KFR 167: 20 Years of Paprika!

We’re finally diving down the rabbit hole to talk about Paprika to celebrate its 20th anniversary!If you’ve not seen this masterpiece of anime cinema, you’re in for a treat! Paprika might not seem like your typical anime film, with its psychedelic use of colours and what appears to be a somewhat avant-garde approach to storytelling at first glance.However, this film is built around a very simple premise – what if there was a device you could use to enter someone’s dreams, and what dangers could arise if this device fell into the wrong hands?So strap in, check your spice cabinet, and join us as we dive into visionary director Satoshi Kon’s final film before his passing.Plus all the latest anime news and a few other fun recommendations!NEWS ITEMSJapanese Government to Abolish Cool Japan FundFrench Dragon Ball Theme Park not approved by rights holdersJujutsu Kaisen Season 4 drops new poster and teaserEven the Student Council Has its Holes! Anime Debuts 3 OctoberGhibli Composer Joe Hisaishi Receives 3 Guinness World RecordsVIDEOS!Kawaii-Fi YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/KawaiiFiKyle’s YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KyleinOrbitTifa's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thetkennedySUPPORT USPatreon: Patreon.com/KawaiiFi Buy us a Coffee: Ko-fi.com/kawaiifiJOIN THE KAWAII-FI COMMUNITYFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KawaiiFiAnime/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kawaiifianime/Threads: https://www.threads.net/@kawaiifianime TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kawaiifianimeDiscord: https://discord.gg/p9ccFx8vTQLISTEN ELSEWHERE?Spotify: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiSpotifyApple: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAppleYT Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-Fi-YMCastbox: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiCastboxGoodpod: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-fiGoodpodAmazon Music: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiAmazonPocket Casts: https://bit.ly/Kawaii-FiPocketEPISODE SEGMENTS00:00:00 – Show Opener00:02:36 – What We’re Watching00:20:41 – Cinema Club: Paprika00:43:19 – Anime Communique01:02:22 – Next Time, Pokemans and weird dolls.Tags:anime,podcast,anime news,anime podcast,anime reviews,anime recommendation,Anime Film,Paprika,Madhouse,Satoshi Kon,Kon Satoshi,Tokyo Godfathers,Perfect Blue,Millenium Actress,Paranoia Agent,Psychological Anime,Hellsing Ultimate,Haikyu,Redline,Cool Japan,Dragon Ball,France,Jujutsu Kaisen,Hole in the Student Council