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So I finally saw this movie last week, and figured since it's all about Japanese culture and history, might as well make a thread about it here.
Has anyone else seen it, or at least read the books? I like its take on an alternate history where the major events that happen to Tokyo in the 20th century are connected to occultism. It's a refreshingly different take from what most writers in Japan seem to do. Plus it's not to see tokusatsu work being done that isn't just pyrotechnics/suits, what with the stop-motion animation and puppetry the film has.
My only complaint is the pacing, since from what I hear this 2 hour movie is the plot of the first 4 books, so it's massively compressed. I doubt the books will ever get translated, but even if I could read them in Japanese I feel like a lot would be lost on me without studying Japan's mythology and occult.
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>>14759913
>it's not to
It's nice to, I meant
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>>14759913
I watched the OVA years ago.
Been meaning to get into that since its always referenced to in megaten.
The star cap and gloves are pretty baddass though.
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>>14760971
Kato's look is so iconic that there are dozens of characters specifically based on him.
Which is funny because it's just an Imperial Army officer's cloak and hat.
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I've read the first book (or the first two depending on how you're counting them). It's really freaking great.
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