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The previous trip made by anime director Yuji Moriyama to the U.S.
was to see Disneyland. Anime Central was a remarkably different experience,
he said on the convention's final day. "this is a little more intense,"
said Moriyama. The fans are very cheerful. The fans in Japan are more withdrawn,
compared to the people here who are more outgoing and lively." |
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Moriyama's philosophy toward animation is the same as legendary American
animators such as Chuck Jones and Tex Avery: they all made films that they
enjoyed and hoped that others would find the films entertaining. "I've
been infatuated with making material I enjoy, and I never expected my works
to be so appealing to the American audience," he said. |
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The emotions carry a story, Moriyama said. "I would like them (the
audience) to cray and then laugh. I'd like to coax the audience to enjoy
the film so much that their guts have been drained dry. I want it to be
a cathartic experience." The technique makes the story telling possible,
and those techniques will change. Production studios such as Toei are moving
from cel animation to digital animation, where images are created as computer
files instead of painted on clear sheets of plastic. Despite the wider
use of computer animation, Moriyama expects anime will retain the look
of painted cels and won't go to a modeled 3-D look. |
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If you're curious about Project A-Ko, Moriyama's most famous creation:
yes, A-Ko's parents are Superman and Wonder Woman (he confirmed that).
Also, the sub-plot of C-Ko being an alien space princess was added to the
film when the decision was made to expand A-Ko from a 30-minute Cream Lemon
OAV to a full feature. "I just threw all sorts of things that I loved into
A-Ko," he said. |
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