Citiations CORRECTION- It was 360 days a year not 356 days a year www.madman.com.au/news/redline-director-interview/ [1] manga.tokyo/interview/interview-with-takeshi-koike-director-of-lupin-the-iiird-chikemuri-no-ishikawa-goemon/ [2] www.tor.com/2011/11/02/why-you-cant-miss-redline-an-interview-with-director-takeshi-koike/ [3] www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-01-16?ann-edition=uk [4] MAG-net The manga, anime and gaming scene Special the revolutionary animator Kanada Yoshinori [5] www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/miyazaki_on_kanada [6] www.zimmerit.moe/takeshi-koike-katsuhito-ishii-talk/ [7] The Animatrix, Behind the Scenes, World Record [8] www.mangauk.com/redline-vs-fujiko-mine/ [9] twitter.com/RWAnimator/status/932237252331298816?s=20 [10] www.mangauk.com/full-throttle/ [11] Perfect Guide to Redline/ Quick Guide to Redline [12] www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/01/21/films/redline-anime/ [13] ruclips.net/video/wRA8N0R81fc/видео.html [14] *This one is more vague it's general common knowledge that the reason things get turned to cgi is not having the animators to do it otherwise and time, you could probs find a fair few animators on twitter who'd say the same. ruclips.net/video/g-HgXlX4vCw/видео.html [15] www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/sakura-con/4?ann-edition=uk [16] gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20190530-lupin-takeshi-koike-interview/ [17] web.archive.org/web/20070610003246/dvdvisionjapan.com/actress2.html [18] www.fandompost.com/2012/10/02/animefest-2012-sayo-yamamoto-panel-report/ [19] variety.com/2011/biz/news/japan-s-ntv-to-take-over-madhouse-1118031786/ [20] *I've seen people misread this one before being in the red is not uncommon for anime companies and we don't know where those losses have come from during 2009-2010 madhouse produced 5 movies and 11 TV shows that's a lot for them and it's safe to say not all of that worked out for them. operationrainfall.com/2016/07/13/madhouse-interview-masao-maruyama/#:~:text=After%20leaving%20Madhouse%2C%20Maruyama%20founded,Trigun%2C%20Nana%2C%20and%20Monster [21] further reading *Michael Arias, while not working on the production, was at least at Madhouse at the time and he said the budget for Redline was comparably low for what it was www.midnighteye.com/interviews/katsuhito-ishii/ otakuusamagazine.com/redline-film-10th-anniversary-illustration-screening/ www.pelleas.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1643#p1643
Video SOURCES Redline Pilot Redline Koike Ads Aeon Flux Party 7 Ninja Scroll Cyber City 808 Wicked city Zambot 3 Galaxy Express Harmagedon Ho-Oh Pheonix Birth Trava Afro Samurai Pilot Samurai Champloo NEO TOKYO - Running Man Thief and The Cobbler Treasure Island (1978) Kill Bill : Volume 1 Lupin the Third (1971) Machine Hayabusa Animatrix - World Record Speedracer Speedracer (Live Action) You're Under Arrest Initial D Jojo's Bizarres Adventure Part 4 Tailenders Oval X Over Cannonball Run Lupin The 3rd Jigen's Tombstone Fujiko's Lie
Music RR4 Urban Fragments RR4 Move me F Zero GX Dr Stewarts Theme F Zero GX AX Music Long Pre-View RR7 Transparancey RR7 Hard Drive James Shimoji Yellow Line Machine Head Lynchman and Johnny Boya Music From The Pilot 2004 And It's So Beautiful Kare no Shift Wa Bun Bun Bun Erik Satie Gymnopedies 1 - Kevin MacLeod Acid Jazz
Thank you for taking the extra time to give us these citations. Rarely do other channels credit and cite their sources. That extra care makes me want to come back and support the channel further.
@@joshshrum2764 while on the edge of my seat I yelled to myself “IS THAT IT?!?!” Seeing the end, you’d think there’d have been a proper conclusion after that...
I do wonder what can be done to get over the bullshit and just push on. I find the bullshit stops me, and I really hate that I give up so easily. I can't progress if I just throw my hands up., fuck perfectionism!
That must be why cars in Anime are drawn 3 different ways, a fixed perspective between looking down and the front with a repeating background, going from one side of the screen to the other and in the distance going over and then down a hill. Ways that only involve drawing a single frame and faking movement.
What I absolutely admire about this movie, is that when the big finale is over, it just ends. I've seen movies where they keep on for soo long after that, trying to resolve everything. Redline does it in a minute. Literally. Between the finish of the final race and "The End" is almost exactly one minute. I really respect that.
Totally agree. It lets the audience simply bask in the afterglow of that absolutely insane, balls-to-the-wall sprint to the finish. If they had done anything else, it would have taken away from that one moment.
Redline is so godamn good it hurts, the music, the animation, the level of detail and world building involved all just to have some people race is just so insane. You really feel like you could just step into this universe. Even though at the end of the day it's only purpose is "look at the cool car go VROOM".
@@chronodis true. But there are a lot of scenes I see,and my animator brain thinks how they could have made some scenes cheaper. Like a lot of the small talking scenes could have been tweened, or have fewer frames. There's a saying in animation. Make most of the scenes cheap, then really put in all of your effort in the scenes that need it the most
When i first saw Redline, there was a youthful glee in my heart, and a tear in my eye, cause I knew it was the "last hurrah" of the golden days of traditional anime. Thanks for this video!
depends what we mean by a golden age of traditional anime , i am wary to ever use language like this because it feeds on a perceived nostalgia of what animation should be rather than the reality of what it is, Koike has continued to do basically the same thing at telecom for the last decade
@Dizzy Gear While the majority of stuff coming out now is trash I think people forget there was a whole heap of garbage anime produced during the golden era and not just the classics people remember.
