All I can say is, "Wow." I saw this trailer today and at first didn't know if it was a joke or not. It wasn't because I thought it was funny. It was because it looked really good. An Iraq war film/series... but with animals? So of course I did some digging around and found out a bit about this series.
Cat Shit One, or as it is called in America, Apocalypse Meow (pretty clever) was a 1998 manga series from Motofumi Kobayashi published by Softbank Publishing. It originally depicted the Vietnam War in three volumes, and the soldiers fighting against the Cats (Vietnamese), their daily lives and how they come to grips with the world around them. And they say comics are for kids?
Each animal depicts a different nationality. Rabbits are Americans, Pandas are Chinese, Rats are British and so on and so forth. It mainly follows three characters, Bota, Perky and Rats who are in the reconnaissance group Cat Shit One and their battles with the evil Cats. Now all I need to do is track down all three volumes and read them back to front as fast as possible.
It looks as though they changed the setting of the story to the deserts of Iraq, which makes a bit of sense. Give it that 'now' factor that's missing from a lot of war films (and I'm being extremely sarcastic there). But not to gripe with their decision, it still looks like some great violent action. Almost reminds me a bit of We3, which I'm still waiting for to be made into a film.
So hopefully sometime soon we can see more of this action. For now, let's appreciate animals getting blown away by one another. That's always a fun time.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Cat Shit One
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The key to this trailer is the fact that these animals look cute.
How can I resist a siwwy widdle bunny wabbit with an assault rifle?
I'm going to force my 2 year old cousin to watch this and ruin every other shitty cartoon he watches for him. So what if he gets nightmares, that shit is temporary.
When you find out where I can acquire the graphic novels, pass it along buddy.
Volume One, which goes by the name Apocalypse Meow in the States, is the more expensive volume, which I'm trying to find a reasonably priced one. Because now i have to read this, ASAP!
Temporary nightmares are better than living in the dark forever.
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