#Inami 2007

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Inami Master Post!!!

So, a long time ago I watched this little 2 season show on Netflix in the span of about a day. I was a kid that just really loves finding a series, watching all of it, then daydreaming about it for a little while. I had long since forgotten about it until a couple days ago, but when I looked into it appeared to be teetering on the edge of obscurity/lost media. I want to change that because this show means a lot to me and it needs more attention because it’s actually really good for late 2000s kids cartoons. I’d like to give a little introduction to kinda bridge the gap of Inami to potential fandom interest because it’s hard enough to even find this show on one’s own as it is.

Inami is a cartoon consisting of 26 episodes total divided into 2 seasons. It is a French show from 2008 (though some broadcasters bought the distribution rights and provided dubs of many other languages, including the English version on Netflix. This show was available as an English dub on Netflix up until around 2017. The show follows an 11 year old boy named Inami living in an Amazonian tribe and tackling the challenges of living in a jungle and sparing with the rival tribe.

Here are some of the main characters!

(Now bear with me here, the only versions of this series I could find to watch were in French, Russian, and Portuguese, which I then auto translated and cross referenced with what little information I could find about this show. Some of the spelling, character traits, or dynamics may be a little off, but I am relatively confident on my deductions provided below. If anyone has any better/further knowledge on this, please feel free to let me know as I will be more than happy to gain more information on this show!

First up: Inami himself!

Inami is the main character of the series; an 11-year-old boy dealing with a mix of cultural initiations, societal dilemmas, and challenges of living in the Amazon. He is very fervent and courageous, often putting himself in harm's way to do the right thing or help someone out of a tough spot. He can be a little hardheaded at times, but that just comes with being a little kid sometimes.

Shimiwe!

Shimiwe is another 11 year old boy inhabiting the same tribe. He is Inami’s best friend and often accompanies him on his exploits, however wary he may be against them. He differs from Inami in that he is far more level headed and thinks before he acts. This provides a nice dynamic where, when using both their heads, they are able to approach the same issue with different strategies to achieve the same result. Shimiwe is also sensitive to the spirit world and trains intermittently with the village Shaman to harness his abilities.

Animata!

Aminata is Inami’s younger sister. Every so often she is able to convince her brother to let her accompany him on his adventures, but when she can’t she plays a very convincing part in covering for his absence. This is especially helpful when Inami goes against the wishes of his peers in favor of his better judgement.

Xiomaro!

Xiomaro is Inami and Aminata’s father, and the chief of the Bellacaïbos tribe. He is a responsible and steadfast leader who does whatever he can to ensure the safety of his people, despite the many attempts to deceive his impartial disposition.

Minoska!

Minoska is the mother of Inami and Aminata, and the wife of Xiomaro. She, like her husband, does anything she can to ensure the welfare of her tribe and family. She tends to be a bit more level headed than her son and husband, preferring to wait for results because she relies on the nature of those around her to predict outcomes.

Hyaema!

Hyaema is an 11-year-old girl belonging to the rival tribe, The Patami, hereditary enemies of the Bellacaïbos tribe. She is Shimiwe's friend and Inami's love interest. Inami and Shimiwe will often visit her in private because knowledge of one of their own fraternizing with the enemy would cause the Patamis to declare all-out war on the Bellacaïbos. She balances out the dynamic between Shimiwe and Inami in being brave yet reserved; whatever the situation at hand calls for.

Pintos.

Pantos is the father of Shimiwe. He is often very selfish, scheming, and not very supportive of anything his son does. This could be due in part by the fact that his wife- Shimiwe's mother, drowned when his son was just a baby. Most of the time, when an episode features Pantos, he is seen concocting/abetting some kind of hair brained scheme to usurp the position of chief from Xiomaro with Morikas.

Carras! (My personal favorite)

Carras is the Bellacaïbos Shaman. He is extremely wise, patient, and capable. He communes with the spirit world or the God(s) Hekuras to interpret omens, predict disasters, protect the village, and guide Inami and his friends. Inside his hut is the totem of the Sacred Armadillo, a protective token representing connection and defense to the Bellacaïbos. He, and by extension, the totem are often targets of Morikas's envy/tricky schemes. I believe he is the older brother of Xiomaru/uncle of Aminata and Inami but I'm not entirely sure (if this is not in fact true then I'll claim it as a headcannon instead).

Morikas/Moricas!

