That makes all sorts of sense, hosanna. Thanks!
madp get your studio in line
I see dinosaurs and
I am not dissuaded.
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That makes all sorts of sense, hosanna. Thanks!
madp get your studio in line
I see dinosaurs and
I am not dissuaded.
I feel like that makes it even worse, because wouldn't that mean they used government funds to subsidize an existing project? At least this explains why it first surfaced as an OVA, then vanished, then reappeared as an Anime Mirai project.
DanganRonpa 03
Should have seen this coming. This adaption is a mess.
The worst part about this adaption is that if you have played the game, there is currently no reason to watch this, unlike the director's previous adaptions. P4A gave the silent protagonist a personality and gave different perspectives to scenes from the game. DeSu2 gave the silent protagonist a personality and animated a new story. With this adaption of DR, everything is copypasted from the game. A good number of scenes are just redrawn CGs from the game, the class trials are ripped directly from the game and rushed to all hell, and the executions are ripped from the game and retraced, plus they're censored. Since they’re ripped directly from the game, the animation differences are very jarring.
The point of an adaption in my eyes is to tell the story in a way that people who haven't experienced the original source fully understand what's going on and provide those who have experienced the original source a different perspective to scenes from the source. If you can't do that, then make a original plot featuring characters from the original source. DR the Animation isn't doing either. As of right now, it's feels as if I'm watching a "HD" speedrun of the original game. We don't get to see how the murders took place through animation and we don't get to see the executions done through a different perspective. That's all they had to do since unlike the director's previous adaptions, the MC is already a fleshed out character. Instead we get those scenes lazily copy and pasted straight from the game. I don't know if this is happening because of the DeSu2 the Animation backlash from fans, but copypasting every single element from the game does not make a good adaption. It just makes an abomination that no one should watch. Hopefully it gets better from here but I doubt it.
At least the OP is cool.
Should have seen this coming. This adaption is a mess.
The worst part about this adaption is that if you have played the game, there is currently no reason to watch this, unlike the director's previous adaptions. P4A gave the silent protagonist a personality and gave different perspectives to scenes from the game. DeSu2 gave the silent protagonist a personality and animated a new story. With this adaption of DR, everything is copypasted from the game. A good number of scenes are just redrawn CGs from the game, the class trials are ripped directly from the game and rushed to all hell, and the executions are ripped from the game and retraced, plus they're censored. Since they’re ripped directly from the game, the animation differences are very jarring.
The point of an adaption in my eyes is to tell the story in a way that people who haven't experienced the original source fully understand what's going on and provide those who have experienced the original source a different perspective to scenes from the source. If you can't do that, then make a original plot featuring characters from the original source. DR the Animation isn't doing either. As of right now, it's feels as if I'm watching a "HD" speedrun of the original game. We don't get to see how the murders took place through animation and we don't get to see the executions done through a different perspective. That's all they had to do since unlike the director's previous adaptions, the MC is already a fleshed out character. Instead we get those scenes lazily copy and pasted straight from the game. I don't know if this is happening because of the DeSu2 the Animation backlash from fans, but copypasting every single element from the game does not make a good adaption. It just makes an abomination that no one should watch. Hopefully it gets better from here but I doubt it.
At least the OP is cool.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Look who's popular!
I claim no affiliation. In fact, MALgraph says they're my fifth-most-hated studio!
Basically, I watched all of Bleach and a hell of a lot of bad 80s OVAs.
it's not reverse psychology
My curse of only being able to get people to watch things that I genuinely hate continues.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
it's not reverse psychology
My curse of only being able to get people to watch things that I genuinely hate continues.
You should try to make your argument look convincing by not having things that might grab people's interest.
Spring-Loaded
Member
Symphogear G 3
Back to school, upcoming culture fair, and communal loli shower scene?
I was going to link that but all the broken images made me worried I'd be wrong!!
Pushing the mecha angle of the Symphogears more between the transformations and the Yuusha pose.
Back to school, upcoming culture fair, and communal loli shower scene?
I was going to link that but all the broken images made me worried I'd be wrong!!
