Justin Leach: Is there anything you would like to change about CG in Japan?
Mizutani san: I want to bring back our identity as being Japanese. It is hard to explain what it is to be "Japanese" to be exact, but since we are born in Japan, I think it is important for all Japanese CG creators to acknowledge their identity and add something that is uniquely Japanese to their creations.
This is a very interesting response, especially considering how heavily the work of Production IG is identified with popular anime, when it's a very different animal. In essence, IG's work has been built from collecting style and method, spending years experimenting with computer-assisted cel and true 3D modeling animation. The work they produce might as well be considered experiments performed in the course of learning the art. They have graduated to distinguished player in their field.
Mizutani's answer is a wee bit wrong due to a culturally interior viewpoint: Ghost in the Shell addresses universal themes from a very Japanese perspective, striking to an international audience and a source of great appeal. These movies need not be cute and brightly colored to prove their appeal. Production IG has no need to prove that they are Japanese. Perhaps Mizutani is more expressing the continuing evolution of the Japanese cultural identity in the face of internationalism?
And yes, I know "anime" simply means "animation" in its original usage. Consider that shifting definition evidence of our own adaptation.
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The Judge has been very careful, very measured, and I guess, just giving SCO time to really make sure, before they meet his wrath.
IANAL, but the correct legal terminology is "enough rope to hang themselves."
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Dander is skin cells not hair.
You may notice that, of the four breeds, three of them have fur. Further investigation is left as an exercise for the stonent.
Cornish Rex
...are all "hypo-allergenic" breeds (don't produce dander).
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This is a very interesting response, especially considering how heavily the work of Production IG is identified with popular anime, when it's a very different animal. In essence, IG's work has been built from collecting style and method, spending years experimenting with computer-assisted cel and true 3D modeling animation. The work they produce might as well be considered experiments performed in the course of learning the art. They have graduated to distinguished player in their field.
Mizutani's answer is a wee bit wrong due to a culturally interior viewpoint: Ghost in the Shell addresses universal themes from a very Japanese perspective, striking to an international audience and a source of great appeal. These movies need not be cute and brightly colored to prove their appeal. Production IG has no need to prove that they are Japanese. Perhaps Mizutani is more expressing the continuing evolution of the Japanese cultural identity in the face of internationalism?
And yes, I know "anime" simply means "animation" in its original usage. Consider that shifting definition evidence of our own adaptation.
If it's made of rock and not delicious soft cheese, why do they call it "de bris"?
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I expect this enormous undertaking to go as well as China's other well-known massive construction project.
The Judge has been very careful, very measured, and I guess, just giving SCO time to really make sure, before they meet his wrath. IANAL, but the correct legal terminology is "enough rope to hang themselves."
No, they've created a super-race of MMORPG players. We must harness this science for good before it is used for evil.