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Redline
レッドライン
2009 · Film · 102 min
Directed by Takeshi Koike
AnimationActionScience Fiction
A daredevil driver is determined to compete in Redline, the most popular race in the galaxy. The race only occurs every five years, but in order to participate he must overcome the mafia, the government and even love.
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Redline animation is WORTH SEEING? :DDDD Man, that's the absolute top ever created.
People really are ungrateful and deserve the borderline idiotic Attack of the Titans rather than these classics.
I watched Redline recently. The animation is worth seeing but the "story" is paper-thin.
Ergo Proxy I just didn't get.
Psycho Pass I really enjoyed; good depth of story and exploration of the pros and cons.
GitS series is probably my favourite anime, and very high up in my favourite anything.
Berserk is good, and descends into Evangelion-level insanity as it progresses.
Ninja Scroll is forever a classic. Worth a re-watch every 5-10 years. I'm due.
That's definitely a "depends on your taste" thing. :)
[The below are mostly series rather than movies]
For something that's really interesting, and also family friendly, Den-noh Coil is really good:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Den-noh_Coil
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A similar "feel" kind of thing (family friendly) to the above is The Orbital Children:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Orbital_Children
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For stand out story, probably Made in Abyss:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Made_in_Abyss
Due to the animation style, it looks like a kid/teen focused show at first. Don't be fooled, it's really not.
It has some incredibly complex (dark) themes. DON'T let young people watch that one (emotional trauma likely!).
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If something "a bit different" is on the cards, then Cyberpunk Edgerunners is extremely good (I reckon):
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk:_Edgerunners
That's more of a Eastern+Western collaboration styling wise rather than pure Japanese anime. It's still a really good watch though. :)
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Another western style one that's really good is Scavengers Reign:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scavengers_Reign
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Movies wise, probably Redline (2009) and Belle are the first to mind for me:
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film)
Very unique animation style, not everyone's cup of tea. ;)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belle_(2021_film)
Also family friendly. :)
I understand this one anime movie's title, which I saw years ago, now!
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film)
Wiktionary has a good example photo of a tachometer: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/redline
I also think of the movie "Redline": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FZ0AXNldV8
(But yes, depending on context, the word has the other meaning you note.)
I have the same struggle in finding decent anime. Lately the anime world has deprioritized anime for art's sake in favor of commercial interests. It has led to a situation where anime quality has deteriorated. Mamoru Oishii spoke about this industry problem in an interview earlier this year: https://www.cinra.net/article/202303-oshiimamoru_ysdkrcl
As far as movies go, I can't think of any intelligent and inspiring ones from the past 15 years besides GitS: Solid State Society, however, the movie only makes sense if you've seen GitS: SAC season 1 and 2.
You might enjoy Redline (2009) for it's audaciousness, but it's not deep. The Deer King (2022) is one I've been meaning to watch, but is likely to just be more of a feel good movie.
I know you said you weren't interested in watching a series, but you might enjoy the plot of Ichirou Inuyashiki (2017). It's available on Crunchyroll.
If you haven't seen Redline, I highly, highly recommend it - I don't watch much anime, but I've seen that movie half a dozen times, and generally re-watch it at least once a year. (Usually when I'm reminded of how good it is by the soundtrack randomly coming on in my playlists.)
Sorry for the confusion, I was referring to a movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film)
There's also a film by the same name about racing, so there might be some confusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redline_(2009_film).
Tekkonkinkreet is great! it's surreal and over the top but somehow still very grounded.
Some other awesome experimental animes that I think are worth watching are Redline, which has some amazing animation during car races on alien planets, and Dead Leaves, which is a classic escape from jail plot on steroids.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t26m_Q6ENo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvDMzmcbNkE
For people who like smalltalk, Redline has a lot of promise and James Ladd is definitely one of the good guys.
Worth watching.