tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-113744602024-03-13T08:22:51.743+09:00rti9just looking aroundR.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.comBlogger132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-64114034230026571482009-10-24T07:38:00.003+09:002009-10-24T08:15:51.480+09:00WordpressAfter some dissatisfying attempts to change the blog a little, I noticed I would need to change all previous posts. Just out of curiosity I signed up for a Wordpress blog. Fast and easy, <a href="http://rti9.wordpress.com/2009/10/23/favorite-tv-series-in-2009/">I tested it making the same post as the one below</a>. Loved the wide main body available to post. Hm... guess I'll be moving.<br /><br />http://rti9.wordpress.com/R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-16768250407017724202009-10-23T20:08:00.012+09:002009-10-23T23:12:43.478+09:00Favorite TV Series in 2009<div style="text-align: left;">Finally got some time to travel around. Consequently this sedate blog will once again freeze for indefinite time once again. Last time it hibernated for 3 years. Just so that the two or three persons who check to see if I update have something to do, I'm posting the Japanese animations from 2009 I relished.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvjrMrlMELRreBl37Hul7A9xrCHma7ZK2vz6A8V-D8OlNA0jQ0SOJ56uj8v0b4lwXZrW94-8JkaITBBSNl_myjpADlxxzyArnMleOBNtUBrlRxmJ4ThOJoCXexRH8Rx6H418x/s1600-h/aoihana.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 396px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVvjrMrlMELRreBl37Hul7A9xrCHma7ZK2vz6A8V-D8OlNA0jQ0SOJ56uj8v0b4lwXZrW94-8JkaITBBSNl_myjpADlxxzyArnMleOBNtUBrlRxmJ4ThOJoCXexRH8Rx6H418x/s400/aoihana.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394640363856820050" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Years ago, a guy asked a female friend of mine, Jessica, if I was seeing anyone. She confidently told him that I was straight. After telling me about it, I haven't questioned my masculinity ever since. However, when it comes to romance in anime and manga, I prefer stories directed to women. Male-oriented anime of this genre tends to be drenched in "fanservice". From Wikipedia: <span style="font-style: italic;">Fanservice explicitly refers to material that is designed to amuse or excite the audience with sexually-derived content.</span> The tendency of sacrifing plot for the sake of gratuitous content drove me away from romance for men. In contrast, love stories directed towards women usually are more realistic, metaphorical, subtle, and introspective. Thinking about it, maybe existentialism made me gay.<br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10672">Aoi Hana</a> (<span style="font-style: italic;">Sweet Blue Flowers</span>) is an eleven episode TV series directed by Kenichi Kasai and produced by J.C. Staff. Together, Kasai and J.C. Staff can be linked to extremely popular animated TV romances like Honey and Clover, Kare Kano, and Nodame Cantabille.<br /><br />Plot summary from ANN: <span style="font-style: italic;">Fumi Manjoume, an introverted, bookish teenage girl, is beginning her first year of high school at Matsuoka Girls' High School. She enters the school year with her heart broken by a previous relationship. At about the same time, she reconnects with her best friend from ten years ago, Akira Okudaira, who is now attending Fujigatani Girls' Academy as a first-year high school student. As they reconnect, they both deal with their own respective romantic problems, and help each other get through them.</span><br /><br />Both friends attend girls only school, meaning that the affairs occur between girls. Lesbianism is usually used just as bait to attract the audience due to curiousness, but in this case it is done with lots of finesse. The focus isn't on the fact that there are homosexual relationships. This is just the story of people falling in love.<br /><br />Exceptionally elegant, Aoi Hana has a very gentle pacing. Beautiful water-colorish backgrounds and impressively discreet and clever use of CG. Definitely a good pick if you enjoyed <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4506">Emma: A Victorian Romance</a>. Although the manga proceeds the story, the TV show gracefully concludes itself.<br /><br />I'm uncertain if Jessica would assuredly confirm my virility today or if existentialism actually distorted my tastes toward a girlish spectrum, but I'm sure that Aoi Hana will delight anyone seeking for serious romantic drama independent of sexual preferences.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHbYAja_fs-aQipeAzsa_ccyn3VUBxloj-YZkcDNpR8JRV7C2Vj-L9vhsgWcQA72UueV-d1QCtNfNb6Wc5LawDHXFRY-QR2xBOa_Nw-lTwHJp5X1FgUmEct8qvpQrinVAFq3m/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFHbYAja_fs-aQipeAzsa_ccyn3VUBxloj-YZkcDNpR8JRV7C2Vj-L9vhsgWcQA72UueV-d1QCtNfNb6Wc5LawDHXFRY-QR2xBOa_Nw-lTwHJp5X1FgUmEct8qvpQrinVAFq3m/s400/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394682635619888306" border="0" /></a>Two other great titles from 2009 that are still being aired are Cross Game and Kimi ni Todoke.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10580">Cross Game</a> is a baseball TV series adapted from the manga of a famous Japanese author called Mitsuru Adachi. He is probably best known for being the author of the manga タッチ (Touch). A <a href="http://whatjapanthinks.com/2008/05/18/one-piece-most-moving-manga/">recent poll</a> in Japan asked the question: "What manga made you cry?" and Touch attained 3rd place. The 1985 TV series, which I previously made a <a href="http://rti9.blogspot.com/2009/05/touch.html">post</a> about, <span class="postbody">retains the <a href="http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/junre/03anime.htm">7th highest average TV </a></span><span class="postbody"><a href="http://www.videor.co.jp/data/ratedata/junre/03anime.htm">viewership of an animation in the country</a>.<br /><br />His new show tells the story of Koh Kitamura and Aoba Tsukishima. The death of young Wakaba, Aoba's sister and very close friend of Koh, devastates both. Besides memories, Wakaba leaves the dream of seeing Koh </span><span>pitching at the legendary Koshien Stadium, site of the national high school championship finals. What is really interesting in this show is that it's not just the campaign of the team as it tries to reach the finals, it's the personal struggle of Aoba, a girl in the boys' realm of baseball. Prodigious at the sport, she can't participate in official games as she begins high school due to national tournament regulations.<br /><br />The visuals and animation may be very simple, but what impressed me the most in this series is the concern of continually starting and concluding smaller stories within the plot while keeping a continuous narrative. It may sound simple and commonplace, but it's remarkable how natural this particular story flows and how rewarding most episodes are.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdaxsnSt0TOeoG2YpVkvi2lJ6gEaPBIU5X5w3t8ly_FCp6NlD7GDR9EXRzPOJFRL8doL-7ShaOVZUTGkAqpYnS5uygOjRbz0Gt8XT6g3O6-9rTQQXrdJyDsHXzX27LrYxC0cO/s1600-h/1zqwzv8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvdaxsnSt0TOeoG2YpVkvi2lJ6gEaPBIU5X5w3t8ly_FCp6NlD7GDR9EXRzPOJFRL8doL-7ShaOVZUTGkAqpYnS5uygOjRbz0Gt8XT6g3O6-9rTQQXrdJyDsHXzX27LrYxC0cO/s400/1zqwzv8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394682646247172594" border="0" /></a>While I've seen 30 episodes of Cross Game, I only watched 3 episodes of <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10625">Kimi ni Todoke</a>. Regardless, it is a safe bet that this show will be one of the best of this year. Like Aoi Hana, this is also an adaptation of a manga directed to the female crowd. The protagonist is straight though. Her name is Kuronuma </span><span>Sawako. She is nicknamed Sadako due to her resemblance to the girl from the Japanese horror movies The Ring. Shunned by her classmates, her life starts to change as she befriends Shouta Kazehaya, a very popular boy in her class.<br /><br />Nothing revolutionary plot-wise. It's a romantic drama about teenagers who act as teenagers. Maybe it's the abundance of male oriented anime that makes KnT so refreshing. From what I saw until now, I can safely say that it is as good as <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=392">Kare Kano</a> and <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6655">Bokura ga Ita</a>. Besides having a great cast of characters, I must point out the charming colorful visuals. The studio behind this title is the prestigious Production I.G which is probably best known for the Ghost in the Shell movie, the Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex TV series, and the animated part in the Kill Bill movie. I'll end this enormous post with the opening just so you can understand what I'm talking about.<br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EImUWKO219U&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EImUWKO219U&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /></span>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-38212268492788089702009-10-21T20:21:00.004+09:002009-10-21T20:38:14.483+09:00Tokyo Marble Chocolate Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjRfAfvDhRgJ9DXHOiiBdlvPLJujGjJ9ayAYURiQDq0_xCgUCtKbxFiT3BNJUiZxWYybD4M0KMBosR2tjv3aJWv3UXC2sqnkmm7d4cmYdfaWNNfRkE3cWD2HHDZS6-51oc4rR/s1600-h/tokyomarblechocolate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWjRfAfvDhRgJ9DXHOiiBdlvPLJujGjJ9ayAYURiQDq0_xCgUCtKbxFiT3BNJUiZxWYybD4M0KMBosR2tjv3aJWv3UXC2sqnkmm7d4cmYdfaWNNfRkE3cWD2HHDZS6-51oc4rR/s400/tokyomarblechocolate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395012450226738898" border="0" /></a><br />Gorgeous logo of the 2007 OVA <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8372">Tokyo Marble Chocolate</a>. Extremely clever way of using the kanjis and katakanas which normally look like this: 東京マーブルチョコレート. Even <a href="http://www.production-ig.co.jp/contents/works_sp/1690_/">horizontally</a> it's still very charming and still very easy to read. The image above comes directly from the video where it continually floats over the rolling background of the cityscape. Below, beautifully applied to the drawing.