Redline is one of my faves, and I've shown it to everyone I know. Also, yes, the live-action speed racer is 100% redline, and I didn't realize that until now.
while speedracer is longer and more unhinged in terms of all the weird stuff it does visually it does hold to the core story more of corruption in the race industry and overcomingall oddds
@@Stevem I grew up with speed racer, and honestly, I think it's even better now than when it came out. with all the generic hollywood blockbusters that all look the same with all the same bland action, speed racer is a breath of fresh air. It's an outstanding movie. However, redline is one of my top ten films. I think redline is better, but speed racer isn't far behind.
@@stheteller7470 speed Racer was too ahead of its time huh , im maybe more on the speed Racer track although the music isn't quite as banging as redline
REDLINE was the kind of movie that for me personally was a sleeper hit. Someone up the chain didn't do a very good job getting word out about the movie in my own expereince, it was something I instead stumbled across on RUclips a full that stayed on my favourites till something took it down... but now that its under my skin, I can't seem to find it anywhere (as a paying customer). Not streamed and not on obscure store shelves in DVD or Bluray form ... like I didn't even know some of the characters in REDLINE had appeared in other shows till I stumbled across this video in my recommendations! What the heck, there was another way to get a slight hit of REDLINE this whole time for this casual in remote Canada?!? I wouldn't mind being a customer, damn!
Most animated pictures are doomed to fail since it's a huge investment with unlikely reimbursement, not impossible to claw your way out of , but passion projects are better suited to those who are willing to keep it small and dedicated, when corps get involved it tends to mire them , give credit to madhouse they let them be albeit pushing them towards the end to hurry up , and as stated in the JP Times article there's been some investor interest in a sequel but from outside japan
@@Stevem I’d gladly wait 7 more years for a sequel. (I’d be nearly 40 by then) Sadly, unless they got the right people on board AND already had ideas for a sequel from the period of time that they made the first one, I’m not confident the magic would still be there. The movie evokes a visceral feeling that is specific, but difficult to describe. Kinda the same feeling as Air Gear. I’ve never been a fan of racing, but I think Redline is in my top 3 anime movies.
@@corwinnius honestly i doubt it would happen in the same way simply because Koike is getting on a bit more now he was 43 or so when he was interviewed after the movie came out its a decade later now and spending that much time on one film might be difficult now and yeah the lightning in the bottle might be gone id rather see a short or a game really
as someone whose worked on short traditionally i think the creator behind Puparia is working real hard but not very smart and this could become a problem later on. scanning everyframe instead of using a photopress is madness i know because ive done it, he's willing to use digital for some stuff but not other that could really help his process such as masks or digital block colouring figures then overlaying traditional techniques. even if he uses a tablet i understand he might be more comfortable with that one but he might work faster with a screen tablet for cutting out stuff or clean up depending, its really about how far youre willing to move into tech that can beenfit and streamline the process with minimal change to the actual product like is he willing to use blender or AE to do parallax shots or is he actually gonna be painting on some glass and moving it himself
Remember when anime was cool and experimental, and gave absolutely zero f***s what anyone thought about it? That's Redline, in a nutshell. Damn, I miss those days... 😓
@@Stevem That's right, they're pretty backwards when it comes to copyright. Oh well, their loss. I wonder how long your videos would last on niconico if you reuploaded on there and added Japanese subtitles.
not gonna lie, i skipped over this video when i first saw it in my recommends cause i was like "im not trying to hear someone shit on one of my favorite films" glad i finally gave it a watch 😆
I love Speed Racer too, I think is the best adaptation of a japanese culture expresion to live action. Such a psychodelic visuals and colours sticked to original speed racer source, I wonderful fantasy world.
@@Stevem if you want a videogame that has a spiritual feel of redline. play REDOUT. my friends and I even refer to the strongest boost in the game as "the platinum nitro charge."
Wow This is the fastest I think I've ever had this many comments the response has been very encouraging, while Redline isnt trending right now, much like the movie I think this video could be a slowburn success, I'll try my best to keep it moving
You don't know how much your channel have changed my last over the past few months I discovered it, coming home each day after a stressful day here in Japan and just connet my TV to watch these documentary means a lot to me
You know, when one actually starts practicing something they appreciate the craft a lot more. I started animating recently and I'm just so blown away by Koike, more so than before I knew what went into animating, truly stunning.
I like the message you gave off near the end when you said "You just might just vanish one day" that really shows how you should enjoy every moment you share with your loved ones. They could go at any moment.
Redline caught me completely by surprise. Was completely floored. Watched it many, many times absorbing as much of the hyperkinetic visuals as humanly possible. Thank you for making this very detailed and enlightening video about its creation. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Redline is a Visual Spectacle. It's amazing how Takeshi Koike and everyone else involved were able to get this film made, especially with the deadlines.
I just saw redline a couple days or so, and cheap or not. It was just beautiful and incredible! And the beginning race, dear God at the beginning race! Never in my life have I seen that amount of speed in an anime. I mean when JP popped a can of nitro in the tank and took off I felt winded! That is one of the greatest senses of speed you can ever have.
Redline was a film that got me through a very dark time in my life and opened up a massive creative drive in me that was drowned from years of depression and hopelessness during my transition from middle to high school. For me the biggest interest of the entire film was JP's Trans AM (Both versions) being a car guy I think my friend knew I would love it when he recommended it to and started my love for anime. This film inspired me for many years to make lego models based on the redline vehicles but the one that stuck out to me the most was the Trans AM 20000. It kept me busy and distracted from all the things that made my life a living hell and shaped me as the person I am now. A model kit was promised many years ago but was never produced due to some kind of budget error and very few were made and given away at a convention and some of them being contest prizes. I still have a massive archive of photos featuring these lego creations, I think it's time I finally did a video on it given the positive impact left on me at a young age.
