I've always felt that they should have had Magnetic Rose be the LAST segment. As the first one of the three, it overshadows the other two so badly...

@ZgermanGuy.

3 жыл бұрын

plus where stink bomb leaves you with a smile and cannon fooder depressed magnetic rose gives you I would say hope, inspiration

@bradleys-straw-7084

3 жыл бұрын

It hits the way it does because it IS first, with just a complex, haunting, and rich narrative right up front. Memories gets less complex as it keeps going, which is part of why the sequencing works so well. Magnetic Rose wouldn't have the same impact if the shorts were ordered in reverse.

@plussum3255

3 жыл бұрын

I personally thought that cannon fodder overshadowed the other two, though i can see why you would think otherwise. I think cannon fodder is much more visually unique and interesting, and the world they build seems more bold.

@Hp-xk2dw

Жыл бұрын

​@@ZgermanGuy. I have no idea where you get 'hope' and 'inspiration' from a film such as magnetic rose. Tragic seems to be more fitting.

@ZgermanGuy.

Жыл бұрын

@@Hp-xk2dw agreed

Magnetic Rose moved my mom, a woman who scoffs at and loathes anime, to tears. It really is a magnificent film.

I don't think there's anything weird with wanting a story to have a sad ending. Forcing a happy ending on a story which does not warrant it can easily ruin it, and vice versa.

@TheFrugalVideoGamer

6 жыл бұрын

"You're right! We need a sad ending, because we need a sad ending." - Nostalgia Chick in the Moulin Rouge review

@TheFrugalVideoGamer

5 жыл бұрын

It's about wanting one that's thematically appropriate - Titanic having a happy ending would just be *wrong* (on both factual and thematic levels), as would The Godfather. Conversely, a sad ending for a Romantic-Comedy would feel wrong.

@Archonsx

2 жыл бұрын

honestly i wanted a happy ending for magnetic rose so bad, cause he had a little kid at home, and i was hoping he could go back to her, but this is also the reason why the movie leaves you with such a strong feeling after watching it

@videotroll72

Жыл бұрын

@@Archonsx Bro... did you even watch the movie? There is no kid waiting at home, that stuff on the roof wasn't just an illusion it was... Memories

@vijaz5559

Жыл бұрын

@@Archonsx the kid died man. Watch the movie again

I like Magnetic Rose, but Cannon Fodder is the artistic masterpiece of the collection in my opinion. The art direction and background design is mind blowing and strange. I love how it was edited to appear as a single continuous shot. I actually think Cannon Fodder has a great story. It does a fantastic job of fleshing out a culture that feels very real, and manages to do so within just 20 minutes. I think it's a solid short film, with an ending that is as disturbing and effective as 1984. Great review by the way. As an animator myself, it's refreshing to hear some one analyze the animation with in such detail.

@user-jd1hy9bg1d

5 жыл бұрын

we meet again lol, u most love otomo's work as well ^^

As a descendant of the receiving end of the horrors of Imperialism, cannon fodder is not just a spectacle of animating achievements. It's also a lesson that we as human beings should learn to avoid history repeating itself. Haven't see the short for a decade maybe longer. However, I can still remember the feeling of sadness when I first watched it.

I actually stopped watching the review to watch Magnetic Rose.

@musicalDrebin

8 жыл бұрын

+Han Daimond same here and it was so worth it.

@mandenmoris

8 жыл бұрын

+Han Daimond Esta en audio latino por si te interesa asi no te pierdes del espectaculo visual de la pelicula (locomotion).

@Naterkix

8 жыл бұрын

+akumavsguile I too watched that one; it's a pretty good fan dub, especially all the bits that required voices to be over radios and such. I was about to link to it and then saw you already did. Had I checked these comments first it woulda saved me 10 minuets searching. Oops.

@treeoffaith.2357

8 жыл бұрын

Me to it was great!

@Inivicient

8 жыл бұрын

+Han Daimond Glad I made that choice

Magnetic Rose isn't a supernatural story. Very strong magnetic fields absolutely fuck with your brain, causing nausea, irrational fear, and hallucinations. The brain works using electrical impulses, after all. The entire thing could happen in real life in the future. Anybody interested in stuff like that should read a novel called Blind Sight by Peter Watts.

