The film takes place in a racing-obsessed, Mad Max-esque world built with loving care from the ground up, crammed with weird creatures and contraptions. Koike and Ishii then embarked on the creation of Redline, a project that would take seven years to complete. It’s the first feature directed by Takeshi Koike, who built an impressive resume as a key animator on projects like Ninja Scroll and Memories and directed two OAVs in 2003: the “World Record” segment of The Animatrix and Trava: Fist Planet - a 4-parter Katsuhito Ishii wrote and co-directed. Redline is the brainchild of the incredibly multitalented Katsuhito Ishii who, aside from writing and directing live action films, has written several anime scripts, did the character designs for Kill Bill’s animated sequences, and even moonlighted as Redline’s sound director. Because at its heart, Redline is a love story. Oh, and in the middle of all this madness, JP falls for an old flame, a racer named Sonochee (Yuu Aoi). If that weren’t enough, JP and his manager Frisbee are in trouble with the mafia. The leather-clad badass in question is JP (played by SMAP alum Takuya Kimura), a racer who qualifies to drive his souped-up Trans Am in the Redline, a race that’s essentially the intergalactic anime version of Mario Kart, with a lineup of bizarre contenders in equally bizarre vehicles trying to get to the finish line in any way possible, including blowing each other up.Īs if that weren’t dangerous enough, this year’s Redline comes with a catch - it’s scheduled to take place on a planet called Roboworld, which has expressly banned the event and plans to take whatever means necessary to stop it - including, but not limited to, lasers, bombs, and a biological weapon called Funky Boy. Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Redline. Imagine how cool it would be if The Phantom Menace had been entirely about the pod race, and the hero, instead of an annoying little kid, were a leather-clad, chain-smoking badass. Redline recalls the first time you popped Ghost in the Shell into your VCR or came across Liquid TV flipping through late-night cable: when watching animation still felt a little subversive, a little scary, and more than a little sexy. So for the 102-minute duration of Redline, a new film from Studio Madhouse, I kept wondering what wonderful alternate universe I’d slipped into where they still make movies like this. But as Japan’s economy tumbled and as the money dried up, so did that experimental streak, with studios making safer, more profitable bets. It was a golden age of sorts, with the marketplace filled well-animated and unique cartoons for adults. Lots of that capital was poured into the animation industry, and writers and directors with bold ideas were given the chance to show their stuff. Once upon a time, Japan was a nation flush with spare cash. In celebration, we’re posting this feature on the film, first featured in the magazine back in 2010: Ruby comforts her, saying they’re all rookie idols, so failing is natural.Redline, one of the most raucous, eye-smashing films of the last, well, ever, has been made available for streaming on YouTube at no charge. Ruby finds her and says she’s nervous, and Kana reveals she’s scared to fail because she doesn’t want Ruby and MEM-cho to feel failure like she did. On the day of the performance, Kana suddenly remembers her days as a child actor and how she’s become negative. Later, Kana accidentally finds out that Aqua has been disguising himself as Pieyon. Ruby talks a bit about her past and why she wants to be an idol. The night before their performance, Kana asks Ruby how she remains positive. Later, Kana starts rambling about her opinions on Aqua, which confuses MEM-cho. However, Pieyon is actually Aqua in disguise, and the real Pieyon is on vacation. Kana and Pieyon have a brief, heartwarming conversation which cheers Kana up. Miyako brings Pieyon to help the girls train and prepare for their performance. After rehearsing and hearing their voices, Kana agrees to be the center, even though she really doesn’t want to. MEM-cho and Ruby want Kana to be the center, but she declines, saying she’s told them many times that she doesn’t want to be the center. The previous episodes are also available on this platform.įor more information on the best anime coming out this year, check out our guide on the 30 Best New Anime in 2023. Oshi no Ko episode 11 will be streaming on HIDIVE.
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