#ダイラガー

[arcadebroke]

[ang-900]

Their relationship is so funny, anyone else get a dysfunctional father-son dynamic between them?

Bonus content from me studying how to draw them/a screenshot from the wip:

Kinda cursed, I think. ☠️

[nomadicism]

I know you might have already translated the page in the Dairugger book where Keats and Kirigas’s gems glow, but the rough translation refers to the gem as Taisanatama or Tama. So maybe it could be the name of their gems. But I wanna know what you think and translated.

Hi there, thank you for the Ask!

I don’t see Taisanatama in that page spread, but the text calls the gems tama (hiragana: たま, kanji: 玉) twice. Tama can mean: marble, ball, lens, gem, bead, jewel, etc. Did you mean chiisanatama (小さなたま) instead?

If so, that means small marble, ball, gem, lens, bead, jewel, etc. Chiisanatama is what is written in the first mention of it on the page. The second mention is hitainotama (ひたいのたま) I suspect the intention is to mean bead or jewel.

If I were localizing this translation, then I'd call it "mind lens", "psionic gem", "oracle stone", or similar due to the context of its use. Personally, I like "mind lens" the best.

Full text:

ラガー•ガードは無事にうさ縫うの旅を続けていた。 戦いもなく、メンバーもそれぞれくつろいでいた。 ところが、キーツ•チーフの額についている小さなたまが、突然光り始めた。 「何か怪しい物を感じる！」 「私も」 見ると、キリガッスの額のたまも光っていた。

My amateur translation combined with Google translate:

The Rugger Guard continues their journey safely. There was no fighting, and so each member was relaxing. However, the small jewel on Chief Keats' forehead suddenly began to glow. “I feel something strange!” “Me too.” When they looked, the jewel on Kirigas’ forehead was also glowing.

Scan of the page spread is below for those who haven't seen it before. Since this is from a book for children, words that would otherwise be written with kanji are in hiragana instead. I swapped out some it for kanji when typing up the text.

[byuiw]

ずごくかっこいいダイラガーXV

の超合金魂でしょう

[eatgecom]

Let's go Voltron！ A double sided design of the retro cartoon Voltron. Front side: Lion Force Voltron - Beast King GoLion. Back Side: Vehicle Team Voltron - Armored Fleet Dairugger XV.

[nesonkin]

Today is the 41-year anniversary of Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV!

Armored Fleet DaiRugger XV is a mecha anime series aired in Japan from 1982 to 1983. It tells a story about a space exploration team meeting an advanced alien race and struggling to communicate with them as the conflict gradually turns into a full scale war.

This series is mostly known in its Americanized version, which is called Vehicle Voltron. This version made several changes, starting from names to heavy censorship. But if there's one thing it did right, it's that I wouldn't know about DaiRugger if it wasn't for Vehicle Voltron. Credit where it's due.

The series has a large cast of characters, but there are only a few that the anime really focuses on. That being Aki Manabu – Rugger Team leader, Ise Shinji – Rugger Team captain and eventually the Rugger Guard captain and Socrat Teles – enemy commander responsible for space exploration.

Although dense to watch, DaiRugger is an insanely good anime if you're willing to look past the naming conventions and some very dated concepts. But I'm not going to sell it as a masterpiece that you absolutely need to watch. It has its problems (some are made out bigger than they actually are by some people I see online) and you may not like it. But it will forever hold a special place in my heart for its themes and messages.

If you're in for some tragic anti-war mecha anime about the beauty of space and nature as well as the horrors of war, this anime might just be what you need!

