Summarized Thread by shibuyasmash on twitter; (incomplete!) Japanese is from subtitled screenshots I found online
Horikoshi draws in a room alone, and there is another bigger room where his assistants work
『大きい部屋でアシスタントさんがやっています』
The reporter guesses that maybe Horikoshi sometimes spends 24 hours straight working at his desk, he corrects her that sometimes it’s 36 hours
『何時間ぐらいこの部屋で作業する?
多い時だと24時間中…
36時間』
The desk he uses was brought from his parent’s house, he’s been using it since he was a kid
Reporter: Your 10 year manga is ending soon.
『10年の連載がいよいよ終わる』
Horikoshi: It’s surprisingly sad. For example, sometimes I’ll think about how I’ll only be drawing a character for another 10 panels or so. But at the same time I feel like I’m finally reaching the goal.
Horikoshi: I don’t draw with the intention of conveying a message because of current social situations or the real world. I draw with a sense of responsibility towards the world of MHA, I’m always thinking about how I can make the manga interesting.
『世相がどうこうとか現実世界でもこうだから
こういうメッセージを込めてやろうと 描いたことはない
あくまでヒロアカ世界に対して責任を持って描く
常に面白いって 言ってもらえることだけを考えている』
Reporter: What does “interesting” mean to you?
Horikoshi: Looking back, I wasn't into manga for the cool special moves or cool characters. ONE PIECE made me cry.
I think my heart shaking & being emotionally moved makes something interesting to me. Crying becomes an experience, and I want my readers to have that experience.
『心がグーって震えて感動したのが「面白い」
読んだ人の心がグラッと揺れて泣いちゃう
泣くと体験になる読者にそういい体験をもたらしたい』
Reporter: Has your impression of what a hero is changed?
Horikoshi: It’s changed quite a bit. At chapter 1, I thought heroes were someone beyond reach, but even if you don’t do something that amazing if you try to do good then you’re already a hero.
There was a time I felt like I couldn’t draw anymore and my editor just kept telling me it’d be okay, really positive. That really saved me.
『僕は「もう描けねえ」って なっちゃった時に
編集担当さんが「大丈夫っすよ」って 明るいテンションでずっと言ってくれた
それがものすごく助かった』
People like Toriyama-sensei (Dragon Ball), Oda-sensei (One Piece) were the people I admired when I started drawing manga, but the person who saved me was my editor who was right beside me. So I thought to me, he was a hero.
Horikoshi: The person who reaches out to you and pats your shoulder and tells you it’ll be okay becomes the person who saves your life. So I think My Hero Academia might end somewhere like that.
Before and while Tristamp was airing, Kenji Muto made some amazing Twitter posts giving us lore and production tidbits along the way. And while I don't speak Japanese (so I'm going to have to use Google Translate for this, so take everything you read here with a grain of salt because it may be skewed by mistranslation), there was some fantastic art and really cool concepts shared, and I want to archive anything Trigun-related. If I miss anything, let me know!) It starts a little slow with stuff we already know, but there are some interesting tidbits! If anyone who knows Japanese wants to correct anything, please feel free! Now, without further ado...
If dialect is a metaphor for a southern accent,
Wouldn't it be nice to have other dialect metaphors?
So, a variety of local characters appear.
Of course, their background stories have also been constructed.
God is in the details.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
11:29 PM · Feb 5, 2023
現代社会にラディカルに切り込む、第五話。
誰の中にも憎悪は生まれる。
親や国籍は選べない。
WE ARE MONEV.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
The fifth episode radically cuts into modern society.
Hatred is born within everyone.
You can't choose your parents or nationality.
WE ARE MONEV.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
In addition to wind power generation, high-quality Wams silk is also traded at high prices.
On this planet,
Everything you can get is valuable.
To survive.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
As a matter of course,
There are many other villages that cannot have plants.
Wind-power generation,
In addition to Wamsilk,
There is a village where people live by fishing for worms.
The example trio,
It is highly likely that they came from "fishermen's villages" scattered throughout the country.
The ones that are traded at particularly high prices are
Grandworms.
#TRIGUN
Considering the time series,
At this time, he was still a young man.
Why is my hair “blue”?
I sincerely hope that Takehiko Okishi's ``background science fiction research'' will be released into the world.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
On the planet No Man's Land,
There are a total of seven "Humpback class" giant sand steamships.
Each of the seven cities devised and built one valuable "biological power reactor plant."
It uses a primitive steam engine that runs by boiling water.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
BAD and RAD guys.
What's with the hellish planetary environment?
You can live a positive life depending on how you view everything.
The second squad of the Bad Lads Gang has arrived.
The main force...?
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#トライガン
Names are strange things,
The modified human Nicholas has two faces.
Nicholas D. Wolfwood
Nicholas the Punisher
Who will he choose in the end?
This may be the reason why his name was written as ``Nicholas'' in the script.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Earth-born animals cannot adapt to the planetary environment.
A system for replicating plants and animals from the countless embryos and gene stocks of plants and animals that were on board to be grown on-site when the SEEDS fleet arrived at its destination.
