#Kazuto Nakazawa

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Tetsuo II: Body Hammer 1992 - Parasite Dolls 2003

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Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit Directed By: Joe Hahn & Animation By: Kazuto Nakazawa (2004)

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Genius Party Beyond

directed by Mahiro Maeda, Kazuto Nakazawa, Shinya Ōhira, Tatsuyuki Tanaka, and Kōji Morimoto, 2008

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Artwork for The Magnificent World of El-Hazard OVA series. Commissioned for a promotional poster, 1995. Artwork by Nakazawa Kazuto. Scanned from my personal collection.

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parasite dolls (2004, dir. kazuto nakazawa & naoyuki yoshinaga)

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Anime 113

Fena: Pirate Princess A friend of mine recommended this one to me, and since it was only 12 episodes long I gave it a shot! A cute story, pretty visuals and a gallery of nice characters. I liked the story and I kinda wish there were more episodes. We'll see what the future holds. A good watch though! Title: Pirate Princess / Kaizoku Oujo Director: Kazuto Nakazawa, Tetsuya Takahashi, Saki Fujii Watched language: Japanese Genre: Action, adventure, fantasy Studio: Production I.G Episodes: 12 Release year: 2021 Synopsis: Fena: Pirate Princess tells the tale of a young orphan girl, Fena Houtman, living in a fantastic alternate history version of the 18th century. Fena has been raised on an island where there is no hope of escaping the dark destiny forced upon her by her captors, to be used and discarded by the soldiers of the British Empire. But Fena is more than just another powerless orphan. When her mysterious past comes knocking, Fena will break the chains of her oppressors. Her goal: escape her captors, forge a new identity, and search for a place where she can truly belong and find out the true mystery behind the keyword: "Eden." It's the story of the adventure of a lifetime she and her crew of misfits and unlikely allies will have, in pursuit of her goals!

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Samurai Champloo - What's about? Japanese Mix of Cultures and Lo-fi (Breef Version)

Samurai Champloo (サムライチャンプルー Samurai Chanpurū) is a japanese animated series (anime) from 2004 developed by Manglobe studios. It has 26 episodes and was broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV from May 20, 2004 to its conclusion on March 19, 2005. The production “dream” team consisted of Shinichirō Watanabe as the director, Kazuto Nakazawa as the character designer, and Mahiro Maeda as the mechanical designer.

The anime was critically acclaimed and dubbed in the English language, licensed by “Geneon Entertainment” (then “Pioneer Entertainment”) for releases in North America. This anime is the second work of Watanabe as a director after the successful “Cowboy Bebop” (カウボーイビバップ, Kaubōi Bibappu). Although being totally displaced one by the other because of their own “location and timeline”, both Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo share some straightforward concepts and lectures, such as: “the importance of the trip over the destination”; existential crisis; boredom; solitude, and friendship.

Samurai Champloo is ubicated historical and geographically in the traditional old Japan (Edo period, between the years 1648 and 1685, taking as reference the data that the series gives, like the date of the death of Miyamoto Bennosuke (1645), on the episode “False melody (part 2)", when the destinies of three travelers intertwine because of flipping coin. They become the three protagonists (Mugen, Jhin and Fuu), in the mision to search for a Samurai that “smells like sunflowers”.

The series has its own charisma, developing a wide range of themes and topics. These could be seen in the transitions of the series; graffiti; light commedy and percing lovestories;  food competitions; horror zombies; games; and as well a historical and adverturous satire of the "way of the samurai" and the ronin.

The meaning of “Chanpurū” is Okinawan for "something mixed" and also refers to the stir fry dish, considered to be representative of the Okinawan cuisine. It can be seen too as a mixture of: traditional Okinawan, Chinese, mainland Japanese, Southeast Asian and North American culture. The term originates from the Malay or Indonesian word campur (pronounced "cham-poor"), meaning "mix".

Speaking of Watanabe, I've learned he loves to explore while he mix & expand the limits of what we could call “formative clichés” derivated of traditional genres (in a cultural, cinematic and musical level) on his animes. He approaches syncretism and anachronism in Samurai Champloo, at mixing cultural elements of the mentioned suburban and ancient Japan with the 90’s - 2000’s “flow” of Hip-hop culture (USA). He does this in layers. The lo-fi music, the traditional japanese manners, kimono clothes, the meaning of what is "urban", the fight styles, and in the form of speaking and expressing (every character is perfectly well design, physical, emotional and intellectually), we can understand their motivations and experiences in the journey of life.