"Stink Bomb" hasn't got the same sense of tragedy and character depth that "Memories" had, but it has layers of satire on Japanese society, with the overly naive and trusting sallery man unwittingly inflicting disaster, and fears surrounding high level ass covering Japanese organisations that got confirmed with Fukushima, and it also had something to say on its subjectively strained relationship with the United States (former conquerors turned shady allies, with a similar message to South Korea's "The Host"). "Cannon Fodder" had no real story but worked as very imaginative world building, depicting a depressing dystopia through the eyes of a school boy. All three stories rolled together very well and is Japan's answer to Disney's Fantasia.

Thanks Sage for the "please go watch this if you haven't already" segment, that was one of the best damn stories I've seen in a while

Two Anime Abandons in six days? What have we done to deserve such bountiful gifts from our benevolent Lord High Reagent?

@trevinsingh9390

8 жыл бұрын

+Ikrani Indeed we are bless!

@Detahramet

8 жыл бұрын

+Ikrani It is the rainstorm after a particularly long drought.

@DDespicable

8 жыл бұрын

+Ikrani meh i can take it or leave it.

@DDespicable

8 жыл бұрын

***** block! Counter nut punch! Is what I say to you and yours sir

@1krani

8 жыл бұрын

DDespicable Dude, one does not simply "block" a bolt pistol round. One can, but at the cost of whatever one used to block it, because whatever blocked it just exploded into tiny bits.

Not too long ago I saw a music video that had Magnetic Rose synced to a nicely done techno version of the Phantom of the Opera. I had no idea what anime it had been from or how to even find it. I finally got to see it when my husband bought either the collection or one of the Matrix movies and Memories was a bonus with it. I came into it having an idea of the plot but was still blown away nonetheless. It got me so bad that even Sage's review made me cry a little delving deeper into the pathos of the story. This was an educating, fascinating, very sincere review. Thank you Sage.

Holy shit, I actually paused to watch Magnetic Rose and daaaaamn son. I'll buy the best version of Memories I can get on the weight of that third alone. IT TIES TOGETHER SO WELL GUYS. I'm an ENGLISH MAJOR and have had to read so much at this point that I win bets just by guessing plots, and I DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN. It pulled the rug right out from under me and then just sorta bashed me on the head until it finished and I had to grab a beer. Really guys, just watch it.

Goddamn... I used to study animation. I wanted to be an animator for a living. The industry turned out to be too stressful for me (I'm studying to be a writer instead. I'll probably still go into writing for animation or comics though), so I got trained to notice this stuff. When I saw some of this, I thought "How many months of work were in those two seconds?" I've actually seen some of the example videos. Like that one about parallax. The more you know about animation, the more inspiring all of this is, because this must have taken so much effort and creativity that most people would shrug off as unnecessary. Most animators use tricks to try and make animation look beautiful but not take up as much time and effort- especially in TV. And a lot of people default to those tricks rather than try something like this. It's really beautiful to see.

Like many here, I took your advice and set out to see Magnetic Rose before watching the review segment on it. It is, by far, the most classically tragic anime I have ever seen. I didn't think I would ever see an anime that would fill me with nostalgia, pathos, and ennui as some of the shorts on Robot Carnival have, but man, did this deliver. Thank you for reviewing this. Keep doing what you do. -Kuma, Chiptunes=WIN

Sage has got to be the most underrated reviewer on channel awesome. He is the only on who I can listen to and enjoy the episodes where he loves the work almost as much as the ones when he's ripping a movie to shreds. I like Nostalgia Critic, but he understands that in order to maintain his audience, he can only really go into works that he hates, or can pretend to hate. I don't think I would like an episode if it talked just about how awesome something is. Sage can destroy a movie, pulling apart a movie in 100 different ways and talk about, at length what's wrong with it. But he can also give the highest praise, so much so that I did pause the review and watch Magnetic Rose, even though I had no plan to (and honestly, shouldn't have done as I have a lot of things to do and shouldn't even be watching this review right now, much less a 40 minute anime on top if it). Truly an excellent reviewer, and an excellent anime.

@commandershepard6875

8 жыл бұрын

+The Slick Android I mean no disrespect, but I just don't find those as interesting. It could just be I've become less interested with the way he reviews, but I've never actively searched out anything he reviewed, though I found them interesting.