Available for free on Bandai Spirit's YouTube channel:

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声優・大竹宏さん死去　90歳　『サイボーグ009』004、『パーマン』パーマン2号、『キテレツ大百科』ブタゴリラなど

  　声優の大竹宏さんが8月1日に急性心不全のため死去した。90歳。所属事務所の81プロデュースが9日、公式サイトで発表した。   1 大竹さんの活躍されていた７０−８０年代頃は、毎日平日の５時頃にアニメアワーがあり、再放送のアニメでいつも大竹さんの声が響いていました。楽しかったな。 アラレちゃんのニコちゃん大王役で、家来役の千葉繁さんとの掛け合いもいつも最高でした。 長い間お疲れさまでした。たくさん夢をありがとう。 2 小林氏の訃報の後に大竹氏の訃報を聞くとは。マジンガーＺのボスが印象に残っているな。ダイラガーＸＶではラガーチームのキャラより他のキャラが出番が多かったですね。 3 昨日の小林さんに引き続きある意味同期の大竹さんの訃報 小林さんがニヒルダンディ���ら大竹さんはガキ大将の声が似合う これだけ声に特徴があればだれでも一度は聞いたことがある。…

[13thspartansneakerkonek]

[ang-900]

The Original Voltron Adaptations Vs Their Original Japanese Counterparts.

Beast King Go-Lion:

Go-Lion/Voltron's backstory is that he got split due to his hubris after thinking he could take on the space goddess.

Voltron is a sentient being who lived long before time.

Voltron's title is king of the beasts.

All the pilots, save Fala/Allura, are from Earth.

All the boys are effectively in the same boat as VLD Shiro and have the gladiator backstory.

Earth is dead and gone, consumed by World War 3 by the start of the show.

Allura is canonically 16.

Raible/Coran's a strategist.

Altea/Arus's people were assumed to all be destroyed (especially the royal family), but they're all hiding out.

Allura's parents and siblings are executed by Daibazaal/Zarkon's hand while she was a year old baby. Zarkon didn't know she existed.

Hiroshi Suzuishi/Pidge is descended from Ninja.

There's so much blood and gore. People get cut in half vertically and horizontally. We get the privilege of watching people drop dead on screen with these horrifying faces and screams. Zarkon and Sincline/Lotor drink blood, too.

Honerva/Haggar has this bs called occult science.

Akira Kogane/Keith and Allura are so slowburn to the point it might not exist between them.

King Raimon/Alfor's ghost comes back from the grave to tell the paladins how much they suck.

Pidge threatens to eat the space mice twice.

Shirogane Takashi/Sven dies and and a later episode introduces his younger brother, Ryou/Sven, who was captured as a slave among others before Earth was fully destroyed.

Cannibalism

A tragic side character commits suicide at the end of an episode

Amue/Romelle's older brother is willingly turned into a robeast. Her older brother and father are both murdered by the Galra during a battle with Voltron.

Earth is completely destroyed and uninhabitable. The boys become honorary citizens of Arus.

A scene depicting Pidge's mother shows her seeing him off his mission. It's the last time he sees her.

Lotor has a dream about his mother where it suggests Zarkon had a hand in her disappearance. A flashback occurs showing us she was a good person and was killed for moral differences.

Coran's son, Saint/Garret, died as an infant while he and his mother were escaping from the castle. They are buried by a local group of people. The Galra dig up this grave to clone him.

Hys/Nanny is shot by Garret and dies.

A father-daughter bond is implied between Coran and Allura when the latter comforts the former after the Garret incident.

The Galran foot soldiers are living beings.

Romelle almost died via firing squad.

One notable robeast involved a snake like being who survived a civil massacre amongst her people and was introduced burying her deceased child. She adopts Pidge within the same episode. She dies at the end from blood loss.

Another notable side character was a sand person. Allura befriends this one by giving it her bracelet. The sand person is turned into a robeast. It's implied the sand person dies at the end, though it is unclear why.

During the final battle, Lotor sends out trapped prisoners in bubbles as bombs so Voltron can't move without killing them. Lotor also shoots them as missles. Haggar also shoots at the prisoners so Voltron can move and end Lotor's career.

Haggar's motive in helping Voltron lies in that Lotor killed Zarkon.

Haggar is Zarkon's mother.

Ryou dies fighting Lotor.

Honerva dies. Zarkon dies. Lotor dies.

Voltron: Defender of the Universe:

"We don't need clothes." Keith, 1984.