Eck x 7 Ass Nopecean 18
So at this point I have a complaint to voice, and I feel it is fairly reasonable: what was the point of
I mean, the one life it could have saved is never addressed, and while Ao fusses a lot over whether or not
Also another Kyube reference. Makes me wonder if
Ao
makes zero sense also. What is his motivation here? That Generation Blue . . . kept secrets? Didn't manage the unmanageable? I mean,
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the remainder of the episode is BS drama.
So at this point I have a complaint to voice, and I feel it is fairly reasonable: what was the point of
retconning Team Goldilocks out of existence?
they're happy now, Team Goldilocks' girls weren't exactly mopey to begin with, and it is wrong to just kinda leave them there, rob them of Bruno and all their relationships, and just shrug it off when none of them were exactly suffering.
Also another Kyube reference. Makes me wonder if
Elena is demonic, or if they're doing this in a misguided attempt to be cute.
Ao
defecting to the American side
how are the Americans gonna handle this any better?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand the remainder of the episode is BS drama.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
HOLY SHIT, THE CURSE HAS BEEN BROKEN! NO WOLFRUN DOUJINS! ACTUALLY DOUJINS WITH PRECURES IN THEM!!!
I can't explain any of the reasons why anyone does anything from this point forward, because it's all nonsense and I purged it from my memory.
Silver Spoon 2
Whoa, that was a massive step up from the first episode in terms of quality from the first episode. If this keeps it up then it'll definitely turn out to be something truly special, something worthy of the noitaminA brand (oldtamina, that is.)
also i'm kinda surprised someone hasn't made an ot yet :<
Whoa, that was a massive step up from the first episode in terms of quality from the first episode. If this keeps it up then it'll definitely turn out to be something truly special, something worthy of the noitaminA brand (oldtamina, that is.)
also i'm kinda surprised someone hasn't made an ot yet :<
Boring.
Turin Turambar
Member
Gatchaman Crowds 2
That was definitely a step up over the first episode. Hajime is still adorably weird as always, but her eccentricity is somewhat toned down a bit.It was nice to see what the others' day jobs were. I had a feeling that I might be let down but I was wrong, Gatchaman is still delivering.The okama villain finally makes an appearance, and boy was that something. The pink haired girl was trap?!? Oh man what a revelation x)
A thought: maybe this guys is an alien of the same species of JJ? They both are abnormally tall. It would make sense,
as the villain seems to be in a opposite Gatchman-like team
Gatchaman 2. How I learned to quit worrying and accept the genki cuteness.
So I just got back from watching Kaze Tachinu
It's kinda hard to describe it while avoiding spoilers but I'm going to try my best.
Art and Animation
I'm not gonna spend much time here because this is Studio Ghibli. Everything is lovingly hand drawn with gorgeous backgrounds. There is a famous story about how Miyazaki was berating a Ghibli animator about the kid animating an airplane by drawing on inspiration from movies/TV/other anime. He said something like, you can't draw an airplane unless you've ridden one and had the feel of the wind in your hair blah blah. Well, I can say that, Ghibli must have shelled out some hardcore flying lessons for its animators because the flying is incredible. It is always easier to animate someone flying through the air (like in Kiki) rather than to realistically show a machine with weight doing so and most anime have struggled with that. Ghibli gives us a master class on how to do it here.
For something so serious, you'd think they'd use a more muted color palette but in true Ghibli style, everything is super lush. There are big rolling fields and everything is beautifully done.
If you're not content with airplane sakuga, there's earthquake sakuga, fire sakuga, car sakuga, train sakuga and rain sakuga. You'll need to watch Free! if you want swimming sakuga unfortunately. So yeah, Studio Ghibli is incomparable in terms of art and animation. Nothing comes close.
Music
I love the theme song. Its an old song Hikouki-gumo "Airplane Cloud" by Yumi Arai (same singer as Yasashihsa ni tsutsumareteru nara from Kiki).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGjRjCyTzys
The main theme also sounds like the main theme from Laputa. Its definitely a very serious work and Jo Hisaishi has done a great job to fit the soundtrack with the events in the movie.