@commandershepard6875

8 жыл бұрын

With AVGN, I completely agree. When i found his videos, he didn't seem all that angry, really He felt like hes actually a laid back guy pretending to be angry (compare to Angry Joe, who is angry through and through). I would much prefer when he just talked about games. As for NC, I might go back into really liking his stuff, but, like you, I'm mostly just tired of it. I also just fit better with Sage's sense of humor. I still think he's underrated.

@piccolo56000

8 жыл бұрын

+Commander Shepard that is whats great about him , he is true to himself.

@commandershepard6875

8 жыл бұрын

Kaefer1973 I love brad. Hes personally my favorite. I'm just saying that sage doesn't come up when talking about the good reviewers in channel awesome, and i think he should

@Kaefer1973

8 жыл бұрын

Commander Shepard I don't watch most of the current Channel Awesome reviewers, but it's true that to me Bennet's videos are among the best. Of course I'm not exactly objective since I'm into manga and thus somewhat more interested in anime than the average person. At least it's safe to say that Bennet certainly knows his stuff (though I completely disagree on his opinion on the sub vs. dub matter).

Magnetic Rose was without a dought the most amazing piece of animation I've ever seen, and the parts with Heinz almost brought me to tears. Sage, I will always thank you for telling me about this.

Okay here's something AMAZING that has happened since the release of this video. Please upvote so that people see this, but Discotek Media put out a dubbed version of Memories in 2021, well after this review was made, and the character of Heinz is voiced by none other than Marc Swint, a.k.a The Engineer, a.k.a the dude that in story Sage is taking orders from. A great coincidence to be sure that one of Bennett's friends and coworkers would later get to work on this anime's dubbing after he praised it as the greatest anime he has ever seen. For the record, I recognized Marc's voice and did a double take after I paused the review to watch Magnetic Rose since Sage emphasized it so hard.

@w.a.hawkins6117

Жыл бұрын

I think he mentioned this in the collection video.

I learned about this anthology anime from an AMV that made me ask where the animation for it was. And years later they finally released it and I have never been happier for a series. It was awesome, and I am glad that you reviewed it so that others can learn about it.

I actually paused the review to watch Magnetic Rose, as suggested, and by GOODNESS am I glad I did. I don't think an anime has ever moved me emotionally in such a short period of time. The animation is gorgeous, the story (written by the late and great Satoshi Kon, so you KNOW you're in for a ride) is beautifully done, and I am just in love with it all. Thank you Sage for this review and for showing me what is now one of my favorite animes ever! :)

O_o Welp! I paused the review, popped over elsewhere and found a surprisingly good fandub of Magnetic Rose, then I popped back here to finish the video. *SPOILERS* Honestly, the first thing that popped into mind when I watched MR was actually Ghost Ship, but the reveal of the nature of the ship almost happens in reverse. In Ghost Ship, they go to a decrepit derelict ship, with occasional flashes of opulence as the ghosts become more active(The singer's seduction in springs to mind). With Magnetic Rose, on the other hand, the ship appears to be intact in the middle of a huge field of debris, and immediately shown to be opulent, while closer examination pokes holes in the facade, and finally, it's shown to be overrun and decrepit as the ship in Ghost Ship. I have to say, this ship definitely made me cry. Also, while I wasn't expecting them all to survive by any stretch of the imagination, I wasn't expecting the ending I got.

@36inc

8 жыл бұрын

+Vercalos al'Corlin also one is good while the other is not. not that ghost shi[ didnt have some potential but I find horror often misses its mark more than drama or tragedy stories.

@Zefo_No

8 жыл бұрын

+Vercalos al'Corlin The fact that i watched Ghost Ship long ago, as shitty as it was kinda ruined Magnetic Rose for me. It's an excellent film and it's very much worthy of praise in retrospect but, while watching it, I called everything out early and that ruined the experience.

@Naterkix

8 жыл бұрын

+Rose Erin Horror is, generally, a hard genre to do right in any medium. Fear is so subjective it's hard to make a monster scary to everyone. Most memorable horror stories leave a lot to the imagination or something scary on a deeply human level. The death of a child is almost universally though of as a bad thing and Magnetic Rose handles everything with that very well. Though not a happy ending by any means since Heintz is left floating in space... somehow (wasn't his helmet off, like, four seconds ago?) the fact he decides to accept his daughter's death and move on is actually kind of a nice message. Even if he's now gonna die alone floating in the cold, dark void of space. Yay.

