Satoshi Kon (1963–2010)
Autor/a de OPUS
Sobre l'autor
Sèrie
Obres de Satoshi Kon
Paranoia Agent, Vol. 3: Serial Psychosis 8 exemplars
Paranoia Agent, Vol. 4: Sayonara Maromi 7 exemplars
Millenium Actress 2 exemplars
Obres associades
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom normalitzat
- Kon, Satoshi
- Nom oficial
- 今敏
Kon Satoshi - Data de naixement
- 1963-10-12
- Data de defunció
- 2010-08-24
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- Japan
- Lloc de naixement
- Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan
- Lloc de defunció
- Tokyo, Japan
- Causa de la mort
- pancreatic cancer
- Llocs de residència
- Tokyo, Japan
- Educació
- Musashino Art University
- Professions
- film director
animator
manga artist
screenwriter - Premis i honors
- Winsor McCay Award (2020 (posthumously))
Membres
Ressenyes
2.5
Most of these stories are bad, and none of them are great. Some of them are decent.
More than a little disappointing considering the quality of Kon's films. Nevertheless, it's interesting to see the early scribblings of one of my favourite directors. The interview at the end with Susumu Hirisawa is also a lovely read.
Unless you're an uber fan, this really is only for completionists. The other posthumous work that was released though, "Opus", is well worth picking up.
Most of these stories are bad, and none of them are great. Some of them are decent.
More than a little disappointing considering the quality of Kon's films. Nevertheless, it's interesting to see the early scribblings of one of my favourite directors. The interview at the end with Susumu Hirisawa is also a lovely read.
Unless you're an uber fan, this really is only for completionists. The other posthumous work that was released though, "Opus", is well worth picking up.
3.5
Philosophical.
Political.
Pretentious.
These are the three "P"'s we've come to expect from anything Oshi-spawned – and this book doesn't disappoint. It's a complex piece of science fiction layered with religious symbolism and a convoluted plot. All the things that tend to drive me nuts. However, it was very enjoyable. Though, frankly, it's only in the last third that it really starts to get going, which is a shame since the story doesn't actually conclude. This is a majorly posthumus work - I mean, this thing is way less than even half finished. Originally, I assumed that the project didn't go forward because of Satoshi's death, but it turns out this was written way back in the 90s! And all this time the project has remained unfinished due to creative differences and conflict over ownership.
(sigh) Why can't we all just get along? (sigh)
And it's a real shame, because it's only in that last bit you really start to see Satoshi's influence come through in the writing (weird dream sequences).
The concept is really interesting, but the story doesn't really get going until the end of the book. Part of the reason it also takes a while to gain traction is the characters. Visually, you can differentiate between them, but in terms of what they say there's really very little to provide them with any real development. I'm confident though that this could have been a real corker had it been finished.
Well worth the read if you're a fan of either Oshi or Kon, but don't expect to be blown away. The story ends abruptly and without any form of conclusion (unlike Opus), there is however a nice little article/mini-analysis at the back.
Story – 3
Art – 4
Article/Analysis – 3.5… (més)
Philosophical.
Political.
Pretentious.
These are the three "P"'s we've come to expect from anything Oshi-spawned – and this book doesn't disappoint. It's a complex piece of science fiction layered with religious symbolism and a convoluted plot. All the things that tend to drive me nuts. However, it was very enjoyable. Though, frankly, it's only in the last third that it really starts to get going, which is a shame since the story doesn't actually conclude. This is a majorly posthumus work - I mean, this thing is way less than even half finished. Originally, I assumed that the project didn't go forward because of Satoshi's death, but it turns out this was written way back in the 90s! And all this time the project has remained unfinished due to creative differences and conflict over ownership.
(sigh) Why can't we all just get along? (sigh)
And it's a real shame, because it's only in that last bit you really start to see Satoshi's influence come through in the writing (weird dream sequences).
The concept is really interesting, but the story doesn't really get going until the end of the book. Part of the reason it also takes a while to gain traction is the characters. Visually, you can differentiate between them, but in terms of what they say there's really very little to provide them with any real development. I'm confident though that this could have been a real corker had it been finished.
Well worth the read if you're a fan of either Oshi or Kon, but don't expect to be blown away. The story ends abruptly and without any form of conclusion (unlike Opus), there is however a nice little article/mini-analysis at the back.
Story – 3
Art – 4
Article/Analysis – 3.5… (més)
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Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 28
- També de
- 1
- Membres
- 1,020
- Popularitat
- #25,253
- Valoració
- 3.9
- Ressenyes
- 21
- ISBN
- 49
- Llengües
- 5
- Preferit
- 3
This graphic novel is very on brand for Satoshi Kon, who specialized in the hardcore meta-on-meta-on-meta action that makes up the core of this book. Within you will find reflections on the role of the artist in regards to their work, their responsibility to their characters, story, and even in the “post-script” addendum added to the end of my edition, their responsibility to their readers. I haven’t yet seen all of Satoshi Kon’s films, but I appreciate the focus on character in this book - the relationships between them is just as important as the textual experimentation, something that seems to overrun (albeit in a delightful way) Kon’s animated work.
It’s a real loss that this man died so young. Not only do we not get an ending to this book, we also miss out on all the amazing books and movies he could have made if he had lived to old age.… (més)