Morikas is the Patami Shaman, and since there doesn't seem to be one, chief to the tribe as well. He is arrogant, foolhardy, and covetous, doing anything he can to steal glory for himself. Instead of focusing on his connection with the Hekuras or improving his abilities as a Shaman, he insists on unseating Carras and/or taking up the duties of both tribes' Shamans. He also tries to steal the Sacred Armadillo whenever the opportunity arises or strikes deals with Pantos to unseat Xiomaro and replace Carras. Usually, Morikas' schemes never come to fruition, and on the rare occasion that they do they are quickly thwarted by a Bellacaïbo or, every so often, a fellow Patami.

Horonami!

Horonami is the mother of Hyaema and allegedly a widow. She does her best to protect Hyaema, despite her insistence to sneak off with Shimiwe and Inami on perilous quests. Her love for her daughter often causes Horonami to go against the wishes of Morikas whether it is to save Hyaema or simply out of personal morality.

Fousiwe/Fousilwe!(???) (I have no idea. His name only auto translates to "rifle" in Portuguese, so I had to just go by what the characters said)

Fousilwe is a Patami boy that briefly served as Inami's rival due to his romantic interest in Hyaema. He is Morikas' nephew, and he usually appears to act under the paternal guidance of Morikas as a tool against the Bellacaïbos. (There is an episode where Morikas refers to Horonami by "daughter" though this must be a mistranslation referring to his position as the leader of the tribe. Otheriwise, this would therefore make Fousilwe and Hyaema cousins, which considering the romantic rivalry, is a little weird.)

Last but not least, Tatoon!

Tatoon is Inami's pet/double. A double is essentially a spirit animal, one soul sharing two bodies, that being Inami and Tatoon. She is very smart, humorous, and- much like her other half, a little stubborn at times. She often delivers messages to Hyaema or to Inami, she accompanies him on quests and keeps an eye on Inami and Shimiwe. Whenever Tatoon is hurt or poisoned, it hurts Inami as well, which is true of everyone's double/partner. Tatoon serves as a sort of connection to nature, and by extension, the magic that imbues it. (Tatoon and the other spirit doubles seem to exclusively be referred to as girls, so all doubles might be females? I'm not sure/could be another translation bug.)

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Carras edit!! :)

If it wasn’t obvious I love Carras so I had to make an edit of him. It’s crazy to think I am literally the first person in existence to make a fancam of an Inami character (that I’m aware of). I love him so much he is my actual husband :#)

This is my first edit ever and I think it turned out pretty good all things considered!! I had to manually cut out the Sacred Armadillo and the jaguar in MediBang so that was fun 😵‍💫 I will definitely be making more of these in the future though because I had a ton of fun with it!

Song name: Your New Cuckoo by The Cardigans

Character: Carras (Inami)

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Peter Salter's Wood Carving Museum, Inami, Japan, 1993. Photos taken in 2007.

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Reseña: Minami-Ke

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// Genero: Comedia, Escolar, Slice of Life

// Director: Masahiko Oota, Naoto Hosoda, Kei Oikawa y Keichirou Kawaguchi  // Estudio: Daume, Asread y Feels // N° de Episodios:55 (4 temp + 3 OVA`s) // Año:207-2013

// Sinopsis //

Una historia sin sobre saltos que va de la vida de las tres hermanas de la familia Minami: la maternal Haruka, la alocada Kana y la diligente Chiaki, quienes teniéndose solo a ellas para cuidarse, se nos relata su día a día junto el de sus variopintos amigos y compañeros de escuela.

// Impresiones //

Minami-Ke es la adaptación al anime del manga homónimo aun en publicación escrito y dibujado por Koharu Sakuraba desde el 2004, estando en la actualidad el titulo conformado por cuatro temporadas y varias OVA`s que hacienden a un total de 55 episodios. La primera temporada titulada sencillamente Minami-ke, se estreno en la temporada de otoño del 2007, siendo producida por los estudios Daume bajo la dirección de Masahiko Oota (Himouto! Umaru-chan y Love Lab); la segunda temporada por su parte de titulo Minami-ke Okawari vio la luz al año siguiente, estando producida esta vez por los estudios Asread bajo la dirección de Naoto Hosoda (Hataraku Maou-sama! Y Mirai Nikki); la tercera temporada con la coletilla en el titulo de Okaeri también fue producida por los mismos estudios en 2009 pero esta vez bajo la dirección de Kei Oikawa (Outbreak Company); mientras que la cuarta y hasta el momento última temporada estrenada en 2013 y con el título de Minami-ke Tadaima estuvo bajo encargo de los estudios Feels y la dirección de Keichirou Kawaguchi (Hayate no Gotoku! Y SKET Dance), estando compuesta cada una de ellas por 13 capítulos a los que se les adhieren las OVA`s Minami-ke Betsubara, Omatase y Natsuyasumi.

