* CultClassic: Even beyond anime circles, this film earned Masaaki Yuasa a name. Noted fans are Creator/SatoshiKon and Creator/BillPlympton. The film and its author have been discussed in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVgv1d0PeZQ animation classes]].
* QuirkyWork: Mind Game's, and by that extension Yuasa's, humor and artistic style confused western audiences, especially the [[DisneyAcidSequence Disney Acid Sequences]] in the belly of the whale..
* TheWoobie: While any of the 3 main characters could count, a special mention goes to [[spoiler: Myon's/Yan's mother, who essentially was left unconscious in a bar, swoon away by a womanizer (whom she married and had her children with) who would eventually cheat on her, and then eventually get threatened by yakuza because of the womanizer cheating on her with Atsu's girlfriend]].
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