3/10/2023 0 Comments Beyond the boundary anime![]() ![]() As we go about our lives with appliances more powerful than the super computers of a few decades ago, take a few hours here and there to check out some of these you haven’t seen and to revisit some you have. (I see you frowning-“But will there be dystopias,” you ask? Hell yeah, we got dystopias.)Īs you’ll see below, that leaves plenty of great films. Though, again, there are a few exceptions, for the most part you will not find Mad Max here, or Eli, or even that guy who is Legend. (For the real kaiju rank-o-phile, Jim has also taken the measure of every Godzilla monster.) Finally, joining superheroes and kaiju on the sidelines, are the post-apocalyptic (and a few mid-apocalyptic) films. If you want a nice roundup of Godzilla’s greatest hits, check out our own Jim Vorel’s ranking of Godzilla’s cinematic oeuvre. We’ve also left off, for the most part, the traditional giant monster/kaiju movie for the same reason. Though so many superhero stories involve the stuff of science fiction-aliens, high-tech and strange worlds-there are plenty of great sci-fi movies to include on this list without bumping 20 of them off for DC and the MCU. Superhero films are for the most part absent. Before we dive into it, though, let’s discuss a few things this list will not have (or at least, not have many of). Thus, this list, while filled with films from the ’80s onward, has its fair share of older films. Unlike superhero films, which were so stunted for so long that almost every new one makes it onto our updated 100 Best Superhero Films of All Time list, science fiction proved fertile ground for filmmakers before the likes of Industrial Light & Magic supercharged a director’s ability to exceed our imagination. Though, if we are being honest, the characters aren’t quite as interesting in Phantom, but if you are in it for the battle, you won’t be disappointed.Much like its close genre cousin (nephew/niece?) the superhero film, the potential of cinematic science fiction exploded in the latter part of the 20th century thanks to technological advances that transformed special effects. Both shows are about people fighting supernatural entities and doing it with beautiful looking powers. Well, Phantom provides thirteen more beautifully animated KyoAni episodes with a similar sort of storyline. Follow Haruhiko and Mai, two young people born with such abilities, as they use them their unique powers to try and keep the peace.īeyond the Boundary and its beautiful KyoAni animation makes you wish it was a whole lot longer than just twelve episodes. Now it is revealed that mythical beings have always been there and the next generation born after this brain virus is developing special abilities used to fight these entities. ![]() That is, until a brain virus spread throughout society that changed everyone’s perception. Supernatural entities like ghosts and demons were thought to be all superstition. However, Beyond the Boundary, while lighthearted at times, maintains a much darker stance throughout. You have those serene comedy moments and you have those intense battles. Together they set out to find a way to tighten her soul back up.īoth of these shows mix the otherwise mundane elements of slice of life shows into the supernatural genre to create something that fans of either genre can really enjoy. She survives, but her soul becomes loose. Just as things are looking down, he happens across a young school girl that saves him from a car accident by taking the hit for him. He spends his time doing odd jobs for spare yen until the day his weapons partner deserts him. He dreams of having millions of worshippers, but there isn’t a single shrine dedicated to his name. This Yato God is a minor deity and the self-proclaimed God of Delivery. If you call it, you will get in touch with a young man who introduces himself as the Yato God. There will be times where you may happen across an odd phone number written in red. ![]()
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