Arus is still alive, they just get attacked.

Voltron's backstory is that Haggar disguised herself as said space goddess and wrecked Voltron into five pieces.

Coran's a diplomat.

Voltron's title is King of the Robots

Galaxy Garrison exists here.

Allura grew up an only child and seldom saw her parents because they were busy.

Sven is severely injured and is, instead, sent to another planet to recuperate, but gets captured as a slave on planet Doom and thinks he's crazy.

Zarkon disrespects Haggar likes it's nobody's business.

King Alfor built Voltron.

Zarkon has a nephew

Pidge has a sister who's stated to be training as a pilot.

That same tragic side character is said to have returned to her home planet offscreen

Romelle's older brother is willingly turned into a robeast. He swims out to see in the middle of a battle with Voltron. Romelle's father in consequence goes mad and is implied to have died as a result.

Balto is ravaged by Lotor's forces. Pidge becomes an honourary citizen of Arus.

Pidge is an orphan and the scene of his mother depicts his adoption

Lotor has a dream about Allura instead. Allura's nightmare shows us she's afraid of Zarkon.

"Lotor, my beloved son, you're a nitwit." -Zarkon, 1984

Doom/Drule council.

Coran's son, Garret, and his wife are said to be alive in another dimension they were beamed to when the Galra attacked them. The clone is robotic like.

Allura when comforting Coran after the Garret incident, calls him a good man.

Lance is a country boy.

The Doom foot soldiers are robots.

Romelle was sentenced to be shot by a firing squad with stun guns.

Lotor and Haggar look for a new robeast victim among the Medusans. Audibly noting that they're all in a deep rest. That Medusan lady chooses to adopt Pidge. She also gets hurt, but it's implied she lives.

The episode about the sand people goes relatively the same way. However, the sand person is stated to be exhausted, but alive.

Sven is injured and sent back to planet Pollux to heal.

During the final battle, Lotor sends out robots in bubbles to trap Voltron. Keith can't move him because the bombs would blow up in their face. Lotor shoots them as missiles. Haggar shoots them down so Voltron can end Lotor's career.

Zarkon lives. Haggar lives. Lotor lives.

Pidge has a brother, Chip.

The same:

The Robeasts sometimes have unique tits (long, metallic, and spiky).

Lotor has three different kinds of chins and noses he alternates between.

Allura's only living relative is her aunt.

Armoured Fleet Dairugger XV:

The show begins with a strong theme linked to the lifestyle and aspirations of young sailors staking their life on the sea.

The Galaxy Alliance's goal is to create a star map of the universe, explore planets, and potentially colonize one.

Shinji Ise/Commander Hawkins is unsure if there are any lifeforms other than the three species in the Galaxy Alliance.

There are three planets in the Galaxy Alliance: Earth, Mira, and Sala.

Miranda Keats/Krik has telepathy.

Barros Karateya/Zandee is possibly from New York.

The cook can sing and cook.

Krik and Moya Kirigas/Cinda are Mirans.

Shota Kreutz/Wolo and Saruka Katz/Tangor are Salans.

The main fleet has spent 7 months in space.

Manabu Aki/Jeff hates spicy food.

Tatsuo Izumo/Shannon has no deeper reason to hate the Galveston/Drule other than they've been fighting one another recently.

Sim/Sandu dies as a pilot with his ship.

Wolo's brother dies.

Haruka Kaga/Lisa's singing when the force is stalled on the weather planet.

Murder

Captain Barataria/Brak kills himself.

Walter Jack/Cliff's brother's name is Jimmy.

Cliff has a magic hobby. He wants to be a member of the Magic Castle in Hollywood.

The Dairugger crew/Vehicle force sing the theme song when sending off Captain Dick Asimov/Stanley.

The planet Hawkins saw blow up was a consequence of the Galra not wanting a base to be built on that planet - Planet Apollo.

Krik on his shift as commander simply orders the teams to head to their vehicles.