Also, to get it out of the way, Hideaki Anno is fucking awful as the VA for the main character. You're looking at the character and you're expecting one thing and then this weird old man voice comes out of his mouth. Its definitely jarring the first time you hear it. That said, its not THAT bad. Every second sentence Jiro says sounds perfectly fine. Its that first sentence you have to get over every time.
Story and Impressions
Its about the life of one guy, Jiro Horiguchi. The movie follows him from when he was a kid dreaming of airplanes, when he enters college to study engineering, the Great Kanto Earthquake, him joining Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to make planes, his love life, and follows him through the eventual development of the Japanese zero fighter.
For those worried, there is nothing significant in the movie about the war. Outside of some imagery, the war doesn't happen in this movie. The movie is focused on the people developing the airplanes and doesn't even attempt to provide commentary on the war. The war is something that WILL happen, we know it, but the characters of course don't and the movie tells it from that vantage point. To say more would delve into spoilers but I, not being Japanese, had reservations that the movie might glorify Japan's role in the war but rest assured, it does no such thing.
Its a beautiful story through and through. I kinda struggled with the first half of the movie and kept asking myself what the hell Miyazaki was thinking with this but eventually by the 2nd half, I found myself completely into the characters and developments. It kinda crept up on me to be honest.
Its a very adult story though and I think that is what might trip some people up. There are almost no children in the movie and certainly no children that have any important roles. The characters behave like adults, they drink, they smoke, they kiss. This is not Totoro or Spirited Away or Ponyo. There is no whimsy outside of a few dream sequences. I kinda felt bad for the families with kids in the theater. Its a cold hard look at the life of a man, his dreams and the Japan of the time.
I will complain about something that while not really Miyazaki's fault is something I feel at this point in my life an illustration of everything that I feel is wrong with Japanese society. Its the idealism of saying that as long as you are chasing your dream (working), everything else doesn't matter. That consequences aren't really consequences. They are things that happen on the way to your dream.
Its a movie by Hayao Miyazaki for Hayao Miyazaki. It really did seem to me like Miyazaki is putting himself out there as the main character. He devoted his life to his craft, he lived, he loved and in the end work wins out over everything else.
Final thoughts
There's a tweet from Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leap Through Time, Wolf Children Ame and Yuki) which praised this movie and he said something to the effect of "there has never been a movie like this and there will never be" and I agree with him although I think he's correct not in the way you reading this might think. This is a movie that only someone with the experience, clout and confidence of Hayao Miyazaki could have made. It is a dead serious work that explores what it means to live and chase your dream (or what happens when you fail). The movie panders to no one. There are no cute characters, no marketable sidekicks. I have a hard time imagining how this movie will be merchandised at all. This is a movie that only Miyazaki in his old age could have made. Not Oshii, not Hosoda, not even Takahata would get away with making something as personal, thoughtful and as beautiful as this movie.
You should do everything in your power to find a way to watch this movie (get the dub if at all possible).
It's kinda hard to describe it while avoiding spoilers but I'm going to try my best.
Art and Animation
I'm not gonna spend much time here because this is Studio Ghibli. Everything is lovingly hand drawn with gorgeous backgrounds. There is a famous story about how Miyazaki was berating a Ghibli animator about the kid animating an airplane by drawing on inspiration from movies/TV/other anime. He said something like, you can't draw an airplane unless you've ridden one and had the feel of the wind in your hair blah blah. Well, I can say that, Ghibli must have shelled out some hardcore flying lessons for its animators because the flying is incredible. It is always easier to animate someone flying through the air (like in Kiki) rather than to realistically show a machine with weight doing so and most anime have struggled with that. Ghibli gives us a master class on how to do it here.
For something so serious, you'd think they'd use a more muted color palette but in true Ghibli style, everything is super lush. There are big rolling fields and everything is beautifully done.
If you're not content with airplane sakuga, there's earthquake sakuga, fire sakuga, car sakuga, train sakuga and rain sakuga. You'll need to watch Free! if you want swimming sakuga unfortunately. So yeah, Studio Ghibli is incomparable in terms of art and animation. Nothing comes close.