I tell everyone i meet that Redline is probably my favorite anime film of all time. It is utterly impossible to capture what it does in any other form. Great video!
Just watched Redline two days ago, the sudden stop at the end felt like going cold-turkey from a drug. I hope this video, and others like it, get the word out to the world about this movie. It's truly special how in just the opening you can get insanely hooked.
As one of the exceedingly tiny handful of folks who saw REDLINE in Japanese theaters on its single-day roadshow, I've gotta say even I learned a fair bit about Koike's career from this one - that said, that one-day roadshow and the associated merchandising fallout (related to them going over schedule and the distributor pulling their contract) was even palpable at the time. Placing so much of REDLINE on Koike's shoulders is, for better or worse, the Japanese animation industry's ultimate moment meeting the double-edged sword of auteur theory. I do remember hearing a bit more emphasis on Ishii's relationship to the movie at the time of its release but I feel like his name in relationship to the film has been ah, eroded with time. Also, funny note about the "cosplaying rejects from a porno" line - in the subs from the Japanese region blu-ray, that is indeed the line they use, making the US region sub track actually *better* by some minor miracle
Coming from Germany, there is a Movie festival spanning over several Cities over Germany called the Fantasy Film Fest. They also showed Redline when it came out. Sadly Germany isn't the best place for Comics or Animation and so it was on around 1 or 2 PM on a Sunday. For sure I went and was one of only a few other viewers. I loved every minute and was wishing more were sitting there to see this madness unfolding in such slick car n race animation. For sure I had to buy the BluRay right away.
As an animator myself I love seeing anime critique from people that actually know about animation and anime instead of the current "big" anime youtuber takes that really only know to watch it. They're entertaining, that's for sure, but I was def missing a place with more informed content
Great video. I hold Redline up as an animation technical masterpiece second only to Akira. since the moment i saw that extended intro scene on youtube a decade ago i knew the film was gonna be special. i really hope to see another ambitious project like this in my lifetime.
Ambitious projects come and go it's really depends on what your goal is in the end doesn't have to just be technical mechanisms, I imagine there's plenty to come with all manner of goals
very cool covering redline from Koike's point of view. cant help my self, after watching this, is time to jump into rewatching redline for like the 5th time
i never comment on your videos because they're so well made there is absolutely nothing i can add but that bit at the end got me, keep up the nice work.
Dammit man i can't believe i once again failed for once of those "the problem with" click bait videos saying that there a problem with something that is perfect.
well there very much are problems but they arent as black and white as this bad, while underscored i think the misinformation and lore redline has built around itself is a big problem along with the other issue brought up
woooow man thank you so much for going over all of this info! I'm 6 min in and I'm jam-packed with soo much I didn't know. Very cool and interesting stuff
Despite its flaws, missing context and all, and the over the top eng dub, everything else from the animation to the music and atmosphere made up for it. I have watched this over 100 times, not exaggerating, and it never fails to make me laugh, giggle with excitement, leak tears of joy, and give me goosebumps every time i rewatch it.
There seems to be a lot of confusion to the end of the film. Hime Supergrass(at least I think that's her name) uses her magic to create a floating zone to stop the cars. There is only about 100 yards left after the finish line before it sort of drops off, and when your travelling at a few hundred miles an hour you have a lot of stopping distance.
Excellent video! I unapologetically love both the live action Speed Racer movie and Redline, and every time I have recommended Redline to someone I always tell them to use a good pair of headphones not only for the music, but also because of the sound design all around, because the engine for every car on screen also has a personality defined by how it sounds and the team did an impressive job of making them all sound amazing. I didn't know all this had happened to make it come to life, so it was a very interesting video to watch. The production quality was great too, and thank you for providing the names of the music tracks you used throughout the video. Also, if you want to play something like Outrun, I can recommend Slipstream and Hotshot Racing, and to a lesser degree (not because they're bad, they're just not too much like Outrun but still very enjoyable) Redout, Art of rally, and Drift Stage. I hope at least one can sate that hunger for more Outrun.
Redline has so many cool details you miss the first time. Machinehead is Sonoshee’s dad. This can be seen in her reactions at the restaurant, her statement about her dad building his own cars, Machine Head being one of the few to react to her car being destroyed and his recognition of her at the final stretch. Roboworlds military is mostly used for hunting down rogue AI weapons. Those AI weapons infest planets after an ancient war that led to them being outlawed, as well as bio weapons. JP and Sonoshee aren’t human. Miki and Todoroki are the only humans in the film. This is why JP survives crashes which should kill a human. Volton's monster is called Wire Girl. The entire Redline was a plot by Supergrass to destroy Roboworld’s government. Tiedman is probably their inside mole. Roboworld is left with over 90% of their armour destroyed, most of their pilots and military leadership killed, Funky Boy and Wire Girl locked in mortal combat, as well as the destruction of their tower, dam and supercarrier. Trava and Shinkai’s Speedmaster is a mech that was turned into a car. That mech featured in Trava and the Fist Planet. JP and Sonoshee might have died, it’s up for interpretation but it would fit the ending with them floating in ghostly blue light. In addition to Trava and the Fist Planet, there’s a pilot which you should definitely watch. In some ways it captures the characters better than the movie does.
