Download: Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta[a], also known as Download: Devil's Circuit[1] and Download: Song in Loving Homage to Amida Buddha,[2] is a direct-to-video anime inspired by the NEC PC Engine games Download and Download 2.[3][4]

Staff

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Besides including themes that inspired psychological studies, such as brain–computer interfaces,[5] the OVA is notable for its production staff,[6] which included Rintaro and Yoshinori Kanada,[7][8] two of the most acclaimed and important animators in anime history,[9][10][11] and Hiroshi "Monsieur" Kamayatsu, a member of the enormously popular 1960s band The Spiders and later a successful solo artist.[12]

Reception

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Hardcore Gaming 101, a respected retrogaming publication,[13][14][15] observed apparent influences from Akira and Megazone 23. It highlighted that the title introduces Japanese Buddhist themes to the franchise, but criticized the fact that the length of the animation is not long enough to develop its plot.[16]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: ダウンロード 南無阿弥陀仏は愛の詩, Hepburn: Daunrōdo Namu Amida Butsu wa Ai no Uta

References

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  1. ^ K, Stephen (21 February 2022). "REVIEW: Download - Devil's Circuit (1992)". Arcadia Pod. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  2. ^ Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (9 February 2015). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. ISBN 978-1-61172-909-2.
  3. ^ "PCエンジン関連映像". www.pcengine.jp. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  4. ^ "WEBアニメスタイル_アニメの作画を語ろう". www.style.fm.
  5. ^ アニメーションの臨床心理学 (in Japanese). 誠信書房. August 2006. pp. 190–192. ISBN 978-4-414-40029-8. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Gekkan PC Engine #01 (January 1993)". TurboPlay Magazine Archives. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  7. ^ "DOWN LOAD 南無阿弥陀仏は愛の詩". www.madhouse.co.jp. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  8. ^ "ダウンロード". www.linkclub.or.jp. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
  9. ^ Green, Laurence (8 June 2019). "Selling the spectacle of destruction - The films of Rintaro, and Japanese animation's transnational transformation from 'cult' to 'commercial'". London Screen Studies Group Conference. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  10. ^ Watzky, Matteo (3 December 2023). "The Dynamism of Anime Images: The Case of the 'Kanada-style' Movement". The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies. 4: 190–218. doi:10.21900/j.jams.v4.1195. ISSN 2689-2596.
  11. ^ Utsugi, Kei; Naemura, Takeshi; Koike, Takafumi; Oikawa, Michio (8 November 2011). "E-IMPACT: Exaggerated illustrations using multi-perspective animation control tree structure". Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology. Association for Computing Machinery. pp. 1–8. doi:10.1145/2071423.2071502. ISBN 978-1-4503-0827-4. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  12. ^ "Monstrous Melodies and Island Fantasies: Mothra, The Peanuts, and Japan's Cold War Cultures". The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Mega Man: A Transmission from Another World". The Escapist. 2010-04-27. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  14. ^ "Hardcore Gaming 101 Unveils Top 250 Western Gaming Tunes". The Escapist. 2011-12-23. Archived from the original on 2021-07-14. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  15. ^ "History of pre-Street Fighter II pugilism sims; wow, the past really sucked". Destructoid. 2007-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  16. ^ "Download (Anime)". Hardcore Gaming 101. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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