@Vercalos

8 жыл бұрын

Space exposure doesn't instantly kill someone.

@36inc

8 жыл бұрын

Naterkix past the subjective bits- its also a tendency to go from psycho character focus to campy slasher flick. Nightmare>Friday 13th>Saw, any long series will devolve from really good story with strong villians and heroes to asshole kids getting mindlessly murdered by a villian so obtusely powerful as to no longer feel realistic.

Just saw Magnetic Rose, very existential. Everything they set up in the beginning came to have a meaning of sorts in the end. I'm glad you recommended it man.

I first saw "Memories" in my college anime club and fell in love with Magnetic Rose! It wasn't until many years later I actually came across a DVD of it in a Big Lots of all places! I scooped it up and will rewatch Magnetic Rose over and over!

You're spot on about watching Magnetic rose without any for knowledge of it. It is beyond epic, pure legend. The opening music fills me with emotion..

As an animator, I found this episode really amazing!!

Thank you for your words on, "Magnetic Rose". Kanno's soundtrack married itself so well to the lush visuals shown in the first minute. You see the near holiness of the void of space itself. Yes, it really is the best...

Magnetic Rose was a great story when I first saw it 13 years ago. Unfortunately now as a father to a little girl it is all but unwatchable unless you want to see a big man cry. The idea of losing my daughter in such a way as depicted in the film is gut wrenchingly sad and terrifying.

Thank you for covering one of my all-time favorites, Sage. While I still hold more than a few anime above Memories, Magnetic Rose, in particular, has been an indomitable force upon my creativity. It has helped influence and mold my artistry years and years after I had seen it. (Also of note, Cannon Fodder was also a huge influence in it's own way.) While you and I may forever differ in our opinions of Grave of the Fireflies, on this, I am right there with you. A beautiful film in a trio of beautiful works.

I rewatched Memories yesterday again and it is even more amazing as I remember. It is and always will be my favourite anime. I can't help but cry seing heinz in emotional pain and reliving the painful memories of his lost daughter. it is art with substance and none of it feels cheap. It is, like you said, a masterpiece. your review captures the essence of it, especially of magnetic rose. This, bennnett, is my favourite of your reviews and I'm so happy that you shared your memories with us. Nazdrowje

I love how you go into very deep detail about the process of animation & live-action in this review!

Welp, congratulations, Sage, because this is by far one of your best episodes to date. I'm especially glad that you took the time to explain some of the "film school trivia" that many might be ignorant of, and it's especially fitting in this context. I remember seeing the three Memories shorts on television late at night well over a decade ago. I can't remember what channel it was (maybe Sci Fi?) but I had nearly forgot they existed until I saw that you were going to review them at the end of the Slayers: The Motion Picture episode. I was pretty young when I saw them so most all of the technical stuff was completely lost on me, but I'll never forget the visuals and the music. Man, now I REALLY need to go and watch these again! Please keep it up, and here's looking forward to the next one!

I like this more thoughtful, art-appreciating style of review over the "look at these ridiculous titties and annoying shit !" review. I never really understood the artistry and skill required to animate, and that 360 degree shot in Cannon Fodder blew me away when put in that perspective. Props, Bennett. EDIT: I watched Magnetic Rose right before your review on it. It is breathtakingly beautiful, especially with that bit with the roses overtaking all the flowers in the vase. I was only able to piece together the rudimentary plot details because there were no subtitles. It is indeed a sci-fi ghost story, minus the ghost.

I remember this film, I watched it in toonami in 2004, I remember the commercial about it, it was a saturday night, alone at home, and was interested to see what was this about. Boy that was one hell of a ride for an 8 year old. weird thing is that this is the first anime I notice that has a spanish dub but not the english one. Needless to say I was astonished by the film, especially in magnetic rose, it was the first time I saw a child dying in an animation, and the image of Heintz drifting in space kept stuck in my mind to this day. Keep up with the good reviews sage

Good competent story writing is the most important foundation to any good movie.

Thanks to this review, I did something I so rarely do: actually listening to the critic's advice. I paused the video before the spoilers, watched Magnetic Rose and went back to the review. Magnetic Rose left me breathless. It was a rare experience in terms of animated films and even cinema as a whole. Thank you Sage for inviting us to make this journey. I am glad I listened to you. Notable side-effect, I am now scared shitless of roses !