The soundtrack of the anime series was produced by a team of four composers drawn from the real hip hop musical worldwide scene. They were Shinji "Tsutchie" Tsuchida of Shakkazombie, Fat Jon, Nujabes (with Shing02) and Force of Nature.

Nujabes was a Japanese Producer and DJ. He released three albums in Japan: Metaphorical Music in 2003, Modal Soul 2005, and Spiritual State in 2011. On the decade of the 2010, with the global popularization of the "Lo-Fi" movement mainly on platforms like YouTube or SoundCloud, Nujabes little by little transcended and "now" is recognized as the precursor the genre and one of the vital exponents for its developing, along with J Dilla.

He couldn't not experience in life the "modern 2022" musical and global reach his music got, but at least a part of his recordings are compiled somewhat on the web. Thanks to the community, we can and may listen to Lo-fi and Nujabes while studying, working, and chilling.

Its a flow, it's a state

Reminiscence of this is the nostalgia that Samurai Champloo evoques on us, with its undefined trip, we are living moments much more connected to the present and without external approval to welcome. Every moment lived in the journey, if finally the place that they had to stay, because when paths separates, you got the memories of the things, places and sensations you experienced together. 

Fully recommended. Love the anime and the OST.

Hope you love Samurai Champloo, it'ts OST and listen to Nujabes music! RIP.

-Carlos Roach Pérez

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I recently watched both Kill Bill movies, and I just feel like this should have been a meme for a bit.

Also, I'm not going to say these movies were masterpieces, but they were pretty funny. Like I probably would have watched them a lot sooner if I knew they were humorous af.

Also, the homages to Asian media are nice. Like there's a straight up anime scene in Volume 1, and I know some people will debate if it's actually anime bc it was made for Americans, but it was animated by Kazuto Nakazawa so I say it counts. (I also consider Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, an anime but we can talk about that later.)

It's not just anime, you can see a lot of kung Fu movie inspirations more so in Vol 2. Vol 1 is more Japan inspired and vol 2 is more China inspired.

Also, no one talks about the fact Bill talks like a cartoon snake, and I get it it's part of the snake motif, but every other little detail gets talked about but not that! It's a nice touch.

Also, I really like this quote from Beatrix in Volume 1 "Those of you lucky enough to still have their lives, take them with you! However, leave the limbs you've lost. They belong to me now...except you Sofie! You stay exactly where you are."

Last thing, I've heard the ideas for volume 3, and I feel like my ideas are cooler than whatever they'd make. Beatrix and BB vs Sofie and Nikkia Bell Sofie who's now sporting a robot arm raised Nikkia to get revenge on Beatrix for killing her mom. Instead of trying to kill her she's trying to kill BB, in a "you killed my mom, so I'll kill your daughter" type thing. Also, Elle might be alive. We didn't see a body, so I'll buy it, even if she'd totally be dead irl.

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Parasite Dolls

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"The story is about Jin a traditional very skilled samurai, Mugen an innovative equally skilled samurai, and Fuu a girl who worked at a tea house. When Jin and Mugen get caught and are about to be executed, Fuu saves their lives and in return she makes them promise to help her find the Samurai Who Smells Like Sunflowers."

[サムライチャンプルー (Samurai Chanpurū) Anime television series. Directed by Shinichirō Watanabe. Produced by Takatoshi Hamano, Takashi Kochiyama, Tetsuro Satomi. Written byShinji Obara]

"The characters were designed by Kazuto Nakazawa, who had worked as both an artist and director on multiple projects including Ashita no Nadja and the anime segments of Kill Bill: Volume 1."

"O-Ren Ishii"

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#Gamefemerides

Hace 18 años fue lanzado Tales of Legendia. Es un RPG desarrollado y publicado por Namco (Bandai Namco) para PlayStation 2, 7ma entrega principal de la serie Tales. Originalmente lanzado en Japón en agosto de 2005, fue luego lanzado en Occidente en inglés. El juego fue creado por un equipo de desarrollo conocido colectivamente como “Project MelFes”, el cual estaba compuesto por miembros del Namco Tales Studio y desarrolladores de las series Tekken y Soul Calibur. Contiene personajes diseñados por el artista de anime Kazuto Nakazawa, y música del compositor Go Shiina.

