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I’m talking about the subtitled version here. Of course, I may be a tiny biased (seeing it was one of my first experiences with anime, I was 10 when I saw it, and Katsuhiro Otomo did the character form), but Harmegedon wasn’t nearly as poor as everyone claims it is. The animation was marvelous for the time period and is effective at creating a peevish atmosphere. We’re talking about the early eighties here, and it collected looks better than many productions today. The site, if somewhat familiar (“Haunted, introverted teen gains telekinetic powers”), is stunning if a minute funny at parts, and is not so far removed from other Japanese productions. Taro Rin, one of the best directors in anime, does his job well. So what’s deplorable? Well, the character development (except for Jo) was a bit wanting. The ending was somewhat predictable and wrapped up in a bow. The other espers were mostly stereotypes (the wise weak yogi, the vast, shaded, calm Native American, the 10-year-old gloomy American crimelord) and weren’t at all developed, excepting, perhaps, for a miniature degree, Sonny Lynx (how arrive so many American gangsters are named Lynx in anime? ) . Other than that, there’s not grand to complain about. These people who say it’s the worst anime they’ve ever seen probably haven’t seen worthy. Harmegedon could’ve been a LOT worse.
I enjoyed this film emensely. Its a titanic science fiction tale from Kazumu Hirai’s very long and fabled series of Genma Wars novels. The direction from Rintaro in this film is excelent and visionary. Katsuhiro Otomo’s character designs also give this film a nice touch. Hamragedon is the americanized name though. Its steady name is The Battle With Genma (or perhaps simply Genma Wars) . This film was highly influential in Japan, especially for its realism, and it is considered a landmark among many otaku and those in the industry. The anime tv series Genma Wars is also based on the same novels (and manga by Shotaro Ishinomori), which I also liked dispite extremely indecent budgeted animation. If only that series had the animation and direction of this film. This special edition DVD is also a very nice package, with a noble, remastered transfer, aswell as a very challenging commentary by Rintaro. Highly reccomended.
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