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	Roujin Z \| Anime.com Anime Shrines
		With a script penned by Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo and art direction by Satoshi Kon (Tokyo Godfathers), Roujin Z is a lost anime classic that deserves a wider audience.
		What makes Roujin Z a truly remarkable work is that underneath all the ridiculous comedy is a serious message about humanity and compassion.
		Roujin Z's message is clear, yet it never preaches nor allows the moral to get in the way of the fun of seeing Otomo's robotic nightmare on its comedic spree of apocalyptic destruction.
	www.anime.com /Roujin_Z (437 words)

	Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Roujin Z by Katsuhiro Otomo explores the issues of the role of the elderly in post-modern Japan.
		In Otomo's Roujin Z, however, those bonds were not existent due to the complete abandonment of the old people by their families and thus the elders were disassociated from society completely and thus the isolation is significantly more intense.
		Roujin Z by Katsuhiro Otomo takes place in a society where the elderly are treated as outcasts.
	www.students.haverford.edu /east/east260/projects/roujinz.html (2819 words)

	Roujin Z Review
		Roujin Z has a plot involving a government experiment gone wrong and a decidedly Akira-esque power run amok type end.
		But once you start watching it, it becomes abundantly clear that Roujin Z is about as far from Akira as you could picture.
		Overall: Roujin Z is most definitely not for everybody; not serious, but leisurely paced and not quite as wacky as it could easily have been with this story.
	www.x111.com /anime/review.php?ID=1733 (571 words)

	Roujin Z (Anvil & Sprocket) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Care of and respect for the elderly is a major theme of Roujin Z, which makes it a rather strange Anime tale.
		That's not the case in Roujin Z. Most have serious character flaws as well as admirable traits, and one or two fully develop into three-dimensional characters.
		Roujin Z is a complex story, and it gets a little confusing in its 80 minute run-time.
	reviews.thudfactor.com /review.php?rec=15 (477 words)

	Roujin Z - Review - Anime News Network
		Roujin Z's pacing is also brisker than the sometimes sluggish Akira, and the ending is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the earlier work while avoiding it's cryptic, unclear finale.
		Roujin Z's message is clear, but it never preaches nor allows it's moral to get in the way of the fun of seeing the Z-001 on it's comedic spree of destruction.
		Roujin Z was originally released on DVD by Central Park Media in conjunction with Image Entertainment, a company with an unfortunate reputation for producing DVDs of inferior quality.
	www.animenewsnetwork.com /review/roujin-z (1903 words)

	The Armchair Empire - Anime: Roujin Z
		Throw in the "Technology Runs Amuck" theme at it’s just nutty the sheer presence of technology in anime (though I just can’t help but wonder how that theme would play out in the Flintstones, hmmm…).
		Roujin Z is one such film that has technology misbehaving itself within, as a new prototype robotic bed intended to care for the elderly has taken on a life of its own and is now, you guessed it, running amuck.
		Thankfully this film unfolds marvelously, main character, Haruko, brings a lot of life to it, as well as her friends, antagonists, as well as Mr.
	www.armchairempire.com /AnimeReviews/roujin_z.htm (408 words)

	AAW: Roujin Z Quick Review
		But once you start watching it, it becomes abundantly clear that Roujin Z is about as far from Akira as you could picture, and it's one heck of a comedy to boot.
		You'd think that broad political satire about elder care (not what you'd think of as material for a sci-fi comedy) would be enough weirdness for one movie, but Roujin Z also manages to poke fun at a whole genre of sci-fi by turning all the technology gone awry conventional wisdom completely on its head.
		Roujin Z is most definitely not for everybody.
	www.animeworld.com /reviews/roujinz.html (690 words)

	Roujin-Z - Review - it's bed time
		A new type of hospital bed/health system called Roujin Z is in the experimental stages, and promises to revolutionize elderly patient care all over the world.
		Roujin Z was directed by the same guy who brought us Akira, if that's any indication at all.
		Roujin Z is apparently a scathing satire against health care, the elderly, the young, the military, and anything else you could think of.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /dvd-title-r/roujin-z/70225 (481 words)

	Metroactive Movies \| Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		"Project Z" is a plan to face the problem of "a nation of wrinklies" (as a mean government official calls it): senior citizens who are demanding too much time and treasure in their upkeep.
		It turns out the Pentagon is using Project Z as a proto-cybernetics program, and that the innocent-looking computer bed is actually a transformer robot.
		Still, Roujin Z has a story to tell, and some attempted emotional weight to it.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/06.06.96/roujin-9623.html (253 words)

	Attack of the 50 Foot DVD: Roujin Z (1996)
		With an ever-growing population of elderly, "the country" (obviously Japan, but with mysterious references to "the Pentagon" obscuring the issue) must find new ways to care for the infirm.
		Consistently humorous and warm, Roujin Z highlights the problem of Japan's elderly in this romp of a fantasy without getting mired in the more realistic (and depressing) aspects.
		Roujin Z's most important contribution may be in its portrayal of "senior citizens" as human beings.
	www.50footdvd.com /movies/r/roujin-z.html (385 words)