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzQQpl1mz1RnxE2V4zgNwDTTGl0v67RSqv__IGvZ_Kc9PZmXAGTBYKRBslz2NXHTbJkYv75vj9ncDAWCVr1tMEtrafZ8ZCQEwwAJKy4GcQFugtqs71geSsOnPpt3YyFFvTD57/s1600-h/tokyomarble_onTV.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEzQQpl1mz1RnxE2V4zgNwDTTGl0v67RSqv__IGvZ_Kc9PZmXAGTBYKRBslz2NXHTbJkYv75vj9ncDAWCVr1tMEtrafZ8ZCQEwwAJKy4GcQFugtqs71geSsOnPpt3YyFFvTD57/s400/tokyomarble_onTV.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395012457669582450" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-25205591400434549652009-08-27T15:07:00.003+09:002009-08-27T15:19:18.953+09:00Aim for the Ace (1973)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kzGXZSXT-QUYol528PIpmJ5Ch8-LMQj9o-LS-6Rw_jtweQR6p6O62U4Qwm0ya6wuwK4rqHTAhQPpnYUR5Ob5T9nSyo-yo4gtggKxlFkzD66rMaxNyAkMPISVWz4WH3G0539w/s1600-h/okahiromi2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5kzGXZSXT-QUYol528PIpmJ5Ch8-LMQj9o-LS-6Rw_jtweQR6p6O62U4Qwm0ya6wuwK4rqHTAhQPpnYUR5Ob5T9nSyo-yo4gtggKxlFkzD66rMaxNyAkMPISVWz4WH3G0539w/s400/okahiromi2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374523429672308338" /></a><br />When I started to watch <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=405">Ace wo Nerae!</a> I was intrigued by the color of the balls. A little research led me to the <a href="http://www.itftennis.com/technical/equipment/balls/history.asp">International Tennis Federation webpage</a>.<br /><br />From the link: <span style="font-style:italic;">Historically, balls were either black or white in colour, depending on the background colour of the courts. In 1972 the ITF introduced yellow tennis balls into the rules of tennis, as research had shown these balls to be more visible to television viewers. Meanwhile Wimbledon continued to use the traditional white ball, but eventually adopted yellow balls in 1986.</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oxjbjPrwabtYqz88wl_7xu5ca2kaDisuARelJ5SBSG_z9gu-DwxkSClsUuoL1gf6ejyKJtOpMraSzNzz0Zt1On6_V127bIy5dDYE8Wp1OK3ApGudy6IxVjjcalDDUzSVM3X5/s1600-h/okahiromi1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5oxjbjPrwabtYqz88wl_7xu5ca2kaDisuARelJ5SBSG_z9gu-DwxkSClsUuoL1gf6ejyKJtOpMraSzNzz0Zt1On6_V127bIy5dDYE8Wp1OK3ApGudy6IxVjjcalDDUzSVM3X5/s400/okahiromi1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374523420016082418" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-64409190495734013642009-07-16T00:19:00.006+09:002009-07-17T04:55:58.101+09:00Harmagedon (1983)Bob Dylan poster found inside the main character's room.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzlEhoShO5KjSlYjA1cdHXXUsdbu-oZcT2UOcTZuNm_2Ax5tYbcsr25z3xIRIoYrzZ4RfufdAwbvw5tQWfmMEqethFx_zsW6CUk3yWhOCW73xLKnoH3K2dnTf5SNe-CerajCu/s1600-h/bobdylanharmagedon1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPzlEhoShO5KjSlYjA1cdHXXUsdbu-oZcT2UOcTZuNm_2Ax5tYbcsr25z3xIRIoYrzZ4RfufdAwbvw5tQWfmMEqethFx_zsW6CUk3yWhOCW73xLKnoH3K2dnTf5SNe-CerajCu/s400/bobdylanharmagedon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358707291863444066" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxZ6yvT1Cohao2in5c7ea-efyeHAXwzKUGBULKpOTbebwlpQStf9HsQ2hfxoQEiwaeRIChvoQ1jhZHO18aM5VERuq-7pWBCbtscPO6YYydDnvct6wVeDYWnfc2UEUgu-8erf8/s1600-h/bobdylanharmagedon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJxZ6yvT1Cohao2in5c7ea-efyeHAXwzKUGBULKpOTbebwlpQStf9HsQ2hfxoQEiwaeRIChvoQ1jhZHO18aM5VERuq-7pWBCbtscPO6YYydDnvct6wVeDYWnfc2UEUgu-8erf8/s400/bobdylanharmagedon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358707288085275586" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />Two posters of Harmagedon spotted in <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=678">Harmagedon</a>. Nope, I'm not spelling it wrong. It's Harmagedon with just one <span style="font-style:italic;">d</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2ydxTUvJh5GKIsZphi_8kkhbpYe6ewDYKPH8ZuWsTR66zVw-WAsantDpRFc4kK0W8xz444SpmLFHuUhQ1k7PXq1C-RiuUMraAWxdRfqoy6p-GiA-BxxwC3TZc4Rd1Jxa_Yv3/s1600-h/harmagedonharmagedon1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF2ydxTUvJh5GKIsZphi_8kkhbpYe6ewDYKPH8ZuWsTR66zVw-WAsantDpRFc4kK0W8xz444SpmLFHuUhQ1k7PXq1C-RiuUMraAWxdRfqoy6p-GiA-BxxwC3TZc4Rd1Jxa_Yv3/s400/harmagedonharmagedon1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358707285200305954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJh_nTvdOH5Y324REUHFNipW3eq5P0lF6FcUOwFHUZWc6Yt-MHf35G-6wNsf-TbGS0aYQGvLtmqjeDA1h4XUlOXUJLluGWf81BNtg1FIpnpjneDdaXW02YotmCjIMS7FOIuwB/s1600-h/harmagedonharmagedon2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVJh_nTvdOH5Y324REUHFNipW3eq5P0lF6FcUOwFHUZWc6Yt-MHf35G-6wNsf-TbGS0aYQGvLtmqjeDA1h4XUlOXUJLluGWf81BNtg1FIpnpjneDdaXW02YotmCjIMS7FOIuwB/s400/harmagedonharmagedon2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5358707282399554930" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-35253133893736166642009-06-22T20:38:00.000+09:002009-06-22T19:21:03.669+09:00Eden of the East2009's Eden of the East has several references to popular and obscure movies. I'm no cinephile so I probably fail to notice most. The DVDs should definitely have some really interesting director's comment track. Mentioned directly or indirectly by the characters til now: <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035423/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Kate and Leopold</span></a> (2001) on episode 2 and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079766/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Quadrophenia</span></a> (1979) on episode 4. There is a scene in episode 6 where the character Haruo Kasuga talks to his friends while inside a roll-top desk which I suppose is a reference to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032599/"><span style="font-style:italic;">His Girl Friday</span></a> (1940). Below are the posters that appear on screen. First one is an altered version of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2213517824/tt0095250"><span style="font-style:italic;">Le Grand Bleu</span></a> (1988).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-Z0BGu69NsGVw7BXtRaHtx0Xv9uvceWdd30atPc5LUytnHcHHxVOxD9kaSVxtVzGX4SgXK4xBquZ7Zxc2mimji0sNKxYrp_t8IGK_QtPThRZsTbLzFvPhox-HMEz6U9RCG6-/s1600-h/edenoftheeastthebigblue.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb-Z0BGu69NsGVw7BXtRaHtx0Xv9uvceWdd30atPc5LUytnHcHHxVOxD9kaSVxtVzGX4SgXK4xBquZ7Zxc2mimji0sNKxYrp_t8IGK_QtPThRZsTbLzFvPhox-HMEz6U9RCG6-/s400/edenoftheeastthebigblue.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339365647420627122" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyqSD1x3JsaPLhsnjEYSvGDCpd4fp_jAz7kj3ab3qap7YBAiM4krENwhDKxlC5sQTcmdDMExLXfPbfSHrZZsGOBljwyDasWv4plZaMDxLJZiRrTZeg5yA-LLERXAAR_gl4pSp/s1600-h/edenoftheeastthebigblue2.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicyqSD1x3JsaPLhsnjEYSvGDCpd4fp_jAz7kj3ab3qap7YBAiM4krENwhDKxlC5sQTcmdDMExLXfPbfSHrZZsGOBljwyDasWv4plZaMDxLJZiRrTZeg5yA-LLERXAAR_gl4pSp/s400/edenoftheeastthebigblue2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339365789047508178" /></a><br />.<br />Below are four posters seen on episode 6. I can't identify the ones in the left, but the two to the right are <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3213855232/tt0064115"><span style="font-style:italic;">Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</span></a> (1969) and <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm247108864/tt0093058"><span style="font-style:italic;">Full Metal Jacket</span></a> (1987).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj4oe489KNq0Ek74ULbiRkakAU3dSh_bN6B7PvhNB1CZp_ziWyO5EWjExTvI2pAIGlcP7m-AzVhPebbBo5ILQ_O1_pYq_xhTSHarzF38kubMSTC6pPRoSrMp1bYNKIYOIGAOz/s1600-h/edenoftheeast3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaj4oe489KNq0Ek74ULbiRkakAU3dSh_bN6B7PvhNB1CZp_ziWyO5EWjExTvI2pAIGlcP7m-AzVhPebbBo5ILQ_O1_pYq_xhTSHarzF38kubMSTC6pPRoSrMp1bYNKIYOIGAOz/s400/edenoftheeast3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339364760847171346" /></a><br />.<br />On episode 7, the hall with the posters is shown from another angle. It shows the Full Metal Jacket once again and another poster I'm not able to recognize.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMKemNb7PxFVNKZy4gdB6sxXl8QE6GzgL3Zm-953v_QpjVFIYm_GkKvPWhdMSGr_tucsoyINrZNg84HUdEZFwvYiqdfDWjwBaFcbe6DrA9Utj4XLBBn-tt6ClqR9RxFu5gQPX/s1600-h/edenoftheeast4.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOMKemNb7PxFVNKZy4gdB6sxXl8QE6GzgL3Zm-953v_QpjVFIYm_GkKvPWhdMSGr_tucsoyINrZNg84HUdEZFwvYiqdfDWjwBaFcbe6DrA9Utj4XLBBn-tt6ClqR9RxFu5gQPX/s400/edenoftheeast4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339365507891960290" /></a><br />.<br />Lots of images of altered posters from episode 11. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4242513408/tt0047396">Rear Window</a> on the left and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid once again to the right. No idea of the middle one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaySwHD90exyGyF-iojarY5MvnhilTb4hHpZwiz-Ajc18_s71MfWddn7I2a6LWKMq54Z2_p4aC8Fk27B_j9R2fzL4NI9rCtf0X0HEAJZLZbohA64NR0AszIu29b2krrZxL9s3w/s1600-h/edenoftheeast11.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaySwHD90exyGyF-iojarY5MvnhilTb4hHpZwiz-Ajc18_s71MfWddn7I2a6LWKMq54Z2_p4aC8Fk27B_j9R2fzL4NI9rCtf0X0HEAJZLZbohA64NR0AszIu29b2krrZxL9s3w/s400/edenoftheeast11.