Hiroyuki Imaishi

After awakening on Earth with no recollection of who they are or how they got there, otherworlders Pandy and Retro go on a crime spree. But they're soon apprehended and sent to Dead Leaves, a high-tec...( read more  read more... )h prison on the moon, and discover that the facility is also used for cloning and bizarre genetic experiments. Before long, the duo enlists the aid of their deformed fellow inmates in an attempt to escape from the prison.

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Directed by: Hiroyuki Imaishi

Release Date: September 28, 2004

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DVD Release Date: September 28, 2004

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  • March 20, 2007
    Downright fucking detestable. This is what gives anime a bad name. The animation may be "fluid", but it's ugly and unpleasant to look at.

    This is like getting shit on through animation.
  • September 4, 2006
    This was like an insane bastard child between Aeon Flux, Fooly Cooly, Tank Girl, and Invader Zim. The action was non stop, and the visuals were complete eye candy. Totally crazy from start to finish, and deserves to be watched even if just for its uniqueness. Stunning to behold a...( read more)nd funny to boot. I really enjoyed watching it.
  • November 16, 2009
    Psychotic. Insane and featuring a robot with a drill for his manhood. I loved it!
  • October 16, 2009
    Im not a manga/anime enthusiast. Some of the wacked out anime movies I've seen have warranted a second look, but I don't get a good impression with this one.
  • June 11, 2009
    AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • May 24, 2009
    Every now and then I enjoy the outright absurd. I think in many a viewer's opinion Dead Leaves could almost be described as obscene. I won't even criticize the plot or set pieces because the writers have applied so much effort into convoluting them it'd be pointless. In te...( read more)rms of the wierd and wacky this is the top dog, primarily because the superhuman abilities of most of the characters is never explained, never even hinted at beyond "biological experiments". I must be missing something. Ah, what the hell. It's not really important for a film like this. You just have to sit back and enjoy it.
  • April 22, 2009
    I need to catch my breath before I talk about this movie.

    Alright.

    This is by far the craziest fifty-five minutes I have ever spent watching an anime, but what do you expect from the art director of FLCL? It's a pure cyber-kinetic adrenaline rush from start to finish, with bull...( read more)ets flying and bodies dying. The premise is pretty bland, but the style completely makes up for it. However, after a while you start to crave for more substance over style but I didn't mind. It's a nice piece of animation that you can shut your mind off and enjoy.
  • April 14, 2009
    Action packed anime, like literallly non stop every 30 seconds something twisted and chaotic happens. The creative art of the violence was tickling.
  • March 30, 2009
    it's really bizarre but it's enjoyable!
  • October 25, 2008
    Wacky and fun but also very funny and entertaining.

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  • Ghanjaspawn
    December 26, 2009
    This is the kind of anime that rips your eyeballs out with a wooden spoon, dips them in LSD, and proceeds to put them back in with the delicacy of a Desert Eagle. Incredibly fluid, fast and plain in your face, over the top, mindblowing anime. If you like FLCL, you will love this!!
    This is the kind of anime that TRUE anime fans enjoy. Not the typical watered down junior high school crap like Naruto and Bleach.

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