There are cyborgs, hovercrafts, comically long pompadours, and lots of other good stuff typical for car racing anime. Despite losing the race, JP is voted in to participate in the Redline race by popular demand. While participating, JP's vehicle is tampered with and explodes. Victory in the Yellowline race paves the way to the biggest interstellar race in the galaxy, the titular Redline. On a futuristic planet ruled by humanoid dog creatures, JP, a dude with some serious duck's hair, participates in the planet's Yellowline auto racing competition. Redline took an entire seven years to create and its release was delayed several times, but it was well worth the wait. This 2009 science fiction anime was Yakeshi Koike's directorial debut. If Tank Girl and Cowboy Bebop had a movie baby that really liked racing, that baby would be Redline. Regardless of its initial success, the film still remains mostly unknown by anime fans and foreign film buffs alike. Mind Game saw some success after its release and won Best Director, Best Film, and Best Script at the Canadian Fantasia Festival in late 2005. The film features quite a variety of animation styles typically reserved for anthology films.The soundtrack to the film is also fantastic. Mind Game isn't just unique for its wild storyline. There's a belly-of-the-whale situation, alternate realities, and other bizarre goodness. Family and yakuza drama ensues while Nishi descends into some sort of strange altered state where he can see everyone's physical form begin to change. Regardless, the two decide to dine at the restaurant Myon's father runs. He runs into his schoolboy crush, Myon, and after confessing his love for her is met with the disappointing realization that she is engaged to another man. Mind Game's protagonist is the awkward Nishi, a young man who dreams of being a comic book artist. If you’re a fan of bizarre movies, you’ll probably enjoy Masaaki Yuasa’s acid trip of an animated film, called Mind Game.