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350091077671367442" /></a><br />.<br />I'm unable to identify any of the posters below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayOQrfe1nMOTgU8ETKF-9crctPsbxTU3UKKFCsYnocsI_gAj1KvWLuU0V4PNsfbPbQEKKiRntivjqe40sFaErAiKPtZcGBDkTI0FJ8sQpUuFpu-pzxSWriuUsZrkpJRnS5Vb3/s1600-h/edenoftheeast12.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgayOQrfe1nMOTgU8ETKF-9crctPsbxTU3UKKFCsYnocsI_gAj1KvWLuU0V4PNsfbPbQEKKiRntivjqe40sFaErAiKPtZcGBDkTI0FJ8sQpUuFpu-pzxSWriuUsZrkpJRnS5Vb3/s400/edenoftheeast12.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350093455762424482" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IHMWrNxVe35S4rDvcF30YKutvIVistg8FnsDI2SLMsVcJdHIAUlDmFKpgP2exWDJJw5mraBC1TeJIbME58KhN0xKUQB1riOHTiCvMX0XhwVdaq2wiwEkwShJAfPxGBuWcVWc/s1600-h/edenoftheeast13.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_IHMWrNxVe35S4rDvcF30YKutvIVistg8FnsDI2SLMsVcJdHIAUlDmFKpgP2exWDJJw5mraBC1TeJIbME58KhN0xKUQB1riOHTiCvMX0XhwVdaq2wiwEkwShJAfPxGBuWcVWc/s400/edenoftheeast13.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350093458126984978" /></a><br />.<br />This is a reference to Truffaut's <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3986723328/tt0053198">Les Quatre Cents Coups</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffy4Ype93ko636Icnz3LdaLPy58xtQs50btDQvIadBnfSS0I09cNRxz81KUaKvI0cLEUTR7TsN6X7MKO3IsI_Q8671jfIWAbv67Wjrl-DuauIoMSEYChmA8rfbmX1U_KjoMv9/s1600-h/edenoftheeast15.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhffy4Ype93ko636Icnz3LdaLPy58xtQs50btDQvIadBnfSS0I09cNRxz81KUaKvI0cLEUTR7TsN6X7MKO3IsI_Q8671jfIWAbv67Wjrl-DuauIoMSEYChmA8rfbmX1U_KjoMv9/s400/edenoftheeast15.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350093467279532914" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-43233910246035336642009-06-04T08:34:00.006+09:002009-06-04T09:15:52.363+09:00Izumo Fire Department<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovFJW-qW6PrmL7VWLggnIiD2bZhjbV2c7VPLvZfHa2EnuPBJNPuu6RJEuvujFPaM1CMJ9moD5nkVFYv-A1weooSgY4IBf7C09ZPfmBjLdp8d22mRwWq2l8Stq57E7l1rSRt4K/s1600-h/fire9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiovFJW-qW6PrmL7VWLggnIiD2bZhjbV2c7VPLvZfHa2EnuPBJNPuu6RJEuvujFPaM1CMJ9moD5nkVFYv-A1weooSgY4IBf7C09ZPfmBjLdp8d22mRwWq2l8Stq57E7l1rSRt4K/s400/fire9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343253015054106994" border="0" /></a><br />Recently I learned that one of the guys who posts at the forum I frequently drop by is married to a firefighter. How cool is that? While searching for a Japanese animations that feature firefighters to give as present to his wife, he was surprised to only find one: <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6961">Megumi no Daigo</a>.<br /><br />This reminded me that back in 2004, the city of Izumo invited foreigners for a volunteer training in case of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, tsunami, or typhoon. Really fun day. Learned a lot thanks to the super nice firemen from Izumo.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKeXcfFn6bJdqglHzYdUjiT_RzAkjC4MAQeNgzByd3Eb6b2xFXhcs-jDwWhhkAQU0px1_hvRkROR6j879QcpgJcVG26BG4cK44UraDC1G5a94bDEF9e85UWIsKvl5_zhlr2Wf/s1600-h/fire5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeKeXcfFn6bJdqglHzYdUjiT_RzAkjC4MAQeNgzByd3Eb6b2xFXhcs-jDwWhhkAQU0px1_hvRkROR6j879QcpgJcVG26BG4cK44UraDC1G5a94bDEF9e85UWIsKvl5_zhlr2Wf/s400/fire5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343253007926398178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaXjWHVLIL4iw_urvr2tLwiVIrKPCV7ed-sk_16rN_V81djRLof6q9EiM1lwozuZmIBdxeXVXQXNHz4xFO6w0fVD0eWEVpQFt6xhHfM6Zy_flz4Rs4BDtYqLTdGhDotM4pTmq/s1600-h/fire6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfaXjWHVLIL4iw_urvr2tLwiVIrKPCV7ed-sk_16rN_V81djRLof6q9EiM1lwozuZmIBdxeXVXQXNHz4xFO6w0fVD0eWEVpQFt6xhHfM6Zy_flz4Rs4BDtYqLTdGhDotM4pTmq/s400/fire6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343253007665762546" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />Below is a demonstration of their special camera to search for victims below debris or any other hard-to-reach location.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3gVCsVEUwH1WhQxULNZdaomQKFXPrYp2psW61yhpIEdaXoyCOzsI5O8p_Y4uzE8PlLLQqX_pNzgl-S7gpXSZeEAmK9nQUa35LXafTtFsh6nMIXpmbsp_IoD_I-pInkUvYdBx/s1600-h/fire8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ3gVCsVEUwH1WhQxULNZdaomQKFXPrYp2psW61yhpIEdaXoyCOzsI5O8p_Y4uzE8PlLLQqX_pNzgl-S7gpXSZeEAmK9nQUa35LXafTtFsh6nMIXpmbsp_IoD_I-pInkUvYdBx/s400/fire8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343253001372950354" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />I was impressed by these two buildings they use to train.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TRFQBvPndtXyhojwc3jmTPZvSgNOvE7_H09zxOuUAYw40g_Pco-7rI_saGUWNitbsH7DEccxKuxVYUwimv5l_emYrytz13rt1w45k7rP_SuV3OHG7CavEcVvsgWbzewkOSSN/s1600-h/fire7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 532px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8TRFQBvPndtXyhojwc3jmTPZvSgNOvE7_H09zxOuUAYw40g_Pco-7rI_saGUWNitbsH7DEccxKuxVYUwimv5l_emYrytz13rt1w45k7rP_SuV3OHG7CavEcVvsgWbzewkOSSN/s400/fire7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343252616523939682" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K1pV5yXmXfVUIePr3DdpyjFAzpwqhxNVqxdN7VqhGqHYg6-WG6qHnOZ8haXE31vsrhvZ0_Wdgo08THKSC1uO_ZGdxt1RhrrVxqczuvL4krwA7f1Ib0O5bmCY3Rh3NQyqnjX1/s1600-h/fire1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 533px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3K1pV5yXmXfVUIePr3DdpyjFAzpwqhxNVqxdN7VqhGqHYg6-WG6qHnOZ8haXE31vsrhvZ0_Wdgo08THKSC1uO_ZGdxt1RhrrVxqczuvL4krwA7f1Ib0O5bmCY3Rh3NQyqnjX1/s400/fire1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343252609877396642" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />Never forgetting the basics, all volunteers had a chance to experience how to handle a chemical fire extinguisher. First time I actually used one.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxQz2Rjwp9E9ql5J6D7k-HClQCg5AwutLeZn1GjdrGMoTPkoZwUzwm_jDSOG5QbyDMivzEgeUIAZjfM9m-tKVfRE1P8aktnlxtwE6KYN5vb9hNxgily68ldih578UDpHgriua/s1600-h/fire2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 533px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJxQz2Rjwp9E9ql5J6D7k-HClQCg5AwutLeZn1GjdrGMoTPkoZwUzwm_jDSOG5QbyDMivzEgeUIAZjfM9m-tKVfRE1P8aktnlxtwE6KYN5vb9hNxgily68ldih578UDpHgriua/s400/fire2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343252604230311746" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG1oN7DpGIRKjj4rFoTI2hmvyOgOWgc4bV4EBb0S7Q4bu1bIxw4pAllBTSxCRObT5WE9KGZQRYfE_xSq3pzDCC6Eht_yX0xnVJlpQnDTCjQvXa64qhPd8hPnDBRwiaNKBc5zL/s1600-h/fire3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG1oN7DpGIRKjj4rFoTI2hmvyOgOWgc4bV4EBb0S7Q4bu1bIxw4pAllBTSxCRObT5WE9KGZQRYfE_xSq3pzDCC6Eht_yX0xnVJlpQnDTCjQvXa64qhPd8hPnDBRwiaNKBc5zL/s400/fire3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343252606102295778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9yI9TaNM2sTZt47EIuipb-NlS9sZ0epVPnaZJuy-r_AtVOMtf1DVOYQYNaZBK2JvLhdFAukuMSYg9qPLEiJRzf_33kmHz23oj6HAYQ032EgoHaV88vxXhc_Gb1sXNL0Wz1l4/s1600-h/fire4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh9yI9TaNM2sTZt47EIuipb-NlS9sZ0epVPnaZJuy-r_AtVOMtf1DVOYQYNaZBK2JvLhdFAukuMSYg9qPLEiJRzf_33kmHz23oj6HAYQ032EgoHaV88vxXhc_Gb1sXNL0Wz1l4/s400/fire4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5343252602437039218" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-65584178503415508572009-05-28T16:34:00.007+09:002009-07-09T16:09:08.419+09:00Angel Cop: Brand AdvertisementA long time ago, way back in the 90's, I recall my dear friend Daniel telling me that he had seen a Japanese animation called Angel Cop. Never had heard of it before. I don't know if he was being polite to the owner of the VHS fansub, but his impression was sort of positive. Daniel, WTF? When you're young, many times you enjoy bad stuff for lack of reference. He still hadn't begun his love for trash media while being brainwashed by hours of the most ridiculous infomercials selling stupid Ginsu knives, Vivarina pantyhoses, etc. Fucking Tony Little. Anyway, I also hadn't seen much anime, but I already thought that stuff like Genocyber and M.D.Geist were extremely lame and stupid.<br /><br />I recently watched Angel Cop for the first time. My impression was that someone was trying to rip-off Ghost in the Shell in the most imbecilic possible way. For an entertaining review, checkout <a href="http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com/2007/08/anime-world-order-show-57-if-this-is.html">episode 57</a> of the AWO podcast. Daryl Surat suggested watching it with subtitles once, then with the dub, and then with dub + subs to compare. I really don't have the guts nor the time to try them all, so I watched just the dub with the subs on. OMFG. This anime already has one of the stupidest plots ever made, the dub manages to somehow make it even worse.<br /><br />Angel Cop has one of the weirdest brand advertisements I've ever seen in my life. Raiden is a special agent turned into a cyborg. During a fight in the fifth episode, he takes this laser shooting device from within his metal hand. There is a quick close-up as seen below. What the hell?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFHUOFJGS6TGlwrueHDNKBhU4-6wB-lNcEaszC6duJxLh_0j6oRo7Hlbeq9bfFC1UERK0Q-Gy_8NQrGMrDYqw_HIIBo8KyQoEqnlxJlq0hwMDBFmGmYlp2sbRXuy7tI86n_Am/s1600-h/raidenlaser.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFFHUOFJGS6TGlwrueHDNKBhU4-6wB-lNcEaszC6duJxLh_0j6oRo7Hlbeq9bfFC1UERK0Q-Gy_8NQrGMrDYqw_HIIBo8KyQoEqnlxJlq0hwMDBFmGmYlp2sbRXuy7tI86n_Am/s400/raidenlaser.