Beck and Paige from Tron Uprising, and Mike and Julie from Motorcity.
Two groups of people.
The two individuals are on opposing sides. One of them has a dual identity, and despite having only just met the other, they’ve built a deep bond of trust based on their character, code of conduct, and sense of humor. The other character, too, comes to place unconditional trust in the other as they spend time together.
They have different values and personal experiences, but their shared values make them admire each other. They are compatible in their actions but different in their beliefs, and they are not harmonious despite their shared ideals.
This feels… (heartache, anxious, whatever those emotion, lol) for me as a viewer who ships these (or not "ship", I like their relationship), and it also proves how brilliant the screenwriters and creators are at crafting the story.
They remind me of a set of old sayings:
和而不同：Harmony without Uniformity
同而不和：Conformity without agreement
Hm, Ancient Chinese proverbs cannot be explained in English. lol
Spoilers
I'm about to start talking nonsense.
The production team included many internal staff who worked on both projects, and the main character designer was the same person, Robert Valley. Colleagues frequently praised each other on social media, highlighting seamless communication between different roles.
Using the theme of "revolution against tyranny," they created similar yet structurally different stories—the plots were excellent.
The art director fostered a sophisticated art style, and the animation production skillfully combined 3D-to-2D and 2D-to-3D effects and character designs to create an illusion—the artwork was superb.
The lighting, storyboarding, script, character movements, emotions, and action sequences were meticulously controlled, and the music perfectly complemented the plot development—the artistic expression was superb.
Furthermore, both works came from the same company, were invested in by Disney, and premiered only a few days apart, indicating a very close production schedule.
In any context, it would seem like they were born at the wrong time. Yet, they were also "timely."
Currently trying to figure out the best way to get the whole manga uploaded to my laptop and then the Internet archive but I thought pepple would like to see the 'production notes' if anyone here knows Italian and would like to translate please let me know (I did run these through google translate and have been giggling to myself)
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