Esta fue una serie que llamo mi atención más que nada debido a que el autor de su manga original también es el creador de Kyou no 5 no 2, un titulo de estilo y ambientación similar cuya adaptación al anime supo agradarme bastante en su momento, encontrando por suerte en Minami-ke una obra que aunque peca de sencilla y no ser precisamente original ni en su concepto ni en su ejecución, a la larga resulta ser bastante llevadera y entretenida de ver, o por lo menos esto es así durante sus tres primeras temporadas ya que la ultima sufrió de un bajón considerable. El titulo se trata pues de un Slice of life cómico de ambientación escolar, que nos relata las viviendas de un trió de hermanas, la pequeña e inteligente aunque algo cascarrabias Chiaki, la imparable y alocada Kana y la maternal aunque a momentos aterradora Haruka, quienes viven solas en un apartamento, presentándosenos sus aventuras y ocurrencias en conjunto con sus compañeros de escuela y amigos. Como verán nada nuevo bajo el sol, pero pese a esto Minami-ke se las arregla para ser un titulo por demás disfrutable, presentándose con una comedia ligera y a momentos medio picarona pero por demás funcional, y con un elenco de personajes relativamente numeroso y agradable del que si bien destacan por sobre todos las tres hermanas, a la larga terminaremos encontrando entre los mismos un poco de todo, siendo fácil toparse con por lo menos un personajes que se gane tu cariño.

El anime se maneja bajo un formato puramente episódico en el que cada capítulo trata algún tema o aventura en específico de estos jóvenes, existiendo continuidad entre los diferentes eventos que se sucinta en la obra, pero no pareciendo que dentro del mundo dentro del que sucede la serie el tiempo avance de una manera apreciable.  Cabe mencionar además el que si bien la fórmula del anime nunca varia como tal, al ser este un trabajo sacado adelante por diferentes estudios y directores durante el paso de varios años, se puede notar en cada temporada ciertas variaciones mínimas con respecto a las otras, por ejemplo, tenemos que la primera temporada emplea un recurso que también se veía en el ya mencionado anime de Kyou no 5 no 2 en el que para acompañar o rematar ciertos chistes el diseño de los rostros de los personajes cambiaba a uno de corte más realista y detallado, mientras que la segunda temporada es en la que más se nota la presencia de fanservice, iniciando de hecho la misma con un episodio dedicado a un viaje a las aguas termales. Infortunadamente estos cambios en la producción también llevan a que no todas las temporadas mantengan el mismo nivel en lo que a calidad de entretenimiento refiere, siendo como ya comente antes el punto más bajo de la obra su cuarta temporada, en donde si bien se sigue respetando al formula, la misma sencillamente termina resultando muy tediosa de seguir, al punto de que en mi caso personal si bien las primeras tres temporadas me las vi tirón una tras otra sin cansarme, con esta ultima solo me basto un capitulo para pensármelo dos veces antes de terminarla.

Visualmente hablando el titulo no es ninguna maravilla, la animación no es la gran cosa y pese al pasar de los años nunca vemos mucha variación o mejora en ella, pero al mismo tiempo rara vez presenta caídas de calidad notorias. Respecto a los fondos y escenarios son simples pero funcionales aunque algo limitados en variedad, y los diseños de personajes aunque medio genéricos resultan atractivos y  son diferenciables entre sí. De la música no hay mucho que comentar, el OST no es que presente tonadas resaltantes pero cumple bien su tarea de ambientar, mientras que respecto a los openings y endings, si bien son varios y todos resultan más o menos agradables, ninguno de ellos llegue a ser realmente una tema remarcable o memorable en algún sentido.

  // Conclusión //

Un slice of life funcional que desafortunadamente se cae en su ultima temporada, pero que por lo demás resulta ser una obra por demás recomendable, ligera y muy disfrutable, siempre y cuando no busques nada del otro mundo.

