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Toward the Terra (1980)

26 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Space Firebird 2772, The Pilot's Love Song, Toward the Terra

TowardTheTerraToward the Terra (aka Terra e…) has too much scope for too little film. Sometimes More is More, and the later TV series might have the length to do the subject justice.

Ultimately Toward the Terra is more of a manga tribute than a movie in its own right. Continue reading →

Twenty Days of Anime Movies – Day 12 – Space Firebird 2772 (1980)

25 Saturday Feb 2012

Posted by John Samuel in anime, Anime Reviews, reviews

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Space Firebird 2772, twenty days: anime movies

 

Phoenix 2772
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Space Firebird 2772, or Phoenix 2772, is a 1980 film based on Osamu Tezuka’s Hi no Tori manga. 

I remember enjoying this film a lot in previous years, but it has not aged well.  Unlike the still fabulous Galaxy Express 999, Space Firebird 2772 now feels very derivative of Fantasia and Fritz Lang’s Metropolis [1]. As a result the once state of the art animation now feels somewhat clunky, although some sequences do still work well.

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That’ll definitely be on the list

10 Friday Jun 2011

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Space Firebird 2772, twenty days: anime movies

There’s an Osamu Tezuka movie Space Firebird 2772that was a 50/50 for inclusion when all I had was a dubbed VHS release.

I now have a local, subtitled, DVD release…

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