The whole country has Kaze Tachinu fever!
Music
I love the theme song. Its an old song Hikouki-gumo "Airplane Cloud" by Yumi Arai (same singer as Yasashihsa ni tsutsumareteru nara from Kiki).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGjRjCyTzys
The main theme also sounds like the main theme from Laputa. Its definitely a very serious work and Jo Hisaishi has done a great job to fit the soundtrack with the events in the movie.
Also, to get it out of the way, Hideaki Anno is fucking awful as the VA for the main character. You're looking at the character and you're expecting one thing and then this weird old man voice comes out of his mouth. Its definitely jarring the first time you hear it. That said, its not THAT bad. Every second sentence Jiro says sounds perfectly fine. Its that first sentence you have to get over every time.
Proposed catch copies for the movie as thought up by the comedian Nakata Atsuhiko (Oriental Radio) and written out by Toshio Suzuki.
Story and Impressions
Its about the life of one guy, Jiro Horiguchi. The movie follows him from when he was a kid dreaming of airplanes, when he enters college to study engineering, the Great Kanto Earthquake, him joining Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to make planes, his love life, and follows him through the eventual development of the Japanese zero fighter.
For those worried, there is nothing significant in the movie about the war. Outside of some imagery, the war doesn't happen in this movie. The movie is focused on the people developing the airplanes and doesn't even attempt to provide commentary on the war. The war is something that WILL happen, we know it, but the characters of course don't and the movie tells it from that vantage point. To say more would delve into spoilers but I, not being Japanese, had reservations that the movie might glorify Japan's role in the war but rest assured, it does no such thing.
Merchandise!
Its a beautiful story through and through. I kinda struggled with the first half of the movie and kept asking myself what the hell Miyazaki was thinking with this but eventually by the 2nd half, I found myself completely into the characters and developments. It kinda crept up on me to be honest.
Its a very adult story though and I think that is what might trip some people up. There are almost no children in the movie and certainly no children that have any important roles. The characters behave like adults, they drink, they smoke, they kiss. This is not Totoro or Spirited Away or Ponyo. There is no whimsy outside of a few dream sequences. I kinda felt bad for the families with kids in the theater. Its a cold hard look at the life of a man, his dreams and the Japan of the time.
I will complain about something that while not really Miyazaki's fault is something I feel at this point in my life an illustration of everything that I feel is wrong with Japanese society. Its the idealism of saying that as long as you are chasing your dream (working), everything else doesn't matter. That consequences aren't really consequences. They are things that happen on the way to your dream.
Its a movie by Hayao Miyazaki for Hayao Miyazaki. It really did seem to me like Miyazaki is putting himself out there as the main character. He devoted his life to his craft, he lived, he loved and in the end work wins out over everything else.
Final thoughts
There's a tweet from Mamoru Hosoda (The Girl Who Leap Through Time, Wolf Children Ame and Yuki) which praised this movie and he said something to the effect of "there has never been a movie like this and there will never be" and I agree with him although I think he's correct not in the way you reading this might think. This is a movie that only someone with the experience, clout and confidence of Hayao Miyazaki could have made. It is a dead serious work that explores what it means to live and chase your dream (or what happens when you fail). The movie panders to no one. There are no cute characters, no marketable sidekicks. I have a hard time imagining how this movie will be merchandised at all. This is a movie that only Miyazaki in his old age could have made. Not Oshii, not Hosoda, not even Takahata would get away with making something as personal, thoughtful and as beautiful as this movie.
You should do everything in your power to find a way to watch this movie (get the dub if at all possible).
I'll bludgeon it out in time.
The Devil is a Part Timer 8
Emi > Chi, as always. That said, Chi has a fair amount of comical range that I do appreciate. She manages to come across as a fairly cute high school kid sometimes and other times an overendowed dwarf. Either way, she's still a very energetic, enjoyable character whose gesticulations tend to be goofier than the rest. She's like Majestic Prince's Tamaki if Tamaki didn't have all the comedy of trench warfare. Put more simply, if Tamaki was a good character and not a sledghammer to the funny bone.
