By David on November 21, 2006
Paprika is the new film from Satoshi Kon. It’s about about a female detective who enters the dreams of people in order to investigate criminal cases. The most excellent folks at TwitchFilm have several new stills from the film.
Also, be sure to check out the Paprika trailer on YouTube (which looks pretty intense) and the official Paprika anime website (it takes a bit to load)!
Paprika is due to be released in the US in March of 2007.
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I love anime. Specifically, series involving any of the following things: weird fantasy elements, super-powers, robots, aliens, wicked humor, crazy villains, horror, ninjas and samurai. I guess that means I like a lot of anime. I am pretty particular about the quality of animation and voice acting. If the character designs and animation quality aren't of über-quality, I quickly loose interest.The first anime-related series I ever watched was Battle of the Planets - otherwise known as Gatachman. The first true theatrical anime feature film I saw was Akira. My first exposure to manga was later in life when I read Osamu Tezuka's Astro Boy.There are so many incredible elements of Japanese culture. Some of the most exciting to me are the style of design and storytelling. I'm a web designer & illustrator, and I find myself looking to Japanese design for inspiration all the time.Anime blogging has taught me even more about Japanese culture and anime than I ever expected, and I continue to learn more every week. In fact, I'd love to travel to Japan. Rachel and I hope to visit sometime within the next few years.
Cool! Satoshi Kon’s movies are really good. He did Paranoia Agent as well which is one of my favorite animes. Thanks for the heads up Dave!
Yeah, Tokyo Godfathers was an excellent film, as was Millennium Actress and Perfect Blue.
Although I wouldn’t advise Perfect Blue to everyone – it’s a very, very intense film!
I’ve seen the movie screening in Paris, France, and it’s absolutely brilliant
I love all the little references to the japanese consuming habits too, but of course the dreamy part of the movie is just the most interesting 
I highly advise people to go see it!