Set for release in Japan this October, the anime anthology film, Genius Party Beyond, from Studio 4°C features five stunning short films from the following directors:
Wanwa the Puppy by Shinya Ohira (Kill Bill: Vol. 1)
Gala by Mahiro Maeda (The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance)
Moondrive by Koji Morimoto (The Animatrix)
Tojin Kit by Tatsuyuki Tanaka (Digital Juice, worked on Akira)
Dimension Bomb (above) by Kazuto Nakazawa (Parasite Dolls, The Animatrix)
The film, which is a sequel to the first anthology film, Genius Party, had its world premiere in Washington D.C. back in February at the Kennedy Center’s Japan! Culture + Hyper Culture festival. A second trailer has popped up online, but we prefer the first trailer, which is two minutes longer, showcases these artists’ eclectic styles, and packs enough whoa factor to make James Franco’s face melt.
via RoboRobo / Celestial Kitsune
August 6th, 2008 at 2:42 am
This looks amazing. Is it going to be released in theaters or straight to DVD? I hope it gets released to DVD so i can get subs for it. If it goes to theaters then it’ll be a along time before i’m able to watch this.
August 6th, 2008 at 5:31 am
I am sooo getting this on DVD.
August 6th, 2008 at 8:53 am
THis looks great. Every piece looks interesting. Definitely going on the buy list.
August 6th, 2008 at 11:38 am
It’s nice to know that some people understand that the future of animated features isn’t completely computer generated.
August 6th, 2008 at 1:57 pm
That looks absolutely insane. I fucking love it!
August 6th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
Wow looks amazing. Gotta appreciate the visual and storytelling abilities that animated film has to offer.