So, uh, Satoshi Kon, the guy responsible for Paprika, Paranoia Agent, Millenium Actress, and others, died today, apparently.

"In his last role-reversal gallery, artist David Stonecipher largely interpreted female video game roles as if they were portrayed by male characters."

@Loken:There's no swimming in the heavy water, No singing in the acid rain: Here, I'll save you the trouble:

Seeing them play Black Sheep made me happy.

Wait, so Hurley... And Ben... And they're trying to...

@The_Mechanical_Writer: Normally, that'd be mildly funny, albeit tired and trite, joke.

@CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): I skipped the article and went straight for the comments looking for the obligatory "Prisoner" reference.

@allium: And then we get a minute-long blurb telling us that there's nothing to worry about. I wouldn't mind a hijinks-prone bat-lemur to alleviate the mental stress. Maybe I could teach him some tricks! And we could go on adventures and generally have fun times.

@collex: Shhhh, you're giving them ideas.

Reading only the title, I clicked the article thinking to myself "Oh no, they're gonna let him do a second movie?"

@thecortexiphansession: Nothing could possibly be cuter than an axolotl.

@agentgray: Yar, io9. She is a harsh mistress, a maiden of the sea.

@stalking_goat: I think this is what you're looking for:

@icepick314: Oh, he'll "vacuum" your "house" and "mow" your "lawn" for ya'.

@RandomFrequentFlierDent: I'm particularly fond of how the trailer advertised it:

@Deanb: Oh, no, not at all. Clearly, I was unable to discern that he was chastising himself, causing me to interject.

@OMGLX: Hey, don't talk to him like that. Just because some people aren't aware of certain things doesn't mean you have to publicly humiliate them.

One can only hope that Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World doesn't turn out the same way.