Trying to watch anime in a post Sonada world

Mighty Gojira

Over the last year or so I've watched Riding Bean, Gunsmith Cats, and Bubblegum Crisis. I really like the way Sonada and his unit animators do "chase scenes." Great sense of speed. Are there any other animes that have a similar aesthetic?

**Xard** · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 7:47 pm Post subject:

Well, that's pretty vague. Great sense of speed, that is.

One could always watch Redline if one wants supreme depiction of speed.

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Mighty Gojira · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:43 pm Post subject:

I suppose that was a bit inarticulate. I enjoy the tenseness of his chase scenes, and the way a crash always seems imminent for the parties involved. Riding Bean has the best chase sequences I've seen in years, including live-action, and I was hoping for something along those lines. The beautiful choreography of the cars moving between obstacles juxtaposed against the chaos of ensuing destruction.

Justacrazyguy · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 8:49 pm Post subject:

Didn´t the Akira movie have some nice bike scenes?

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Mighty Gojira wrote:

The beautiful choreography of the cars moving between obstacles juxtaposed against the chaos of ensuing destruction.

Lupin III has scenes like those, with the weaving in and out of buildings, it's almost like the animators were poking fun at how European and Japanese cars are essentially go-carts.

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Dr. Nick · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:47 am Post subject:

You could try Gall Force. It has space fighter and hoverbike chases and Sonoda's character designs to boot.

Mighty Gojira · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:50 pm Post subject:

Thanks to all of you guys. I've watched a little Lupin III, but now want to dive in head-first. Also, Gall Force sounds great. It's on my queue as we speak.

**Xard** · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 1:09 pm Post subject:

funnily enoug there's (unconfirmed as far as I can tell though he supposedly does love the film) anedcote about Spielberg calling Castle of Cagliostro's car chase the best ever.

It is excellent without doubt

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**Ornette** · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:54 pm Post subject:

Best ever in an anime? Hard to believe even that. Though not technically traditional car chases, Initial D has beyond edge of your seat car chases. Even Gunsmith Cats has a better chase scene. Or Black Lagoon, or Blassreiter.

Outside of anime, hardly anything comes close to Bullit, nor gets close to the absurdity of Blues Brothers, or the scale of Gone in 60 Seconds (not the remake). Hard to imagine anyone even putting Cagliostro's car chase in the same sentence.

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**Xard** · Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 2:58 pm Post subject:

as said it's uncredited anecdote. Personally I'd pick Blues Brothers's ending.

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InstrumentalityOne · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:15 am Post subject:

Macross Plus?

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Oz · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 5:23 am Post subject:

Macross Frontier's pantsu chase is the best chase scene of all time.

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**Xard** · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 8:35 am Post subject:

InstrumentalityOne wrote:

Macross Plus?

There's chase scene in Plus?

Oz wrote:

Macross Frontier's pantsu chase is the best chase scene of all time.

Ehh, it was just Yoshino lazily recycling his best plot-of-the-episode idea from Mai-HiMe.

Of course both are rather pedantic exercises next to the magnum opus of the genre: Strike Witches pantsu chase episode

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InstrumentalityOne · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 9:11 am Post subject:

Well, it's technically not a chase, but there is a sense of speed involved somewhat...

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Mighty Gojira · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2012 10:40 pm Post subject:

InstrumentalityOne wrote:

Well, it's technically not a chase, but there is a sense of speed involved somewhat...

Well, THE dogfight at the end of it, is so top notch.

Macross Plus is almost the "Godfather" of anime. It might not be the best in it's genre, of all time, "per se", but there are no problems with it, on the technical level, at all.

Also, the staff on that one is just crazy.