// Calificación: 6.5/10 //

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Laguna and the Arts

San Pablo in Laguna, the City of Seven Lakes, is known for its scenic beauty and timeless history. Nesting in the foothills of Mount San Cristobal and Mount Banahaw, it is an urban-agricultural community rich in plantations and aqua culture.

With its breathtaking beauty and rich culture, San Pablo, as well as the rest of the Laguna province, has been a great source of inspiration for many artists. Each town has its own unique story to tell, each nurturing a creative community in its rich artisanal tradition.

Laguna has become a premium art destination of the south we discovered that during the launch of  My City, My SM, My Art in SM City San Pablo.

Paete and the Baldemor Family

Paete is a lakeside town located at the Northeastern part of Laguna, along the shores of picturesque Laguna de Bay.  Founded by Spanish friars of the Franciscan order, its early inhabitants were of Malay lineage who came from Borneo in swift and sturdy boats known as balangay, made famous by skilled craftsmen . Everything about the town of Paete has something to do with the chisel. Today, Paete is known as the Carving Capital of the Philippines, and a new generation of artists have continued this tradition in carving and painting.

MANUEL BALDEMOR

Master Artist Manuel Baldemor belongs to a family of artists in Paete, a town known for woodcarving. A Filipino painter, sculptor, printmaker, writer and book illustrator, he is best known for his painting on various media that depict scenes from his hometown in simplified geometric forms with a folk art character.

 He first attracted attention in the early 1970s with pen and ink drawings, capturing in meticulous detail the folk spirit of Paete. An avid traveler, he has held numerous one man shows in museums and galleries in the Philippines and overseas.

 Baldemor has received several awards in the Philippines, and numerous invitations and grants abroad.  He was chosen artist in residence in Chile, Estonia, France, Israel, Japan, Switzerland, , Singapore, Portugal, and most recently, in Mexico.

 In October 2007, his painting titled, Karo ng Sorbetes, was instrumental in capturing a Unesco seat for the Philippines during the 34th general conference in Paris. For years, his works have been in reproduction in UNICEF greeting cards which are distributed worldwide.

 MONNAR BALDEMOR

 Monnar Baldemor represents a new generation of Paeteno artists, forging his own artistic path with works that call to mind the distorted figures of Spanish legend Salvador Dali, the meticulous linear strokes of German artist Ernst Degasperi, and the anatomical manipulations of the Netherland’s Hieronymous Bosch.

 The son of master artist Manuel Baldemor, Monnar’s works look inward and probe the darker recesses of the soul, exploring and giving emotions that lie just beyond the realm of acceptance. Exploitation, hope, and dreams are recurring images in his forays into the mind coupled with his own metaphorical images.

  ANGELITO BALDEMOR

 Like his older brother Manuel, Angelo Baldemor was raised among the woodcarvers of Paete. Today, he continues to uphold his family’s - and his hometown’s - artistic tradition as a sculptor widely appreciated for his own art form, “paintures”, a brilliant  three dimensional rendition  and rare combination of painting and sculpture.

 Angelo has added many innovations to his craft, shifting to a softer wood, batikuling, so he could sculpt fruits, vegetables and flowers in baskets and straw hats, and rice painstakingly chiseled grain by grain and then painted in their brilliant natural colors. He introduced wall sculpture to hang side by side with paintings.

Angelo’s work has brought much honor to our country – he was a Philippine representative to the Southeast Asian Tribal and Folk Arts Festival in Bhopal, India and the 2003 Inami International Wooden Sculpture Camp in Toyama, Japan.

We will get to know more about the amazing artistry of Baldemor Family featuring Manuel Baldemor, his son Monnar Baldemor and his brother Angelo Baldemor in an exhibit from March 29 to April 2, 2016 at the Atrium of SM City San Pablo.  The event will also highlight the paintings and sculptures of Paete, which is the woodcarving Capital of the Philippines.

At the same time, the exhibit gathers the works of modernists and contemporary artists of Laguna. These are the exquisite brass sculpture of Carlito Ortega, the folksy story teller dolls of An Alcantara, the vibrant life like water color painting of Lito Ballaran, the dreamy contemporary works of a millennial Rodney De Guzman, that unique Filipino twist in Cubism by Pakil Artist Bernard Vista,,the Pinoy pop socio realism wood sculpture of Otep Banez, the  master in the art of Philippine embellishment Patis Tesoro and the unencumbered art and immersive photography of J. Orosa Paraiso.