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B The Beginning is an ONA series in the psychological thriller and sci-fi genre. The anime series, which isn’t inspired a manga, is created by Kazuto Nakazawa and Production I.G. Originally broadcast on Netflix, the series first appeared in 2018. We also know the anime’s creative studio Production I.G. through anime series such as Haikyuu and Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 also featured on Netflix. The second season of the anime, called “Succession”, met with Netflix viewers on March 18, 2021. After the season consisting of 6 episodes in total, fans have already expected a third season. Because the second season was just short enough to remind fans of the show. So has Netflix renewed the anime for a third season?1 What was the plotline of the B The Beginning: Succession?2 Will there be a third season of the anime?2.1 When is the third season of B: The Beginning?What was the plotline of the B The Beginning: Succession?The Picture: @Netflix / YouTube – TrailerIn the series created by Kazuto Nakazawa; When serial killer “B” begins to murder, talented detective Keith Flick returns to the royal police force. It is unclear whether young Koku, full of secrets, is an ally or a target. Although the second season of the series is not a complete sequel, it can be considered as an intermediate season. In the new season story; After Keith’s kidnapping and Koku’s old friend reappears, Killer B returns, and everyone is drawn into a royal conspiracy. In the opening part of the season, Kirisame, whom Koku has known since childhood but thought to be dead, asks Koku to join him in his struggle for new world order.Will there be a third season of the anime?The second season of the anime was announced a few months after the first season and was released on March 18, 2021, about three years later. However, as of August 2021, Netflix has not yet renewed the anime for a third season. The second season of the series is very fresh, and Netflix will evaluate the ratings and evaluate for a new season order in the coming months. For the sequel of anime, we usually look at key factors such as manga source material status and disc sales, but ‘B The Beginning’ is an original production made directly for Netflix. The only main factor to continue is “Netflix’s willingness”. B: The Beginning popularity score is 77.7% on our list. The anime has no popularity in Japan, but as it is broadcast on Netflix worldwide, a new season is promising. In terms of the story, it is clear that the ��B: The Beginning” series will continue, and many mysteries remain in the second season. The biggest mystery left is what the king, the mastermind behind the story, thought and executed the plan.When is the third season of B: The Beginning?We know from the previous season that the production time of the anime takes quite a long time. Production I.G has a few films for the upcoming period, while these studies are available, B: The Beginning new season works will take a few years. It seems that we will be able to see a new season of the series between 2023-2024.

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Breaking the habit - Linkin Park MV

 Name of the creator(s)/artist(s) and year

 - it was directed by Joe Hahn and co-produced by Eric Calderon and supervised by Kazuto Nakazawa.

 1) Technique section:

  How was it made? 

 It was made by Studio Gonzo, in collaboration with the band, directed by the DJ Joe Hann. The music video uses anime stylisation. The video uses both traditional animation, as well as traditional rotoscoped animation for the shots including the band playing on a rooftop.

 What materials were used?

 Considering the nature of the video, both, hand drawn digital animation and traditional hand drawn animation seems to have been used.

 How was it captured?

 As with both traditional and digital videos of the time, the short would have either been drawn directly to a digital animation software, and or have been drawn on paper and then scanned into the computer to further edit, animate and composite.

 What can you learn from their production methods?

  The video is quite well stylised in a stylised way but is rooted in reality. Especially the rotoscoped sections due to the treatment and care in animations do not feel out of place with the rest of the short, as sometimes, it’s quite probable to have a major visual discrepancy in the two styles. The short also uses very smokey and obscured atmospheres juxtaposed with strong contrasts in colors. This juxtaposition of strong contrasts makes for a very interesting visual experience.

 2) Representation section:

 What is the piece about?

The piece is a video for the song Breaking the habit by the band Linkin Park.

 Who or what does it depict?

 The video depicts various characters in their own fractured storylines which aren’t too clear in story. However mainly the video roots back to an animated version of the band performing on a rooftop, connecting all stories to their singer Chester Bennington. 

 3) Reception section:

 How was it shown?

 The music video was released when the song was released as a single, on June 14th 2004

 How did you see it?

Growing up on the band, being an avid fan of their music and anime, to me this was the perfect marriage of two of my favorite forms of art. I was always intrigued by the unclear narrative which was so captivating in its lack of clarity, on a purely visual level.

 What was the response at the time? Now?

The video has gone on to be a favorite amongst MTV viewers, going as far as winning the 2004 MTV VMA Viewer's Choice Award.

The song stands out as one of the few anime-styled animated videos in the genre, and still stands up with respect to quality and it’s uniqueness in approach.

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parasite dolls (2004, dir. kazuto nakazawa & naoyuki yoshinaga)