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I'M OVERDOSING ON FUN!!!
~~~Watching Dead Leaves was an experience of incredulity, to say the least. I simply couldn't believe how much fun I was having. How can something be so thoroughly entertaining? Don't get me wrong, I had fun with tons of Imaishi things before, but this is so dense. It's fifty minutes of sheer creati…
Read full review on AniList →First time ive unironically used High Octane
Wow oh WOW this movie is boolin. I had this movie in my planned to watch list for about a month before I watched it. And if you look on the page almost half of all users that have interacted with the movie have it as a plan to watch. And I'd hate for this movie to be that one thing in your planned t…
Read full review on AniList →Imaishi's Opening Thesis
As a biiig fan of Imaishi, Dead Leaves is (as of writing this) the anime I've seen more times than any other and in the running for my favorite movie overall. It feels like a perfect distillation of everything I love about his style and what places him among my favorite anime staff.
It is driven by…
Read full review on AniList →A Crazy Over The Top Non-Stop Crazy Anime
One could describe Dead Leaves in so many words. Crazy, over the top, wacky, crude, insane, bizarre, crazy, energetic, confusing, relentless, manic, vulgar, mindless, and loud. All of these words describe Dead Leaves perfectly. But it would leave little to be desired if that was the only way I descr…
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