R.I.P. Satoshi Kon, director of Paprika

Japanese animation and movie industry has lost one of its giants. Satoshi Kon, director of Paprika and creator of Paranoia Agent, died today at age 47. Gainax employee Takeda Yasuhiro tweeted the news a short time ago, and it was confirmed by Madhouse’s Masao Maruyama via the Otakon committee. 

Kon’s work was pretty fantastic, and I’m definitely sad there won’t be more of it. The work of Kon (and of course Miyazaki) is one of the few who still manages to convey the freshness, strangeness, and wonder that I used to get when I first watched, say, Akira and felt like my eyes were going to pop out of their sockets.

Via Tokyo Mango

Otaku Festival 2009

9-10 mai 2009, la Casa Studentilor Bucuresti (Calea Plevnei, nr. 61, Sector 1, Bucuresti)

10 things I learned from Anime

1. War sucks.
2. Smart people wear glasses.
3. Snow means love.
4. The coolest weapon is still the sword.
5. Female androids are sexy; male androids are….male androids.
6. Love knows no race, species, or logic.
7. Never trust a huge corporation.
8. Daydreaming leads to accidents.
9. Everyone wants to conquer Japan.
10. The girl with the curly hair is always the seductress.

Lista completa, cu toate cele 119 “invataminte”, o gasiti pe Anime Cafe (^_^)