Weird Old Anime: The Arthouse Filler Movie
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RIP Legend Leiji Matsumoto! We salute you for your amazing works you created! May you rest in eternal peace into the seas of stars. We thank you, Matsumoto-san, for Galaxy Express 999, Yamato, Captain Harlock and other more. Thank you for making what Anime and Manga become what we have now!
Just found out about it. Hes taking that space train to heaven, god bless.
"Occasionally this is great, when the creator is an insane person" as video of George Lucas flashes on screen. God that gave me a good laugh.
did this dude make the daft punk movie?
Yep!
It really does show just how similar the character designs are even though they were made such a long time apart from one another
Same thoughts
I KNEW it. The design is just too recognizable. Glad to see I wasn't just imagining the similarities. XD
I'd even started thinking that maybe the Daft Punk movie was actually just the singing parts from an anime musical that Daft Punk had made the soundtrack to....
I love how the video makes us realize this just by sneaking in 20 seconds of it. Don't even need words when we can deduce the reason for its inclusion.
Your point about Japanese creators running their properties to the ground shares my pain on sequels and spinoffs. Like damn, chill on that shit. Please.
It's largely because they were kinda forced to after their other original works didn't catch on, and people demanded more of the same, especially Nagai, just look at all the manga he has made, there are many, many strange original concepts and stories, even at this very moment he is working on some dystopian sci-fi gender-bender cop manga.
Matsumoto Reiji got around a bit with just not-caring about the consistency of his universe and just plopped in anything he wanted, it's more of a strange conceptual fantasy than a sci-fi, a lot like a very trippy star-trek, often focused more on episodic ideas and concepts than the characters.
Well, sequels and spinoffs can be fun if they are done right and consistent with each other.
I'm not a fan of alternative story lines and changing the universe and characters, though.
Capitalism!
Tomasz Wota It mainly bothers me with series that never needed any. To me seeing fans talk about how happy they are for a series like Cardcaptor Sakura to continue again when everything was resolved beforehand it gets weird. With Clear Card I kind of feel like no one even knows where it's going at this point. I mean, the original anime ended in the early 2000's...
Now a series like Tiger & Bunny would make sense because things were left untied up, but when I see it being done to series like the above or even ones like Madoka it becaomes a headache.
Dangerz Own Yeah, I just... Good lord, bringing back Code Geass is only for fan hype. Season 2 already closed any loose ends and Sunrise wants to open it back up again.
He achieved a cinematic universe AND a multiverse decades ahead of Marvel... gotta give him credit for that :)
The best series to me are the ones that come and go. Respecting their own ability to create great art, while respecting their own audience enough to not drain them of all their cash and sense
Boo Machine I’m not saying he hasn’t been great. He has. Just saying, more often than not, when a series is beaten long past its ability to keep being great
Boo Machine even more reason why it’s the case. It fits, beat for beat, the definition of beating a dead horse
I actually knew about Matsumoto because of Steven Universe. Rebecca Sugar mentioned that he was an inspiration to her and made references to him with Blue Diamond and Space Pirate Lars.
I remember the seeds of my babby weebdom were planted by that week-long anime movie special with an Elvira-style host that the Sci-Fi Channel ran in the early 2000s. They showed dubs of 999 and Adieu. That was some of the first anime I'd ever seen and definitely the first full-length ones and with any kind of emotional depth. I've been scared to watch them ever since because child me still considers both masterpieces.
I have a friend who's a big sakuga nerd who had the same experience. The 999 movie shown on SciFi was formative for him, and he has very good taste to this day. When we were teenagers I stumbled across a VHS version of Dagger of Kamui. He got all excited that Rintaro was involved, but as an actual film it was totally nonsensical and the dub made it even worse. So me and another friend savagely MST3K'd it the whole time, while the 999 fan was like, "But the animation is very inventive...."
I mean these days I literally love suffering just like any good weeb so I love to hate on things I love, I just can't do it alone.
