one of my favorite animated movies

Rating: 8/10 (27 October 2003)

Perhaps one of the flag-bearers for the anime genre, even this classification does not do this movie justice. This movie has a lot more merits than most anime films (and I've seen many), one of the biggest being the fact it was made in 1988. This movie portrays the struggle of a group of young punks in the slums and the anonymous massiveness of future Tokyo. As far as content goes, this movie does a great job of pointing out various social issues in that typical nihilistic Japanese/Anime view, and it features an (at that time) relatively story with some of the best written characters I've seen in animated movies so far. The animation is extremely well done, the makers did not shy away from being bloody to get a point across, and they succeed very well in creating a unique atmosphere.

To summarize, this is a great movie with a good storyline, good character development and perfect execution.
9/10