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Eden of the East

東のエデン

2009 · TV series · 25 min episodes · 1 season

AnimationDramaMysteryComedyActionAdventure

When Saki Morimi gets into trouble with the police while in Washington D.C., she is helped by a Japanese man who calls himself, Akira Takizawa. Akira has only two things, a gun and a cell phone loaded with 8.2 billion yen in digital money.

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  1. NeutraldragontamerDec 14, 2021

    Nah.

    I'd push things like Spirited Away or Tokyo Godfathers first, as far as anime-movies go actually.

    EoE is good for the Evangelion fans. But honestly, Tokyo Godfathers hit me way harder.

    EoE probably doesn't even hit my top 5 list of anime movies.

    #1: Spirited Away

    #2: Tokyo Godfathers

    #3: Girl who Leapt through Time

    #4: Summer Wars

    #5: "Voices of a Distant Star" for #5? Hmm, or maybe "Time of Eve" ?? A lot of things I wanna fit in here but not EoE yet.

    Not even getting to the "classics" like Akira, Eden of the East, Ghost in a Shell or whatever. These above movies have some mainstream appeal but still manage to hit that thoughtful analysis and depth. I'd still put something like Ghost in a Shell or "Your Name" above EoE...

    There are also 'kid anime movies' like Patema Inverted that really were excellent and deserve recognition.

    EoE is niche and fine for Evangelion fans though. Absolutely beautiful, and some of the best fight scenes I've ever seen. But you gotta see some of the __good anime movies__ out there. They all stand above EoE IMO.

  2. PositiveintrazooMay 23, 2013

    Ghost in the Shell is the greatest thing ever. The same director that did the series did Eden of the East which is fun and near term sci-fi. But, also, Dennu Coil might be a series worth checking out. Nowhere near as epic as GitS, but it explores near term AR tech in a thematically interesting way (as well as being a neat case study in movie/show making (due to the whole AR thing)).

    Disclaimer: I have not yet finished the series, it is animated, it does not seem to have the type of accuracy that GitS has (but still interesting!), it stars kids, and is somewhat family friendly.