A celebration of Philippine visual arts- painting, sculpture, printing, photography and film making.  “My City , My SM, My Art” is a joint project of SM , the Metropolitan Museum of Manila, the Shell Companies of the Philippines, and the Philippine Star with support from the National Commission for the Culture and the Arts and the Center stage Productions.

The “My City, My SM, My Art” series brings art and people together by showcasing the works of masters, modernists ad millenials around the SM Supermalls. Advocating art for all. The team works with communities to mount exhibits and key cities around the Philippines.

  Joseph “Otep “ Bañez

,Joseph Bañez’s brand of  Pinoy Pop Social-Realism has taken the market by storm. , making him one of the top sellers in contemporary artGrowing up in Paete, Laguna, Otep, as he is known was a “barriotic jologs”, a “teacher’s enemy number one”, and a “hari ng sablay”. He tried his luck in several fields before experimenting with painting, which he turned out to have a natural talent for.

Greatly influenced by American artist Norman Rockwell and cartoonist Larry Alcala, Otep’s works depict the daily episodes of provincial life.  Folksy as his works may seem, Otep is able to find humor in these “barriotic beauties” that appeal even to human dwellers. .  We will get to know more about ,Joseph “ Otep”Bañez   and his realistic yet playful wooden wall sculpture as he joines the My City , My SM, My arts exhibit.

 Bernard Vista

Pakil is a pilgrimage town in the province of Laguna best known for the Turumba Festival which has a seven day novena honor of the seven sorrows of the Blessed Mother. A Turumba procession, which is considered one of the longest and largest in the country, follows right after each novena.

It is in this milieu that Bernard Vista one of Pakil’s most exciting figurative artists was born, grew up, and gained recognition for his larger than life depictions of the Filipino way of life. Inspired by the rural scenes in his hometown, he puts on canvas the humble countenance of his people, humanizing the fisher folk and farmers while highlighting their passion for life, and their oneness with the bounties of nature.

Vista’s canvasses are living tableaus being acted before the viewer’s eyes – a seminal story of bountifulness, prosperity, and being Filipino.  His portrayals of men and women possess that strong glimmer of indescribable peace, contentment, and strength of inner spirit.

A scholar of the Saturday Group of Artists, he is one of the founding members of the Guevarra Group of Artists He was a resident artist in the Artesan Gallery in Singapore and his works have been included in major international auctions such as the Larasati House in Singapore.

    J. Orosa Paraiso

J. Orosa Paraiso grew up in San Pablo City, Laguna. A medical doctor by profession, he was based in the US for many years, but would still go back to his hometown at least twice a year, doing free  neurological consultations.

 J. O. Paraiso is also a self-taught visual artist who expresses himself through different mediums like painting and  sculpture, and already has had solo exhibitions  of his paintings  in New York and Manila.Thought provoking, breath taking and full of life are just some of the few words to describe J. O. Paraiso’s art. It’s all about what we can see through his eyes.

 More recently, he has taken an interest in photography. As he travels the world and in pursue of passion., he is in constant pursuit of inspiration. His series of photographs, which were shot while doing volunteer work in Bhutan were exhibited in Florence, Italy. Closer to home, he helped initiate a photography for the deaf in San Pablo City.

   Lito Ballaran

Although proficient in many other media – mural, trompe – l’oeil, portraits, and animation, Lito Ballaran seems to have been born to paint watercolors. 

His watercolor paintings are full of emotions and reveal a very sensitive nature.  Lito has been invited to join watercolor festivals and exhibitions, and after two decades of pouring his creative energies out of the canvas of his mind, his art today reflects his emotions and feelings as he goes through life’s experiences.   

With his impressive body of work, Lito Ballaran has been appointed official co representative by the International Watercolor Society for their Philippine branch.  He has been actively promoting the group with the rest of the IWS Philippines team and has represented the group well in the 2015 Tam-Awan International Arts and Music Festival.  

 Rodney James De Guzman

At the age of ten, Rodney James de Guzman was already drawing with remarkable skill. He would later join art competitions and win prizes.  There was a brief hiatus from painting when he attended college and started working.  But the pull of art was strong, and it was not long when he went back to pursuing his dreams.

