eat Your Pancreas, In This Corner of The World and Planetes
Okay saw Perfect Blue. Thanks for the tip, loved to. But my wife needs all the hugs now and is angry at you.
Aw yay, glad you liked it! Tell your wife I send all the virtual hugs, if it's any comfort 😅
aw man, i was promised a cosplay with my anime tal-
...never mind
When I hear folks hesitant about expressing an opinion on x creator or x creator's works I'm always thinking...."why would people get pissy about this, are they not aware that art is subjective?" And then I remember it's the internet. And I die a little more inside.
Hi, whats the music playing in the background of the Millennium Actress overview?
It's "Stardust" by Jay Someday 😊 Here's the full thing: th-cam.com/video/3FcdHjZbP3A/w-d-xo.html
Mamoru Hosoda's body of work is also highly recommended.
Haven't watched most of the video, but if you want GOOD, but DIFFERENT anime, try out Anohana and Made in Abyss. I watch a LOT of anime, and I don't love most of it, and wouldn't recommend most shows, even ones that I particularly like, especially to someone who hasn't liked a lot of anime, but those are really strong.
Kino no Tabi (you can watch this show out of order, kind of the point), 1st season of Mob Psycho 100 as well as One Punch Man, Patlabor (weird in how it is a really well executed cop show with robots, pretty much one of the best mecha anime ever made), Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia (or other studio Trigger shows, generally they have a pretty distinct style and thing going on), Trigun (that 90's anime that nobody ever seems to talk about anymore), Yokohama Kaidashi Kikō (thanks, Kenny), and if you want to get proper weird, get into OVA's from the 80's and early 90's.
If you like Kon's work, you should check out the works of Shinichiro Watanabe, specifically Cowboy Bebop. Look up Super Eyepatch Wolf's video on Bebop for a much better pitch than I could give in a TH-cam comment.
0:35, what is that anime? the subscript says its simp and the elf, its not working, what is the name of that series?
if you want a good anime movie watch metropolis its a wonderful tribute to the god of manga Osamu Tezuka as for shows my 3 favrioutes are mob psycho 100 flcl and cowboy bebop
i saw millenium actress last of his creations and maybe that was the problem (it's very grounded relatively), but it didn't get me very interested, let alone excited like the others
not that it matters, but perhaps the algorithm will be pleased
Finally someone else who just cant seem to get interested in any of Miyazaki's works. They're objectively good I agree. I just personally find nothing in them that speaks to me.
I've made it a point not to watch Perfect Blue analyses at night time
The most common reading of Perfect Blue tends to paint it as a criticism of parasocial relationships and how we treat celebrities, and I think that's an accurate reading, but interestingly, Kon said that wasn't the point of film. It was meant to be about how society treats women, and what it means to be a woman in this world. We see Mima agreeing to do things she really doesn't want to do because she sees it as the only way to have any semblance of a career. The best example is the most controversial part of the film: the rape scene. The male producer thinks that Mima doing a rape scene to ditch her idol persona and be taken seriously as an actress is a no-brainer, while Rumi, a woman, is completely against it. We see Mima enthusiastically agree to it. And then we have to watch it happen. We know it's all acting, Mima knows it's all acting, and yet it's still incredibly difficult to watch. It feels real, even though the viewer and the characters know it isn't. And then later, finally, we get to see Mima's true feelings when she's home alone later on. *Of course* she didn't want to do it, but she felt like she had to. The rape scene may have been fake, but that doesn't mean she doesn't feel as if she'd actually been raped for real. It paints a terrifyingly real picture of what it can feel like to be a woman in society, and that, according to Kon, was the point.
actually agree on Miyazaki. Shinkai's narrative style bothers me to be honest, but Kon is brilliant.
watch code geass (death note meets Gurren laggan)
as a degenerate teen this is one of my fastest 25 episode watches(3 days) after kill la kill(2 days but I don't binge watch like that anymore)
Ok so I guess we have the same taste then
here is my weeb watchlist based on writing
1. mob psycho 100 (the better then one punch man in writing, and in my opinion funnier)
2.JoJo's bizzarre adventure (skip part 1 and then come back at the end or you will drop it) I suggest starting with part 4 then part 3 and part 5 then part 2 then finally part 1
3. konosuba (hilarious but not much else)
4. kaguya sama: love is war (death note if it was a rom com)
5. horimiya (surprisingly the best rom com on this list)
6. puella magi madoka magika (magical girl horror)
7. code geass (my current obsession. death note meets Gurren laggan with some of the best writing I've seen)
Recommendations from me anyway, Madoka Magika (it's short and not what you expect from the cover art/first couple episodes) and of course Full Metal Alchemist: brotherhood (Don't watch the original anime. Brotherhood is the better version IMO). I'm not very prolific in my anime watching either but the ones I have watched are my favourite stories. (Naruto kind of ruined me for anime for a while... 1000+ episodes with such a disappointing ending...)