Category — AMV Get

It’s great news about Geneon hooking up with Funimation, but my first thought? Gankutsuou isn’t on their list. I hope this deal isn’t limited to just Geneon’s current and future releases.

Every now and then, I’ll come across a clip that reminds me just how good Monster was and suddenly, I can’t help but say something about it. Last time was April. Anyway, at some point last week I found myself looking for a decent Monster AMV on YouTube and the best example I found is a video called “A Nameless Surrender“. Though some of the footage quality is a tad bit dodgy, the choice of song and editing itself is top notch. In particular, it really captures the melancholy and ambiguity of Johan’s character. It’s a spine-tingling moment when the vocalist utters “Are you an angel” as the video plays through Tenma’s confrontation with Johan in the flaming library. The latter points to his forehead, suggesting Tenma should murder him there and then, but Tenma can’t do it. He has gone through hell and back to put an end to Johan and yet, in that vital moment, he still can’t pull the trigger.

At this very moment, I’m skipping through clips of Tekkonkinkreet and feeling glad to be an anime blogger. This is hard to describe, but it conceives the kind of emotion worth trying to share. That’s why I’m typing this right now, it’s that driving responsibility pulling at my soul, as if it’s my personal mission to tell all who will listen that here is a great film. I’m not sure why Tekkonkinkreet affects me with such strong passion, but I remember a remark Hige made on my other blog about how we often seem attracted to depictions of dystopia, as if that romance stems from our familiarity with the nearest concrete jungle. Regardless, I own the DVD, the manga and, without a shadow of doubt, it’s a story I’ll always treasure. Please enjoy the AMV I’ve attached.