What is it?
The 1985 Japanese OVA (original video animation) movie Angel’s Egg.
Tag: Mamoru Oshii
Sand Whale And Me
What is it?
The 2016 Japanese live action and animated micro-series Sand Whale And Me.
What is it about?
This how Wikia describes this micro-series:
Sand Whale and Me is the story of a female paratrooper in the distant future who is stranded in a vast desert.
With limited supply of food and water, her only hope is to catch a sand whale from a pack.
If she can’t, her life may just hang in the balance.[1]
The series also has a video game aspect, with portions of each episode featuring 3rd person point of view, similar to 3rd person shooters.
During these portions, there are also status bars in the corners of the screen that show the main character’s health, level, experience, weapon selected and ammunition remaining.
Final Thoughts
I am sorry Mamoru Oshii but this was one of the worst television shows that I watched on television this year, and it was the worst or next to worst show in the Adult Swim Toonami lineup this year.
This micro-series was strange, illogical, incoherent, et cetera; it was like watching someone’s crazy nonsensical Japanese comedic dream in the form of a micro television series.
I was hoping that it would be more like a Japanese version of Frank Herbert’s Dune, but instead it ended up being a nonsensical mess that got lost in translation I guess.
One good thing though is that it was a very short television show that was probably less than 30 minutes long, and so I was able to survive watching it; otherwise I would not have watched all of it.
The end,
-John Jr
Egg
True George inspired me to consider creating this post, and so thank you for the inspiration True George. 👍
The Daily Post had a Daily Prompt called Egg, and this is what it said:
Egg
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Is Angel’s Egg An Overlooked Masterpiece? – Analyzed And Explained
What is it?
Today Chris Stuckmann from YouTube uploaded a video on YouTube called, Is Angel’s Egg An Overlooked Masterpiece? – Analyzed And Explained, where he analyzed the Japanese anime OVA (original video animation) called Angel’s Egg which was directed by Mamoru Oshii.
Conventional Wisdom
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Description
This is the DVD cover art of Angel's Egg. The cover art copyright is believed to belong to the publisher of the video or the studio which produced the video.
Source
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Article
Angel's Egg
Portion used
The entire front cover. Because the image is cover art, a form of product packaging, the entire image is needed to identify the product, properly convey the meaning and branding intended, and avoid tarnishing or misrepresenting the image.
Low resolution?
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Purpose of use
Main infobox. The image is used for identification in the context of critical commentary of the work for which it serves as cover art. It makes a significant contribution to the user's understanding of the article, which could not practically be conveyed by words alone. The image is placed in the infobox at the top of the article discussing the work, to show the primary visual image associated with the work, and to help the user quickly identify the work and know they have found what they are looking for. Use for this purpose does not compete with the purposes of the original work, namely the video cover creator's ability to provide video cover design services and in turn marketing video to the public.
Replaceable?
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Other information
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Today The Daily Post had a Discover Challenge called Conventional Wisdom, and this is what is said:
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Tell us about your unconventional views.
Help us to see an old story in a new light.
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Create a sketch that reimagines a classic story.
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