I just finished watching Kill Bill: Volume 1. It is VERY cool.

The way I see it, it could just as easily be called Quentin Tarentino's Live Action Anime.

There are a lot of anime and japanese film conventions throughout the film. And, there's more arterial spray than Fist of the North Star :)

Lots of neat action sequences too, and the way they ended it leaves enough unanswered questions and cliffhangers to make it worthwhile to see the second half.

I also noticed that, intentional or not, the dialogue in English is VERY wooden and flat, almost like the typical anime english dub, but the Japanese dialogue is spot on. If it is intentional, that's a neat little inside jab at the North American anime scene. If not, well, it's still neat :)

I am wondering if the second half will be as good though. The first part was set mostly in Japan or involving Japanese characters, so it can pull off the anime feel. If the second part is set in the States, it'll be harder to get that feel. But I can't wait to see it :)