Rodney, who is also from San Pablo, then explored various media until he became fascinated with watercolors.  He learned the required skills and techniques through practice and with the help of his mentor, Lito Ballaran, hopes to take it to the next level.

Today, Rodney’s landscapes evoke calm and tranquility. His works are like free flow of thought that represents the subtle beauty and controlled randomness. A man of few words, Rodney lets his art speak for him.  What he could not say or express in words, is stated strongly in his paintings.  Through his paintings, he gives us a rare glimpse of his world.

An Alcantara

An Alcantara is a sculptor who works with clay to create terracotta figures. Her clay storyteller dolls are inspired by the culture of the people of San Pablo, her husband’s hometown, a place “she has fallen in love with”. And yes, each doll has its own story to tell.

  An innkeeper, writer, clay artisan, culinary history enthusiast, and zen practitioner, An, whose initial love is writing and storytelling, is delighted that through her dolls, she can write a narrative without using the words she was used to during her days in publishing.

Today, An works with some out of school youth, single mothers, and members of the community to make her storyteller dolls with a unique Filipino spin on hand-pinched, hand painted clay.

Carlito Ortega

Carlito Ortega is a sculptor who works with welded steel and brass, creating figurative works inspired by Philippine folk art in  both intimate and monumental scales. Most of his sculptural pieces are heavily influenced by his experiences growing up in rural Bukidnon. His figures are characterized by exaggerated body positions to amplify the sense of movement.

For Carlito, the process of creating bronze figures is an emotional, intuitive process. It begins with the heart as he rarely plans the figures he creates. It is about molding the metal sheet into what it calls to be. This is also why Carlito does not create replicas of his statues. They are all one of a kind. Each one sharing a story of Carlito’s soul at that  moment.

 Patis Tesoro

Patis Tesoro is an artist and fashion designer, social activist and heritage conservationist, entrepreneur and lifestyle icon. Bursting with creative energy, she has used her artistry to protect and assert what it means to be Filipino.

In the 1950s, she learned from her mother Nena Fabella Pamintuan, a stylish woman of means, who was a kustorera (or a dressmaker) in post-war Iloilo. After her high school classes at the convent school Assumption in Iloilo, Patis learned to embroider, thus opening her eyes to the intricacies of the craft and the art of embellishment.

Ms Patis Tesoro’s interpretation and adaptation of the Filipiniana to current fashion trends has earned for her various recognitions and awards. She is an advocate of bringing out the best in Filipino artistry- from her embroidery, fiber, woodworks, sketches and drawings- showcasing the artistic Filipino heritage that the rest of the world came to admire..

Today, she has pushed toward more artistic frontiers by creating what she calls Bohemian Filipiniana, this time using more flamboyant colors and designs all of which can also be seen in her drawings. Her drawings masterfully exemplify her profound passion for detail. And her trademark baroque patterns.

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Little doodle of Carras I originally had done just to play around with his color palette and shading but I actually ended up liking how it turned out a lot. This is the most fun I’ve had drawing in a while :,) I also gave him a couple extra accessories I may explain later, mostly just cuz I like him but some of it has significance to some made up lore >:)

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Missing Episodes!!!

Alright- I know I said I would shoot for uploading the missing episodes during the weekend but I got swamped with midterms before I could finish it :') But! I have finished uploading all the missing Portuguese episodes (which were 16-26) to my personal channel!! I'll link the playlist containing all the missing episodes of the Portuguese dub!!

And I'll also add the same link to the original channel again. There is a playlist containing the first 13 episodes, but episodes 14 and 15 have not been added to their playlist :')

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Big news for Inami!!

Okay, so as I said before in my “where to watch” post, the Portuguese dub of Inami only had 13 episodes and there was no telling if the rest were ever going to see the light of day again. HOWEVER, last night I was watching an episode and followed a comment saying that the rest of the series was on a different channel with a link. I followed the link to a little Portuguese video essay channel where the youtuber downloaded the entire series on google drive!! So, as I said before, the Portuguese version auto translates the best out of the three available languages in my opinion so this is super exciting!! Y'all really have no idea how ecstatic I was to find this :')

Here is the link to the Google Drive file containing all 26 episodes in Portuguese!

Unfortunately, I'm fairly certain there is no option for automatic subtitles on Google Drive :( BUT!!! I am working on downloading and uploading the last 13 episodes to my own personal YouTube channel to both save them and make them accessible for those interested in the channel. I will be working on uploading the episodes over the weekend, and I will make a post with the link to the playlist as soon as I am finished so stay tuned!!

