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Jet_Jaguar
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Satoshi Kon dies

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Very sad news...I liked all of his films and was looking forward to his next project.

http://www.uk-anime.net/newsitem/Direct ... _away.html

Paprika ~ Byakkoya no Musume (The Girl in Byakkoya)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUXEY9YSqlI

paranoia agent intro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8HChqhHVuU
"It doesn't matter whom you are paired against;
your opponent is always yourself."

-Nakamura (via Joe R. Lansdale's Mucho Mojo)
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Yhea, he was a great writer and director. I loved his films Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers.
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Charles Solomon, who wrote the introduction to UY Book 24, wrote this obituary for the LA Times:

http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/ ... 4857.story

A translation of Satoshi Kon's heart-wrenching "farewell letter":

http://www.makikoitoh.com/journal/satos ... last-words
"It doesn't matter whom you are paired against;
your opponent is always yourself."

-Nakamura (via Joe R. Lansdale's Mucho Mojo)
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Jet_Jaguar wrote: A translation of Satoshi Kon's heart-wrenching "farewell letter":

http://www.makikoitoh.com/journal/satos ... last-words
Thanks for posting that Jet. It was beautiful to read. Peace, maka
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