The Vehicle Force are observing the artifact they collected in a previous episode with hopes and doubts the civilization survived.

Commander Hagi/Kernel Klaus dies.

Director Wakasa/Marshal Graham is peeved the people aren't taking Drule threat seriously.

Drake/Mongo dies. Teles/Hazar has a devastating reaction to it.

Graves

Krik is implied to be a prince.

Sirk/Dorma has no biological relation to Hazar and instead is his adjutant.

Hazar's father is a Homeworld secretary socrat and he's immediately dismissed from this position when Hazar returns to Galveston.

Planet Mira has flowers similar to purple orange-spotted flowers.

The Vehicle team learned space combat at the space fortress.

The queen of Eldora states the Galran frontline base is east of the planet Eldora, in the area where the blue light shines.

Earth gets attacked, and are fending off the Galra.

Yasuo Mutsu/Chip trained really hard at the space fortress' juvenile school in terms of science.

The pendant Lisa gives Jeff is what her mother gave her before Dairugger's departure from Earth. Lisa considers this a souvenir.

Commander Date/Kernel Kerbert* and crew die due to how damaged the ship is.

Patty Ellington/Ginger planted a seed she found in her room. She compares the growth of the plant to their perseverance.

A sunset reminds Cliff of his hometown.

Hazar gets promoted to commander of the attack fleet.

Pidge dreams of driving his mother to Mt. Fuji. We see her physically in the back seat.

Krik's letter is from his father who states harvest is good on Mira. Cliff's letter's from his father who sends his greetings to Ginger.

The photo of the baby is Jeff's newborn nephew. He has at least one sibling.

Chip is a lonely single child.

Lisa and Chip are childhood friends. They were in the same class in juvenile school, and they trained together at the space fortress.

Kazuto Nagato/Hutch and Tasuku Izu/Marvin insult the three girls. They're mad because Kai Shinobu/Rocky previously talked about Emma/Twyla continuously, whilst Hutch says he grows tired of the three. Ginger trips Hutch and he cries.

Commander Twyla dies.

The crew of the Space Explorer play rugby with a squad of Galra soldiers. They all die.

Both the buck and the fawn die.

The two dolphins die. One was a calf. The mother swims head on to a bomb.

Ginger is grievously injured, and is piloting her machine while fighting off sleep medication. She is dedicated to fighting by her team.

Hazar hesitates to land a killing blow and his gun is shot from his hand. Dorma shoots the body guard and in pain he shoots about wildly, accidentally striking Emperor Corsair/Zeppo - who dies.

The date by the time of the Drule evacuation is Feb 9 in the space year 2203.

Commander Newley agrees the Drules should have the third planet of the 26 system as they have nowhere to go.

Commander Hazar is assassinated by three Galveston soldiers. One of whom is Sandu's younger brother.

Jeff gives Lisa's necklace to Hazar's corpse.

Voltron: Defender of The Universe - Vehicle:

The Galaxy Garrison's motive is to find a second planet because Earth is suffering overpopulation.

It's implied the Vehicle Team and crew already encountered Hazar. He is described as a pirate.

The Vehicle Force call themselves the Voltron Force.

The Vehicle Force can only stay combined for five minutes.

Lisa is implied go be an alien.

Wolo's planet has seven moons.

There is a spy aboard the Galaxy Cruiser for the Drules. This is never touched upon again.

The food is crap.

Krik's from a water planet and it was at one point saved by Voltron.

Krik has ESP abilities.

The Drule have a confirmed child soldier among their ranks.

Shannon's brother was taken prisoner and is currently being held on Planet Doom.

Commander Hawkins pours hot chocolate from kettles.

Wolo's brother is implied to have survived the encounter with the beast.

Lisa talks about past African civilization when the Force is stalled on the weather planet.

Commander Brak says he'll move to another planet if the Galra choose to be peaceful.

Cliff is a country boy. Has a confirmed younger brother named Ginny* and two other brothers.

The Voltron Force are singing "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" for Captain Newley's farewell party.