Big shoutout to AdairToLegal on Youtube for giving us access to the full series in Portuguese!!

Here is the link to his channel!

And the link to the video containing the link!!

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I don’t have anything to post at the moment so have this thing I made lol

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Where to Find/Watch Inami!

As I said before, the English dub of this show is essentially lost media at this point in time, however! There are ways to watch it. I'll drop a couple helpful links related to the show that will come in handy to anyone who is interested!

Above is the link to a channel that has uploaded half of the series in Portuguese. You can watch these videos with English captions by tapping the little gear>subtitles/CC>auto-translate>English(or your preferred language! For me, English is the only auto-translation option available, but this is likely because of my device settings)

I prefer this channel over the other options because Portuguese seems to auto-translate the best out of all the options (it still isn't great, but its manageable)

Above is the link to the channel containing the entire series in its original language; French! This might come in handy to those who live in Canada maybe? The video/audio quality is much better, probably because this is the original form of the series. Unfortunately, this is the tradeoff for translation, as the French version does not translate into English well at all. I really recommend watching the Portuguese version to understand the plot at all unless you are familiar with French.

Above is the channel containing a playlist of every episode in Russian. The auto-translation for these videos is honestly just a little better than the Portuguese dub at times, but I think it really comes down to preference tbh.

Above is the ultrarare, tiny tidbit of the English dub in the form of a 2-minute trailer I found on the animation studio's website! So far this is the only footage of the show with an English dub on the internet. This just goes over the basic premise of the show and the plot, but I thought it deserved a place with the other links :)

Please feel free to ask me any questions you have as I'd love to answer them!! :#)

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“Shimiwe? Shimiwe?”

“No! I’m Morikas.”

This clip is so funny to me, I love how out of the loop poor Morikas is :,) Carras’ locking in at the end was perfect too

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Peter Salter's Wood Carving Museum, Inami, Japan, 1993. Photos taken in 2007.

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OMG OMG!! I am absolutely thrilled that someone else even knows about it!! I would love to share more about it if you would be interested in seeing that??

Inami Master Post!!!

So, a long time ago I watched this little 2 season show on Netflix in the span of about a day. I was a kid that just really loves finding a series, watching all of it, then daydreaming about it for a little while. I had long since forgotten about it until a couple days ago, but when I looked into it appeared to be teetering on the edge of obscurity/lost media. I want to change that because this show means a lot to me and it needs more attention because it’s actually really good for late 2000s kids cartoons. I’d like to give a little introduction to kinda bridge the gap of Inami to potential fandom interest because it’s hard enough to even find this show on one’s own as it is.

Inami is a cartoon consisting of 26 episodes total divided into 2 seasons. It is a French show from 2008 (though some broadcasters bought the distribution rights and provided dubs of many other languages, including the English version on Netflix. This show was available as an English dub on Netflix up until around 2017. The show follows an 11 year old boy named Inami living in an Amazonian tribe and tackling the challenges of living in a jungle and sparing with the rival tribe.

Here are some of the main characters!

(Now bear with me here, the only versions of this series I could find to watch were in French, Russian, and Portuguese, which I then auto translated and cross referenced with what little information I could find about this show. Some of the spelling, character traits, or dynamics may be a little off, but I am relatively confident on my deductions provided below. If anyone has any better/further knowledge on this, please feel free to let me know as I will be more than happy to gain more information on this show!

First up: Inami himself!

Inami is the main character of the series; an 11-year-old boy dealing with a mix of cultural initiations, societal dilemmas, and challenges of living in the Amazon. He is very fervent and courageous, often putting himself in harm's way to do the right thing or help someone out of a tough spot. He can be a little hardheaded at times, but that just comes with being a little kid sometimes.

Shimiwe!

Shimiwe is another 11 year old boy inhabiting the same tribe. He is Inami’s best friend and often accompanies him on his exploits, however wary he may be against them. He differs from Inami in that he is far more level headed and thinks before he acts. This provides a nice dynamic where, when using both their heads, they are able to approach the same issue with different strategies to achieve the same result. Shimiwe is also sensitive to the spirit world and trains intermittently with the village Shaman to harness his abilities.

Animata!