It pleases me greatly to see F-Zero GX music used in a video about Redline. As a massive F-Zero GX fan, the first time I watched Redline, I just went "THIS. THIS IS WHAT F-ZERO COULD BE."
Fantastic video, man. Just stumbled across your channel and the production quality and research are far above what I was expecting. Redline is one of my favorite animated films of all time, always loved detailed mechanical animations.
I love redline, honestly one of my all time favourate anime movies. I miss that style of hyper detailed, hand drawn artwork, reminds me of when I was a kid and the first time I saw Shirow Masamune's artwork and was... wow, just blown away.
I'm just happy it's been a bit over 10 years and people are still talking about Redline to this day. It's like no other anime movie really sticks to people's word of mouth besides Ghibli/Miyazaki movies.
Adolescence of Utena/Utena the Movie (1999) ends with a huge car race set piece that looks so similar to Redline in terms of design and movement that I was surprised to not find Koike's name in the credits of it. Definitely give it a look.
Ya know what? I'll do you a solid. You made some good points and told me more about the movie I hold dear to my heart. Thanks my man and I hope there's more to come.
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Citiations
CORRECTION- It was 360 days a year not 356 days a year
www.madman.com.au/news/redline-director-interview/ [1]
manga.tokyo/interview/interview-with-takeshi-koike-director-of-lupin-the-iiird-chikemuri-no-ishikawa-goemon/ [2]
www.tor.com/2011/11/02/why-you-cant-miss-redline-an-interview-with-director-takeshi-koike/ [3]
www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2012-01-16?ann-edition=uk [4]
MAG-net The manga, anime and gaming scene Special the revolutionary animator Kanada Yoshinori [5]
www.pelleas.net/aniTOP/index.php/miyazaki_on_kanada [6]
www.zimmerit.moe/takeshi-koike-katsuhito-ishii-talk/ [7]
The Animatrix, Behind the Scenes, World Record [8]
www.mangauk.com/redline-vs-fujiko-mine/ [9]
twitter.com/RWAnimator/status/932237252331298816?s=20 [10]
www.mangauk.com/full-throttle/ [11]
Perfect Guide to Redline/ Quick Guide to Redline [12]
www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2021/01/21/films/redline-anime/ [13]
ruclips.net/video/wRA8N0R81fc/видео.html [14]
*This one is more vague it's general common knowledge that the reason things get turned to cgi is not having the animators to do it otherwise and time, you could probs find a fair few animators on twitter who'd say the same.
ruclips.net/video/g-HgXlX4vCw/видео.html [15]
www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2012/sakura-con/4?ann-edition=uk [16]
gigazine.net/gsc_news/en/20190530-lupin-takeshi-koike-interview/ [17]
web.archive.org/web/20070610003246/dvdvisionjapan.com/actress2.html [18]
www.fandompost.com/2012/10/02/animefest-2012-sayo-yamamoto-panel-report/ [19]
variety.com/2011/biz/news/japan-s-ntv-to-take-over-madhouse-1118031786/ [20]
*I've seen people misread this one before being in the red is not uncommon for anime companies and we don't know where those losses have come from during 2009-2010 madhouse produced 5 movies and 11 TV shows that's a lot for them and it's safe to say not all of that worked out for them.
operationrainfall.com/2016/07/13/madhouse-interview-masao-maruyama/#:~:text=After%20leaving%20Madhouse%2C%20Maruyama%20founded,Trigun%2C%20Nana%2C%20and%20Monster [21]
further reading
*Michael Arias, while not working on the production, was at least at Madhouse at the time and he said the budget for Redline was comparably low for what it was
www.midnighteye.com/interviews/katsuhito-ishii/
otakuusamagazine.com/redline-film-10th-anniversary-illustration-screening/
www.pelleas.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1643#p1643
Video SOURCES
Redline Pilot
Redline
Koike Ads
Aeon Flux
Party 7
Ninja Scroll
Cyber City 808
Wicked city
Zambot 3
Galaxy Express
Harmagedon
Ho-Oh Pheonix
Birth
Trava
Afro Samurai Pilot
Samurai Champloo
NEO TOKYO - Running Man
Thief and The Cobbler
Treasure Island (1978)
Kill Bill : Volume 1
Lupin the Third (1971)
Machine Hayabusa
Animatrix - World Record
Speedracer
Speedracer (Live Action)
You're Under Arrest
Initial D
Jojo's Bizarres Adventure Part 4
Tailenders
Oval X Over
Cannonball Run
Lupin The 3rd
Jigen's Tombstone
Fujiko's Lie
Music
RR4 Urban Fragments
RR4 Move me
F Zero GX Dr Stewarts Theme
F Zero GX AX Music Long Pre-View
RR7 Transparancey
RR7 Hard Drive
James Shimoji
Yellow Line
Machine Head
Lynchman and Johnny Boya
Music From The Pilot 2004
And It's So Beautiful
Kare no Shift Wa Bun Bun Bun
Erik Satie Gymnopedies 1 - Kevin MacLeod
Acid Jazz
@@Stevem thank you so much for these!
citations are and will always be underrated
@@savyblizzard6481 im trying a new system where it's numbered so it's easier to find and order the sources
Thank you for taking the extra time to give us these citations. Rarely do other channels credit and cite their sources. That extra care makes me want to come back and support the channel further.
"So, in the end the problem with Redline is the movie ends"
hmm i dont recall saying that
I will admit it did bum me out once it ended, plus it was pretty abrupted to.
@@joshshrum2764 while on the edge of my seat I yelled to myself “IS THAT IT?!?!” Seeing the end, you’d think there’d have been a proper conclusion after that...
@@pouglas2714 Exactly, it made me kinda mad there was no victory ceremony, or a party afterwards.