	Roujin Z
		Roujin Z is an anime released in 1991 in Japan.
		Created by Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo, the film explores 2020 Japan, where one quarter of the population will be aged over 65.
		It first appeared a good plan, especially in the eyes of the younger generations, however, when it was trialled on old Mr Takizawa, the results were alarming, revealing the true reason of the machine's creation.
	www.anime.si /show/277/Roujin_Z (93 words)

	Roujin Z
		He's certainly more discerning when it comes to anime than I am, but Roujin Z struck a chord with him, and I thought it would be prudent to show a facet of anime that made even the most troublesome "fan" at least a little complacent in his position.
		That's actually fairly close to the truth, but Roujin Z is a bit more laid-back than what the various iterations of cover art featuring flailing tentacles and menacing looking machines would suggest.
		Well, Roujin Z is for old people what Hackers was for nerdy teenagers.
	www.fan-service.org /reviews/roujinz.htm (787 words)

	Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Roujin Z is a story plagued by one basic problem: it doesn't know what it wants to be.
		Not to spoil the ending, but you've seen something very similar to it before, if you're a fan of Otomo.
		Roujin Z -- violence, adult subject matter -- C+
	www.theanimereview.com /reviews/roujinz.html (503 words)

	Animetric.com >> Anime Reviews >> Roujin Z
		Although Roujin Z is from the same guy who directed the cult classic "Akira", it does not quite enjoy the popularity of the latter.
		I don't know why that is, because I happen to think Roujin Z is superior to "Akira" in many aspects.
		Roujin Z begins with a typical day in the life of Mr.
	www.animetric.com /qrs2/roujin.html (505 words)

	Roujin Z - AAW Comment Submissions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Roujin Z is just for the one's who did like it.
		The Japanese baby boom took place before that of the USA's, and Roujin Z is a semi-fl comedy about the youth not carring about the previous generation.
		I bought Roujin Z from a local comic book store on impulse because it was only $5.00 so I really had no idea what to expect when I popped it in my VCR that afternoon.
	animeworld.org /bulletinboard/ubb/Forum1/HTML/000067.html (2216 words)

	DVD : Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		A prototype mechanized bed designed to take care of the elderly morphs into a powerful robot and goes on a rampage in order to take its occupant on one more trip to the beach.
		There's a bit of social commentary about Japan's rapidly aging society in the premise; however, a character's comment that it's not right to put the aged in mechanical beds because that just hides the problem neatly sums up everything "Roujin Z" has to say on the subject.
		Roujin Z was one of the first anime I ever saw, and if I'm right it's also one of the first brought over to American shores and given the full treatment.
	www.animebathhouse.com /cgi-bin/a.cgi?input_item=B0001EQI9C&input_search_type=AsinSearch&input_templates=2 (422 words)

	Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Roujin Z is a fun down-to-earth story with a doozy of an ending.
		Although it's filled with robot battles, sexual jokes, and sinister-sounding acronyms, Roujin Z, written and designed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo, the director of Akira, has a humane warmth that sets it apart from run-of-the-mill anime features.
		Not rated, but minor nudity and sexual jokes are unsuitable for small children.
	sf.at-cha.com /movie/roujin-z.html (422 words)

	Roujin Z - Wikipedia
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		Roujin Z is an anime released in 1991 in Japan.
		Created by Akira director Katsuhiro Otomo, the film explores 2020 Japan, where one quarter of the population will be aged over 65.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roujin_Z (128 words)

	Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Takazawa was chosen as a guinea pig for Project Z. Feeling her protégé is suffering from the lack of love a mechanical bed can't provide, she sets herself on a quest to rescue him.
		Roujin (which stands for elderly) Z has a bold and highly original plot that pairs science fiction with pure comedy, all the while being based on a moral quandary.
		Roujin Z isn't riding on a fine line between sci-fi and comedy.
	www.animeacademy.com /finalrevdisplay.php?id=7 (406 words)

	What other people say about Roujin Z
		Despite the undeniable talent and experience of Japan's animation industry, I continue to be surprised and annoyed that the same big-eyed, narrow-jawed character design is so prevalent.
		It seems to be a convention of the genre that fans just accept, but it made me feel that I had already seen "Roujin Z" as soon as it began.
		Roujin Z is a solid anime very similar to Akira in design, but not in mood; this anime in no way takes itself seriously.
	www.softforall.com /store/Reviews-B0001EQI9C-1.html (796 words)

	Roujin Z - Low prices (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		This way I imagined Roujin Z. Central Park Media C has done a very pretty job.
		I was so excited on 27 April, 2004 when I bought my Roujin Z. I got Roujin Z on 27 April, 2004 and I can just recommend this product to anyone.
		Roujin Z was a very beautiful present when I got it on 27 April, 2004.
	dvd.lowcost.us.com /item_42303030314551493943/Roujin_Z.php (584 words)