Commander Hawkins saw a planet, Orus*, get blown up. The reason for its destruction is unknown.

Krik on his round as commander gives orders with great enthusiasm which is noted by his teammates.

The chef paints as a hobby and the Vehicle Force spend an entire scene roasting his painting.

Kernel Klaus lives and wants to continue building bases.

Marshal Graham is down in the dumps when people joke about him and other high ranking personnel.

Mongo took an experimental time travel ship 😭 and left the empire for good because he no longer wanted to be a part of war.

Hazar drops the photo of him and Mongo because he's clumsy. He looks at it and wishes the latter luck.

The Drule are searching for a new planet due to a transient sun while the Galaxy Garrison are searching due to overpopulation.

Commander Hawkins and Jeff's relationship is funnier than it needs to be.

Ginger got run over twice by joggers.

Lisa invented a carrot and cabbage cocktail she calls 'C & C'.

Pidge and Chip are twins.

Jeff's favourite food is spaghetti.

Jeff has been intentionally skipping Professor Page's plant seminars.

We see Krik's family photo.

Hazar and Dorma are brother sister and he has a good relationship with her.

Commander Nerok escapes in an escape shuttle.

The crew drinks hot chocolate in their downtime.

Earth gets attacked and wins against the Drule.

Ginger brought an unknown plant seed aboard ship and is growing a small plant.

Jeff explains a learned philosophical viewpoint to Commander Hawkins, and the latter's answer is that Jeff would make a great politician.

Lisa bought a good luck charm from a wizard on Planet Korb*. Jeff doesn't believe in that, but he wears the necklace the following episode.

"There is a good chance the lieutenant could be damaged." & "You're a brave fool." -Krik, 1985

Pidge and Chip studied solar energy as a hobby.

Kernel Kerbert* and his crew survive by fleeing in escape ships.

Jeff has a dog named Rover. He named a planet after said dog, an idea Commander Hawkins shoots down.

Krik's father bought another hydro bionic farm that he will inherit one day.

It's implied Cliff writes about Ginger to his brother as they want to meet 'that smashing Ginger'.

Jeff's family sent his baby photo. He thinks he's still cute.

Lisa and Chip are close enough she recognizes his hand writing.

Chip dreams about Pidge. He worries greatly about his brother after the lack of a letter.

Hutch insults the three girls based on their looks implying Twyla is hotter. Ginger trips Hutch after he, Marvin, and Rocky insult all three female members of the Voltron Force and he cries.

Commander Twyla escapes in an escape shuttle.

The Voltron Force play football with the Drule. Jeff finds Lieutenant Antor seriously hurt under rubble, but they heal him and he lives.

The buck dies but the fawn lives.

The dolphin is a single dolphin who somehow managed to disable a missile and survive.

"We just signed an important peace treaty right at this table. I've agreed to let Ginger slurp up her spaghetti, and she's agreed to let me slurp up my soup." -Cliff to Jeff, (Ginger present).

"Well I didn't sign and I want my own table away from you." -Krik to Cliff and possibly Jeff, (Ginger present).

Episode 45. Episode 45 is way too funny. Krik and Cinda crave coconuts out of the blue, ask Commander Hawkins if they can stop at a planet for some, and Krik salutes to his commander that it was a 'dumb idea'.

Ginger has PTSD from an experience as a child where she survived a ship blowing up.

The Drule home-world had destructive material buried under the surface.

Hazar spares Zeppo, but the latter's body is slumped on the throne.

Captain Newley relocates the Drule to a planet in the fourth quadrant in the far galaxy.

Hazar lives.

Krik is passive-aggressive.

The Drule blow up perfectly good planets they can't have.

The Same:

Krik has ESP abilities.

Krik can possibly play an instrument. He holds it the entire time, however.

Jeff, when he takes the first shift as Commander, is disgusted and reluctant to sit beside Commander Hawkins much to the amusement of the man.

Commander Hawkins is passive aggressive.

The Drule homeworld is getting hotter. All the residents have moved below ground, and starvation is prominent.

