pace created a Zen-like atmosphere, unlike any other anime". In his book Horror and Science Fiction Film IV, Donald C Willis described the film as "a haunting, poetic melancholic science-fantasy film, and–for non-Japanese-speaking viewers at least–a very cryptic one." Willis also included the film in his list of most memorable films from 1987-1997. Bakanow.com called it "Angel's Egg is a real Rorschach test, and the viewer may get one of the multiple meanings behind this beautiful film. Oshii has shown that he has perfectly mastered the art of storytelling without any dialogue." Though the film wasn't perfect, he later stated the movie as a timeless and even "epitome of visual art." In an article in Senses of Cinema on Oshii, Richard Suchenski stated that the film was Oshii's "purest distillation of both Oshii’s visual mythology and his formal style". The review noted that "Patlabor 2 is more sophisticated, Ghost in the Shell is more important, and Avalon is more mythically complex but the low-tech, hand-drawn Angel's Egg remains Oshii’s most personal film." Footnotes References External links Bakanow.com review Mamoru Oshii's Angel's Egg J-pop.com review 1980s avant-garde and experimental films 1985 anime OVAs Anime with original screenplays Fantasy anime and manga Japanese avant-garde and experimental films Noah's Ark in popular culture Post-apocalyptic anime and manga Studio Deen 1980s Japanese films