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340774984378057698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrjGqESLvbXpINUB0t403dOrQEyTHuZpHYDV1gkleC2XnDqXF2hwSr411I7mzcVTtMDhZZ9sMVRcMvLsZPxyTlN6sVvTcgHkpLnCBrg61XJ7pml9IgvMXzsqU6cz9TuIJqna0/s1600-h/angelcopkyocera.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJrjGqESLvbXpINUB0t403dOrQEyTHuZpHYDV1gkleC2XnDqXF2hwSr411I7mzcVTtMDhZZ9sMVRcMvLsZPxyTlN6sVvTcgHkpLnCBrg61XJ7pml9IgvMXzsqU6cz9TuIJqna0/s400/angelcopkyocera.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340774982082903682" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-45604308955909100832009-05-11T16:15:00.009+09:002009-05-17T09:53:43.173+09:00Detroit Metal City<span style="font-style: italic;">Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain</span> poster featured on the episode 4A of Studio 4°C's comedy, <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10172">Detroit Metal City</a>. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3618938368/tt0211915">Link</a> to the original poster.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3aVMV9ZPWRa5eJwGHAPDfn5IWC92UHJKWzutGBWzhhzlFb5Ga5a0gPr-ht6PUg-DgYqopTgdZOBEfPbJfBr4GNCyH4tYSmv0MvMuR4rIygKCwZMJ3c72lvsscOm_aTQ-GhLp/s1600-h/ameliedmc1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3aVMV9ZPWRa5eJwGHAPDfn5IWC92UHJKWzutGBWzhhzlFb5Ga5a0gPr-ht6PUg-DgYqopTgdZOBEfPbJfBr4GNCyH4tYSmv0MvMuR4rIygKCwZMJ3c72lvsscOm_aTQ-GhLp/s400/ameliedmc1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334461806111919234" border="0" /><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmNmW5E4q6urbxTzcJajnOzaJDsAay2p6O2w6gSLYJMlC8f2CjllCRdWNB7ZNZjbIBnGYv13ml3DhT-9i7354Dz7856Aa5a-gBZ8bUSpB9KmimW3Yq3j4NOPfPeEE1Rp2VeQF/s1600-h/ameliedmc2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNmNmW5E4q6urbxTzcJajnOzaJDsAay2p6O2w6gSLYJMlC8f2CjllCRdWNB7ZNZjbIBnGYv13ml3DhT-9i7354Dz7856Aa5a-gBZ8bUSpB9KmimW3Yq3j4NOPfPeEE1Rp2VeQF/s400/ameliedmc2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334461798468406514" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-71954972125757708292009-05-10T14:10:00.037+09:002009-06-03T07:17:39.432+09:00Touch<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdhXD93hc4EeWbWgzfiBK9dCqFXzjfsqpb7FHz3odr_As3LTDEtwt8g2B8lHSoacKjA19kJMGqs_WqBvnRBSBB6TGaJYtyGloKjAHHPiopSH56eWRGKPnnDyB1tQBoJUXAo6K/s1600-h/summerof42touch1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIdhXD93hc4EeWbWgzfiBK9dCqFXzjfsqpb7FHz3odr_As3LTDEtwt8g2B8lHSoacKjA19kJMGqs_WqBvnRBSBB6TGaJYtyGloKjAHHPiopSH56eWRGKPnnDyB1tQBoJUXAo6K/s400/summerof42touch1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334059185374381522" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Summer of 42</span> (1971) poster found on the sixth episode of <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=619">Touch</a>, a 1985 romance/baseball TV series. Asakura Minami asks if Uesugi Katsuya, her childhood friend, wants to watch the film with her. Unfortunately he already has a date. Below is a quick montage for a better view I did. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1755747584/tt0067803">This</a> is the original poster.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/summerof42touch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 451px;" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/summerof42touch.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />On episode 44, Tatsuya and Minami are going to a movie theater together. On their way, there is a billboard of <span style="font-style:italic;">Cocoon</span> (1985). <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3081934080/tt0088933">Link</a> to the original poster.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeVJwMF5ZwTz1BSD0PZ0LjPLfGc4jqAP0qUcFgZCiQ6ATaBBcljZdHYuS9opXr_4zBYJKZv-3i4sf0EwIhECBD4HaEkDrtoTZG-zGzrBe4KhNCvmQYATmgiimysEuw-_jX8-M/s1600-h/touchcocoon.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 304px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXeVJwMF5ZwTz1BSD0PZ0LjPLfGc4jqAP0qUcFgZCiQ6ATaBBcljZdHYuS9opXr_4zBYJKZv-3i4sf0EwIhECBD4HaEkDrtoTZG-zGzrBe4KhNCvmQYATmgiimysEuw-_jX8-M/s400/touchcocoon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336789942378770818" /></a><br />.<br />On episode 54, classes end for that year. Tatsuya and Minami agree to watch a movie that just premiered, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3415116288/tt0087781">The Natural</a> (1984). In front of the theater, a poster of <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm3332213248/tt0046250">Roman Holiday</a> (1953).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9HMlZaZ0Cm4GX19bM_xevQ9pJZhI5jI_uIqBIC3CpIDXugd9tYinAuPvY05f9IjGiFHuuDDpBD3qasm2EDRCG7jDAFrChz-fE5IoTRgV8LRvZNFlvG9OuoLaY-HhoGKF9WdS/s1600-h/touchthenatural.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt9HMlZaZ0Cm4GX19bM_xevQ9pJZhI5jI_uIqBIC3CpIDXugd9tYinAuPvY05f9IjGiFHuuDDpBD3qasm2EDRCG7jDAFrChz-fE5IoTRgV8LRvZNFlvG9OuoLaY-HhoGKF9WdS/s400/touchthenatural.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338301736608589794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Zlq8xksYeNHpydNZyjk_2KpWFSMMUyvXkaSrOAwiI5nDQUmP3ft-Y01uYe8yc_jW7_CjwiHRwO8E9MVEUjgTEbGmqFvvBe401vQ5XZf7dbY8gTGZCmbQsgxwjAd9wJVCLqs1/s1600-h/touchromanholiday.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7Zlq8xksYeNHpydNZyjk_2KpWFSMMUyvXkaSrOAwiI5nDQUmP3ft-Y01uYe8yc_jW7_CjwiHRwO8E9MVEUjgTEbGmqFvvBe401vQ5XZf7dbY8gTGZCmbQsgxwjAd9wJVCLqs1/s400/touchromanholiday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5338301734497438898" /></a><br />.<br />Below is an image from the 1998 movie Touch: Miss Lonely Yesterday. The outdoor on the left named River is a reference to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4278558208/tt0120828"><span style="font-style:italic;">Six Days, Seven Nights</span></a> (1998).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7578WOKggrMxa4_XlnIiPWCrkUd5rj3malHRYEZNp-Wn0DZeBGRT4AqIV-inGFZSsJqwNCgla4WzXsp4QHLcasO6UKO5g2Bq4fyY-i3oz7sKFvCDiTRpdNwQQJkHddCjqy_m/s1600-h/sixdayssevennightstouch.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG7578WOKggrMxa4_XlnIiPWCrkUd5rj3malHRYEZNp-Wn0DZeBGRT4AqIV-inGFZSsJqwNCgla4WzXsp4QHLcasO6UKO5g2Bq4fyY-i3oz7sKFvCDiTRpdNwQQJkHddCjqy_m/s400/sixdayssevennightstouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340895328845468002" /></a><br />.<br />Another image from the Miss Lonely Yesterday movie. It's written Summer of Angels, obvious reference to <a href="http://www.imdb.com/media/rm429956864/tt0120632"><span style="font-style:italic;">City of Angels</span></a> (1998). The drawing of Nicolas Cage looks like Thom Yorke.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MZRVMye1o-Hm0aiJVsevUWRxiL79CRkt_IRYFsCAvZMlp9xviw5BgYfbuTAnieKP4p1gStlQEdpkp_MOHXz2TqPuRG_BLi1A4ux_O4w60bK41TL7z4MCv8eJ-_DVFastjFBD/s1600-h/cityofangelstouch.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5MZRVMye1o-Hm0aiJVsevUWRxiL79CRkt_IRYFsCAvZMlp9xviw5BgYfbuTAnieKP4p1gStlQEdpkp_MOHXz2TqPuRG_BLi1A4ux_O4w60bK41TL7z4MCv8eJ-_DVFastjFBD/s400/cityofangelstouch.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340895327281899394" /></a><br />.<br />.<br />On episode 33, the new transfer student, Yoshida Takeshi, lends Uesugi Tatsuya an LP. Released in 1985, Half Time was Yoshimi Iwasaki's 13th album. It contained Touch's first opening (タッチ) and ending (君がいなければ) themes. <a href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/halftime1.jpg">Jacket</a> of the album.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzc5-5WNlJ7vHEr_GG3AxEbJuprEfK4u8o0YLN1GpSNjN6KDZau3GZCOCMQRyVN9iCP1HA_1gdRGhAXY_g2JmLvBFZwd35Uhz98m5WxwoYRvd2VQdPOP0huSMwJDwqGnUHvh-/s1600-h/touchrecord.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSzc5-5WNlJ7vHEr_GG3AxEbJuprEfK4u8o0YLN1GpSNjN6KDZau3GZCOCMQRyVN9iCP1HA_1gdRGhAXY_g2JmLvBFZwd35Uhz98m5WxwoYRvd2VQdPOP0huSMwJDwqGnUHvh-/s400/touchrecord.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335991462316003922" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB0zij_xrVE4ovpOVDg8UG9RswUlCDD3IdMxCms9hRke78OIKp1p6vvxrPYkPP5c0DSY_ScGrt8ifoz-Al13KdHrepjOCPsr2BdXeqFlSHjROkExGypm2ASygOBcgEMhMoNgQ/s1600-h/touchiwazakiyoshimi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsB0zij_xrVE4ovpOVDg8UG9RswUlCDD3IdMxCms9hRke78OIKp1p6vvxrPYkPP5c0DSY_ScGrt8ifoz-Al13KdHrepjOCPsr2BdXeqFlSHjROkExGypm2ASygOBcgEMhMoNgQ/s400/touchiwazakiyoshimi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335991460087754354" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />On episode 35, Tatsuya goes to Yoshida's house where he spots what I believe is Iwasaki Yoshimi's 20th single, <a href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/yoshimi.jpg">タッチ</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bhievNCXs_fB2h8XPobSE-se7ezCcSmNaPJUOQ3ceglOSGGBxwro6yfZyW7qmMV_MVHAa6pGQF2nytzyybV7f320aGEo8GNLRicW5a1nFssEx0vIyEp2xx8TuaHa_yC-AmT5/s1600-h/touchiwasakiyoshimi2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8bhievNCXs_fB2h8XPobSE-se7ezCcSmNaPJUOQ3ceglOSGGBxwro6yfZyW7qmMV_MVHAa6pGQF2nytzyybV7f320aGEo8GNLRicW5a1nFssEx0vIyEp2xx8TuaHa_yC-AmT5/s400/touchiwasakiyoshimi2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336383174754918882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij51RGKbTs1n0jzsg8blO-GKlsJY3g7HDRco7xLiAEcRE_tijXffQaPWP3udH8h9hfGTMJ7dRKNJP0_2URqbMQ8lpa_efk29xWq_MaUHhJ9XTliiU2PdbVYuEdqBmm_-7uXRet/s1600-h/touchiwasakiyoshimi3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij51RGKbTs1n0jzsg8blO-GKlsJY3g7HDRco7xLiAEcRE_tijXffQaPWP3udH8h9hfGTMJ7dRKNJP0_2URqbMQ8lpa_efk29xWq_MaUHhJ9XTliiU2PdbVYuEdqBmm_-7uXRet/s400/touchiwasakiyoshimi3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336383175060164914" border="0" /></a><br />.