Krik pilots Voltron when Jeff is out of commission.

Krik shoves a whole gun into Jeff's pants.

The Sky Team ft. Krik drive a tank/enemy patrol car.

Dorma is kidnapped and asked to join the resistance which she steadily accepts.

Original Japanese:

All the foot soldiers are organic.

Consequences. Consequences everywhere.

A good portion of one note characters die.

Adapted Shows:

Stun guns. Stun guns everywhere.

All the foot soldiers are robots.

Bonus Voltron season 3:

King Alfor's ghost can bend the fabric of space. He can also shoot lasers without a gun.

Nanny lives.

Pidge has formed murderous intent towards the castle mice.

Fifth castle mouse.

Commander Cossack a.k.a. Cossack the Terrible.

Lotor drinks something called a mean potion that increases his meanness.

Queen Merla.

King Deus Ex Machina Alfor.

Lotor gets put in jail and has his allowance revoked.

"You don't know Zarkon like I do." -Lance, 1985.

Bonus Bonus Fleet of Doom:

Chip is taller than Pidge.

Hunk is buddies with Modac.

Wolo and Lance used to lightly "bully" Cliff.

Keith and Jeff are competitive with each other.

6 year-old Keith got lost in a forest.

Haggar has two wolves within her (not literal wolves).

*Not sure what the confirmed spelling is but I did my best to spell it like it sounds.

[nomadicism]

Front and back covers for Armored Fleet Dairugger XV No 31 terebi book (機甲艦隊ダイラガーXV), aka Vehicle Voltron. Miranda Keats / Krik, Walter Jack / Cliff, and Manabu Aki / Jeff are on the front cover with Dairugger behind them, and Patty Ellington / Ginger, Haruka Kaga / Lisa, and Moya Kirigas / Cinda are on the back cover.

[shiguna-t-blog]

満を持して初魂ネイションに先週行ってきました、これはそのレポートです。

場所は秋葉原、何度か脚を運んだ事はあったものの趣味のイベントにこうして行くのは初めてでテンション爆上がり。

会場は秋葉原駅前にある秋葉原UDXとベルサール秋葉原の2箇所。前者はロボット系のフィギュアの展示中心で、後者はそれ以外の特撮ヒーローやアニメキャラクターのフィギュアの展示中心でした。

まず、秋葉原UDXに向かいました。

入場は入場料1000円を払うのが基本ですが、CLUB TAMASHI MEMBER会員であれば無料になります。会員の私は係員に手続きして頂き入場、手続きはバーコードを見せるだけですぐ終わりました。

入ってすぐの場所では巨大なエヴァとマクロス、ダイラガーXVが出迎えてくれました。今回のイベントテーマである「変形合体可動」を映像や音響照明によって演出していました。

ここからは印象に残った展示物のみ写真に納めていきました。

まず1つ目は「コードギアス反逆のルルーシュ」からMETAL ROBOT魂ガウェイン。通常のナイトメアフレームの2倍も巨大な体躯、ゴールドメッキと艶有りブラックが醸し出す高級感に目を奪われてしまいました。こちら発売予定とのことで今後が楽しみです。

2つ目は「機動戦士ガンダム鉄血オルフェンズ」よりMETAL ROBOT魂ガンダムバルバトスルプスレクス。怪獣のような禍々しいフォルムが重厚感あるMETAL ROBOT魂で立体化されていました。巨大なメイスを振り回すには耐久性もあるMETAL ROBOT魂は最適なブランドだと思います。

他にもエヴァやワタル等の展示もありましたが、興味が無くパスしました。秋葉原UDXでの写真は以上です。続いてはベルサール秋葉原での印象に残った展示を残していきます。

[fighterxaos]

Toyark has posted official images of the upcoming Classic Voltron by Playmates Toys.  Back in August of this year BBTS posted pre-order pages for the upcoming release of Classic Voltron, however it did not reveal look of the full Voltron combination.  Today the new images feature another look at the Lions along with the first look at the fully combined Voltron.  The standard lions will include several weapon accessories and the Black Lion will feature over 60+ sounds as well as a light up chest. Each of the standard lions will retail for $17.99 while the Black Lion will be priced at $29.99.  The Classic Voltron by Playmates Toys is set to release in January 2018.

