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Paper dioramas from the very first Japanese DVD box set

If anyone has them and is willing to scan the templates, for it's almost impossible to purchase them now, or can take pictures of these dioramas fully assembled, or just has better photos of their packages, please contact me.

Overview

Content

1. the scene of Junkers being executed at the construction site

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2. the mirror scene from the episode about a copy-cat murder

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3. the book donation ceremony at the library a moment before fire

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4. the door to the Three Frogs apartment, it seems the door opens up and there is a figure of Johan dressed as his sister, he is holding the book and is saying "welcome back/okaeri"

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5. the scene where Tenma confronts Johan at Ruhenheim, looks like it somehow can be transformed into the scenery of doomsday

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i know you haven't posted in a bit but i just wanted to say how much i love your analysis'! it's commendable how much work you put into looking through the intricacies of monster and i really loved reading them.

Thank you.

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Episode 9

500 Deutsche Mark banknote

Front side -- Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717), a famous German entomologist, naturalist and biological illustrator. By the time of her death, she had raised at least 300 species of insects and produced four books on her scientific work. Her images were the first to portray insect metamorphic cycles and behaviors centered around the plant species that nourished the caterpillars. In the background, buildings from historical Nuremberg.

Reverse side -- a dandelion (Taraxacum), with the caterpillar and butterfly of the pale tussock moth (Calliteara pudibunda). The Dutch common name for the moth Meriansborstel is named for Merian.

Plate 8 from Merian’s first "The Wondrous Transformation of Caterpillars and their Strange Diet of Flowers" book showing a dandelion and the lifecycle of the pale tussock moth.

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Parnassius apollo (Episode 09)

Hyalophora cecropia (Episode 41)

Unidentified (Episode 42)

Caligula japonica (Episode 47)

Arctia caja (Episode 49)

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Plants Database. Part 4.

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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Plants Database. Part 3.

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Plants Database. Part 2.

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Plants Database. Part 1.

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Smol moomin

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Sweets Database.

You can read it on my livejournal, the link in the bio.

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In addition to this post.

All ice-cream moments (Episode 20, 57 and 64).

werther's original aka whiskey bon-bons

grimmer may be eating a berliner

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Johan’s Presents

Caterham Super Seven toy/model car

   The Lotus Super 7 was a lightweight, fast, minimalist, sports car produced by the British manufacturer Lotus Cars. It was designed by Lotus founder Colin Chapman and has been considered the embodiment of the Lotus philosophy of performance through low weight and simplicity. Most cars were sold as kits and the simplicity of the car was such that most people could assemble the kit in their garage in one weekend.    Production started in 1957, and continued until 1972 under the Lotus name. In 1973 Lotus sold the Super 7 rights to Caterham, which continues to produce the cars to this day.

   Caterham Super Seven can also be seen in “Cop or Hood” (Flic ou voyou), a 1979 French crime and action film directed by Georges Lautner, starring Jean-Paul Belmondo. It's possible that Urasawa watched it and dreamed of having the car in his youth.

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Teddy bear

   The teddy bear is a stuffed toy named in honor of U.S. president Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt, after he refused to shoot a bear during a Mississippi hunting trip in November 1902. During the trip, guides clubbed a bear and tied it to a tree then invited the president to shoot it. Instead, Roosevelt declined, saying it would be unsportsmanlike to kill a defenseless animal that way.

   As news of the hunting trip spread, many newspapers around the country featured cartoons starring "Teddy" and "the bear", where it was made to look smaller and cuter. A man named Morris Michtom saw one of the cartoons and had an idea. Michtom and his wife created a tiny soft bear cub and put it in the front window of their candy shop with a sign "Teddy's bear". The toys were an immediate success and the couple decided to start a toy company.

   Teddy bears are among the most popular gifts for children and are often given to signify affection and sympathy.

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Hey Erich! This blog is amazing! I had a question, do you know what the lyrics are for the first 10 seconds of the Monster opening song?

Thank you. I've never seen the lyrics to Kuniaki Haishima -- Grain being revealed officially, but some people claim it's "the monster deep in his lair" repeated twice, and it does sound probable.

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Do you ever cry?

Yes, I do.

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I have an article devoted to comparing his paintings with certain scenes in Monster, if anyone is interested -- https://erich-springer.livejournal.com/74103.html

the scenery of the doomsday, casper david friedrich / monster, naoki urasawa

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Seems like the antique store where Tenma bought the clock for Adolf Junkers is located on Bastionstraße 25, Dusseldorf.

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“Urasawa’s directives were very precise”

An interview with Shigeru Fujita, a character designer who worked on Monster anime.

READ --  https://erich-springer.livejournal.com/83695.html