OH MY GODS that guyy DID the METROPOLIS film it all makes sense I'm getting back chills
Hey!!! As someone who's watched all 113 episodes of Galaxy Express 999, both movies, and the ending to the series, "Eternal Fantasy", I really recommend that people watch the series! Although it can be cheesy at times, its still a really good watch. There are many imperfections, such as a number of plot holes, but nothing that would detract from the questions posed by the situations the characters are put into. Also, Tetsuro is canonically short and ugly so I easily relate to him.
Like you said in your description, not all old anime are untouchable.
They too were wrought with problems.
This was a fun video. Never realized just how much "more things change, more they stay the same".
Almost every time Digi makes a video about old anime I end up adding something to my "Plan to Watch" list, and that's where I pick what I'll be watching next from...
Fancy seeing you here michi-chan, i miss your music vids !
You'll not miss them for long
+Michirin9801 i sure hope so !
Michirin! Nice seeing you here. ^_^ Have a good day!
Rest in peace Leiji Matsumoto-sensei. 🫡
If anything i still respect Galaxy Express 999 because it inspired Satoshi Kon.
Yh i know! I even watched it because of Kon.
is it really good i love satoshi kons work ?
did it aged well?
Like Digi said it's star wars-esque in terms of the story, with some themes and ideas that are less rare today, so do with that what u will.
i dont like star wars because its disney good evil shit
I love leiji matsumoto's universe captain harlock being my favorite character also the reason leiji reusecharacter and concepts is because he uses the as actors and everything he creates is loosely conect with small differences here and there and those differences are not retcon its about his toki no wa concepts he's univers is a big loop that repeat itself with slight differences every time but still similar...yes im a big nerd for leiji matsumoto and his leijiverse
Galaxy Express 999 is one of my favorites
matsuoto was a great author and a genius artist, just don't ask him to draw more than 4 different character types, that's way beyond his abilities
Types:
1. Tall skinny stoic men
2. Tall skinny women with long hair
3. Old man with big nose and a beard
4. Potato head
Dude, you gotta put a seizure warning for 4:40 and 6:50
That shit's crazy flashing
Well they did use flashing in anime but when that Pokémon incident happend they stopped doing it
the creators of treasure planet must have liked this guy's work
I'm happy just seeing Yamato finally getting some love on this channel, if only as an example.
The first anime I ever saw was Space Battleship Yamato back in the late 70's. It was aired on channel 25 Boston and was unlike anything else on TV back then. A cartoon where people actually died! Even as a kid I knew it was amazing.
I found tree-nine in a thrift shop a few years ago and watched it with no context. Now I have to track down the sequel to see how that movie could be made yet more trippy and fantastical.
Digibro You pointing out how Adieu Galaxy Express 39 was both terrible and wonderful to watch because of how it could be such a beautiful film but yet narratively was kind of a mess kind of reminded me of the first Star Trek motion picture. Nothing really happens in that film but yet it was just this psychedelic sort of trip going through space. Nothing like the previous series before it.
it's 3-9
san-kyu
thank you
Hourai NEET thank you for reminding me, that there is no space for ambiguity in the autism of anime.
Boo Machine why would it have to be acknowledged by the work itself?
Fucking Davoo, on this latest Digibro video, was a bigger appeal than Digi himself. Nothing wrong with Digi's video, it was great, but Davoo's editing of it was so great that I had to watch it twice. Digi don't let you employee be better than you! Step it up!
Like, I was one of those who did not even watch the video of Digi's stuff for so long, like he complained about recently. Because I never felt it was any good. But Davoo has, pretty much since "The last high school anime" been so on top of his game and overperforming that I've been forced to watch the videos. "There is too much anime" and "The great director who forgot" are some of my favorite editjobs ever by anyone as well.
And watching Digi's editing on the Devilman video, I really could see the difference in detail and quality of work. It was massively less inventive and engaging to watch. The clip selection did it's job in that one, but it never stood out and impressed on it's own.
Davoo, you are a hero of content. Keep at it man. You have so much respect from me.