Anyway, the competition with Sentucky Fried Chicken is a pretty funny concept, and having Emi and ol what's her name find out about their dramatic irony was another highlight of the episode.
A Black Falcon
Member
prism illya 2
eh... like the fate fanservice and Rin's thighs are still delicious. Card collecting is... ccs ish. Idk show just feels like a :cajun show made by committee. not feeling warmth or anythin.
also the saddest looking clock in anime of recent...
Committee? Well, technically "Type-Moon" is the manga's author, and this is a manga adaptation, so I guess that's possible... but the manga is mostly good, and the anime is a pretty faithful adaptation, so I think they're doing a good job. Fate/kaleid is a series with a big genre shift versus past Fate works... but they're doing a good job with it, and the less depressing tone than other Fate/ stuff is quite nice. It's already better for sure than the original F/SN anime... I think it's quite good, too much loli-service at times aside. And ep. 2 didn't have that problem.
Uh, "of course"? Going by your "mystery show" thing from near the end of your post (good point!), in Ace Attorney you don't play as some other person watching Phoenix Wright, in Touch Detective you don't play as the main characters' butler or something, why don't you play as the Milky Holmes girls themselves in this Milky Holmes game? You should, of course.
"The player's proxy to interact with the girls" -- so you are saying that it's a harem game. That is not what this franchise, or those characters, should be.
As for the rest of this, you really should just watch the anime and judge for yourself; you could pass it off as "just a schoolgirl crush", but seriously, compared to the actual animes, it's pretty creepy to watch.
Well, Alternative is set in England; they're on a trip there. The villain is basically
a 19th century style guy (England, Sherlock Holmes, so of course they tossed in a connection) who thinks that the modern world is too soft, so people have to fear the darkness again, so he wants to unleash a virus which will kill like 90% of humanity, and Milky Holmes has to stop him.
That doesn't sound nearly as bad as the guy from Alternative...
though I thought he showed up in the games, or something, since he gets away at the end... I thought that was a game hook or something like that.
Yeah, as I said, the whole thing about the powers seemed pretty generic; what made it so interesting and unique was the twist about them losing their powers near the start. I'm not convinced that it could match that in a more conventional "they have powers and catch/fight badguys" series. I guess the idea of powers plus detectives was slightly different, but not THAT much... the detective academies and such are Milky Holmes' variant of the common hero academies and the like.
Oh, right, solving mysteries, I'd kind of forgotten about that... but I mentioned that early on in this post, based on this comment, so I won't repeat myself.
I agree with you here, yes.
I like the series the most myself, haven't listened to the music much besides in the episodes. But I know the music (eg the seiyuus) is popular.
Its a great movie. I'm glad I got to watch it at this age. I might not have been able to appreciate something like this 10 years ago.
I plan on watching/revisiting all of Miyazaki's films soon to see if they leave different impressions on me.
My favorite to this date has still been Princess Mononoke.
It does feel like something that would read well 50 years from now as the final magnum opus to his career. I don't want him to stop making movies though >_<
I used to really like Mononoke for the action but on a rewatch a few years ago, I was more intereted in Ashitaka and San's story and all the environmentalism. The action felt like it was taking something away from me.
It's funny because I was more enthralled by the lore and characters than the action but this was because I first watched it when I was much older (university I think so around 2005-6). Had I watched it around the time it came out, I probably would have dug it more for the action.
Mega Man Sins 8
Boy I sure how Casshern has a dick, because like, ever lady who meets him instantly wants it. Just sayin'. Anyway, Mega Man meets up with Lacus and takes her to perform One Last Gig (like in Blues Brothers!) and lemme tell you, narmy as the song is, the fight scene that accompanies this song is SICK. It's all lady singing and Mega Man just ripping the guts out of an army of robots. Like legit an army of them, just like in the end of MMZ1.