Aminata is Inami’s younger sister. Every so often she is able to convince her brother to let her accompany him on his adventures, but when she can’t she plays a very convincing part in covering for his absence. This is especially helpful when Inami goes against the wishes of his peers in favor of his better judgement.

Xiomaro!

Xiomaro is Inami and Aminata’s father, and the chief of the Bellacaïbos tribe. He is a responsible and steadfast leader who does whatever he can to ensure the safety of his people, despite the many attempts to deceive his impartial disposition.

Minoska!

Minoska is the mother of Inami and Aminata, and the wife of Xiomaro. She, like her husband, does anything she can to ensure the welfare of her tribe and family. She tends to be a bit more level headed than her son and husband, preferring to wait for results because she relies on the nature of those around her to predict outcomes.

Hyaema!

Hyaema is an 11-year-old girl belonging to the rival tribe, The Patami, hereditary enemies of the Bellacaïbos tribe. She is Shimiwe's friend and Inami's love interest. Inami and Shimiwe will often visit her in private because knowledge of one of their own fraternizing with the enemy would cause the Patamis to declare all-out war on the Bellacaïbos. She balances out the dynamic between Shimiwe and Inami in being brave yet reserved; whatever the situation at hand calls for.

Pintos.

Pantos is the father of Shimiwe. He is often very selfish, scheming, and not very supportive of anything his son does. This could be due in part by the fact that his wife- Shimiwe's mother, drowned when his son was just a baby. Most of the time, when an episode features Pantos, he is seen concocting/abetting some kind of hair brained scheme to usurp the position of chief from Xiomaro with Morikas.

Carras! (My personal favorite)

Carras is the Bellacaïbos Shaman. He is extremely wise, patient, and capable. He communes with the spirit world or the God(s) Hekuras to interpret omens, predict disasters, protect the village, and guide Inami and his friends. Inside his hut is the totem of the Sacred Armadillo, a protective token representing connection and defense to the Bellacaïbos. He, and by extension, the totem are often targets of Morikas's envy/tricky schemes. I believe he is the older brother of Xiomaru/uncle of Aminata and Inami but I'm not entirely sure (if this is not in fact true then I'll claim it as a headcannon instead).

Morikas/Moricas!

Morikas is the Patami Shaman, and since there doesn't seem to be one, chief to the tribe as well. He is arrogant, foolhardy, and covetous, doing anything he can to steal glory for himself. Instead of focusing on his connection with the Hekuras or improving his abilities as a Shaman, he insists on unseating Carras and/or taking up the duties of both tribes' Shamans. He also tries to steal the Sacred Armadillo whenever the opportunity arises or strikes deals with Pantos to unseat Xiomaro and replace Carras. Usually, Morikas' schemes never come to fruition, and on the rare occasion that they do they are quickly thwarted by a Bellacaïbo or, every so often, a fellow Patami.

Horonami!

Horonami is the mother of Hyaema and allegedly a widow. She does her best to protect Hyaema, despite her insistence to sneak off with Shimiwe and Inami on perilous quests. Her love for her daughter often causes Horonami to go against the wishes of Morikas whether it is to save Hyaema or simply out of personal morality.

Fousiwe/Fousilwe!(???) (I have no idea. His name only auto translates to "rifle" in Portuguese, so I had to just go by what the characters said)

Fousilwe is a Patami boy that briefly served as Inami's rival due to his romantic interest in Hyaema. He is Morikas' nephew, and he usually appears to act under the paternal guidance of Morikas as a tool against the Bellacaïbos. (There is an episode where Morikas refers to Horonami by "daughter" though this must be a mistranslation referring to his position as the leader of the tribe. Otheriwise, this would therefore make Fousilwe and Hyaema cousins, which considering the romantic rivalry, is a little weird.)

Last but not least, Tatoon!

Tatoon is Inami's pet/double. A double is essentially a spirit animal, one soul sharing two bodies, that being Inami and Tatoon. She is very smart, humorous, and- much like her other half, a little stubborn at times. She often delivers messages to Hyaema or to Inami, she accompanies him on quests and keeps an eye on Inami and Shimiwe. Whenever Tatoon is hurt or poisoned, it hurts Inami as well, which is true of everyone's double/partner. Tatoon serves as a sort of connection to nature, and by extension, the magic that imbues it. (Tatoon and the other spirit doubles seem to exclusively be referred to as girls, so all doubles might be females? I'm not sure/could be another translation bug.)