Redline is the movie that proved to me that an anime doesn’t need a super clever plot to be a 10/10 experience. What a blast.

Yup.

It’s pure distilled fun and fuck-yeah energy.

It’s the only anime of any kind I recommend, nay, require, people watch with dubs.

Because focusing on reading for even a split second means you miss at least a dozen frames of pure awesome.

Yellow Line is such a banger of track.

Also a cool Video about the Movie (short 6½ Minutes):
Redline & Madhouse - The Straw That Was Worth the Camel’s Back

I also recommend checking out other works by Takeshi Koike. Sadly, Redline was such a financial failure it almost bankrupted Madhouse and ruined Koike’s reputation. Despite that he’s a god damn master of animation and movement.

He did the opening to a little film called Party 7 which is a weird film about Yakuza and a peeping tom motel owner. But the amazing animation of the opening is well worth it. The film itself is…kind of off putting, but still moderately interesting.

Trava: Fist Planet this is pretty classic Koike. In fact the two main characters also appear in Redline.

World Record in the Animatrix. Stylish and a simple (by Matrix standards) story.

He’s also done a lot of recent Lupin the Third films, which I haven’t gotten around to watching yet. I’ve heard they’re not well recieved, but I literally can’t imagine they’re bad, because he’s made like 3 of them.

I love anime like this. just pure visual candy. I’d also suggest to people who just want none-thinking visual candy Anime to check out Dead Leaves. it’s a quick like 50min romp that is just weird, bizarre, and fun.

Redline is one of a few movies that i watched, and immediately purchased the Blu-ray for. Its sooooo good.

those first 10 mins of the movie had me standing on the couch… what a masterful way to get you super involved in a movie before you hardly even know what’s going on!

PS: MACHINNNEHEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAADDDDDD!

I rewatch it at least yearly.

Part of what I’ve grown to appreciate about it is that behind all of that colorful mayhem there’s actually a simple, wholesome, satisfying story that might’ve come straight from a golden age Hollywood movie.

At some level, it’s just the story of a determined and honorable man who’s finally gotten the chance he deserves, his best friend and long-time partner who likely doesn’t deserve his trust, but that he’s going to go ahead and trust anyway, and the woman he was seemingly destined to love. It’s really just straightforward hope and betrayal and loyalty and determination and redemption and love.

Well… and lots of other stuff too.

thank you, I’ve been trying to find the name of this for a very long time because I wanna watch it. I know it’s the right one because of the hair.

The only other thing I know is *“FIRE THE HYPER DESINTEGRATOR CANNON AT FUNKY BOY!”"

I can’t wait

Does it make sense? No, not even on repeat watches. Is every single frame the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen? Yes, without doubt or hesitation

Best animation I have ever seen.

And I am a sucker for good animation, I actively hunt for it.

I really have to see this. Haven’t found much time to watch long series(es?) lately but movies have kind of scratched that media itch. Finished Mind Game yesterday (incredible movie btw), maybe I’ll watch this tomorrow night.

Great movie.

Peak anime.

Dude be looking like Space Dandy there