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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- I like that anime and kept me entertained from beginning to end. When I saw the trailer of Roujin Z I thought the creator of the super bed was ingenious, and if it was possible to create such a thing it help greatly the bed bound citizens; maybe children wouldn't have to send their elderly parents to a nursing home and worried if they are properly taking care of and feeling guilty of not being there for them when they were there for you when you needed them. |
| This is probably the most underrated anime ever. |
| Great anime, good story :D, nice details art & background.. ^_^ |
| good weird anime, but the sound sucked to be honest! |
| *badass mode activated* |
| The entire core with the embedded personality profile was the a bit smaller size than that of a tennis ball. It was dragged by the cat out of the hulk of the bed component and it probably assimilated the giant Buddha statue and other things it could find later. All that just to get the old guy to the beach... again. |
| You see there's no need to wonder where your god is, Coz he's right here! ...and he's fresh out of mercy. |
| ZzZz...snorefest! |
tofei said: The entire core with the embedded personality profile was the a bit smaller size than that of a tennis ball. It was dragged by the cat out of the hulk of the bed component and it probably assimilated the giant Buddha statue and other things it could find later. All that just to get the old guy to the beach... again. this would be hard to catch if you didnt know japan's geography a little bit, but the buddha that was assimilated was most likely the kamakura daibutsu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C5%8Dtoku-in) this just makes sense knowing that the beach the old man visited was in kamakura. the scene at the very end made it for me haha |
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| This really is an underrated gem. Pretty good movie, I'd say that it was even better than Akira. |
 "Your sight, my delight. Will you marry me?" |
| Unique way to explore geriatric care while staying funny. I liked that it stayed close to the character motives. |
| That ending was weird,lol. A boring movie overall, you've got to feel bad about the old man though. |
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| Puts Shounen mecha to shame. Respect your elders mothafukkas. |
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| i expected to like it more considering all the names involved (Satoshi Kon for example). But I don't know, something was missing. still a pretty relevant film considering what Japan's demographic situation and how they are using technology in almost every aspect of elderly care. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| This was... interesting. |
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| sentimental and nice~ started off eerie tho.. |
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Anime4Normies said: Farabeuf said: i expected to like it more considering all the names involved (Satoshi Kon for example). But I don't know, something was missing. still a pretty relevant film considering what Japan's demographic situation and how they are using technology in almost every aspect of elderly care. Kon Satoshi worked on Roujin Z? His name isn't in the 'staff' list. (seeing Katsuhiro Otomo and Hiroyuki Kitakubo's names got my hopes up, though- not that I was dissappointed; I liked the movie, and was expcting something pretty low-key from RZ's reputation) Nice to see anime focusing on 80yo's instead of the omnipresent kids/teenagers, though. And not just as "sweet, inspiring grandparent dispenses stock wisdom/retells heat-warming stories from when they were kids/teens" pap; it painted quite a nuanced, warts-and-all, relatively realistic (for a scifi comedy) picture of the old buggers. Considering how good the end product turns out with stuff like Roujin Z, Master Keaton, Monster, Paprika, Black Heaven, Black Lagoon, Mushishi etc (also Inuyashiki, which I haven't seen yet, but sounds fairly comparable to Roujin Z), it's frustrating how (even in seinen/josei) anime seems to always go to teens or younger as the default for characters. Yeah, Satoshi Kon worked in the art department for this film. I don't think his role was important in the production though. I agree with you in the lack of more "adult" characters in anime. But I think a lot of it has to do with the idealization of teenagehood in Japan. The few Japanese people I know talk about high school like it being the highlight of their life. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| a boring experience for me... |
| The very end seemed unnecessary, but otherwise I liked the movie. I'd like to see more anime with older MCs. One problem with this movie is how unrealistically kind that student nurse was. I think a lot of old people would prefer that bed to their current nurses, which probably aren't cute students who give them the love they need. |
| I loved the character designs, definitely a plus from classic anime (they sort of remind me of Gunbuster's character designs). The art style and animation looked really fluid too. I like how it really got into the story and didn't try to drag it out (also always nice to have a different take on cyberpunk and rise of technology, especially from a work that came out in such an important period of technological development; I almost want to think of this as the second film in a trilogy with Akira and Ghost in the Shell 1995). The ending was confusing at first, but once I read what happened it made sense. Overall it was an enjoyable, unique movie well worth the watch (also it helped me get through finishing a final for school). 8/10 |
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| it's one of those anime that tried to be futuristic but failed epically at it. the movie didn't age well and look ridiculous in today standards. i'm sure the movie premise' setting would have been quite sci fi when it came out, but now it's just silly and unrealistic. the main protag is quite an unstable character who is quite obsessed with her first patient and ready to risk her life which is ridiculous. why? because her grandma died alone. which makes no sense at why she would make a private incident decide which patient she should care for why it has to be her first patient. all in all, it's a silly film with a silly ending. |
| This was a pretty interesting movie exploring a sentimental area of taking care of old people. Haruko is also a cutie tho, mostly the reason I decided to watch this movie, found about it through that YouTube video called RITCHRD - PARIS |
| Well, this was some pile of nonsense stacked upon more nonsense... |
| I liked the movie, it was unusual and had some interesting ideas and characters. But that ending was a let-down, felt quite redundant. I think something dramatic like the old man dying and reuniting with his wife in a normal way, while sad, would make more sense. Still, a unique and entertaining story overall. |
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| The aging population problem of Japan has never been more relevant than today. They dont make political satires like this anymore. |
| It had it's funny moments, the narrative was more or less straight forward. The epilogue part felt unnecessary. But I love how Eguchi's design were adapted into animation. This is my favorite adaptation of his designs. |
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