Digi hearting this comment feels weird. Cause on one hand I know it was actually (very likely) May who did it, and on the other I am insulting digi in this comment.
That was really well summarized, but I would add "Snarkily cynical", lol.
"Takeshi Koike took hold of the Lupin franchise and made it fresh and cool again."
I like the Koike Lupin movies, but this is Sayo Yamamoto/The Woman Called Fujiko Mine erasure.
He also did design work for that tho
Time to play the Lego movie theme.
*Everything is SAKUGA* !
Galaxy Express 999 the t.v. series is one the greatest anime ever made.
Okay Digibro, time for a Samurai Pizza Cat/90's Lupin video. Time to cover all that nasty nasty "they literally made up 99% of the script" stuff. lol
I never recognized rintaro as having that batsh*t insane of a career history; the most I remember seeing/hearing of him were some storyboard roles. I may check out some more of his work. Thanks.
I've got blue balls waiting for best of 2017
I'd happily take batshit insane anime over normal stuff any day.
Felt a lot of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes with those character designs
This guy also did WW2 manga where the characters look the same as all his other works, supposedly being their ancestors. They seem to have been released under loads of different titles, or are just all the same.Even the Galaxy Express robo-woman with crazily long hair is in it as an angel or something.
Galaxy Express, Captain Harlock, Emeraldas and Millennium Queen are fucking amazing
This video is fucking ingenious, the way you talk about the man and the work with the same words is so clever. I LOVE IT!
I like these kinds of videos from you!
I think it's good when you step back from time to time from talking about yourself all the time.Keep the balance, love your stuff!
I love how digi sheds light on these old topics when everyone is gushing about the airing anime. I've been wanting to watch old anime for a while but I'm caught up in exams at the moment, so I'm glad he's compensating for me.
Rip to the Got
I like Goliath Awaits because they did a scifi movie in a WW2 ship that was still in the bottom of the ocean.
Good to see you kept to your promise of watching 70’s shows.
I’m curious now about what’s going on in Galaxy Express 999 and Captain Harlock now.
I didn’t realise there’s a tv series that has the mixed appeal of sci-fi and adventure.
Anime Watcher Gainax is making that new Leijiverse trilogy. I hope they're good
What sci-fi tv series has not mixed sci-fi and adventure ? It's like the most common combination, Start Trek, DR Who, Flash Gordon, Buck Rodgers and so on. It has a huge history, only later the non-adventure ones started to permeate. Not to mention how much of an impact Star Wars had, which was very much based on those.
Though 999 and Harlock are very much more thoughtful and conceptual.
Boo Machine Right... I forgot about those franchises. Most of my tastes are centred around anime and manga, so I tend to forget about what the West has achieved with its entertainment.
I meant by sci-fi/Adventure to Anime/Manga, since my idea of sci-fi is usually people staying in one location and showing the various concepts that centre around the influence of technology on human morality.
NorthTwo Oh yeah I looked that up and I’m fascinated to see where that’ll go.
Before the first movie is released, I want to get to watching at least the old Gainax shows and Galaxy Express 999 + Captain Harlock.
That's actually very much a thing in Harlock and 999, in individual episodes at least.
It's not just the west, a lot of Soviet Cinema had that, hell, the very first modern TV anime, Tetsuwan Atom was an sci-fi action adventure.
DIGIBRO! PLEASE REVIEW INTERSTELLA 5555, I BEG OF YOU!!! What's cool is that Daft Punk have nostalgic memories of watching Captain Harlock (known as Captain Albator in France) when they were kids. So they went up to Matsumoto and was like "Make an anime for us with our music playing in the background" and Matsumoto was like "Fuck it! Why not? I've nothing else better to do!"
Crazy Crash agreed! It’s a beautiful film, and is one of the only (maybe the only) music FILM ever. It’s backed by one of the best albums ever made along with great animation and a nice simple story.