Voltron Classic ’84 Legendary Lion Overview:

From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the universe, comes a legend. The legend of Voltron, Defender of the Universe!  A mighty robot, loved by good, feared by evil! Now you can take control of all five Lions from the classic television series.  This line features all new technology, which means that all five of the Classic Legendary Lions combine to create the most advanced Voltron ever!

Product Features:

Unlock over 60 sounds by combining all 5 Classic Legendary Lions to form a 16″ Classic Voltron. Features phrases and sound effects from the show!  

Voltron’s chest lights up.

The Blue, Red, Green, and Yellow Lions include jaw blades and projectile firing battle accessories.

The Red Lion comes with Voltron’s sword and the Green Lion comes with Voltron’s shield.

The Black Lion has over a dozen sounds and phrases.

Recommended Age:  4+

MSRP:

$17.99 each for the Blue, Green, Red and Yellow Classic Legendary Lions

$29.99 for the Black Classic Legendary Lion

Availability: All major retailers beginning in January 2018

Source: Toyark

Official Images: Playmates Toys Classic Voltron

Toyark has posted official images of the upcoming Classic Voltron by Playmates Toys.  Back in August…

Official Images: Playmates Toys Classic Voltron Toyark has posted official images of the upcoming Classic Voltron by Playmates Toys.  Back in August…

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『オタク・イン・ＵＳＡ　愛と誤解のAnime輸入史』 パトリック・マシアス・著 町山智浩・編・訳 太田出版

アメリカに生まれ、アメリカに育った著者が、 日本のアニメやマンガ、特撮がどんな風にアメリカに輸入され、 今のようなムーブメントになったかを語る。 著者はメキシコ系アメリカ人。 アメリカ社会で生きるために、彼の両親は彼にスペイン語を教えなかった。 祖先の伝統や文化と切り離された子供にとって、民話や神話の代わりになったのは ディズニーアニメであり、『スター・ウォーズ』だった。 「それが僕の場合は日本のアニメや特撮だったんだ」と彼は言う。 「世界のオタクたちは、自分を取りまく環��、支配的な文化に不満があって、 そこから��脱出を日本製のファンタジーに求めたんだ」と。 「僕は今、中野ブロードウェイのカフェでこの原稿を書いている。 ずっとあこがれていた日本に住んでいるなんて夢みたいだ」

『ゴジラ』は原爆の死と破壊の記憶から生まれたが 今のアメリカ人の若者に当時の日本人の気持ちを理解するのは難しい。 『モスラ対ゴジラ』を輸入したヘンリー・Ｇ・サパスタインは、 「ゴジラを何かのややこしいメタファーじゃなくて、明快なヒーローにすべきだ」 と東宝に進言するが、安っぽいヒーローになったゴジラに幻滅したのも彼自身だった。 （サパスタインはハリウッド超大作『Godzilla』のコンサルタントを務め、 ニューヨークプレミアの１ヵ月後、死亡する。）

