This was not my first Japanese-anime..but it is in the top 5. Great story line,great idea and very well thought out themes regarding techno-cyberpunk of today and implementing it with tomorrow’s (wow-what if) techno standards of the future. Mamoru also tried his hand of mixing live action Counter- Strike meets Matrix in a dys-topian dark and grey colored movie with French and American actors..what came out of this egg was called “Avalon”. I kept skipping ahead during the movie in the hopes i might see/hear something that peeked my interest. My opinion of Avalon!?!? Like I always say: Whats good for the Goose, my not be good for the Rooster!! I’m a Rooster, but hey..maybe you’re the Goose and you’ll maybe lyou’ll like it!!