Review: Opus by Satoshi Kon
Satoshi Kon is perhaps the most famous anime auteur director in the West other than Hayao Miyazaki. His credits include Perfect Blue, Paprika, and Paranoia Agent among others. Kon had a talent for crafting psychological thrillers that crossed cultural barriers and transcended anime fandom into wider recognition. He died in 2010 of pancreatic cancer. His illness progressed rapidly and he chose not to make it public. It came as a shock to the film and animation world. He was only 46, and still had much of his career ahead of him. Kon is primarily known for his work in anime, but before he was a director he was an equally skilled mangaka. He worked on several series, one of which was Opus, an unfinished series that would foreshadow elements of his future work. Dark Horse released the collected chapters in English as an Omnibus in 2014, unfortunately, I slept on it for quite a while. Now, 10 years after its release in English I've finally sat down to read it. Immediately, I was str