以下、アメリカの輸入史はかなりめちゃくちゃ。

『ウルトラマン』はアメリカでも著者をはじめ多くの子供の心をとらえ、 何度も再放送されたが、『ウルトラセブン』はつまらないギャグ満載で、 アイスラッガーによる戦闘シーンは暴力描写としてカットされた。 （だからアメリカでは決着がつく場面がない！） 『ガッチャマン』は『スター・ウォーズ』にあやかるため、 惑星を守る宇宙のヒーローに改変された。 （それでも白鳥ジュンのパンチラ・キックは残った。） 『宇宙戦艦ヤマト』は、“ヤマト”が日本の戦艦であるとマズイので “アルゴ”という名前になり、巻き寿司はチョコ��ートケーキに、 酒を飲む場面はミネラルウォーターへと変更された。 『マジンガーＺ』や『コン・バトラーＶ』はアニメは一切放送されなかったが、 オモチャは『ショーグン・ウォリアーズ』としてバカ売れした。 2007年には『トランスフォーマー』と『ボルトロン』の実写映画が公開される予定。 （『ボルトロン』は、『百獣王ゴライオン』と『機甲艦隊ダイラガーXV』を 編集してひとつにしたもの、だそうだが、どっちも知らないよー） 『マクロス』は、『サザンクロス』と『モスピーダ』とあわせて むりやりひとつのシリーズにして、『ロボテック』として放映された。 （吹き替えだったにもかかわらず）日本版ビデオを見たコアなファンは 飯島真理のリン・ミンメイを愛した。 （その後、フィラデルフィアの「オタコン」に招待された飯島真理は 「私はミンメイじゃないし、中国人でもありません」と発言している。）

そんな改変とカットの時代をくぐりぬけ、アニメやマンガはアメリカに定着する。

95年に上陸した『セーラームーン』は「セクシーすぎる」と反発を受け、 放映が打ち切られたが、ファンからの投書が殺到し、 ケーブルテレビ局に放送が引き継がれた。 （『パワーパフガールズ』はアメリカ版『セーラームーンとして制作された） 『ガンダム』シリーズは、2000年になって『ガンダムＷ』が初めて放映され、 アメリカの女の子たちの心をとらえた（アメリカにも腐女子がいるのだ。） 小池一夫に影響を受けたフランク・ミラーは、『シン・シティ』を描き、 女忍者ミホ役にデヴォン青木をキャスティング。 （『ワイルド・スピードＸ2』のジョン・シングルトン監督も デヴォン青木を「アニメ・ガールが本物になったみたいだ」と評する。）

アメリカのオタク少年が日本を冒険する『メガトーキョー』など アメリカ人が描く“マンガ”も増え、少女マンガは一般の書店でも買える。 （『SHOJO BEAT』は、白泉社、小学館、集英社のマンガを集め、『NANA』、 『紅色HERO』、『赤ちゃんと僕』、『風光る』、『絶対彼氏。』という豪華連載。） 『メガトーキョー』の作者フレッド・ギャラガーは言う。 「人生の問題の解決方法は全部少女マンガに載っている」 （そんなことないけどね）

今の若いファンは自分がオタクであることを誇りに思っている。 日本ではオタクという言葉はネガティブな意味を持っているけど、 アメリカではポップ・カルチャーのひとつとして使われている。 一方、“萌え”はアメリカの場合、チャイルド・ポルノにつながってしまうので微妙。 アメリカのオタクたちはまだ二次元キャラより本物の異性の方がいい。 『電車男』の段階で『電波男』には達していないと。

おもしろかったので、あちこち引用メモしちゃいましたが、ざっとこんな内容。 基が連載コラムなので、広範な話題が語られてます。 日本アニメの改変が、文化比較にもなっていておもしろい。 （アニメじゃないけど、アメリカに輸入されたピンク・レディーが 司会者と水着姿でジャグジーに入る『ピンク・レディー・ショー』は 最悪のテレビ番組としてあっという間に打ち切りになったが、 6歳だった著者に忘れられない印象を残した話など最高。）

アメリカから見たということで、オタク文化論としても客観的で読みやすい。 やはり『メガトーキョー』の作者フレッド・ギャラガーの言葉。 「アメリカのオタクは日本のことをオタクのユートピアだと信じてる。 でも、アニメやマンガは日本人にとっても自国の文化についての ファンタジーで、つまり現実とは違うんだ」

日本のアニメが世界に誇れることは私も認めるし、 それが世界でも認められていることも嬉しいと思うが、 日本政府が“クールジャパン”としてビジネスにしようとしてるのは なんだかバカげていて、 「あんたたちにアニメやマンガが本当に理解できるの？」と思う。

” - 『オタク・イン・USA』: Invisible Circus (via petapeta)

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