Steamboy
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As London prepares for the first World Expo, the young Ray Steam receives a package containing the Steam Ball, a small and incredibly powerful engine containing hyper-pressurized steam. Developed by Ray’s father and grandfather in America under the supervision of (and funded by) the O’Hara Foundation, the Steam Ball could prove to be an asset to civilization or a great danger. But after Ray finds out that the Steam Ball must not fall into the O’Hara Foundation’s hands, he sets forth on a mission to keep the item safe and away from those who would use it to fuel a brutal war...
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Akira
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- 1988
Following the disaster wrought upon the world by a mysterious being called ‘Akira’, Neo Tokyo is now in social and economic turmoil. In such a decaying city, feisty Kaneda and his shy friend Tetsuo survive by running around in a biker gang, chasing local rivals and generally evading the police. Everything changes, however, when Tetsuo crashes into a strange-looking boy during a bike chase and the military ends up taking him away. When he eventually returns to his friends, he’s no longer the same weak little boy they always knew – in fact, a military experiment has turned him into something beyond human imagination. While the military is intent on reclaiming its specimen at any cost, Tetsuo is sick of being bullied around and is about to show everyone, including his friend Kaneda, exactly who is boss.
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add recBoth Akira and Steamboy are great works by the amazing Katsuhiro Otomo. They have fantastic detailed animation that becomes more beautiful the more you watch them. They also have great protagonists in Kaneda and James whom become very real.
Aside from the fact that ?tomo Katsuhiro directed both, both have amazing stories to tell and great animation to show for it.
Both have a young boy trying to prevent devastating powers from being unleashed on the Planet, which if not stopped could catapult the World into a possible new World War!
This is an absolutely incredible anime and, because it comes from the same mind, I would suggest definitely watching both of these. The evolution from one to the other is mind blowing and the plot quality never diminishes. Starting out with the punk genre with Akira and evolving to the Steampunk Genre, Katsuma Otomo is the king of his era.
Spirited Away
Alt titles: Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi
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- 2001
Chihiro and her family are on their way to their new home, when they discover an abandoned amusement park. After Chihiro's family mysteriously turn into pigs, she is thrown into a surreal world of magic and fantasy. Join her as she struggles to survive in the bathhouse of the gods, ruled by an evil witch who has stolen not only her name, but her way back to the real world.
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add recBoth these movies are well illustrated and have a great storyline, along with a lesson that the main characters learn.
Two great works of art that take you on a journey through the eyes of two childern, who start in the realistic world, but quickly segway into fantasies all their own. Neither is worth missing!
Fullmetal Alchemist The Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa
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- 2005
Edward Elric disobeyed the laws of conservation by committing a taboo in alchemy, and for that his body and soul are no longer a part of his world. The parallel world where Ed now exists is a place where science replaces alchemy. After two years of studying, Ed plans to find a way to use science and once again defy destiny to reunite with his brother Alphonse. Meanwhile, Al is left without memory of his journey with Ed, but is determined to once again master alchemy and retrieve his brother from The Gate. But are these goals even obtainable without leaving a path of destruction and chaos in their wake?
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add recSomehow the same century and technologies' development really connects these two movies; although Steamboy isn't a sequel and everything that seems magic is only unreal technologies in the early 20th century. The main characters also do look and act alike - Ray and Alphonse are both young, nice, naive and brave. When you see both of these films you'll understand what's so alike about them.
If your the type of person who enjoys watching anime set in Victorian/Early 21st Century, then both Conqueror and Steamboy deliver on this aspect. Also both of these anime have non-realistic settings to them, with FMA, this comes in the form of Alchemy while Steamboy relies heavily on steam and the contraptions that come about from it. Either way, both are entertaining storylines and well worth watching.
Metropolis
- Movie
- 2001
Metropolis is a grand high-tech city-state populated by humans and robots alike. It is in these streets that Detective Shunsaku Ban and his sidekick Kenichi search for the rebel scientist Dr. Laughton who unbenounced to them, is developing a super android named Tima as a tool for the Duke of Metropolis. What starts out as a normal case turns into mayhem as the scientist is murdered, and the true plans of the Duke are finally revealed...
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add recMetropolis is a movie that will make you think not just with your brain but also with your heart, same as goes with Steamboy. Both movies share a unique flare of the past and the future. In Steamboy they think of the past as what would happen if some of the future was brought forth in the Victorian Era. Such as using steam in more ways than in just manufacturing and locomotion. While in the case of Metropolis it is what do humans and robots share in common. Do robots have emotions and hearts or are they just machines that are to be used by humans? What connects the two movies are not just their unique flare but their animation style. Steamboy is done by the people that did Akira while Metropolis is comes from Dr. Tezakua. Also what connects them is their main characters both are young men falling in love for the main female. If you like unique animation style and romance then you should watch either one of these good movies.
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Alt titles: Castle in the Sky
- Movie
- 1986
Legends tell of a floating island in the sky known as Laputa, upon which is rumoured to be treasure beyond a person’s wildest dreams. Sheeta is an orphan girl who is being hunted down because of her necklace, a rare Levistone, which legend says will lead the way to Laputa. One day she is saved by Pazu, a miner apprentice and also an orphan, and together they set out to escape from her would-be captors. Unfortunately, their friendship must go through endless trials in their quest to hide Laputa's location. What is Sheeta’s mysterious legacy, and what hidden motives do Sheeta’s enemies have in regards to finding Laputa?
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add recBoth movies share some very close plot points, situations and characters. In many ways, Steamboy is almost a remake of (or at least an homage to) Castle in the Sky. The villain in Steamboy is almost the twin brother of one of the villains in Castle in the Sky. Both movies start with a boy who helps in a steam-powered factory, both movies involve mining, both films have the boy being forced to leave his home during an attack by villains, both films have a floating castle as a major plot point. Flight is a major factor in both films.
Fans of steampunk will like both films as they both have steampunk elements.
