Scrolls to Screen: A Brief History of Anime (2003) (V)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Josh Oreck

Release Date:

3 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary | Short

Cast

Peter Chung	...	Himself
Joel Silver	...	Himself
Hiroaki Takeuchi	...	Himself
Shinichirô Watanabe	...	Himself
Yoshiaki Kawajiri	...	Himself
Takeshi Koike	...	Himself
Michael Arias	...	Himself
Eiko Tanaka	...	Himself
Frederik L. Schodt	...	Himself
Susan Napier	...	Herself (as Susan J. Napier)
Carlo McCormick	...	Himself
Gilles Poitras	...	Himself
Todd McFarlane	...	Himself
Martin Wong	...	Himself
Eric Nakamura	...	Himself

Runtime:

USA:22 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Company:

Warner Home Video

Trivia:

This documentary is featured on the DVD for _Animatrix, The (2003)_.

Movie Connections:

References Dracula (1931)

Well-edited, interesting and concise

Along with some behind-the-scenes on individual Animatrix episodes/shorts as well as some audio commentary tracks, this featurette is found on the Animatrix DVD. Whilst the aforementioned deal mostly with their specific, Matrix-related material(which is not at all to say that they are bad, or without their own merit), this delivers a good introduction to Anime as a genre(even if the first few minutes seem to focus mostly on the movie). There are bits throughout that compare the works of this genre to The Matrix and mention influences, but this focuses mainly on the genre as a whole, its growth, development, and popularity in its country of origin, Japan. The Manga style is also covered somewhat. There are various clips of classic and well-respected Anime works(obviously, as this was made in relation to the Matrix franchise(directed by Josh Oreck, who's done several other featurettes regarding it) and, more specifically, The Animatrix, there are also some clips of the first movie and some of the shorts), and features interviews with experts and critics, and there is enough insight and commentary herein to drive a handful of features like it. The pacing is great, this is never boring to watch. The editing is superb, as well. Todd McFarlane, the creator of the Spawn character, makes an interesting point about people who look down upon comic book readers. I recommend this to any fan of Anime and/or the Matrix franchise. 7/10