<br />On episode 45, Yoshida is talking to some girls about a record he is holding. It's Yoshimi's 14th album, <a href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/touch2.jpg">タッチ</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEofGkTuoRYKnlAJ_JNq-9Jt1cOeEjmsiNe90c-3ZsJZa2ksYGkO3LcXAutAzymOExgj5YOE7V6WHdGv-0D1UPRwHSMeGBcD524uc7KvfTYmrHjgHqKiY_fVbsDvgVcEoFNvxQ/s1600-h/touch3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEofGkTuoRYKnlAJ_JNq-9Jt1cOeEjmsiNe90c-3ZsJZa2ksYGkO3LcXAutAzymOExgj5YOE7V6WHdGv-0D1UPRwHSMeGBcD524uc7KvfTYmrHjgHqKiY_fVbsDvgVcEoFNvxQ/s400/touch3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336788640053763122" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-21426135257908091412009-05-06T14:46:00.012+09:002009-05-08T07:01:17.421+09:00Gattai!! AWO x Mazinger<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ7xO54trJ1HvULQc6jXlDmW9L8UmRQhxAuJllyGo63oPwvxvIhkTM1C2kcZIcZ-Id7MvUDze1W24hPkd6051oZY7rxEuWOXVaZL5Qc3SSWmOk5QTKuFmIQIUIEL8ZR0s1SKC/s1600-h/awotypo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQ7xO54trJ1HvULQc6jXlDmW9L8UmRQhxAuJllyGo63oPwvxvIhkTM1C2kcZIcZ-Id7MvUDze1W24hPkd6051oZY7rxEuWOXVaZL5Qc3SSWmOk5QTKuFmIQIUIEL8ZR0s1SKC/s400/awotypo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332585551683394930" border="0" /></a>The image on the left is just a silly thing I did while brainstorming Anime World Order logo options. Usually all models are done on paper first, but at that point I had already conveyed all my ideas into bits. The original idea came from <a href="http://www.invdr.com/2006/12/font-bots/">this link</a>. Apparently the AWO crew are enjoying the new TV show, Shin Mazinger Shogeki! Z-Hen.<br /><br />On their show they once questioned why is anime directly associated with mecha, a genre not so popular nowadays. Giant robots are to anime what western is to American cinema. While American animation has an incredibly strong link to slapstick humor, Japanese animation has a powerful bond to science fiction. Even if <span style="font-style: italic;">moe</span> dominates the market today, over 50 years of mecha won't be forgotten so easily. We hope.<br /><br />Nothing related, but did anyone ever notice a similarity between the opening of Cyber City Oedo 808, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0C8u6KKv5BM#t=1m12s">Burning World 〜追憶のコマンド〜</a>, and Flashdance's <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIG-R96GSpk#t=1m10s">What a Feeling</a>?R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-1820522356679645952009-04-26T21:24:00.006+09:002009-04-26T21:47:50.784+09:00Anime World Order: Character Design<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/darylclarissagerald.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 580px;" src="http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y43/rti9/darylclarissagerald.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />I drew Daryl, Clarissa, and Gerald to compose the mock business cards for the <a href="http://rti9.blogspot.com/2009/03/anime-world-order-logo.html">logo proposal</a> I sent them. They are all big fans of Osamu Tezuka so I used his character design as basis. Well, at least I tried. My biggest problem was that I couldn't find a character that matched Gerald. I ended up not basing him on anyone of Tezuka's Star System.R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-10754562631871674322009-04-16T22:20:00.008+09:002009-04-16T22:45:27.528+09:00臀撃おしおき娘 ゴータマン<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUn2zRTVGBwad1oKTI7tKzXJyTPtAO2H9F8yj7l0UkU1nweHI_1eqq0blUdEF4Yg-_AsQXKpOBhhG51qerjGe3oAPFABdrWDKdP6KaSEe_YbCtqmef0mbH5GZyIn03kVcHnNr/s1600-h/G%C5%8Dtaman.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuUn2zRTVGBwad1oKTI7tKzXJyTPtAO2H9F8yj7l0UkU1nweHI_1eqq0blUdEF4Yg-_AsQXKpOBhhG51qerjGe3oAPFABdrWDKdP6KaSEe_YbCtqmef0mbH5GZyIn03kVcHnNr/s400/G%C5%8Dtaman.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325278905935051026" border="0" /></a><br />I wrote a plot summary for ANN of an animation called Dengeki Oshioki Musume Gōtaman which sort of translates to "Butt Attack Punisher Girl Gotaman". Hopefully no one will write an alternative overview to substitute this one:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Mari Amachi is a new student at the Perfect Religion Academy. When her roommate Saori Minami is kidnapped by the Black Buddha gang, Buddha himself appears before Mari. He offers her the opportunity to become Gōtaman in order to save her friend. Mari accepts the proposal and becomes Gōtaman, a sumo-belt-clad hero who fights to protect freedom of religion.</span><br /><br />Torrent <a href="http://anime-classic.edwardk.info/%5Ba-classic%5D%20Butt%20Attack%20Punisher%20Girl%20Gautaman%20OVA%20%5Ba6c39b73%5D.avi.torrent">here</a>. The guys at #anime-classic are awesomely insane.R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-84135583947486118142009-04-13T09:19:00.011+09:002009-04-14T18:59:21.272+09:00Amuro Ray and Lalah SuneBelow are pictures from episode 41 of the original Gundam series. <a href="http://rti9.blogspot.com/2008/12/mobile-suit-gundam-movie-trilogy.html">Last year</a> I watched the trilogy that summarizes the entire 43 episodes of the 1979 TV series. My absolute favorite scene was the battle between Amuro Ray and Lalah Sune. I liked it so much that I ended up looking for the particular episode in which the confrontation occurred in the TV show just to compare with the trilogy version. It wasn't as impressive as the movie, but it was still very good. I can't even imagine watching this back in 1980. It must have been mind-blowing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw868iyozf9Ss9IqXOLKwBeg2sfgpnlVjS6PsJdRaKPJxE_o7TeU4bspAnJEA2WNl4w-8-WxHZRG4Y4SJu4ONO9osav2f72yDFU-LEBo9RuYD-0DevIEXYtVHWzDl0i42J94Up/s1600-h/lalahamuro.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw868iyozf9Ss9IqXOLKwBeg2sfgpnlVjS6PsJdRaKPJxE_o7TeU4bspAnJEA2WNl4w-8-WxHZRG4Y4SJu4ONO9osav2f72yDFU-LEBo9RuYD-0DevIEXYtVHWzDl0i42J94Up/s400/lalahamuro.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324482470370905282" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUq-E6rw0F9xMbr7QlCyuJTSguo6n8ZhEf9lGAxVSAlLc9t9fiir9sFju3M7tOaNxL60dANkqDz67KZEh-AqKOTdTYxUw5elP8mdMbhTuFzOIO7NAKmqDH0YeZEjkcfemdNiK/s1600-h/lalah2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyUq-E6rw0F9xMbr7QlCyuJTSguo6n8ZhEf9lGAxVSAlLc9t9fiir9sFju3M7tOaNxL60dANkqDz67KZEh-AqKOTdTYxUw5elP8mdMbhTuFzOIO7NAKmqDH0YeZEjkcfemdNiK/s400/lalah2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322352742780584338" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJykWzUYO9vfGL37K4917MFgeZysV6bkBkHHgNc-Ex81YVcsh9jlbBHOQ_ic5VM1gSRwhSB3traZXUYoDs0myrGo3tRdt8Ydw2han-qExBJt7PfZgw8_avWk2BNUJdT55nVRaq/s1600-h/amurolaylachar.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJykWzUYO9vfGL37K4917MFgeZysV6bkBkHHgNc-Ex81YVcsh9jlbBHOQ_ic5VM1gSRwhSB3traZXUYoDs0myrGo3tRdt8Ydw2han-qExBJt7PfZgw8_avWk2BNUJdT55nVRaq/s400/amurolaylachar.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324482463114143890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkZPcKw-Z6uRH5C94Qf79j79saYUhyphenhyphenKL7CgqDGkaaKW2lXB3wwsEPtRGb7RiNRVT7GS1hIjr5ZEI3vRdRfSdJDq_h4yOVucSrGkajA9hLnEMkSVWH9cgol7Vgo2U3LDR06EWe/s1600-h/lalah1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfkZPcKw-Z6uRH5C94Qf79j79saYUhyphenhyphenKL7CgqDGkaaKW2lXB3wwsEPtRGb7RiNRVT7GS1hIjr5ZEI3vRdRfSdJDq_h4yOVucSrGkajA9hLnEMkSVWH9cgol7Vgo2U3LDR06EWe/s400/lalah1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322352729232327586" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I prefer the movie version because the dialogue flows better. This type of scene just can't be rushed. You have to let the story breathe. The moments of silence or no one talking need to be more valued. Below are images from the third movie of the trilogy.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq62ZMBA4VKCA4oC7NE7xiZQzZN7nw2y8peyANUzu99S2LqU99DFj3-qrR3-nk7gqUotf4YdxylPKoBNg6x40tOTeVYTVgjqothGN49clxeR3037uEHhKxe91FaFOBNbKARCD7/s1600-h/amurolalah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq62ZMBA4VKCA4oC7NE7xiZQzZN7nw2y8peyANUzu99S2LqU99DFj3-qrR3-nk7gqUotf4YdxylPKoBNg6x40tOTeVYTVgjqothGN49clxeR3037uEHhKxe91FaFOBNbKARCD7/s400/amurolalah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323961637134249954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNrdBH7Y0Db9Nd-11GEKA3cIN_-Y5ogYVkn4PZBhwDgsFQNXS72l-SoOKtx8LekUH7__46eRvrKDXXHQHsiu8UI0JovoXLMu0DBhia4wJ9xPScOg_cqIUtnQiv6Aa1tXqxS-L/s1600-h/lalah.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSNrdBH7Y0Db9Nd-11GEKA3cIN_-Y5ogYVkn4PZBhwDgsFQNXS72l-SoOKtx8LekUH7__46eRvrKDXXHQHsiu8UI0JovoXLMu0DBhia4wJ9xPScOg_cqIUtnQiv6Aa1tXqxS-L/s400/lalah.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324483945117725058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ScwzHzHZvbdQofsHshiAIpu7N1qBxbtg6U1OD-0JGNPjQwhvMxNKFtFnzYc22eYmPHtvjDq7Nhq2-g0MzNZYJauGln9ytMuMKtA1z71Fr5OYem_PSwZWIVocgi0_TLAzCuoG/s1600-h/amurolalahcharsayla.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1ScwzHzHZvbdQofsHshiAIpu7N1qBxbtg6U1OD-0JGNPjQwhvMxNKFtFnzYc22eYmPHtvjDq7Nhq2-g0MzNZYJauGln9ytMuMKtA1z71Fr5OYem_PSwZWIVocgi0_TLAzCuoG/s400/amurolalahcharsayla.