"Cloning device"
Toma was then genetically improved and born.
Toma are amazing.
#TRIGUN
It looks like a scarf and a mask,
It's actually a type of Wams.
Extremely toxic,
It is a larval worm of a sand centipede.
Why not keep one in the cold winter?
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Sinners' gun, also known as the prototype (before modification) Peace Bringer.
There is also a hint in the ``Phantom Sketch''.
Why, by whom, and when was it remodeled?
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Discommunication and the appearance of struggling in a hellish environment,
Very human and beautiful.
Above all, I think of it as a ``positive story'' when I create it.
An FM radio recording of a frank talk. When will it be OA?
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
As she grows up, she will become stronger.
To the extent that “The Punisher” can’t compete with it.
A body modified by military body modification nanomachines.
Lost number.
This time, it's just a preliminary battle. When will there be a rematch?
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
The power of the plant is entirely derived from the countless holes (gates) that open in space.
There are two types of gates: ``Power to bring'' and ``Power to bring.''
A place other than this world, It seems that it is connected to another universe, a different phase, or a different dimension (?)...
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Adding a tid-bit from @pancake-breakfast here:
So, my Japanese isn't great, but I wanted to try to clarify something on here that Google Translate isn't capturing, namely from this part:
Saying that there are two types of gates and then defining them both as "Power to bring" doesn't make sense in English. Why make a distinction between the two if you're gonna define them the same way? But in the Japanese, it's not quite the same words used for both: "持ってくる力" (motte kuru chikara) vs. "持っていく力" (motte iku chikara.
力 (chikara) just means "power," so we'll set that aside for now since that part is actually consistent across both items.
持って (motte) is also consistent across both items. This means "carrying" or "holding," like you'd hold a bag or a purse or a backpack or something that you're taking around with you.
The big difference is between くる (kuru) and いく (iku). These are actually the kana (phonetic) versions of two kanji characters:
来る (kuru) - to come
行く (iku) - to go
That provides us with a nice little pair of opposites, and changes our literal definitions as follows:
持ってくる力 (motte kuru chikara) - Power to come carrying
持っていく力 (motte iku chikara) - Power to go carrying
So... they're both kinda "power to bring" but it would be more accurate to say one brings and one removes. Or, if you're feeling dramatic, one giveth and one taketh away.
The guns circulating in No Man's Land are:
Most of the designs were salvaged from databases of crashed immigrant ships and were made into replicas.
Even if the design of a space-age gun is known, it is difficult to recreate it.
Because there are many dry and dusty lands,
There is a tendency to prefer those with simple structures that are less likely to break down.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Captain, I actually love udon.
Very popular with military police,
100-year-old long-established food stall “Yulai Noodle”
This alley in the old town is home to many food stalls that started as a black market after the Big Fall.
It is one of the tourist spots that you should definitely check out when you visit.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Regardless of whether it is a normal species or an independent species, Inside the plant's body,
A countless number of "supply gates" are moving, supplying energy to each cell,
It seems that he is keeping his imperfect body, which normally would not be able to survive as a living thing, healthy.
What is a "plant"?
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
The "memory world" is made of memories, impression values, and fragments from the "younger brother's side."
Therefore, the way of drawing is limited.
The ``Tesla Incident'' seen from the ``older brother'''s perspective and emotions would be even more gruesome.
If you have a chance to draw...
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
That's just the doctor's hypothesis.
By strongly opening the “gate” in the body,
It seems that the body is transformed by phase transitioning it into matter.
This mystery will probably be solved scientifically in the future.
Why is only the “younger brother” gate “black”?
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Like hell,
It was a scene similar to the planet No Man's Land,
This work was supported by many people, including the main staff who survived until the end, the producers, production team, sound team, advertising team, etc.
Above all, I am grateful to Naito-sensei for his support.
Thank you very much for your hard work!
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
Mr. Ikeda's name is "blood" and Mr. Matsuoka's name is "sand."
"Bunyuu" or "Sarasara"
Full of onomatopoeic and highly abstract talk,
Includes Blu-ray disc and audio commentary.
Like the main story, you can't understand it just by listening to it once or twice.
The content is similar to STAMPEDE.
#TRIGUN
#トライガン
English)
Good evening! 🎵
Whether you're tired or feeling a bit under the weather…
Since Master has been asleep since returning home, I'd like to say good night on their behalf.
Well done on getting through another day! ❣
How was your day today⁉️
✔ Did you, like Master, spend the Golden Week working hard instead of resting?
✔ Did you, like Master, spend the Golden Week sick in bed instead of enjoying it?
✔ Did you, like Master, pull your desired character immediately in a 10-pull (Princess Connect! Re: Dive) and dance with joy during Golden Week?
✔ Did you, like Master, wake up itching from a mosquito bite during sleep?
✔ Did you, like Master, apply Muhi because the mosquito bite was so itchy?
✔ Did you, like Master, G
Oh, I hear someone sobbing behind me, so I'll stop here.
It seems like tomorrow's weather will be cloudy or rainy nationwide.