@@joshshrum2764 Would have ruined it to overthink any ending, the whole movie is largely aesthetics and instant gratification.
When he asked “you ever tried to draw a car? it’s bullshit.” I felt that
Haha, yeah, you have this perfect image in your head but when its time to draw your brain goes, nah.
Nobody is impressed with car drawings unless they are wayyy over the top drawings
I do wonder what can be done to get over the bullshit and just push on. I find the bullshit stops me, and I really hate that I give up so easily. I can't progress if I just throw my hands up., fuck perfectionism!
@@GamingDad ngl i can actually draw pretty realistic cars cuz i learned to draw that way (by drawing cars)
That must be why cars in Anime are drawn 3 different ways, a fixed perspective between looking down and the front with a repeating background, going from one side of the screen to the other and in the distance going over and then down a hill. Ways that only involve drawing a single frame and faking movement.
What I absolutely admire about this movie, is that when the big finale is over, it just ends. I've seen movies where they keep on for soo long after that, trying to resolve everything. Redline does it in a minute. Literally. Between the finish of the final race and "The End" is almost exactly one minute. I really respect that.
Totally agree. It lets the audience simply bask in the afterglow of that absolutely insane, balls-to-the-wall sprint to the finish. If they had done anything else, it would have taken away from that one moment.
Redline is so godamn good it hurts, the music, the animation, the level of detail and world building involved all just to have some people race is just so insane. You really feel like you could just step into this universe. Even though at the end of the day it's only purpose is "look at the cool car go VROOM".
@Kris Oh man I never even noticed that, you're so right, those little details are just everywhere.
That's the whole point man.
Yeah. This movie is a showcase of passion being taken too far. You need more than passion to live. They really should have scaled back in some areas
@@teneesh3376its nice to see what passion can do when it isnt shackled by the market.
@@chronodis true. But there are a lot of scenes I see,and my animator brain thinks how they could have made some scenes cheaper.
Like a lot of the small talking scenes could have been tweened, or have fewer frames.
There's a saying in animation. Make most of the scenes cheap, then really put in all of your effort in the scenes that need it the most
When i first saw Redline, there was a youthful glee in my heart, and a tear in my eye, cause I knew it was the "last hurrah" of the golden days of traditional anime. Thanks for this video!
depends what we mean by a golden age of traditional anime , i am wary to ever use language like this because it feeds on a perceived nostalgia of what animation should be rather than the reality of what it is, Koike has continued to do basically the same thing at telecom for the last decade
i think anime is still having those golden days.
@Dizzy Gear wow what shit comment lol
@Dizzy Gear While the majority of stuff coming out now is trash I think people forget there was a whole heap of garbage anime produced during the golden era and not just the classics people remember.
@@Stevem No rebuttal, really? And out of all insults, you went with that?
RIP Yasuo Otsuka, who was an inspiration to both directors, he brought those solid articulate car chases to the kids of Japan like no one else
@Samuel Anugrah Andre this is true I hope more find out about him
The only problem with "Redline" is that people don't care about "unique" movies, imo
hmmmmmmm , sounds like a sentiment I also bring up in the video later on
@@Stevem shoot, i didn't get that far into the vid 😖
There are definitely more problems than that. It's not a perfect anime.
@@tjhooker1215 Of course not, there is no such thing, especially since something can be a plus for one person and a minus to another.
@@genyakozlov1316 true.
Redline is one of my faves, and I've shown it to everyone I know. Also, yes, the live-action speed racer is 100% redline, and I didn't realize that until now.
while speedracer is longer and more unhinged in terms of all the weird stuff it does visually it does hold to the core story more of corruption in the race industry and overcomingall oddds
i unironically love the live action speed racer movie. i cant even say why. its just so filling. finally ppl that recognize how good it is.
@@Anharie its about time
@@Stevem I grew up with speed racer, and honestly, I think it's even better now than when it came out. with all the generic hollywood blockbusters that all look the same with all the same bland action, speed racer is a breath of fresh air. It's an outstanding movie. However, redline is one of my top ten films. I think redline is better, but speed racer isn't far behind.
@@stheteller7470 speed Racer was too ahead of its time huh , im maybe more on the speed Racer track although the music isn't quite as banging as redline
So tragic that the movie didn’t sell well, it was such a blast to watch it.
I have never been more impressed watching any anime, Redline had me laughing in amazement which is crazy. Pure adrenaline man.
its pretty hype at times especially the music
REDLINE was the kind of movie that for me personally was a sleeper hit. Someone up the chain didn't do a very good job getting word out about the movie in my own expereince, it was something I instead stumbled across on RUclips a full that stayed on my favourites till something took it down... but now that its under my skin, I can't seem to find it anywhere (as a paying customer). Not streamed and not on obscure store shelves in DVD or Bluray form ... like I didn't even know some of the characters in REDLINE had appeared in other shows till I stumbled across this video in my recommendations! What the heck, there was another way to get a slight hit of REDLINE this whole time for this casual in remote Canada?!? I wouldn't mind being a customer, damn!
It’s on amazon man for like 11 cad
I guess passion projects are doomed to fail
Killing one dream after another
I guess we are destined to die in mediocrity
Good job on the video tho
Most animated pictures are doomed to fail since it's a huge investment with unlikely reimbursement, not impossible to claw your way out of , but passion projects are better suited to those who are willing to keep it small and dedicated, when corps get involved it tends to mire them , give credit to madhouse they let them be albeit pushing them towards the end to hurry up , and as stated in the JP Times article there's been some investor interest in a sequel but from outside japan
@@Stevem I’d gladly wait 7 more years for a sequel. (I’d be nearly 40 by then) Sadly, unless they got the right people on board AND already had ideas for a sequel from the period of time that they made the first one, I’m not confident the magic would still be there. The movie evokes a visceral feeling that is specific, but difficult to describe. Kinda the same feeling as Air Gear. I’ve never been a fan of racing, but I think Redline is in my top 3 anime movies.