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323961629603923202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffPWF5bKu0GZTraNLkRpM_QOsMEZ2LEI5DkZINRgMc0lmBti5wt_LtKiuAKScinKCnw6NoauZ5AnZstR8eHkBT5pMh7zv3JGuyCsGHpm2u7V7HkHYHoAFIygsqB81LrN26UG-/s1600-h/amurolalah3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiffPWF5bKu0GZTraNLkRpM_QOsMEZ2LEI5DkZINRgMc0lmBti5wt_LtKiuAKScinKCnw6NoauZ5AnZstR8eHkBT5pMh7zv3JGuyCsGHpm2u7V7HkHYHoAFIygsqB81LrN26UG-/s400/amurolalah3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323961633673229090" border="0" /></a><br />It's really silly the idea of rival pilots arguing with each other as they fight inside giant a mechanized armor and a spaceship, but this one is different. Not simply because both are espers, thus making sense that they are able to communicate with each other. Amuro and Lalah are definitely connected in a higher level. Maybe spiritualy is the adequate word. It's so odd that a series that tries to embrace a more realistic portrayal of war in space, displays such a romantic ideal in a glorious and elegant way. The animation in this particular scene becomes much more imaginative and metaphorical. Such tender and melancholic script. Amazing voice acting performance by Tohru Furuya (古谷徹) and Keiko Han (潘恵子). I've seen many couples in anime, but this is - without a shadow of a doubt - an affair that should not to be forgotten.R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-34062586705113620362009-04-12T10:15:00.003+09:002009-04-13T09:28:23.379+09:00東のエデン OPWhoa. I have never seen an opening for a Japanese animation like this. Done by <a href="http://reelvision.jp/">Reelvision</a>. The song is <span style="font-style:italic;">Falling Down</span> by Oasis. <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10474">Eden of the East</a> has a jaw-dropping animation quality. Production IG is not joking around.<br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/rL8LFPIF53A&hl=en&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/rL8LFPIF53A&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-9396716263132532082009-04-10T01:40:00.016+09:002009-04-27T04:34:36.124+09:00Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam (1985)Just finished watching the 50 episodes of the Zeta Gundam TV series, considered the finest Gundam series ever made. It's also extremely popular in Japan. From <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1381">ANN</a>: "<span style="font-style: italic;">Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam currently holds the record for the highest viewership rating among all Gundam TV titles, scoring an average rating of 6.6% during its run.</span>" This is a direct sequel to the original Gundam. I watched three movies that compile that TV series not too long ago. I didn't like it all that much, but it's definitely essential to watch it at least once if you intend to understand anime today. The comparisons alone between it's creator, Yoshiyuki Tomino, and Hideaki Anno, creator of Evangelion, begin to make a whole lot of sense.<br /><br />Gundam is a huge franchise that has lots of parallel universes, but the original timeline features one of the most captivating characters in anime history: Char Aznable. In Japan, he is equivalent to Darth Vader in America. He kinda reminded me of Robert Redford because of the sideburns.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IC3mOuHAan0HZHylxnYwfqNUpYReF5zfOnNlwEw8XIE4WamXpZ39SVtleLNCtpButvJRxihClfwarDwMXxg2qUnDblM3RV9Bb5gAIdeCNJezAf0wUdSIJz-zkRl48igSwIWQ/s1600-h/char.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 229px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2IC3mOuHAan0HZHylxnYwfqNUpYReF5zfOnNlwEw8XIE4WamXpZ39SVtleLNCtpButvJRxihClfwarDwMXxg2qUnDblM3RV9Bb5gAIdeCNJezAf0wUdSIJz-zkRl48igSwIWQ/s400/char.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322732767386641938" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G1R-IyQfpqCpo1AjjMvs6u2Zz5wCyua7q4bexR77HzaTimgpyRSb5GDYF57tME8V_3S22RrXsZC6nqzFxCokIp5A7RIgqNud1zUO1zQZtPwGBG5y7hbY40WfnnxREB2pdj_i/s1600-h/robertredford.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 137px; height: 165px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5G1R-IyQfpqCpo1AjjMvs6u2Zz5wCyua7q4bexR77HzaTimgpyRSb5GDYF57tME8V_3S22RrXsZC6nqzFxCokIp5A7RIgqNud1zUO1zQZtPwGBG5y7hbY40WfnnxREB2pdj_i/s400/robertredford.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322732772191457154" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Also from ANN: <span style="font-style: italic;">"Due to Bandai Entertainment's inability to secure the rights to the opening and ending theme songs outside of Asia, the U.S. release uses orchestral tracks for the opening and ending sequences."</span> The orchestral track sort of sets a more serious mood which is really what this story is all about. Preference probably boils down to which one did you watch first. Below are both openings. It would probably be interesting to make a poll with people who never saw the show to see which one they'd prefer.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ASqCNAqlJIc&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ASqCNAqlJIc&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/yuTCWrbbKUM&ap=%2526fmt%3D18"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/yuTCWrbbKUM&ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-48195551279718573932009-04-09T22:31:00.006+09:002009-04-10T17:19:23.696+09:00Shugo Tokumaru<a href="http://www.shugotokumaru.com/">Shugo Tokumaru</a> is an amazing musician I discovered thanks to <a href="http://www.zbsatozofjmusic.com/">Zac Bentz</a>. I immediately bought a CD and sent it to a dear friend and musician <a href="http://www.myspace.com/lulina">Lulina</a>. Last time I phisically saw her was the day she performed at a festival called Coquetel Molotov back in 2005. I gave her a stuffed <a href="http://www.dokodemoissyo.com/">井上トロ</a> and in exchange I got her CD Bolhas na Pleura. Great day.<br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbfLycuhhjI&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LbfLycuhhjI&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-79074283349778282032009-04-03T03:57:00.010+09:002009-04-09T02:45:39.792+09:00The Five Star Stories Logo<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpDSA-ZDoHlxTPlbH2GvhVCXh2o0hSBIuWdqW7X44vpZNVWSUi8Twd83pPsy4U6Y2cAjZLlYtm3FNWDdcjxzQKYl5HclePeKUGrsdgasvEHgBghzDVLgJpi9s1ekiuvU64gEH/s1600-h/fivestarstorieslogo.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghpDSA-ZDoHlxTPlbH2GvhVCXh2o0hSBIuWdqW7X44vpZNVWSUi8Twd83pPsy4U6Y2cAjZLlYtm3FNWDdcjxzQKYl5HclePeKUGrsdgasvEHgBghzDVLgJpi9s1ekiuvU64gEH/s400/fivestarstorieslogo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320171922635730722" /></a><br />I recently watched this 1989 movie and I was mesmerized by the beautiful logo. I wonder if the author of the manga created it. Do mangakas make the logos for their stories? According to Mike Toole, anime historian, the author of Five Star Stories was trained as a fashion designer.R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-3640595827082472542009-03-25T23:02:00.015+09:002009-04-26T21:48:06.878+09:00Anime World Order: LogoTwo suggestions for logo change of the <a href="http://animeworldorder.blogspot.com/">Anime World Order</a> podcast. From the e-mails I've exchanged with them, I get the feeling they sorta liked but... they grew attached to the one they got. I don't expect them to change anytime soon. It would be crazy if ad agencies kept proposing logo changes for companies. The desire of change must come from the client. That's why it wasn't depressing that they still chose a logo they ripped off from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_World_Order_%28professional_wrestling%29">this</a>. Hopefully one day they will yearn for a revamp.<br /><br />I'm seriously considering removing the circle from within the letter "o". It is distracting more than explaining.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzrFJ3k9C8o1S8FwYBhyWv3ed3a27Q7JdePWCxOUOrK1dnXSnbZdImxczQDa-KMCF7L3OWRg9G9EbUyyG52qv33jvyPWFGBRIkGHiF5ysCHB2QLQ3BUu7Zeo8_HE3EVw5YJgs/s1600-h/awologo1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCzrFJ3k9C8o1S8FwYBhyWv3ed3a27Q7JdePWCxOUOrK1dnXSnbZdImxczQDa-KMCF7L3OWRg9G9EbUyyG52qv33jvyPWFGBRIkGHiF5ysCHB2QLQ3BUu7Zeo8_HE3EVw5YJgs/s400/awologo1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317142606855995970" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rKdWqfCgXZMinM3spBfOK5scA0Qh8Fjb-pG6zhphV2PuEbOrYXFLCpCE7-SMG2oQUsC9hgolQiYw0OfGRpL38ixPjJ2ojgXm0LIvG7gu2EP7Jk2WDsBnsmgI3BBfG3AAE9dq/s1600-h/awologo2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rKdWqfCgXZMinM3spBfOK5scA0Qh8Fjb-pG6zhphV2PuEbOrYXFLCpCE7-SMG2oQUsC9hgolQiYw0OfGRpL38ixPjJ2ojgXm0LIvG7gu2EP7Jk2WDsBnsmgI3BBfG3AAE9dq/s400/awologo2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317142611200033634" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Negative version:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngcIbSZPv_GvtmfmxY6tlQmSQEi1KYvcBckuGHqdSSUc86vXN3vgVAPqKBucLIuh-SemBY1s6wGHwwM31L1lzVCrXb6WGiONpIOM2pBQZ3UFYtHVgq4sNA5DOMiwrOpN1vw2N/s1600-h/awologonegative1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhngcIbSZPv_GvtmfmxY6tlQmSQEi1KYvcBckuGHqdSSUc86vXN3vgVAPqKBucLIuh-SemBY1s6wGHwwM31L1lzVCrXb6WGiONpIOM2pBQZ3UFYtHVgq4sNA5DOMiwrOpN1vw2N/s400/awologonegative1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317142610382399714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz30Hqs0Blyp2yuBHZuMt0QxFTi1MXVK79plur2h9_7e2HifeVfrjWOTeH_UTY4r7udTFwvrFFU8K7IxfuiSZGeUdZhVssvHObbIpPHPKm_hiETxAyBvQyB5oQrGt6fmwPqisu/s1600-h/awologonegative2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz30Hqs0Blyp2yuBHZuMt0QxFTi1MXVK79plur2h9_7e2HifeVfrjWOTeH_UTY4r7udTFwvrFFU8K7IxfuiSZGeUdZhVssvHObbIpPHPKm_hiETxAyBvQyB5oQrGt6fmwPqisu/s400/awologonegative2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317142609787413202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Applied to the website:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs14HrGh4mE_ohye3mCtdwnBC0Ql7BI_uV1CRjKD01mg1ZxlCYgj7gHCGHs9q7r7YNJhk7TQGcr_kDuuTgrYUfQy388_vNPmQTPwdibCzT89oRLfUwXAtOf1HQigD4k1blLlv1/s1600-h/awoweb1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs14HrGh4mE_ohye3mCtdwnBC0Ql7BI_uV1CRjKD01mg1ZxlCYgj7gHCGHs9q7r7YNJhk7TQGcr_kDuuTgrYUfQy388_vNPmQTPwdibCzT89oRLfUwXAtOf1HQigD4k1blLlv1/s400/awoweb1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317142616301084114" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YKdXVqFIAfa_Rw8KUeYozHirTXs2M16cJVoAbb74LgI1p3kq0fwBANkMwccJ08a07gfBgc46x8_PYj9pIs5UXwA8f24oravlFZxmXbPheRw3lJg541ZiojF4LSVhxfmzkCK7/s1600-h/awoweb2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2YKdXVqFIAfa_Rw8KUeYozHirTXs2M16cJVoAbb74LgI1p3kq0fwBANkMwccJ08a07gfBgc46x8_PYj9pIs5UXwA8f24oravlFZxmXbPheRw3lJg541ZiojF4LSVhxfmzkCK7/s400/awoweb2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317144062774566450" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Fake