This review originally appeared in Issue #1 of Paste Magazine in the summer of 2002, republished in celebration of Paste’s 20th Anniversary. Metropolis’s action begins as an elderly detective and his ...

Any pairing of two masterminds can elicit murmurs of approval—or of apprehension. But all readers can rest assured that in this case, the pairing of seinen manga ...

Starring: The voices of Jamieson Price, Yuka Imoto, Kei Kobayashi and Koaki Okada. Screenplay: Osamu Tezuka and Katsuhiro Otomo. Director: Taro Rin. Rated: PG-13 for ...

Let me say up front that as a 35-year-old fan of American indie and European films, Osamu Tezuka's anime film "Metropolis" -- transformed into a big screen flick by Katsuhiro Otomo ("Akira") and ...

If you need any evidence that we’re living in some kind of Golden Age of movie animation, look no farther than “Metropolis,” the latest example of imported Japanese anime — and one of the more ...

“Metropolis” and “Escaflowne,” two anime features opening today in limited release, showcase the diversity of Japanese animation. Both films offer dramatic visuals and a sense of scope rarely seen in ...

Osamu Tezuka is arguably one of the most important figures in Japanese anime and manga, creating the very groundwork from which the mediums would come to define themselves. Throughout his ...

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