@@corwinnius honestly i doubt it would happen in the same way simply because Koike is getting on a bit more now he was 43 or so when he was interviewed after the movie came out its a decade later now and spending that much time on one film might be difficult now and yeah the lightning in the bottle might be gone id rather see a short or a game really
@Erwin Lii I respect them especially puparia although I have some worry about it's processes and pipeline
as someone whose worked on short traditionally i think the creator behind Puparia is working real hard but not very smart and this could become a problem later on. scanning everyframe instead of using a photopress is madness i know because ive done it, he's willing to use digital for some stuff but not other that could really help his process such as masks or digital block colouring figures then overlaying traditional techniques. even if he uses a tablet i understand he might be more comfortable with that one but he might work faster with a screen tablet for cutting out stuff or clean up depending, its really about how far youre willing to move into tech that can beenfit and streamline the process with minimal change to the actual product like is he willing to use blender or AE to do parallax shots or is he actually gonna be painting on some glass and moving it himself
Remember when anime was cool and experimental, and gave absolutely zero f***s what anyone thought about it? That's Redline, in a nutshell.
Damn, I miss those days... 😓
It's still there, but rare.
Incredibly well researched and edited. Cool eye catch intermission. Couldn't stop watching until the end.
thank you!
@@Stevem
You should totally post a link on Twitter and @koiketakeshi, as I'm sure he'll enjoy this.
@@videochemist japanese creators can be a bit funny about that so im not going to play with fire there and get the video taken down ahah
@@Stevem
That's right, they're pretty backwards when it comes to copyright. Oh well, their loss. I wonder how long your videos would last on niconico if you reuploaded on there and added Japanese subtitles.
@@videochemist it might stay up i dont know the culture but if i have jp subs im keeping them on YT lol
I need to inject this movie into my veins
certainly would turn your veins red
@@Stevem Thats why its called "Redline" in the first place!
You got me with the title, I'm like wtf there is no problem it's the best
not gonna lie, i skipped over this video when i first saw it in my recommends cause i was like "im not trying to hear someone shit on one of my favorite films" glad i finally gave it a watch 😆
I think I’ve rewatched speed racer more than 100 times... cried everytim
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I love Speed Racer too, I think is the best adaptation of a japanese culture expresion to live action. Such a psychodelic visuals and colours sticked to original speed racer source, I wonderful fantasy world.
I love how Stevem is a drug addict for arcade racers in the end
Listen sega's initial D and ridge racer are both bops which one we dont see in the west or two they dont make anymore
@@Stevem if you want a videogame that has a spiritual feel of redline. play REDOUT. my friends and I even refer to the strongest boost in the game as "the platinum nitro charge."
Awesome video dude... was that a Killer 7 reference in the eyecatch?
Ahaaaaaa, well it's the whisper voice from mac OS which is uused in most of Sudas games I really like it so I use it too
@@Stevem from beginning to end. all videos are incredible. I really meant it.
@@soueuhaha thank you !
Also in No More Heroes
Wow This is the fastest I think I've ever had this many comments the response has been very encouraging, while Redline isnt trending right now, much like the movie I think this video could be a slowburn success, I'll try my best to keep it moving
Let's goooo 20k
@@Stevem where’s the celebration for 30k
@@hydewhite4294 it's already on 40k now so the time has passed I'll wait for 50 or 100k to really celebrate
Redline is unironicly my favourite movie of all time
Every month is Madhouse Month
never ends... never endssss
Redline is not trying to be perfect and I love it, I want to see it someday in a movie theater
You don't know how much your channel have changed my last over the past few months I discovered it, coming home each day after a stressful day here in Japan and just connet my TV to watch these documentary means a lot to me
You know, when one actually starts practicing something they appreciate the craft a lot more. I started animating recently and I'm just so blown away by Koike, more so than before I knew what went into animating, truly stunning.
as stated drawing cars is bad ennough when i dont have to make them move
Something about hearing Miyazaki talking about someone "shaking their booty" makes me laugh.
It's pretty funny that's how he described Kanada in a magazine no less and before working with him
I like the message you gave off near the end when you said "You just might just vanish one day" that really shows how you should enjoy every moment you share with your loved ones. They could go at any moment.
Redline caught me completely by surprise. Was completely floored. Watched it many, many times absorbing as much of the hyperkinetic visuals as humanly possible. Thank you for making this very detailed and enlightening video about its creation. Thoroughly enjoyed.
Redline is a Visual Spectacle. It's amazing how Takeshi Koike and everyone else involved were able to get this film made, especially with the deadlines.
I just saw redline a couple days or so, and cheap or not. It was just beautiful and incredible! And the beginning race, dear God at the beginning race! Never in my life have I seen that amount of speed in an anime. I mean when JP popped a can of nitro in the tank and took off I felt winded! That is one of the greatest senses of speed you can ever have.
Redline is easily one of my favorite movies. Love it so much. Easily one of the greatest animated things ever created.
