Hidenori
Matsubara had to be cautious when he spoke to Katsucon fans on the
convention's first day. He's working on a large collection of major
projects, from Sakura Taisen to...you'll just have to guess.
Matsubara did have some observations on the anime industry and quality
of shows, and those thoughts should not surprise fans who wonder why
some episodes of
an animated television series look better than others. He pointed to a
couple of series on which he has worked, Neon Genesis Evangelion and
The Big O Part II, as examples where the production crew had weeks and
months to create the early episodes, then ran so short of time at the
end that they had only a few days to finish a show. When that happens,
the animators can clean up their original work when the series goes to
DVD, Matsubara said. However, the press of deadlines does lead to
animation in the later episodes which is not as good as in the early
episodes.
Oh
My Goddess, the series where Matsubara reworked the original manga
designs, remains Matsubara's favorite work. The Oh My Goddess movie,
where Matsubara helped write the story, was his favorite animated
feature. Will we ever see more of the three sisters and Keiichi?
Matsubara cautiously said there's nothing he can say right now about
any fresh plans. He had a little more to pass along about the fifth
Sakura Taisen game, confirming that it will be set in New York City,
again follow a theater trouble and probably have lots of giant robots.
He won't mention the names of the new characters or say too much about
what Sakura Taisen fans can expect when the work is finished, though,
other to say there will be a new five-member team.
Hidenori
Matsubara had to be cautious when he spoke to Katsucon fans on the
convention's first day. He's working on a large collection of major
projects, from Sakura Taisen to...you'll just have to guess.
Matsubara did have some observations on the anime industry and quality
of shows, and those thoughts should not surprise fans who wonder why
some episodes of
an animated television series look better than others. He pointed to a
couple of series on which he has worked, Neon Genesis Evangelion and
The Big O Part II, as examples where the production crew had weeks and
months to create the early episodes, then ran so short of time at the
end that they had only a few days to finish a show. When that happens,
the animators can clean up their original work when the series goes to
DVD, Matsubara said. However, the press of deadlines does lead to
animation in the later episodes which is not as good as in the early
episodes.
Oh
My Goddess, the series where Matsubara reworked the original manga
designs, remains Matsubara's favorite work. The Oh My Goddess movie,
where Matsubara helped write the story, was his favorite animated
feature. Will we ever see more of the three sisters and Keiichi?
Matsubara cautiously said there's nothing he can say right now about
any fresh plans. He had a little more to pass along about the fifth
Sakura Taisen game, confirming that it will be set in New York City,
again follow a theater trouble and probably have lots of giant robots.
He won't mention the names of the new characters or say too much about
what Sakura Taisen fans can expect when the work is finished, though,
other to say there will be a new five-member team.