I don't typically watch Scifi anime but I have to check this one out
A galaxy express 999 watching guide would be great
I see, you're a man of culture as well
...because you gave *Futa-bu!* a 7 on MAL.
>only a 7
ALAKTORN
In terms of porn, a 7 is like a 9/10.
That’s the wrong way to think about it. Porns are all 10/10.
ALAKTORN
Resort Boin & Kanojo x Kanoko x Kanojo are definitely better than your tipical low budget hentai tho.
Let's just say they're all Porn/10.
I can *ahem* “appreciate” art when i happen upon it completely by mistake
These anime history videos are fantastic. Nobody else is making videos like this.
So... I just understood where the Yamato-cannon from SC2 got its name from.
whoa, that universe looks beautiful! this might be the first pre-90s anime i actually give a watch.
You are probably the reason that I can still identify as a fan of anime. Not just on the whole, but in an intimate way. Thanks' Digibro for providing the insight and guidance I need to find the pieces animation I've been missing all of my life.
Why do you think the Second galaxy express 999 movie is average, blame the third movie for unfinished story
I am watching the Galaxy Express 999 SHOW, because I was afraid the movies would just be abridged versions with scenes awkwardly smashed together without regards for continuity of pacing. Turns out it's a completely different kind of disaster.
editing for this was spot on, loved it
Those are legendary Animes. 999 and Yamato are basically the Evangelion of 1970s. Ask anyone from Japan that watched 999 and Yamato back in the 70s and they'll tell you it was fucking amazing.
Galaxy Express 999 was one of the very first Anime titles that I ever watched. As a kid it completely blew my mind, and made me want more. But in the early 90s pre internet, I had to wait for the Anime move they played every friday (or was it saturday...?) night on the space channel. I watched many classics on there: Ninja Scroll, Wings of Honneamise, Gal Force, and so many more.
Holy crap this is the first anime I ever saw, I have been looking for it again for 20 years.
YYYEEEESSSSSS I have been waiting for one of the big name anime CZcamsrs to cover this.
(And, you know, acknowledge Space Battleship Yamato. At all. Seriously, my Dad showing me that show - or, at least, Star Blazers - was my transition from just watching Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokemon to a wider anime interest)
Holy shit that animation was off the chain! Great video, I'm gonna check out these guys works.
love when we talk about Leiji Matsumoto I feel like he is forgotten in this day and age and not enough people know who he is and what he is done so it is nice to hear anything about him even if you criticize him and even if he has messed up a few times he has done a lot for the medium and had an art style that forever affected and influenced anime for years to come haven't seen most of the stuff you covered here though so I'm gonna get on that
Oddly enough, I own this on VHS. I didn't think many people knew about it. The first film that is 999. I had no clue there was even a sequel
Man I'm gonna check this out, it looks visually interesting.
Also, I know this is off topic, but have you checked out Darling in the Franxx yet? I'd love to see your opinion on it and your channel will definetly give it the hype it needs. It's pretty intriguing too so far and it's Kill la Kill, Kiznaiver and Gurren Lagann's love child.
I remember watching express for the first time with an ex of mine, and we kept thinking the movie was wrapping up for there to be another 10 minutes before another wrap up which had another 10 minutes before it actually ended.
or atleast the ending dragged on in a way that made it feel like that.
Still a fun and enjoyable film though. Good art film for any anime collector.
Yees! Yes-yes-yes! More Arthouse and weird stuff please!
I would love if you could list every anime shown in your videos. I love your videos, knowing your opinion and most of all getting to know new stuff outside my normal "comfort zone". Thanks for the awesome video, keep it up!
Matsumoto basically puts the same tall blonde woman in everything, huh?
my first introduction to leiji's work/style was interstella 5555! watching this video i was like "hey this looks like.... ohhhh okay". what a recognizable art style!
Didn't knew abou this, but since it seems to contain elements from Miyazawa's "Night on the Galactic Railroad" which is one of my most beloved stories, I'm really interested.
This video was very informative and interesting. Please make more content like this. I love it.
