Monthly Anime at Japan Society: Angel’s Egg Is Still Compelling In Ruminating On Humanity’s Belief System
Japan Society’s Monthly Anime line-up includes Mamoru Oshii’s rarely-screened 1985 ethereal masterpiece Angel’s Egg. This animation marked a wondrous collaboration between two anime legends: Yoshitaka Amano’s fantastical Neo-Gothic-Art Nouveau style breathes new life into Mamoru Oshii’s existential reflections revolving around faith, theology and evolution. This original video animation (OVA) is set in a primordial dystopian…