Magnetic Rose is such an exceptional piece of art. Not many things like it. Really happy with how well done this episode is, also fun to see you do something that not only do I the viewer love, but you as a reviewer also have a great deal of affection and appreciation for. Really liked this episode, now on to the neckbreaking whiplash.

I think this is my favorite episode of your show so far. I have always liked the more editorial style of videos where you just talk about a movie instead of plot point it and I feel this is the best at it. It was originally Grave of the Fireflies but this is better I feel and has great research done to be really entertaining and informative.

This is a really good episode! Keep em comjng man!

A beautiful review of a beautiful anime. And that hauntingly beautiful song at the end. Loved it.

stopped the video to watch Magnetic Rose. the second I knew Satoshi Kon wrote it, knew I had to watch it spoiler free, and I was not disappointed. the pacing was brisk but gave just enough exposition (and thankfully, NOT too much) and at about 40 minutes, it was not too long or too short for the story it wanted to tell. and the animation, gorgeous. Being a big fan of Satoshi Kon, I'm saddened that His last few stories are getting finished, and that after that there will be nothing more, Thank you sage, for finding this hidden gem i would have otherwise missed.

Only found out this finally got a dub last year and saw that Marc apparently did the voice for Heinz, that's incredible.

What an amazing review! I love how subtle and knowledgeable you are. This learned me a lot about the difficulties of making animation and I stand more then ever in awe about what the makers can produce. It made me fall even more in love with my favorite pastime!

Oh man, I've been trying to remember this Anime for years. Thank you, Sage.

Thank you Sage, i truely appreciate your sincerity for this movie, magnetic rose is a beautiful story, and i understand your fondness for it. Thank you again Sage, for broadcasting this onto anime abandon, i enjoyed this video very much

Masterfully done review Sage, seriously you summed up everything I feel about this movie so perfectly.

I love Sage's reviews. Granted, I don't really watch anime as much as I used to, but I have always respected the craft of animation in any form. Just watching this was absolutely stunning in every sense of the word. I personally also love how he can destroy something that is more or less schlock on one end, and state something as wonderful and profound as this and Video Girl Ai. Both this and Video Girl Ai are my favorite reviews and you can tell he loves and appreciates the craft because of how he talks about them. It's a welcoming and wonderful thing to see someone that is a critic talk about this with such true passion. It's honestly very inspiring and I am glad I subscribed to this channel. Keep up the awesome work, Bennett!

This is your best video, man.

@Codex-jp6hy

8 жыл бұрын

Yeah. When he reviews things he likes and does some research... That's the best Bennett!

@TheBandkanon

8 жыл бұрын

+Terriccota Pie agreed

@MrDzoni955

8 жыл бұрын

+sorrynotsorry I like your profile pic

@TheBandkanon

8 жыл бұрын

yours too c:

Bennett, that opening speech about cinematography just got you a subscriber.

Sage I really love your reviews whether they're of excellent anime or virtual trash. It also is amazing to me how smart your audience is and what kind of conversations get launched by the content you provide! Thoughtful as hell. Kudos!

I remember watching these three short films and loving Magnetic Rose SO MUCH. It always reminds me why I started watching anime to begin with.

Sage, I want to genuinely thank you for not only giving such a serious spoiler warning that I headed it this time but for leading me to experience Magnetic rose. it was greatest thing I have watched in far too long. So again, thank you. Have a wonderful day.

Magnetic Rose is one of the greatest films I've ever seen, honestly; not just in the realm of anime or animation. It's flawless, at least in my opinion. How beautifully heartbreaking, but it feels justified and, in the end, oddly inspiring. This is art.

That continuous shot from the third short blew my mind.

And now I have tears in my eyes. I really.need to rewatch the entire thing again...

The impressive amount of effort and professionalism placed into the research for these reviews is a constant joy. Thank you!

man why was I wasting my time with game grumps when I could be watching anime abandon

@murciadoxial8056

8 жыл бұрын

+GamerGirlOfGotham i dont know, thats a good question

@bakomusha

8 жыл бұрын

+Murcia doxial Too pass the time between episodes?

@murciadoxial8056

8 жыл бұрын

Andrew Schembri that could work

@Citrakite

8 жыл бұрын

+GamerGirlOfGotham Why not both?

I really appreciate these general animation walkthroughs. I'd love more general discussions in the future, I find these parts more interesting than those were you focus specifically on the movie being reviewed.