The temperature will be comfortable, but the humidity from the rain can be annoying, right? 💧
Please take good care of yourself and make sure not to end up like someone from somewhere.
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A mellow slideshow of 【Ikemen villains】Alfons x Puppet Komadori
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The beloved sim-creator Yori@yorithesims distributed Petite Sims Posepack for Christmas🎁✨.
[DL]Petite Sims Christmas Posepack
I borrowed this pack and took pictures, but since there were so many screen shots, I hurriedly made a slideshow.
【イケメンヴィラン】アルフォンス×人形駒鳥のまったりスライドショー
A big thank you to all the creators who provide cc's!
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ヨリ様のシムズストーリー「-Like a Star-」の大ファンで物語とキャラを追いかけ続けています。
SF的時間の概念や魔法の力が介入する舞台なので、シムプレイヤーさんじゃない方が初めて読む場合は少し慣れない部分があるかもしれませんが、大丈夫。魅惑的な登場人物と紡がれる人間関係に翻弄されるうちに中毒的にハマり、むしろそうした背景設定でないと物足りないくらいになってますから(保証します👍)。
Here we ask some questions to Level-5’s main character designer Takuzo Nagano-san regarding some of the characters!
Character Designer Takuzo Nagano
He was born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1979. He now works for Level-5. He has created unique characters in the world of Professor Layton, including Layton and Luke.
Mystery 01: When designing characters for Azran Legacy, which was to be the final chapter of Hershel Layton, what were you thinking about when designing the characters?
It was to be the last one, after all, so I wasn’t excited about that, but we were told that we would need characters to suit many more locations than usual, so I had to be aware of making the people in each different culture distinct. I thought “do the main characters need to change their clothes in the extreme hot and cold climates?” but it is only a game.
I was also looking forward to seeing how the funnier-looking characters would be animated. It’s fun to match the strange and unique Professor Layton characters with their puzzles.
Mystery 02: Who is your favourite character from “Azran Legacy”?
It’s easy to understand who my favourites are because they tend to get preferential treatment to appear towards the end or in the credits pictures. For example, Harald from Froenborg who is self-conscious about Sycamore and the big city, or Amanita from Phong-Gi… I have a favourite character from each place. In this game, I’m particularly fond of the Targent duo Rook and Bishop (Macaw and Robin in US). Robin’s funny hand waving when he runs away, and giving a puzzle to send a message, when I see such cute, good movements, I think of Suzuki (Jun-san, director).
He’s the kind of goofy, likeable bad guy that you would see in “Home Alone” or “101 Dalmations”. I was like “what did these two do wrong?”, but it was fun seeing them in the game. I would have liked it if they had appeared in the whole series. When playing, I wondered what happened to them, so I included what happened with them in the ending illustrations.
I want to deliver an interesting nugget. I'm being led to believe by translators in the r/HunterxHunter discord server (no longer associated with the reddit cause reasons) that the Japanese audience reaction has been more positive generally?
I mean, obv it's entirely possible the Japanese fanbase has just as many if not more 'dudebros' who are just eating it up uncritically. I however am interested in the possibility that our rough translation is making it somehow even worse?
Apparently, if the translators are to be believed in there, the image out right now was translated using chatGPT. So if it feels like it reads janky to anyone else, there's that. Said translators in there, (that mostly work on manga scanlations) are working on a hand translated version, so I'll share it when it's out!
In the meantime, someone scalped this together somehow, it's the original Japanese text of Togashi's Letter to the program. Go nuts!
[ translated with DeepL. ] [ localized by me. ] [ DeepLで翻訳 ] [ ローカライズ ]
"The cast playing poker on a leisurely night. Who is the winner…?"
I was reminded of this concept when I received a question about it.
I wanted to include a scene where everyone is playing cards in the Bonaste scenario.
I was thinking of putting in a card game scene with everyone…
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I don't think Noel would win because he would do this...
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【How I Think It Would Go.】
The cast playing poker on a leisurely night. Who is the winner...? This is how I think it would go.
(This is just my interpretation, so please feel free to ignore it if you think "No, XX wouldn't be like that!")
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First of all, here's how I imagine each character playing the card game.
Claire: She's a very weak player, probably the weakest of the cast. But sometimes a miracle may occur and she wins in an extraordinary way. It would be interesting.
Ashe: He's good at strategy, he's a good wordsmith, and he'll use every trick in the book to get to first place. In the end, he'll lose because of some terrible oversight.
Wilardo: He's the kind of guy who never comes in last place. He always seems to be at the top of his game.
Sirius: He's good at coming up with strategies and remembering the cards on the table, so he should do well. However, in games that require luck, he seems to have bad luck.
Noel: He cares more about everyone having fun than winning.
I'm not sure if I'm right or not.
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This is completely my interpretation, but I think that Ashe would be in first place until the end. If things go normally, Wilardo would win, and if a miracle happens, Claire would win...? I'm really not sure.
[ t/n note: I'm pretty sure this text is the original question IZ was sent that reminded her of the idea. ]