I’d love to go to that. Paranoia Agent has to be one of the best TV series ever made.

Dammit! I wish I was in New York. I’d love to talk to the man. A giant.

wow I feel like such an idiot for being a swim instructor… I will be spending Friday afternoon learning the finer points of imparting the back float to small children. Let’s hear it for WSI certification!

Wow, what a wonderful opportunity. I hope that as many people go this rare opportunity as possible. Satoshi Kon makes excellent, visually beautiful films.

I just saw Paprika the other night, in fact. Stunning visuals, lots of fun.

i wish i lived in new york so i could see this.
if only teleportation were perfected.

Kon likes to talk about his work, which is always a benefit for foreigners who don’t always have access to reading his commentary every now and again.

Just as important though, it’s good to see that they’re going to show all of his films, as well as the TV series be made at MADHOUSE, which was produced entirely in-house, for that matter. Although it’s true that he loves to exploit that angle dubbed psychological realism, the many approaches he takes to the notion are as varied as the number of projects he’s directed… and you can only gain that perspective if you watch all of his work.

“one of the modern masters of anime”

And indeed one of the modern masters of animation anywhere in the world, not just the Japanese industry.