Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
Direction
Yuasa's style morphs every 30 seconds. Discipline? Never heard of her.
Editing
Cuts so aggressive they should come with whiplash insurance.
Director
Masaaki Yuasa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's budget was so tight that animators used coffee stains and photocopier experiments as legitimate texture sources.
Mind Game essentially invented the 'Yuasa aesthetic' that defined Devilman Crybaby and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! — this is ground zero for millennial anime weirdness.
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