Boy I sure how Casshern has a dick, because like, ever lady who meets him instantly wants it. Just sayin'. Anyway, Mega Man meets up with Lacus and takes her to perform One Last Gig (like in Blues Brothers!) and lemme tell you, narmy as the song is, the fight scene that accompanies this song is SICK. It's all lady singing and Mega Man just ripping the guts out of an army of robots. Like legit an army of them, just like in the end of MMZ1.
Hype
its one of the best series out there. You should quite enjoy It. Takes about 8-10 episodes to set the stage but then you better hold on!
Because A comes before L obviously!
What the frak is Arve Rezzle-
Rueface is so good. It should be used more.
Told you to have faith in it!
Slow motion train wrecks are the best.
My impression is that Hideaki Anno's intent was to personally rile up Hayao Miyazaki, as representative of the studio's culture in general, as he even refers to Mr. Miyazaki directly and I think that went well with what you said; "It's reminiscent of that dynamic, energetic Miyazaki who was really exploring new ideas in really creative ways"... isn't that what it could be implied from Mr. Anno's opinion about what he lost? In the way of achieving and later maintaining such status and personal responsibility inside that industry (and for everyone dependent of him at the studio) maybe that original energy you mentioned is what he really "lost", also in words of Mr. Anno.
First of all, many thanks for your review, zeroshiki! Did you get some of that merchandise? Was the art-book available there perhaps?
So, doesn't the film make evident the context and ultimate fatal outcome of what he worked on? I think that alone should kind of defeat that moral and the candid look into the 'working your way through anything' notion.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Sailor Moon 20
Dragged this one out because I got caught up in playing more Shin Megami Tensei IV
SWIMSUITS BEFORE WE STOPPED GIVING THEM SWIMSUITS (among other things).
Interestingly enough, there were none of the usual suspects mucking things about, giving us a Grabbed by the Ghoulies episode.
This episode shows that they're biased against Mercury. I mean shit, Sailor Moon got an upskirt here and yet this is all we got from Mercury. Hatin'!
And they never took off the costumes.
Dragged this one out because I got caught up in playing more Shin Megami Tensei IV
SWIMSUITS BEFORE WE STOPPED GIVING THEM SWIMSUITS (among other things).
Interestingly enough, there were none of the usual suspects mucking things about, giving us a Grabbed by the Ghoulies episode.
This episode shows that they're biased against Mercury. I mean shit, Sailor Moon got an upskirt here and yet this is all we got from Mercury. Hatin'!
And they never took off the costumes.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
I'd say you find a lot of the same themes in Western narrative, too, although in those cases it's not rare to find that the "consequences" have been reversed by the end of the story.
KirbYuuYuu
Member
Cockshew Sins 8
Girls just want Cashew's nuts. Anyway singing exists... AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN ENGLISH TOO! TAKE THAT K-ON!
The moment the horde of robots showed up towards the end made me go "Oh no. Please don't", I don't think I can take tragedy considering Cashew made someones dreams come true despite his actions, but while that didn't happen, the song playing through that fight...
Oh man. It just felt so right... I have... feelings for this episode. This might be a current favorite.
Girls just want Cashew's nuts. Anyway singing exists... AND IT'S ACTUALLY IN ENGLISH TOO! TAKE THAT K-ON!
The moment the horde of robots showed up towards the end made me go "Oh no. Please don't", I don't think I can take tragedy considering Cashew made someones dreams come true despite his actions, but while that didn't happen, the song playing through that fight...
Oh man. It just felt so right... I have... feelings for this episode. This might be a current favorite.
PdotMichael
Banned
Are you saying the movie ignores the Second Sino-Japanese War?
Well, I guess that's the typical Japanese way to handle it.
As I said, Kaze Tachinu doesn't really feel like a merchandiseable movie for me. They had the puzzles there for Kaze Tachinu similar to what they have for Totoro, Kiki and the like.
I'm not sure if we're thinking of the same thing, but they were selling a 600 yen pamphlet that I didn't bother to get since those things just end up being clutter around the house for me.
