Could have been better



I've seen Koroshiya 1 and The animation episode 0, and both of them have disappointed me. But this is the message board of the second one.
This film has a very simple drawing and animation. The music is omnipresent and don't let you focus your attention in the images, I think that there is music in the 99% of the time. Ichi is a very extreme and interesting character, and the intense moments transmit you the rage of Ichi. The story is interesting to, it's more interesting to see the origins of Ichi than his "present", as we see in Ichi the killer. The director tried to give a fashionable look to the film and he did it bad, because he didn't pay attention to the movie itself. As a summary, with a better drowing and a little less music, Koroshiya 0 would have been more effective and entertaining, it could have reached 7. I give it 5 out of 10
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I agree it could of been alot better and the great Kakihara was wasted in it. This is definitely just for fans only and I glad I own it just so my Ichi collection is complete.

'Here is a man who would not take it anymore!'

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well is you collection complete? have you got the prequel? 1-ichi???? and do you also have the unedited versions of the films????

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i'm not sure why people aren't satisfied with the anime. i understand it is short (a series would have been nice) but i enjoyed the music and i thought it did flesh out a lot of the reasoning behind ichi's sexual hangups. the appearance of kakihara in the opening sequence does slightly clash with the events of the motion picture, but i'm used to "alternate events" like those pertaining to the Ghost in the Shell movies and the Stand Alone Complex series. a very worthwhile short, justifying a $15 or so purchase.

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Didn't the Kakihara character in this anime have a different name? I like this movie because it explains alot of stuff for watching Ichi the Killer. Like the part in Ichi the Killer where Jiji is telling about when Ichi killed his parents, you find out what he is talking about from this anime.

Wasn't a great anime but worth it because it is a prequel to a great, great film.

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Yes, Kakihara is the one who, in the very beginning, stabs Ichi's nose. Then his arm is cut off and he runs away naked. All of this is taken from the manga. I HIGHLY recomend you read it.

I believe Jijii was speaking of Kakihara while saying there was someone for Ichi to fight. Ichi is the 'S' to Kakihara's 'M'. :)

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I didn't like this one much either. The animation just looked well too bland to me. I'm not a big fan of Anime either so that could be why too. It had a few good parts, but was just too short. Voice acting was pretty bad too. I liked Ichi-1 better.

R.I.P. Uncle Steve

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