The problem with most CG incorporated into traditional animation, it doesn't have the same flaws. 2D has lines that pleases the artist as he draws it even if the accuracy is a bit off, whereas CG is always flawless and doesn't have any adjustment for a pleasant visual line.

@KumoriGurasu

8 жыл бұрын

+forfluf "CG is always flawless" Only after manually going in to make sure all of the calculations are correct, the polygons aren't going to break on you, the dynamics have been baked the way you want, and it renders with no trouble whatsoever after extensive praying that your computer won't crash on you for it taking up RAM (which is why external hard drives are _highly_ required for such tasks--though praying for no problems to happen still applies, and things are _always_ going to go wrong at the most inopportune times). Just because it's used with computers doesn't mean CG is as easy as people make it out to be. It's still just as frustrating as traditional animation, even though it may take less time to produce. When it comes to CG and anime, it's the time constraints (with rather low budgets on top of that) that make it come out cheap, next to the obvious toon-cel shading used in attempts to try and make it blend in (while it's been done since, I look to the Iron Giant as a perfect example of this method done well). However, the talent behind it is just as important, if not _the_ most important. A rookie animator just recently hired for that project and given the task to do something with CGI isn't going to have the same animation quality as that from someone with much more experience and has put in hundreds-or-more of hours learning the works.

@KumoriGurasu

8 жыл бұрын

+revolverswitch Exactly. It's pretty much the company-equivalent of dangling keys in front of your face. I don't care that it looks pretty, the story and characters need to balance it out. That's the second time I ran into that anime. I watched its spin-off (which either wasn't very good, or it's because I haven't watched the original OVA series), then was thinking on watching the original, just haven't gotten around to it. I wonder how it looks for a 2002 anime, I'm curious now. CG in anime has been slowly getting better, but it does depend on the studio. That seems to be Gonzo's signature style to incorporate 2D with 3D, but I found recently that Bones appears to do 3D very well, if Show By Rock!! is anything to go by (although I _was_ told Toei can actually produce good CG if they happened to give a damn for the project--even though their CG wasn't always _that_ bad in most cases). It's become my go-to anime title whenever people complain about CG in anime, even though Appleseed isn't a bad example, either. It's just that unlike with Show By Rock!!, Appleseed uses motion capture (the first Appleseed movie didn't, however), which is what I think most, if not the vast majority, of CG in anime turn out to be, which is why it looks weird.

@KumoriGurasu

8 жыл бұрын

+revolverswitch I agree. It is distracting when it's like the animators didn't even care to try blending it in, but it's just as bad when they try too hard. I understand marrying 2D with 3D is hard to do, but compromising isn't--although sometimes, there's moments where it wasn't going to work regardless. It's a hard medium to work with, that's understandable, it just still doesn't mean it should be half-assed. Shooooot, I have to remember how it looks, it's been a while since I saw it xD. *-*is too lazy to pop in the DVD*-* Far as I can remember, it didn't bother me. Wasn't like with Ghost in the Shell 2.0 where it was distracting because they didn't go all the way to just reanimate the entire movie in CGI. It was just pointless, honestly.

I remember seeing this when it first came out. I even bought the OST. I always considered Cannon Fodder to be nowhere near as good as the first two parts. However, I never realized until Sage pointed it out, that Cannon Fodder is one continuous shot. Watching it with that in mind makes it a lot more interesting, not to mention impressive..

this is the first one of your vids i ever paused to actually go watch the anime to avoid spoilers and i did NOT regret it

I'm glad that I skipped that part where you were talking about Magnetic Rose, after you "paused" the review. I went to what appears to be you after the spoilers, because I didn't get any. I most certainly have the urge to watch, because you were simply giving it the highest praise I've seen you give (according to my terrible memory). I'll most certainly be searching for it! Thank you for the recommendation!

I've seen a lot of great surreal anime of the 90s and Magnetic rose was awesome I loved every minute of it. The animation, the setting, the art direction, the aesthetic, the premise, tone, and voice acting, it was all great.

This is one of your best reviews yet, Sage. I really mean it - the depth you go into explaining the craft and the terminology added a lot to it. And while you didn't bring it up, it made me think back to your review of X, and how it's basically a pretty movie, but with a shitty story, while Magnetic Rose was both visually stunning, as well as having a compelling, well thought out story. I don't know if this was intentional or not, but it was interesting how a comparison could be made by simply bringing up the same points in the positive for Magnetic Rose that were brought up in the negative for X, without even having to bring up X.