I honestly don't know. Yes, of course, there were negative outcomes and the film does show that. I am just unsure and perhaps I am not sophisticated enough to notice whether the movie makes a commentary on it. For me, it was presented as: this is my dream, I will go forward in a single minded approach towards it. Oh yeah, these other things happened too as a result of it. It never felt like there was any room for regret towards anything regarding that particular thing.
I didn't really want to fan the flames too much since, as you said, its gonna be a long time before I get to discuss this with you guys and I really don't want to be THAT guy. Depending on how successful this is, we could be looking at a year until this gets released on BD in Japan.
Turin Turambar
Member
So I just got back from watching Kaze Tachinu
So, hype!
After the last Miyazaki movies, I'm glad he leaves the kid stories this time and more serious one.
http://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20130720-00000056-dal-ent
Toho has announced that Hayao Miyazaki's latest movie Kaze Tachinu has already recorded 127% of the first day box office (Japan counts number of people who watched in addition to the money brought in) of Miyazaki's previous movie, Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea. Ponyo brought in 12 million people totalling 15.5 billion yen of sales on its first day and Kaze Tachinu has already beaten that by 6 PM on the first day.
Depending on how the late shows do, it has a chance to eclipse the first day of Princess Mononoke (19.9 billion) but probably not Spirited Away (30.4 billion holy shit).
Toho has announced that Hayao Miyazaki's latest movie Kaze Tachinu has already recorded 127% of the first day box office (Japan counts number of people who watched in addition to the money brought in) of Miyazaki's previous movie, Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea. Ponyo brought in 12 million people totalling 15.5 billion yen of sales on its first day and Kaze Tachinu has already beaten that by 6 PM on the first day.
Depending on how the late shows do, it has a chance to eclipse the first day of Princess Mononoke (19.9 billion) but probably not Spirited Away (30.4 billion holy shit).
Referred to this one here, I thought maybe they could be selling it in advance at theaters.
I see, thanks for the answer. I don't know much about Mr. Horikoshi's life but certainly I thought he wouldn't be oblivious to what he contributed for, and that it could be a proxy lesson the film's also told us.
Oh, no, it wasn't being sold yet. Ghibli doesn't need to abuse moviegoers like Shinkai or some others to bring in the cash.
There is a scene where he does take stock of his life but no regrets I think. I think the meta-lesson from Miyazaki is that of course war is bad but its not like Jiro Horikoshi flew the planes and blew the stuff up.
Aizo
Banned
I look forward to seeing it. Looks fantastic.
Theonik
Member
I'm not sure when it started either. Though i think for magical girls it also predates Sailor Moon, though Sailor Moon probably popularised it.
Apostrophes are the worst. Working'!! is the worst title for a sequel.
I understand that. It's pretty refreshing how renton gets some actual character development compared to the standard mecha protag. I'm just commenting on the fact that no matter how well he does it still ends up swinging back to bite him. Like how Eureka presently is giving him the cold shoulder.
I told you! I was rolling on the floor when I saw it way back. This cost as much as LWA folks.
Still on his football exile though Wonzo was talking about Branduil watching Ryo.Branduil gone too?
You know I initially thought your name may have been a mix of Madhouse and Studio Pierrot before I remembered where it really came from. I still like that version of events in fact.
Mercury is too pure to defile like that.
Frauline Eule...
Ugh...
Don't remind me of this show. It hurts aaaaaaaaa
Aizo
Banned
KirbYuuYuu
Member
I doubt anything in Season 3 will top Takamura v. Hawk.
Sailor Moon 21
Rei needs to be more honest with her heart.... and she wore overalls... what a weirdo.
FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC.
I HAVE USED MY STRONGEST YOUMA WHO HAS BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP *Breaks up a minute later* Well that was ridiculous.
Sailor Moon 21
Rei needs to be more honest with her heart.... and she wore overalls... what a weirdo.
FRIENDSHIP IS MAGIC.
I HAVE USED MY STRONGEST YOUMA WHO HAS BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP *Breaks up a minute later* Well that was ridiculous.
Regulus Tera
Romanes Eunt Domus
Yeah, but, lesbians.
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