Business Cards:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tVH1aJ8RvphnahUWUGrjBtRpuDjPjN3eejr_TPycUIX_3EUZ4N2kI_-gMwFvKdfdyv7dNGFa4tdNuSoHDtEFDvdgxtXIsIzrUuj_Dp7-Nz5ubxhuylmGkOeB8_TmW41BidIe/s1600-h/geraldcard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-tVH1aJ8RvphnahUWUGrjBtRpuDjPjN3eejr_TPycUIX_3EUZ4N2kI_-gMwFvKdfdyv7dNGFa4tdNuSoHDtEFDvdgxtXIsIzrUuj_Dp7-Nz5ubxhuylmGkOeB8_TmW41BidIe/s400/geraldcard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317150279266799714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMvVslZt_qS2M9pn_00-bHpgOfXj6lwuc89_Da7Xp9G3ayCw20As1D9xD_Of_Gtl6yn5Pp214Iz8VTj0DZIBdiFWMSrsNNJu35G1PbG6HnWfkpOAlmQz-hmDJuvEwAaB6FNoX/s1600-h/clarissacard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEMvVslZt_qS2M9pn_00-bHpgOfXj6lwuc89_Da7Xp9G3ayCw20As1D9xD_Of_Gtl6yn5Pp214Iz8VTj0DZIBdiFWMSrsNNJu35G1PbG6HnWfkpOAlmQz-hmDJuvEwAaB6FNoX/s400/clarissacard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317150274704661794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo6X8tSF3ECAb2jmTgpsPRFG3z3DzTog-eG6owG2Dw30S1RfxDfxu4cWlbfaT8YZET4yQbuIcTHo3Kt4u5z1ZMv1sw2Lusz88XKVSjWAW4N8dHBSZdJXQfNKEYEJ1SPb1CTxv/s1600-h/darylcard.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfo6X8tSF3ECAb2jmTgpsPRFG3z3DzTog-eG6owG2Dw30S1RfxDfxu4cWlbfaT8YZET4yQbuIcTHo3Kt4u5z1ZMv1sw2Lusz88XKVSjWAW4N8dHBSZdJXQfNKEYEJ1SPb1CTxv/s400/darylcard.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317150273764450194" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Below is the original version which the guys at <a href="http://mooz.com.br/">mooz</a> like more (designers... pfff). The biggest problem to me is that the name "Anime World Order" doesn't fit anywhere. It is extremely compact... maybe a little too much.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7m6fYpcucSUTGyEycKaYEMZ3wqtZIry513pr040dkX1tB17tPRLAt0OxugTshQ01YOR0Y5iHPChNC7IfOmw0-jUFpVsLWzys7wGZW7BEHNTU3svAlxEQzyD2r4giHApJHnr7/s1600-h/awologo3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw7m6fYpcucSUTGyEycKaYEMZ3wqtZIry513pr040dkX1tB17tPRLAt0OxugTshQ01YOR0Y5iHPChNC7IfOmw0-jUFpVsLWzys7wGZW7BEHNTU3svAlxEQzyD2r4giHApJHnr7/s400/awologo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145085370807554" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj4YWlyqdROJzUlonKijnFyF2yLeKn_XF8xQDSyG_o4eq1xBfkGzny9km1M4u3DpWSYga3iewcJyUbaCdB05Y3BjK2i3LTxJqWDopSLGBQHvzlAlmiaMU-LwNKY73PkJH06xM/s1600-h/awologo3negative.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyj4YWlyqdROJzUlonKijnFyF2yLeKn_XF8xQDSyG_o4eq1xBfkGzny9km1M4u3DpWSYga3iewcJyUbaCdB05Y3BjK2i3LTxJqWDopSLGBQHvzlAlmiaMU-LwNKY73PkJH06xM/s400/awologo3negative.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317145085271175826" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-41720145528280469172009-02-28T06:39:00.005+09:002009-05-11T16:34:16.851+09:00Tenchi Muyo in LoveSome posters that appear in the 1996 movie that is a sequel to the Tenchi Muyo TV series. What makes these posters a bit more interesting is that the story is set at Japan in 1970. Easy Rider, Beatles, and <a href="http://products.suntory.co.jp/whisky/0000000121/0000000270.html">ウィスキー レッド</a> (Whiskey Red) were what I could spot. <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0117876/movieconnections">IMDB</a> points out that there is a reference to the 1987 OVA Black Magic M-66, but the only connection I could find between both animations is that <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=296">Chisa Yokoyama</a> (Sasami) acted in both.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQFtpk5IaQmCLQciX7ODEGbVqas8vQw-L4YCG4nOk9S95m2iNAV79TeGckBhxXjHVx-YBJ5UAA5Je6LPiurNhkNcNBXvtQXQuCzw1kqIR6KFK5g8RDA4i-TjX55gTRoL9F8hf/s1600-h/tenchieasyrider.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrQFtpk5IaQmCLQciX7ODEGbVqas8vQw-L4YCG4nOk9S95m2iNAV79TeGckBhxXjHVx-YBJ5UAA5Je6LPiurNhkNcNBXvtQXQuCzw1kqIR6KFK5g8RDA4i-TjX55gTRoL9F8hf/s400/tenchieasyrider.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307967098048281874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGxDVbHrEeVXhMni3j7RmH9oHRH01f1VAVz8QUTNDzxWoTEJuImJDF-Tj4KLwhtzL1YC1iOBEXCBEWVsitA149uE7VPPST33P8Oc6MzPPxurRQm7XXjFfMUd3BMuP_6Y3iVPN/s1600-h/tenchibeatles.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeGxDVbHrEeVXhMni3j7RmH9oHRH01f1VAVz8QUTNDzxWoTEJuImJDF-Tj4KLwhtzL1YC1iOBEXCBEWVsitA149uE7VPPST33P8Oc6MzPPxurRQm7XXjFfMUd3BMuP_6Y3iVPN/s400/tenchibeatles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307967094185453714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ_A0t-9fTEflcgVLP0DYrmn1ARFkx4CrEqk1Wb9ccg8FLXJvYzRsKPJw2tC6pFZgMnKg-1L93KJFUzFl3z76gizG2hodat4WbrNQ3RCjh-6hEQSO7ye6fm-IiHEz2zWyV7IE/s1600-h/tenchiwhiskey.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 209px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitQ_A0t-9fTEflcgVLP0DYrmn1ARFkx4CrEqk1Wb9ccg8FLXJvYzRsKPJw2tC6pFZgMnKg-1L93KJFUzFl3z76gizG2hodat4WbrNQ3RCjh-6hEQSO7ye6fm-IiHEz2zWyV7IE/s400/tenchiwhiskey.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307967093985756610" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-22160273645284741612009-02-16T07:44:00.014+09:002009-02-16T16:05:30.083+09:00げろたん/ゲロタンGerotan is an extremely peculiar fictional character. A talking baby with the katakana ゲ written on his chest who keeps throwing up every now and then. Some might remember him from episode 7 of <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3102">Cromartie High School</a> (2003).<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfaGql3p4aucWj2PLpqU24SPSUIep4SIUnCoFeplP6u3y39fzurfLVdckNnCW8yigxK5MonCgyVga91kinOGEq4N2fYB2Y_tqEwMR_TcvcZHuRh5LtTksCo6aWVDdIAE0v5Ts/s1600-h/gerotan2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnfaGql3p4aucWj2PLpqU24SPSUIep4SIUnCoFeplP6u3y39fzurfLVdckNnCW8yigxK5MonCgyVga91kinOGEq4N2fYB2Y_tqEwMR_TcvcZHuRh5LtTksCo6aWVDdIAE0v5Ts/s400/gerotan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303165387099830274" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxp1GdaOVAiWVB4NxPhUqNUqcyzt1N-ySS4gT3gsYgew5O_Dpra0sSsZ3iSbZJTx2uwES3zSiA4QWl0dydoTRWYgkutbxMpHXz9u2nQ7jnJ85J74Ywt9yfTAztgrU4yG9YbvAI/s1600-h/gerotan3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxp1GdaOVAiWVB4NxPhUqNUqcyzt1N-ySS4gT3gsYgew5O_Dpra0sSsZ3iSbZJTx2uwES3zSiA4QWl0dydoTRWYgkutbxMpHXz9u2nQ7jnJ85J74Ywt9yfTAztgrU4yG9YbvAI/s400/gerotan3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303165386802936674" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />What is interesting is that he had previously appeared on episode 39 of another animation called <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=804">Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoiyo! Masaru-san</a> (1998). Only this time his name was written in hiragana, but with the same sound pronounciation. The katakana ゲ on his chest was replaced by the equivalent hiragana げ as seen below.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcHFRheRy39AFNBeJvTy4HcmEfmFx8QSc4zS2oE-J01i8W94dagX4kQSBwcXTln7MIGFM9txJRDBQ2j7uv_T3wpAKNg_w1VqThLrrQJvutlkrDcFJf4fkdVCzGIyip98caF1R/s1600-h/gerotan.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWcHFRheRy39AFNBeJvTy4HcmEfmFx8QSc4zS2oE-J01i8W94dagX4kQSBwcXTln7MIGFM9txJRDBQ2j7uv_T3wpAKNg_w1VqThLrrQJvutlkrDcFJf4fkdVCzGIyip98caF1R/s400/gerotan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303165388595571186" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyJlrmZlDONFOqgb-eHjzlZrkXoOqivFdX7TrW1SIqDia9k5VFcfXJIZu83LpXuAd_4LQx3EZX2gRgPd3d2Vb34HiNuDWV3ueigJ9RYpm4NQpIN8OO8gSQwObe4DC-0P0x0GB/s1600-h/gerotan4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhyJlrmZlDONFOqgb-eHjzlZrkXoOqivFdX7TrW1SIqDia9k5VFcfXJIZu83LpXuAd_4LQx3EZX2gRgPd3d2Vb34HiNuDWV3ueigJ9RYpm4NQpIN8OO8gSQwObe4DC-0P0x0GB/s400/gerotan4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303165389377592418" border="0" /></a><br />What is odd is that the production of both shows was done by different companies. Cromartie was produced by Production I.G, Starchild Records, and TV Tokyo. Sexy Commando was produced by Madhouse Studios, Magic Bus, and Studio Gilleta. The ending credits in Sexy Commando don't list Gerotan's voice actress, but I suspect it's the same as the one in Cromartie, <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3183">Ayaka Saito</a>. The best evidence I could find online that she might have done the voice of Gerotan back then is that she did work in Sexy Commando. She was the <a href="http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%BD%8B%E8%97%A4%E5%BD%A9%E5%A4%8F">narrator of episode 43</a> on a scene that depicts Masaru's conception seen as the legend of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Momotar%C5%8D">Momotarou</a>.R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-75126454712470363912009-02-08T08:12:00.012+09:002009-02-08T09:47:12.712+09:00Toradora! x Last Blade<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3261851354_991067db7a_o.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 601px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3528/3261851354_991067db7a_o.