Over a year later, this video is still one of your best.

A superb review! As a film student your description of Magnetic Rose has essentially summed up why I love film and animation. Thank you its been an inspiring watch :)

3:10 Wow, that little explanation is an eye opener on the thought and effort that goes into your kind of work.

Hey, I want to thank you for this episode. I had watched Memoires years ago, but for some reason, only remembered Stink Bomb. Thank you for reminding me of the other two and giving me their names so I can watch them again.

I learn about film and acting more watching this than I do in college. Thanks Bennett!

*This is my first comment ever on your videos, Bennett and I really have to point it out to any one who stumble on this: this wasn't a simple review ( don't get me wrong: your reviews are the sagest [sic] by comparison with so many others). This was an essay, a love declaration to the Art of Animation. Profound documented- technically as well aesthetically. It was like watching a combination of Attenborough, Sagan and Ebert. I did stop your review at **16:53** and fervently googling for ''Magnetic Rose''. Found it, watched it, mesmerized by it. Good heavens, what an experience! Thank you for sharing it with us. You have my respect.*

When me and my brother were young, my dad would get us lots of movies from the library; some of which were anime. This was one of them, and one of the few I remember the most. Thanks for looking at it.

I love Memories and Magnetic Rose is my favorite of the three stories. It's so haunting and beautiful.

this is, to me, your most interesting review yet. as a film student and animation fan, this was less like an episode of a (mostly) comedic review show and more like an actual class, a really interesting class.

the "you know what? fuck it." attitude is what i'd like to see. You're one of the few good commentators online and i thank you for that, keep it up.

This video should be shown in an animation class.

I saw Memories a while back and loved it! I'm happy to see you review it and have similar feelings. Now you have to review Robot Carnival!

I'm only 13 minutes into this, and it's my favorite video of yours.

I saw small clips of Magnetic Rose in an AMV, and I was intrigued. After seeing this review, especially regarding the interruption that told me to watch the movie before finishing, I think I will. Thanks for the heads-up!

I just watched it before watching this review. I’m still feeling things. It was so wonderfully done.

Even without Sage's sagely inducements, merely seeing the title of this video made me watch Memories immediately, I'd been meaning to for a while. Magnetic Rose: pretty damn phenomenal in all respects, I'm not sure I can think of any better space horror outside of say, 2001: A Space Odyssey (not that either is exclusively of that category). Certain scenes have already left a lasting impact on me, like the operatic singing amidst the ship's atmosphere leaking out. I feel like that must tie into Eva's lost voice; singing into a soundless void as if nothing's wrong, it's just a haunting way of showing the depths of her delusions.

I'm so glad you finally talked about Magnetic Rose! I knew it was your favorite!!!

I've ben putting off seeing Memories since it first came out. Don't ask me why, it's just something that happens sometimes. I've even owned the soundtrack for years and know it back to front. Something just recently brought it back to my attention and I stopped being an asshole and acquired a copy of it. It's 4:51am, Thursday morning and I just got in from work at the bar and have had it on my mind all night cause this is the moment I've been waiting for. I KNEW you had to have a review of it somewhere in your archives, so to get myself prepared while I smoke a cigarette and get settled it, I pulled up Anime Abandon and was actually a little shocked to find a fairly recent review. The last half-hour, I've been so into your review and discussion on the importance of cinematography, perspective and blocking in animation, I'm completely HYPED to finally pull the trigger and watch what I'm sure will be a memorable anime experience. I'm almost hesitant to get started cause I already don't wanna be finished. Thanks, Sage. You've turned me onto plenty of great (and delightfully BAD) movies & series over the years, not to mention you've always been a fantastic part of the anniversary movies and just general skits and stuff. This time, I already knew about the movie before watching you're video, and it's like you knew that already, so you pointed out elements for me to pay more attention to as I watch it, to further enhance the experience. I feel like we just had a remarkable conversation about the movie I'm about to put on. I was all aggravated and just mentally run down from a stupid night at work and you helped push the "reset" button.

It was great to hear so much praise for Magnetic Rose - it stands as the main reason why Memories is my favorite film.