It's one of the first movies I bought on Bluray. One of those few good movies were the substance is in the style.
it is a koike style portfolio
Redline was a film that got me through a very dark time in my life and opened up a massive creative drive in me that was drowned from years of depression and hopelessness during my transition from middle to high school. For me the biggest interest of the entire film was JP's Trans AM (Both versions) being a car guy I think my friend knew I would love it when he recommended it to and started my love for anime. This film inspired me for many years to make lego models based on the redline vehicles but the one that stuck out to me the most was the Trans AM 20000. It kept me busy and distracted from all the things that made my life a living hell and shaped me as the person I am now. A model kit was promised many years ago but was never produced due to some kind of budget error and very few were made and given away at a convention and some of them being contest prizes. I still have a massive archive of photos featuring these lego creations, I think it's time I finally did a video on it given the positive impact left on me at a young age.
This one legit feels like a one of thos BBC docs you would see at 11 pm
Lol that would be funny , BBC actually talking about anime with respect
I tell everyone i meet that Redline is probably my favorite anime film of all time. It is utterly impossible to capture what it does in any other form. Great video!
glad you enjoyed it
Just watched Redline two days ago, the sudden stop at the end felt like going cold-turkey from a drug. I hope this video, and others like it, get the word out to the world about this movie. It's truly special how in just the opening you can get insanely hooked.
Redline is an experience that is quite unlike any other and on that reason alone it's a must own piece of art.
As one of the exceedingly tiny handful of folks who saw REDLINE in Japanese theaters on its single-day roadshow, I've gotta say even I learned a fair bit about Koike's career from this one - that said, that one-day roadshow and the associated merchandising fallout (related to them going over schedule and the distributor pulling their contract) was even palpable at the time. Placing so much of REDLINE on Koike's shoulders is, for better or worse, the Japanese animation industry's ultimate moment meeting the double-edged sword of auteur theory. I do remember hearing a bit more emphasis on Ishii's relationship to the movie at the time of its release but I feel like his name in relationship to the film has been ah, eroded with time. Also, funny note about the "cosplaying rejects from a porno" line - in the subs from the Japanese region blu-ray, that is indeed the line they use, making the US region sub track actually *better* by some minor miracle
How was the show? I'd love to seee the movie on the big screen, also that's weird they kept that line
Each one of these side vids in the move to extend the lore would all be incredible!
GREAT video, mate. Love your editing and drawings
i appreciate the comment
Coming from Germany, there is a Movie festival spanning over several Cities over Germany called the Fantasy Film Fest. They also showed Redline when it came out. Sadly Germany isn't the best place for Comics or Animation and so it was on around 1 or 2 PM on a Sunday. For sure I went and was one of only a few other viewers. I loved every minute and was wishing more were sitting there to see this madness unfolding in such slick car n race animation. For sure I had to buy the BluRay right away.
As an animator myself I love seeing anime critique from people that actually know about animation and anime instead of the current "big" anime youtuber takes that really only know to watch it. They're entertaining, that's for sure, but I was def missing a place with more informed content
Watches it for the first time last night and I fucking loved it. Definitely one of my all time favorites now
Wow. This is unironically my favorite channel since I'm an animation major.
Makes me wonder if Stevem covered the monogatari series yet.
Have not , doubt I will
@Goblin King not interested lol
I haven't even finished the video but this its already the GOAT for using Ridge Racer 4 music
"Arcade racers are a dying breed"
unless you want arcade racers inspired by Outrun and Synthwave, those had kind of a mini-boom recently.
id rather a rerelease of outrun 2 tbh
This movie is absolutely stunning. 1:25 they straight up used this scene as a reference for the Animatrix short World Record.
Instant like for the Ridge Racer soundtrack.
Wait... it just occurred to me that if it wasn't for having the extra weight of the bomb attached he'd have won without it.
physics need not apply in these situations
Great video. I hold Redline up as an animation technical masterpiece second only to Akira. since the moment i saw that extended intro scene on youtube a decade ago i knew the film was gonna be special. i really hope to see another ambitious project like this in my lifetime.
Ambitious projects come and go it's really depends on what your goal is in the end doesn't have to just be technical mechanisms, I imagine there's plenty to come with all manner of goals
Just wanted to say I appreciate the addition of the R4 soundtrack, made me stumble on one of the most underrated racing soundtracks
Mildly unrelated, can we get a tracklist for this video?? Perfectly curated!
that little clip to ad break is so neat that I actually watch the whole ad
very cool covering redline from Koike's point of view.
cant help my self, after watching this, is time to jump into rewatching redline for like the 5th time
well might as well go for a 6th as well
Redline is a underrated classic
Wow it’s rare that I see a video essay with actual sources and in-text… or… in-video citations. Like the whole vibe, keep it up
Those quote card animations are sharp.
thanks , as in the ones with people or the quotes on footage
@@Stevem 6:29 The ones with people and quotes. The yellow inserts. I thought you did them.
@@525Lines yeah I did those parts , just clarifying if it was those or the more hand drawn type quote moments
Loved this video, a friend in college showed me Redline and I was absolutely blown away!
It's a good film to watch with friends
i never comment on your videos because they're so well made there is absolutely nothing i can add but that bit at the end got me, keep up the nice work.
:slow, sharp claps:
(For the movie, and for you)
it is doneee
I cannot tell you how cool it was that you used the ridge racer type 4 intro song.
Dammit man i can't believe i once again failed for once of those "the problem with" click bait videos saying that there a problem with something that is perfect.
well there very much are problems but they arent as black and white as this bad, while underscored i think the misinformation and lore redline has built around itself is a big problem along with the other issue brought up
Sometime i fuel myself with the intro of the movie ! brings good mood for the day ! music is hard lashing your brain !!!
Imagine a REDLINE game in the graphic engine of Guilty Gear Strive......