	Roujin Z Review
		Akira is a dark, disturbing look at a future post-catastrophe Japan, with heavy emphasise on misuse of power and technology from both the government and the military, a moody aesthetic and aggressive, violent characters.
		Roujin Z, on the other hand, is a lighthearted romp through a near-future Japan, with undertones of the misuse of technology, a bright aesthetic and mostly comical characters.
		Roujin Z (translating roughly as Elderly Person Z) is a film centring around an old man (Mr.
	www.i-otaku.co.uk /reviews/roujinz.html (496 words)

	Roujin Z Movies Reviews at Shopping.com
		The animation in Roujin Z is wonderful, detailed and crisp (besides the occasional kawaii expression, which I have a big bias against).
		Unlike Akira, Roujin Z is colored in bright, vibrant tones, lots of white and light blue.
		If this constant increase in form and power sounds similar to Ôtomo's Akira, it is. Roujin Z even comes to a similar conclusion, at least in regard to the machines.
	www.shopping.com /xPR-Roujin_Z~RD-9238908548 (849 words)

	Monsters At Play: ROUJIN - Z Review
		The struggle to find the right balance between man and machine is the major theme in ROUJIN Z, as it is in most of Otomo's work.
		ROUJIN Z is indicative of most of Otomo's works - complex story, intense social comment, and all-out action.
		ROUJIN Z challenges the audience to decide what is more important - the man or the machine...
	games.monstersatplay.com /review/anime/rz.php (748 words)

	Roujin Z DVD Video $6.88 Movie and Roujin Z Trailer plus Roujin Z Movie Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Roujin Z Movie Episode 17: Phantasm - Having been seriously injured in his last battle, Hikaru is lying unconscious in a hospital.
		Roujin Z Video Meet the Gundam Force, a team of Gundams and one boy that defend Neotopia from the evil Dark Axis!
		Roujin Z Review Shute is having trouble with his homework on friendship.
	www.talkingblue.com /dvd/208312D1_Roujin_Z_dvd.htm?fin=7%2D04%20ANIME%20DVD%20BESTSELLERS (386 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Roujin Z [1991]: Video: Chisa Yokoyama,Barbara Barnes (II),Blair Fairman,Rica Matsumoto,John Fitzgerald ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		I think this is more to do with making a valid english name rather than being true to the original, as old man Z makes no sense in english.
		I really think this is well worth a watch, I've had it on video for years and have been trying to get a copy on DVD for a while now, but of course R1 DVD's aren't so easy to purchase.
		Roujin Z (or project z) is a fairly good film - good animation and a reasonable story line with a couple of funny bits in it.
	www.amazon.co.uk /Roujin-Z-Chisa-Yokoyama/dp/B00004CP8N (1395 words)

	Roujin Z
		Although it's filled with robot battles, sexual jokes, and sinister-sounding acronyms, Roujin Z, written and designed by Katsuhiro Ôtomo, the director of Akira, has a humane warmth that sets it apart from run-of-the-mill anime features.
		Comment: A prototype mechanized bed designed to take care of the elderly morphs into a powerful robot and goes on a rampage in order to take its occupant on one more trip to the beach.
		Comment: Roujin Z was one of the first anime I ever saw, and if I'm right it's also one of the first brought over to American shores and given the full treatment.
	www.jungleshop.com /dvd/roujin-z/B0001EQI9CID.html (1103 words)

	Roujin Z
		Roujin Z is the story of Haruko, a young nurse caring for Takazawa, an invalid.
		A corporation, wishing to rid the world of the care the elderly, builds the Z-001, a hospital bed capable of tending to Takazawas every need.
		Even if youre not a big fan of anime, or cartoons in general, you owe it to yourself to check it out...its a jewel.
	www.buy-dvds.com /roujin-z.html (110 words)

	AnimeNfo.Com : Roujin Z
		The Z Project was intended to give the new generation a break from caring for the old.
		The original intenion was to create a machine to care for them without any intervention.
		But then, she discovers an odd quirk about the machine: it uses a biochip, and it eventually acquires a mind of its own!
	www.animenfo.com /animetitle,312,wjktmq,roujin_z.html (115 words)

	Roujin-Z (dubbed) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		The animation and artwork were good and very interesting when the test bed was shown (heck the battle near the end between the test bed Roujin and another military version was magnificent!) and the storyline was something interesting.
		Involving a number of elderly people existing around the world a test bed was made to solve the problem so it would be easier to take care of them all.
		Of course I already gave away a battle, but there's a chase, and even the Roujin's cool ability to absorb things around it (like cars for instance) to protect it or adapt to it's surroundings which is very brilliant!
	www.angelfire.com /mi/raystorm/roujin.html (264 words)

	Non-anime watchers review of anime - Roujin Z (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-22)
		Akira, Roujin Z has a similar story, but is quite a bit lighter.
		As the movie Akira could be seen as a movie about the exploitation of the young, Roujin Z can be seen as a movie about the exploitation of the old.
		I felt that Roujin Z had a fairly reasonable story, and pretty good animation.
	www.eldar.org /~brad/anime/bed.html (114 words)

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