That was a fun trip. Rintaro got a taste of weirdly open creative freedom and then NOTHING COULD STOP HIM SINCE, NO MATTER HOW NONSENSICAL HIS WORK WAS.
That said, still like Metropolis
also though, its best viewed as a trippy music video while drunk and with friend style commentary
they need to be drunk too
I think the critical mass of mentions of Beautiful Dreamer has been achieved, and I'll actually go find this thing and watch it.
Another great feature as always, Digi.
But I'm still waiting for multi-episode features about you shilling the greatness that is Princess Principal and Mahoujin Guru Guru is and how everyone overlooked them last year.
*THIS IS MY FAVORITE ANIME MOVIE, I FINALLY FOUND IT*
that anime was super popular in my family, i got to know wtf that was when that wasn't a thing as a child. Though it was super weird and cool.
5:49 Okubo: *sweats nervously*
whats the movies that play from 9:30 on they look really good? the shot of the man running in a pool of blood
the first anime movie i ever watched. i was like six and it was on the scifi channel. changed me forever. the original 999 i mean. ive never seen the sequel.
I freakin adore the X film! Best adaptation of a CLAMP manga. Faithful? No, but it captured the atmosphere way better then that embarrassing TV series
I can't help but think when will anime character design look great again
Now I want to see your take on, Irresponsible Captain Tylor.
while there are many of those classic movies I have yet to see (really want to check out beautiful dreamers) I kind of think it would be a good thing to have arthouse directors to be able to play with establish franchises.
What the hell I hit the random button on crunchy roll twice the other day and this was the first thing to pop up. I think I need to watch this now
Laughed a bit at the Doraemon mispronunciation. "Dowrimon", hahah. x) (unless there actually is an english version where it is pronounced that way I guess)
Otherwise great video, made me want to check out Galaxy Express 999 even more!
Man, a good friend of mine is reeally into Galaxy Express 999 (mostly due to nostalgia from watching it as a kid) so I've also been getting interested, reaaally damn cool to see a vid from Digibro about it, nice.
It's really good and interesting, with one of the most packed first episodes put to film.
Niceee... yeah I gotta watch some actual episodes of it sometime, it's a shame the eps on Crunchyroll aren't available in my region, just gotta go with the not-so-official route with watching em
I thought this art looked a lot like the art of that Daft punk thingy. But it turns out Leiji Matsumoto also worked on that.
I love galaxy express 999 and captain Harlock
Can I just get a list of Anime Directors to google and possibly a master movie list? I recognize SO many characters and franchise names but I've seen so little... I have like... 50 years worth of anime to catch up on...
Cool video!
I want to watch all of it, omg.
These movies look so nostalgic and magical if I were still a kid, but as an adult it seems like the magic is lost once you realize how non-sensical the plot was.
Read Getter Robo
he should read all mazinger trillogy
Maybe I am a shit eater but all the Go Nagai bullshit/re imagining by other people as well himself are mostly positive in my book. He runs his stuff to the ground, sure, but either they are so batshit you love it (Manga Mazinkaiser) or make so much sense you'll love it too (Recent Mazinkaiser anime, Getter Robot's spin offs, hell the recent Devilman netflix thing).
Dang I saw what you did with soul eater there 😭
I wish it would get the FMAB treatment
I kept expecting you to cut to Gonzo's Hellsing instead of sticking with Soul Eater.
Anybody knows if Digi considered to study for a journalism degree and/or japanese proficiency?
I think he mentioned that he'd love to have those skills to make some awesome research works on these subjects.
6:05 *Hilarious* too good to not document for when I share this
1:33 And in the Steven Universe episode "Lars of the Stars".
I always thought this was a captain Harlock prequel lol.
I quite enjoyed GE 999 (the show) but have not gotten around to the movies yet. Or all of the spin offs.
I'm still sad at how Soul Eater ended.
What about an editorial piece on Osamu Tezuka or Yoshihiro Togashi in the future?
Also, do not shit on George Lucas. Or Metropolis.