I don't know if it would work from a Racer angle where the camera is always turning
woooow man thank you so much for going over all of this info! I'm 6 min in and I'm jam-packed with soo much I didn't know. Very cool and interesting stuff
Despite its flaws, missing context and all, and the over the top eng dub, everything else from the animation to the music and atmosphere made up for it. I have watched this over 100 times, not exaggerating, and it never fails to make me laugh, giggle with excitement, leak tears of joy, and give me goosebumps every time i rewatch it.
@Slippy Frog i worded it wrong, but i actually really love the dub on this, and it will always be how i watch Redline
I remember seeing Redline in a basically empty movie theater in West Hollywood for a film festival in 2014 on a Saturday night.
A Redline game, huh? That is very very veryyyyyyyy interesting! xD
you can say that again
Go speed racer go.
There seems to be a lot of confusion to the end of the film. Hime Supergrass(at least I think that's her name) uses her magic to create a floating zone to stop the cars. There is only about 100 yards left after the finish line before it sort of drops off, and when your travelling at a few hundred miles an hour you have a lot of stopping distance.
Dude I LOVE redline and had no idea that Trava was a thing. Thanks!
Yo the Ridge Racer Type 4 opening music.
I recommend Renaissance 2054. Not a racing film but very French.
...and SPEED RACER... yes, the best. Love that flick.
speed racer, speed racer, speed racer!
I’ve showed Redline to my friend group at a party it’s everyone’s fav anime movie now.
Excellent video! I unapologetically love both the live action Speed Racer movie and Redline, and every time I have recommended Redline to someone I always tell them to use a good pair of headphones not only for the music, but also because of the sound design all around, because the engine for every car on screen also has a personality defined by how it sounds and the team did an impressive job of making them all sound amazing.
I didn't know all this had happened to make it come to life, so it was a very interesting video to watch. The production quality was great too, and thank you for providing the names of the music tracks you used throughout the video.
Also, if you want to play something like Outrun, I can recommend Slipstream and Hotshot Racing, and to a lesser degree (not because they're bad, they're just not too much like Outrun but still very enjoyable) Redout, Art of rally, and Drift Stage.
I hope at least one can sate that hunger for more Outrun.
Redline has so many cool details you miss the first time.
Machinehead is Sonoshee’s dad. This can be seen in her reactions at the restaurant, her statement about her dad building his own cars, Machine Head being one of the few to react to her car being destroyed and his recognition of her at the final stretch.
Roboworlds military is mostly used for hunting down rogue AI weapons. Those AI weapons infest planets after an ancient war that led to them being outlawed, as well as bio weapons.
JP and Sonoshee aren’t human. Miki and Todoroki are the only humans in the film. This is why JP survives crashes which should kill a human.
Volton's monster is called Wire Girl.
The entire Redline was a plot by Supergrass to destroy Roboworld’s government. Tiedman is probably their inside mole. Roboworld is left with over 90% of their armour destroyed, most of their pilots and military leadership killed, Funky Boy and Wire Girl locked in mortal combat, as well as the destruction of their tower, dam and supercarrier.
Trava and Shinkai’s Speedmaster is a mech that was turned into a car. That mech featured in Trava and the Fist Planet.
JP and Sonoshee might have died, it’s up for interpretation but it would fit the ending with them floating in ghostly blue light.
In addition to Trava and the Fist Planet, there’s a pilot which you should definitely watch. In some ways it captures the characters better than the movie does.
It pleases me greatly to see F-Zero GX music used in a video about Redline. As a massive F-Zero GX fan, the first time I watched Redline, I just went "THIS. THIS IS WHAT F-ZERO COULD BE."
Dead Leaves was another amazing animation. A video on Dead Leaves please!
Nice to know the intricacies and personalities behind animation master pieces like Redline. Thx STEVEMMMMMMMM
For this one STEVEM went Thrillhouse Mode
Fantastic video, man. Just stumbled across your channel and the production quality and research are far above what I was expecting. Redline is one of my favorite animated films of all time, always loved detailed mechanical animations.
I love redline, honestly one of my all time favourate anime movies. I miss that style of hyper detailed, hand drawn artwork, reminds me of when I was a kid and the first time I saw Shirow Masamune's artwork and was... wow, just blown away.
this channel is so underrated man
Great discussion! and channel. Next: GiantRobo 90s? (Another final battle for non-CG anime)
wonderful video man. amazing research
Glad to see yet another speed racer aficionado out there!
Let's goooooo
@@Stevem "we drive because we are driven"
I'm just happy it's been a bit over 10 years and people are still talking about Redline to this day. It's like no other anime movie really sticks to people's word of mouth besides Ghibli/Miyazaki movies.
Slow growth has sent pretty well for it , which is great I hope people continue to check out koikes work
Koike is such a blessing, I hope he can create many more movies~
telecom really has had his back for a long time
Impressive video, content and production, great work
Adolescence of Utena/Utena the Movie (1999) ends with a huge car race set piece that looks so similar to Redline in terms of design and movement that I was surprised to not find Koike's name in the credits of it. Definitely give it a look.
The uncontrollable smile when that ridge racer type 4 music starts....Best soundtrack in a racing game.
One of thee best fucking movies ever made. I really need a second one with even MORE chaos.
I'm really glad I gave this video a chance
The intro alone made me subscribe!
This was amazing, thank you so much. I love Redline even more.
no problem glad you enjoyed
Great post-production on the vid bro! U inspired me
You had me at Ridge Racer Type 4!
Ya know what? I'll do you a solid. You made some good points and told me more about the movie I hold dear to my heart. Thanks my man and I hope there's more to come.
The thing that sucks about it is that it didn't make nearly as much money as it should have
holy ball bearings, redline, ridge racer, and the speed racer movie all in one video?! Instant sub.
you know it