Steamboy (Suchîmubôi) (2004)

Listal's Favorite Animated Films Poll (340 movies items)

"1 Voter: The Mighty Celestial"

An average movie

“Since I’m a huge fan of ‘Akira’ (the comic-books and the movie), of course, I had to see this flick at some point. Unfortunately, I can’t say it was as awesome as ‘Akira’. I mean, visually, it was really impressive. It is pretty obvious that Otomo took advantage of his huge reputation in Japan and made one hell of an animated feature. Indeed, the hand-drawn animation was quite marvelous with tons of meticulous little details. But, it didn’t stop there, no, no, Otomo has also added some CGI and the combination of both techniques was quite seamless and really impressive. So, on the visual side, I was quite satisfied but, unfortunately, I can’t say that the plot was that good. Indeed, this time, Otomo decided to take the action in 1860’s Britain but, seriously, why?!? I mean” read more

anime in time (37 tv items)

"It starts in 1863, however most of the movie events take place in 1866"

Seen in 2012 (119 movies items)

"February, 10."

300 From The First Decade Of The New Millennium (300 movies items)

"Katsuhiro Ōtomo's follow-up to his landmark feature, Akira. Some of the tightest integration between CGI & 2-D animation on film. The detail in this movie is just about about perfect, and it's English language version was treated exceptionally well, so that the dialogue flows alot more smoothly than the translations that are found in most other anime films. Multiple viewings are required to just capture & appreciate all the beautifully intricate designs. Plus, one of my favorite things about S"

Great Animated Films. (50 movies items)

"From the director of Akira and Metropolis comes this under rated little gem, featuring a young engineer who is chased for an item his grandfather discovered. I like how the credits really allude to a whole big story, and how this is really more expansive than it looks."

Anime Page (40 tv items)

"Movie | 2004"

My Favorite Animated Movies (91 movies items)

" As London prepares for the first World Expo, the young Ray Steam receives a package containing the Steam Ball, a small and incredibly powerful engine containing hyper-pressurized steam. Developed by Ray’s father and grandfather in America under the supervision of the O’Hara Foundation, the Steam Ball could prove to be an asset to civilization or a great danger. But after Ray finds out that the Steam Ball must not fall into the O’Hara Foundation’s hands, he sets forth on a mission to kee"

My Top 130 Favorite Sci-Fi Movies... Of Like, Ever (134 movies items)

" Katsuhiro Ōtomo's follow-up to his landmark feature, Akira. Some of the tightest integration between CGI & 2-D animation on film. The detail in this movie is just about about perfect, and it's English language version was treated exceptionally well, so that the dialogue flows alot more smoothly than the translations that are found in most other anime films. Multiple viewings are required to just capture & appreciate all the beautifully intricate designs. Plus, one of my favorite things about"