Fantastic work, thank you, Bennett! I don't really beieve in spoilers.A good plot summary or a review told with gusto makes me want to watch or read the work in question, even if it features the ending.Watching the whole work, the complete build up is a completely different experience.

7 and a half years later, I can now finally watch the last half of this review. I watched this review my senior year in college and when I saw there was only a DVD, i got sad for I wanted to see the animation quality at its finest. Years later I remember seeing the 2021 blu ray and getting really excited, but I just didn't buy it. Luckily Amazon Prime had the movie up on their streaming platform and so I just watched it with my parents and my sister. English dub is not bad at all. Magnetic rose still shines

that was deep love the knowledge that you dropped sage

I´m extremely new into seeing your reviews. Frankly this review is the best one in this channel.

I honestly never care about spoilers. I like going to things knowing what I am going to get, at least generally. But, your pause of the review plus the scene with the piano and rose garden, convinced me. Kudos to you Bennet. I'm going to go watch it right now.

why did it take me so long to discover this channel? subbed

Magnetic Rose is pretty much a space version of the greek siren myth.

This was amazing, and informative.

Holy shit I have not thought about this in so long, thanks for reminding me of these great films.

I saw Memories a while ago based solely on your recommendation. I think this might be your best episode yet.

Saw these three just today words cannot express how much I miss this Form of art style

I love it when Bennentt does positive reviews. I get tired of the negative reviews after awhile.

You may touch on this, but I can't hold back. 4:03 It is not a matter (mostly) of the vision of live action filmmakers falling short due to the chaos of reality. More to the point, the culture of film and theatre thrives on improvisation and spontaneity. It is a big part of film culture. SUCH A BIG PART that film makers from the live action realm make stuff like Monster House, Mars needs Moms, Beowolf, Polar express, and other technically animated films restrained to their familiar methods of capturing a moment rather than crafting it. From Rango to Food Fight, live action directors have nowhere near the patience and precision of an animator and prefer to direct a performance rather than create art with time. I have yet to come to a full opinion about directors that come from an animation background attempting live action, save for they have difficulty managing necessary reshoots and seem to lean on fine tweeking and editing rather than actor interaction.........maybe........sort of..............I am not sure on that end since I spent so much more time watching animated films from live action directors than live action from animation directors (because the later group rarely gains enough clout or ambition to make that leap).

@KidSnivy69

8 жыл бұрын

All I'm reading is anything can happen in during the filming process.

@butchdeadlift10

8 жыл бұрын

KidSnivy69 Yeah, but you take someone used to that environment and give them the responsibility of control and patience and they tend to lose competency (with Rango and Fantastic Mr Fox being the exceptions).

@KidSnivy69

8 жыл бұрын

butchdeadlift10 Why are those exceptions?

@butchdeadlift10

8 жыл бұрын

KidSnivy69 They are good wholly. (Sorry if you are a fan of Polar Express)

@KidSnivy69

8 жыл бұрын

butchdeadlift10 Agreed, and I'm actually one of those people who prefer the book

And this is why on my ANN page, Memories is rated Masterpiece.

@animaticlunatic9259

8 жыл бұрын

+CornishCreamtea07 Whats your ANN page,profile.

@CornishCreamtea07

8 жыл бұрын

www.animenewsnetwork.com/bbs/phpBB2/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=822491 Don't take every rating at face value, I do sometimes go back ad change the ratings.

@animaticlunatic9259

8 жыл бұрын

+CornishCreamtea07 Thanks.

Those panning shots are absolutely masterful. Always wondered how they accomplished that

i like to thank you for stoping the video to be real for the story of magnetic rose it was mind blowing to experience

Just finished watching Magnetic Rose. Thank you for telling me about it Bennett. Truly a master piece.

I actually stop the review to watch Magnetic Rose, and when I first watched it I was kinda of speechless. I'm so glad to have watched Magnetic Rose. Thanks for the advice Sage.

To go after the deathbattle episode between Yang Xiao Long and Tifa Lockheart to today's anime abandon is quite awesome.

@MattStevens1352

8 жыл бұрын

+Draegon Manaka Holy shit I did the exact same

@RogueCrocodile

8 жыл бұрын

+Matt Stevens I missed it :'(

@MattStevens1352

8 жыл бұрын

The live stream was earlier. I think the episode's coming to youtube like tomorrow or something