AniWorthYokoo's 3 Animation Films
Introduction
Three short films by the Japanese avant-garde illustrator and animator. Regarded (unfairly) as the Japanese equivalent of Andy Warhol, these films showcase a distinctively commercial illustration look reminiscent of the current pop art movement of that decade (1960s).
Audience ratings
MyAnimeList / Tenrai : 4.48/10 · 630
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Audience reviews
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KousakaK
As of writing this, the MAL synopsis states, and I quote "Three short films by the Japanese avant-garde illustrator and animator. Regarded (unfairly) as the Japanese equivalent of Andy Warhol" and I would love to ask the writer of this which side of "unfair" he falls when it comes to the comparison between Yokoo and Warhol. There is undoubtedly parallels, pop art and manipulating images of pop-culture figures are integral to either's work but I feel the way Yokoo does it in his three animations are noteworthy as it tackles aspects of pop culture and celebrity in ways I only see often talked about nowadays.
In the first short (KISS) I believe we see Yokoo explore the notion of affection depicted in media and the exploitation of public figures in relationships, something that in Asian cultu…
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These were certainly interesting. I think it's rather easy to throw around words like "postmodernism" and "pop art" to describe these, and while that wouldn't in anyway be inaccurate, I'm going to refrain from doing so. Nor will I make any failed attempts at dissecting them. Because quite frankly, I'm not entirely sure what I saw. What I will say is Tadanori Yokoo's 3 Animation Films (KISS KISS KISS, Kachi Kachi Yama, and Tokuten Eizou Anthology No. 1) challenge one's perception of what anime is exactly. I say that in so much as most of us have a pretty clear idea of what anime is, and when we hear the word, very particular images come to mind, and I'd be willing to bet those images are nothing like what's on display here. Maybe that has more to do with the fact I've seen very little in th…
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