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Masaaki Yuasa And Science Saru At Their Most Sincere: Ride Your Wave [Annecy 2019]

Masaaki Yuasa And Science Saru At Their Most Sincere: Ride Your Wave [Annecy 2019]

We got to watch Masaaki Yuasa’s new delightful movie Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara / Ride Your Wave and had to write about the sincerity of its craft and its storytelling, how it intertwined its character relationships and visual vocabulary, and the place it occupies in Yuasa and Science Saru’s body of work. No spoilers beyond the pivotal event present in every synopsis and promotional video!

Masaaki Yuasa Masterclass: Science Saru’s New Movie Revealed [Annecy 2018]

Masaaki Yuasa Masterclass: Science Saru’s New Movie Revealed [Annecy 2018]

Beloved director Masaaki Yuasa has returned to France, to the same Annecy setting where last year he was given an award for his joyous film Lu over the Wall. Accompanied by other key figures from the project, he hosted a retrospective of his career as director, and even unveiled their all-new project. Tune in for all the details!

Winter 2018 Anime Preview

Winter 2018 Anime Preview

The Winter 2018 anime season is upon us, and that means it’s time for us to detail which of the many upcoming projects are most likely to deliver on their promises. A usual, we’ll be highlighting the series where interesting premises overlap with creators who can properly handle them, as well as general comments on the health of the productions, and some behind the scenes comments. Titles like DEVILMAN crybaby, DARLING in the FRANKXX and Violet Evergarden were a given,…

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Violet Evergarden: Main Staff and Production Comments

Violet Evergarden: Main Staff and Production Comments

A few months ago we published a comprehensive look at the core staff of The IDOLM@STER SideM, and since people found that helpful we decided to put up something similar for another upcoming series with an interesting lineup. This is essentially what we do on seasonal previews with some more focus: a look at the key creators in the project as well as the circumstances surrounding the production. Let’s see what’s up with Violet Evergarden.

K-ON! The Movie – Naoko Yamada x Reiko Yoshida Interview

K-ON! The Movie – Naoko Yamada x Reiko Yoshida Interview

This week’s chapter of our weekly series of translations covering Naoko Yamada’s career reunites her with the scriptwriter Reiko Yoshida. Enjoy the long insight into the production of K-ON! The Movie! HTT Airlines, Flight JL401: Boarding seats 1-2: Director Naoko Yamada and Scriptwriter Reiko Yoshida K-On! The Movie opened on December 3rd, 2011 and the film spread to be seen by over 1 million viewers in theatres. However, all director Yamada had planned when first hearing about the series being…

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Tamako Love Story Pamphlet Interview – Reiko Yoshida

Tamako Love Story Pamphlet Interview – Reiko Yoshida

The weekly translations by megax related to the work of Naoko Yamada continue, this time focusing on her favorite scriptwriting companion Reiko Yoshida. Enjoy! Welcome again to another week of “Naoko Yamada Season!” This week, we head back to Tamako Love Story for an interview with Reiko Yoshida, the scriptwriter for the film. Yoshida has handled the scriptwriting duties for all of Yamada’s projects, so she sets forth the main story that Yamada will tell visually. I chose to translate…

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