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Movie PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Steamboy
スチームボーイ · 2004
A young Victorian inventor protects an omnipotent steam ball from warmongering corporations.
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StatusFinished Airing
SeasonSummer 2004
StudioSunrise
SourceOriginal
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In an alternate nineteenth-century Victorian Britain driven by steam power, brilliant young Manchester inventor Ray Steam spends his days crafting mechanical contraptions. His life changes forever when he receives a mysterious package from his grandfather in America containing a Steam Ball, an extraordinary sphere capable of storing limitless pressurized energy. Pursued by agents of the ruthless O'Hara Foundation, Ray flees to London ahead of the Great Exhibition. Discovering that his father and grandfather have been co-opted into constructing massive steam-powered warmachines for international arms dealers, Ray must master the device to prevent London from becoming an apocalyptic battlefield.
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Directed by visionary anime director Katsuhiro Otomo, famous for *Akira*, *Steamboy* premiered in Japanese cinemas in July 2004 following a legendary ten-year development period. Produced by Sunrise and Bandai Visual, the film was the most expensive Japanese animated feature ever made at the time, utilizing an astounding budget of 2.4 billion yen and over 180,000 hand-drawn animation cels seamlessly blended with cutting-edge CGI. Celebrated for its breathtaking steampunk visual design, monumental industrial destruction, and Steve Jablonsky's majestic orchestral score, the film won Best Animated Feature Film at the Sitges Film Festival.
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Carlos/Giancarla Ross
Energetic, but soulless, Steamboy succeeds only in impressing with its visuals, as the plot and characters are utterly forgettable. If you can ignore the plot and characters and watch this just for the steampunk factor, you can add another star.
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