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Trying not to forget how to draw and how to use Adobe Illustrator, I recently had the urge to materialize an image in my head. It's been so long since I last drew anime characters. The last time was before the website project, which means around 2005. Above are the two main characters from the best anime I watched from 2008, <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10050">Toradora</a>. Taiga and Ryuji are dressed up as Shigen and Kaede from my favorite console fighting game, SNK's Last Blade. The title <span style="font-style:italic;">Toradora</span> <span style="font-style:italic;">(tora=tiger and dora=dragon)</span> made me wonder if the characters were based on the four symbols of the Chinese constellation known as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishin">Shishin</a>. The first time I recall encountering a reference to it was in <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=311">Yu Yu Hakusho</a>, but the first time I actually realized they were popular symbols was after playing Last Blade. In the game, Kaede possesses the power of the dragon known as Seyriu while Shigen has the power of the tiger known as Byakko. Below is the intro from the game.<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/_FqwXMjm-vU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/_FqwXMjm-vU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-53787309263809233612009-01-26T21:13:00.013+09:002009-05-16T20:50:41.953+09:00S.O.S.Episode six of <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=392">Kareshi Kanojo no Jijou</a> (<span>1998-10-02 to 1999-03-26) </span>features a very catchy song that only recently I bothered to look up information about. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.O.S._%28Pink_Lady_Single%29">S.O.S.</a> is a hit single from 1976 sung by a duo called Pink Lady. During this spectacularly simple and creative Kare Kano scene, the song starts to play and Miyazawa is aware of that. To illustrate that the music is in her head, her colors are replaced by a fast paced music sheet moving upwards. Then her face covers the entire screen and the letters "S O S" keep quickly shifting from right to left in her mouth. I absolutely love these ideas that only work in animation. When I watched it for the first time (about ten years ago), I didn't know katakana. It's written <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="t_nihongo_kanji" lang="ja">ピンク・レディー (Pinku Redi) on the text of the last image below.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzwjcJ2wwRWUXcVr3Lce1Ij_B-sGZtAoM115zeKKDoBZOjn-aX9bl-HOSqSkDiQ7lRKThJtMEKMR_v5daMDa8eHdQBWzt82NZ9XecLDg8x8hToN3X4kKvHon8Qn6R87KLlPgN/s1600-h/karekanosos1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVzwjcJ2wwRWUXcVr3Lce1Ij_B-sGZtAoM115zeKKDoBZOjn-aX9bl-HOSqSkDiQ7lRKThJtMEKMR_v5daMDa8eHdQBWzt82NZ9XecLDg8x8hToN3X4kKvHon8Qn6R87KLlPgN/s320/karekanosos1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295588269900755330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7S3x77Qjv9Fv39AxUrsZ1etlGlSxY0A89DEya9c_ezaSscxC0WD5fhGGvEGHh2-qrog8mvRHY_xnRt7L_TopUBEnKFP0ARma4EY4YgI8Y_7xV6Rz9wvLL6TtS6GTaml69fT7/s1600-h/karekanosos2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP7S3x77Qjv9Fv39AxUrsZ1etlGlSxY0A89DEya9c_ezaSscxC0WD5fhGGvEGHh2-qrog8mvRHY_xnRt7L_TopUBEnKFP0ARma4EY4YgI8Y_7xV6Rz9wvLL6TtS6GTaml69fT7/s320/karekanosos2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295588279957749522" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YM20NFmypflcHU4mEoe6dtE5fnvIaiVHUpSCJAI4GaEwLoGSfWrbos7SCz5kzAD57z1eko_fmZqkoyMgaCbRmPftQpbhvrOV2oadA1FsTijRSmtAkiLOW_YlfG7qOyDSvgFY/s1600-h/karekanosos3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5YM20NFmypflcHU4mEoe6dtE5fnvIaiVHUpSCJAI4GaEwLoGSfWrbos7SCz5kzAD57z1eko_fmZqkoyMgaCbRmPftQpbhvrOV2oadA1FsTijRSmtAkiLOW_YlfG7qOyDSvgFY/s320/karekanosos3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295588279638478402" border="0" /></a><br /><br />What's interesting is that an animation called <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1076">Alice SOS</a> was airing in the same year (1998-04-06 to 1999-01-28). Both shows were produced by J.C. Staff and had the same person as a sound director in Alice SOS and sound producer in Kare Kano; Toru Nakano. What a surprise when not long ago I watched the opening animation of Alice SOS for the first time.<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/j9YXahSCvDM&hl=ja&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/j9YXahSCvDM&hl=ja&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-67865021198333682762009-01-23T20:58:00.005+09:002009-01-23T22:11:39.836+09:00上代さん<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2859702668_16556d0d4a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 352px; height: 500px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2859702668_16556d0d4a.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br />Another coworker of mine. She's probably one of the most sympathetic persons I have ever met in my life. Jyoudai-san went some time ago to Hawaii, so I thought I could draw something about it. In the beginning I thought it should be a poster with text, but changed my mind later. Normally I'd say I was just lazy, however this time the problem is that I don't handle fonts well. Whenever I worked with <a href="http://danieledmundson.blogspot.com/">Daniel</a>, he would manage the fonts and the general structure. To be honest, I think most fonts looks the same. I bet that if he wanted, Daniel could make this poster look good with text. Unfortunately he's too busy. Maybe someday he might want to use this commercially. Who knows?R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11374460.post-72416835426394254652009-01-22T16:51:00.010+09:002009-05-10T14:34:49.175+09:00Top o Nerae! (Gunbuster)Lately I've been re-watching Japanese animations from the 80's with abundant female cast members on primary roles. Dirty Pair, Gall Force, Project A-Ko, and Gunbuster. They probably reflect who was the primary demographic target during the 80's. They also demonstrate the contrasting difference of who is today's audience.<br /><br />The 1988 <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=466">Top o Nerae!</a> stands to me as one of the landmarks of what anime meant back in the day. Science fiction tales told in the most fun possible way. If you get annoyed in things like "no way a robot could do that" then you better stick to documentaries and the daily news. One of the things I love the most about the medium is how it can bend the rules and still seem... coherent. Knowing how much you can bend the rules is the true talent of a storyteller.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDAKaObA3yWgBX-PnTAyH0Mvyw5IiDumWhMUmumhnPY9kd9Ol3CsNvUr9HU07p7SOCE9GK-kJ9XAnIE4R04bC12ZrUfBGRYzJogySmYGiWRE5XOA2RrmEgYWW-ic8uRSlMejh/s1600-h/uchuukaijuu.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBDAKaObA3yWgBX-PnTAyH0Mvyw5IiDumWhMUmumhnPY9kd9Ol3CsNvUr9HU07p7SOCE9GK-kJ9XAnIE4R04bC12ZrUfBGRYzJogySmYGiWRE5XOA2RrmEgYWW-ic8uRSlMejh/s320/uchuukaijuu.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294133894930920754" border="0" /></a><br />The design of the aliens is incredibly detailed in Top o Nerae! It must have been murderous to animate them. I wonder what was the source of inspiration for their ingenious layout.<br /><br />Below are some images from episode five of Gunbuster. Really cool posters. <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=180">Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind</a> (1984), <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=534">My Neighbor Totoro</a> (1988), <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=338">Uchuu Senkan Yamato</a> (1974), and... Van Halem! I knew that <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15">Hideaki Anno</a>, director of Gunbuster, had worked in Nausicaa as key animator because <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=51">Hayao Miyazaki</a> had seen his work in <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=817">Daicon 4</a>, but I had absolutely no idea that <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=282">Noriko Hikada</a>, voice of Noriko Takaya (main character of Gunbuster who can be seen in the images below), was the voice of Satsuki Kusakabe, the older sister in My Neighbor Totoro.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrXgGG5aHIQ60brNQTAwIxOl-9ESMqaV9BuI2xPL8y_Ltjyynj6plZ4xB6_NPaor3a0y_gMAlAGjt1ZcDdxAtVm-FbwFCrM-GlxLTh8p1cLDKh7hUVvILEwLHXGsbRX2txIFm/s1600-h/noriko's+room+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGrXgGG5aHIQ60brNQTAwIxOl-9ESMqaV9BuI2xPL8y_Ltjyynj6plZ4xB6_NPaor3a0y_gMAlAGjt1ZcDdxAtVm-FbwFCrM-GlxLTh8p1cLDKh7hUVvILEwLHXGsbRX2txIFm/s320/noriko's+room+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294022751859842322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1AQVXKrdFtojc0AU78BG1vYF_ekC00ae3IHIGNijALBm-27QCtIZVMQBTDpEqH9sGBiMT9ElGX23NZNX45hCzizICWBIyL5Yl55Aj-z66tnbLx6qN_tYWHzZ-tBRLmRIuU9p/s1600-h/noriko's+room+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1AQVXKrdFtojc0AU78BG1vYF_ekC00ae3IHIGNijALBm-27QCtIZVMQBTDpEqH9sGBiMT9ElGX23NZNX45hCzizICWBIyL5Yl55Aj-z66tnbLx6qN_tYWHzZ-tBRLmRIuU9p/s320/noriko's+room+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294022755542450786" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzZEcjQbWsouAPXbh4EQ1kfB29N7jaBuH0Y9xcKsM4-_GHW13fht9pIuDPBBjVAMWsbzPKzX9dR80MgizmpAZJ-CRWQ9NtbDEJc8vr1KyO6_lHp5D77Y2dERiqeKxMaM54vyV/s1600-h/noriko's+room+3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzZEcjQbWsouAPXbh4EQ1kfB29N7jaBuH0Y9xcKsM4-_GHW13fht9pIuDPBBjVAMWsbzPKzX9dR80MgizmpAZJ-CRWQ9NtbDEJc8vr1KyO6_lHp5D77Y2dERiqeKxMaM54vyV/s320/noriko's+room+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294022760989558162" border="0" /></a>R.T.Inouehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09331233529175916330noreply@blogger.com2