Anime on US cable TV

[andrew osmond]

M Arnold <ma_iku at hotmail.com> writes

>Actually when I saw the first Matrix film I thought the obvious influence
>was Disney's Tron.

(Thinks back through Tron.) Can't remember any substantial analogy. I
suppose they're both set in virtual worlds, with heroes who gain power
over their environment. However, the same could be said of the hundreds
(I'm probably understating) of cyberpunk SF books that the Wachowskis
like. The Tron world does not deceive humans into thinking it's reality
(cut inevitable cheap comment about videogame otaku). Too many wire-
frames for starters.

>  I think my point in the previous message was that they
>do appear to be working at illustrating connections between The Matrix and
>"anime" that, at least from where this anime fan is looking, aren't so clear
>after all.

Just look at any stylised anime fight where the characters are in frozen
poses. Hardly QED, but it strikes me as a plausible influence. Not that
I'm so fond of the convention myself...
-- 
andrew osmond