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So my friend Yuya finally took up my suggestion to open a blog entitled Japanese words of anime fans, by anime fans, for anime fans. You can guess from the title what the blog is about. Go over there for a look and be sure to leave some comments. I will add a link in a sidebar and post my comments there shortly.
Since I am on the subject of a Chinese fan-made computer game of Saint Seiya, I may as well mention other Chinese fan-made products. Tarot cards seems to be a popular medium:
Continue reading "More Chinese fan-made products of 'Saint Seiya'" »
As requested by Euryclee and Ialda, here is my post on Summery Fancy, an otome game or dating sim based on Saint Seiya. I will just let the pictures speak for themselves:
Gemini Saga
I know Saint Seiya is an oldie, but it has a formidable cult following that persists till this day. Go and have a look at this fan-made anime thereof produced in China to get a feel of the level of sophistication these projects can have.
... and the new stock company is to be called (provisionally) 'I.G. Port'. I can't make out from the news source how the structure will be like: Will be I. G. Port (a stock company) holding stocks in Production I. G (also a stock company), or will Production I. G. just change its name and become a stock company called I. G. Port or what.
(It's getting late in my timezone and I will read more carefully later.)
Courtesy of Manganimation, here and here are the NewType scans (08/2007 issue) announcing the Second Coming Season of The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi.
Not much is revealed in those scans. But unconfirmed rumours (as usual) are floating around 2ch:
1)Watch out for the ED of next week's episode Lucky Star, where this news will be officially confirmed (not sure if next week means 08/072007 or 15/07/2007).
2) The director will be Yamamoto Yutaka 山本寛.
3) The second season will appear in the winter of 2008.
Those of you who have also enjoyed Haruhi, rejoice!
I will probably come back to post more news later.
The thing with Gankutsuou is that you never know when they are hiding subtle jokes behind the extravagant visuals:
1) Mors Certa, Hora Incerta
Some people do not like the way they adapted the plot of Dumas' The Count of Monte Cristo into Gankutsuou. I rather like the way it is changed into a coming-of-age story. If you look carefully at this clock which appears in Luna in Episode 1, the newsflash happen to say 'one's minority'. I could hardly think it is a mere coincidence given the symbolic importance of the clock at the Count's hide-out at Champs Elysees as well as the watch the Count gives to Albert. The message is clear: The clock is ticking against one's minority.
Continue reading "The art direction and symbolisms of 'Gankutsuou'" »
Further to my previous post on the plot summary of Shigurui, check out this Chinese webpage for a ton of screen captures of the first episode.
I will reserve my opinion until I will have seen the episode, but some quick comments for now:
[UPDATE: 03/07/07]
So I just finished watching the first episode. It is indeed as I have expected above.
We also find out a bit more about the plot. The feudal lord obviously has a bee in his bonnet about blood and violence. The thing is, I am not in a good position to summarize the episode properly because I turn my eyes away too often because of the bloodliness.
So a certain regular of my anime blogs and I raided a few Mainland Chinese bookstores together. Let's just go through the exhibits:
The Melancholy of Suzumiya Haruhi Official Fanbook. Approximately US$5.
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