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[pocketabed]

do yall memorize the elevator pattern to accurately predict if the elevator will be empty when it gets to you or is it just me

[canmom]

Animation Night 134: Rintaro’s OVAs

Hi everyone! Welcome back to Animation Night.

Tonight we’re coming back to Rintaro, or りんたろう (or Shigeyuki Hayashi, but the pseudonym is near universal). This time I even found a picture of him!

Rintaro one of the oldest of the anime old school to still be alive. He joined the anime industry as an inbetweener on Toei’s landmark film The Legend of the White Snake in 1958 and Astro Boy - but in his own right, he’s also a co-founder of Madhouse alongside people like Osamu Dezaki (Animation Night 95), Yoshiaki Kawajiri (25, 67) and Masao Maruyama (later, founder of MAPPA). He directed such classics as Space Captain Harlock (1978) and Galaxy Express 999 (AN62), he helped create the network of connections that led to Akira, he did a chapter of Tezuka’s Phoenix (AN80) he was still going strong in the 2000s with Metropolis (53).

He is, in short, one of the most significant directors in anime. And yet, to actually find out much about him beyond the films he’s made and the places he’s worked is surprisingly hard. Even in interview, his answers are a little vague. But then, the anime and manga industry are full of reclusive, shy creators. So let’s look at the films...

...or rather, let’s look at the OVAs! Look at them with our mouth eyes.

Pop.

Rintaro spent the late 70s and early 80s working not at Madhouse but at Toei, which was a chance for him to spread his wings outside of the shadow of Dezaki. This was the Captain Harlock era, and the Galaxy Express 999 era, the latter’s remarkable film building the important connection with Yoshinori Kanada and his ‘liquid fire’ effects.

In 82, after adapting renowned satirical novel I Am A Cat for a TV special, Rintaro came back to Madhouse - around the time of Dezaki’s Space Adventure Cobra. There, he would direct Genma Taisen (Harmageddon), which can in many ways be called the prototype for Akira, setting up the power trio of Otomo, Koji Morimoto and Takashi Nakamura. I’ll be screening that for Animation Night before too long, so more on that then (or just read Watzky’s article!).

As Dezaki stepped back, Madhouse entered the era that made it famous, what we could call the ‘auteur era’. Riding the OVA boom, they animated dozens of sci-fi films, OVAs and TV shows by a variety of directors. Their style tended to emphasise static detail with bursts of complex animation; chiaroscuro night settings with bright lights driven by background animation. Rintaro was one of their stars.

So this evening we’re going to pick out two of his works from this period in the new OVA format...

Let’s start with Bride of Deimos (悪魔 (デイモス)の花嫁). (Unfortunately I can’t display ruby text on Tumblr, but imagine that デイモス is written above the first two kanji.)

Bride of Deimos was an interesting beast: a shōjo horror manga by writer Etsuko Ikeda and illustrator Yuuho Ashibe with a a very classic-shōjo, Year 24 Group-esque visual style. (Beyond ‘authors of this manga’, it seems almost impossible to find out anything about either.) If I’m reading the plot summary right, revolves around a high school girl called Minako, who is the reincarnation of a demon Venus, the twin sister of an incestuous demon named Deimos; she is reincarnating because was executed by the demons for her incest crimes but the original soul seems to be out there somewhere? Deimos wants to bring Minako back to the underworld so Venus can possess her body again; Minako would prefer not to, and she’s got a lot of jealous people and suitors to fend off in the meantime thanks.

The manga ran a solid 26 years, from 1974 all the way to 1990. Rintaro could obviously not adapt something of that scope, and his 1988 OVA excerpts just one chapter from the whole epic for a half-hour OVA. It revolves around a brother-sister pair, the brother raising orchids and taking care of a disabled sister, who are both very yandere over each other. Into this whole mess stumbles Minako.

So expect a lot of very gothic imagery; it’s worth noting that Madhouse had adapted Vampire Hunter D just a few years earlier, and I think you can see the influence in its character design. There’s at least one very elaborate sequence of background animation which you can see above; unfortunately sakugabooru do not seem to know who animated it.

And then, just a few years later, we have Teito Monogatari (帝都物語), known in English as Doomed Megalopolis.

The original Teito Monogatari (1983-7) was a sprawling historical epic serial novel crossing basically the entire 90s, following the occult works of an immortal warlord of the Taira clan who led a failed rebellion against the central government (the same Taira clan whose fall is chronicled in the Heike Monogatari, c.f. Animation Night 91) and has now become a ghost serving the same empire. In the present, he is succeeded by Yasunori Katō, a former soldier in the imperial Japanese army who is in fact a vengeful oni working for 90 years to bring about the downfall of the Japanese Empire, bringing him into conflict with a long list of historical figures...

His ruinous ambitions bring him into conflict with some of 20th century Japan's greatest minds including industrialist Eiichi Shibusawa, onmyoji Abe no Seimei's descendant Yasumasa Hirai, authors Koda Rohan and Izumi Kyoka; physicist Torahiko Terada, and author Yukio Mishima.  The resulting conflict, involving science, magic and politics; spans 90 years of Japan's history.

The story begins near the end of the Meiji period and ranges through the rest of the century. It reinvents major events such as the Great Kantō earthquake [in the story, the work of Katō and his allies], the founding of Japan's first subway, the February 26 Incident, the firebombing raids, the signing of the 1960 US Security Pact, and the ritual suicide of Yukio Mishima. The narrative finally reaches its climax in 1998, the 73rd year of a fictional Shōwa period.

The overall structure of the narrative seems to be that Katō comes up with various dastardly plans to destroy Tokyo, and is stopped by these historical figures (and original characters), deferring the destruction of Tokyo to later and later dates. In that regard it seems to fit the onryō mode, where the monster really is a victim of something terrible but nevertheless needs to be stopped. How that reflects on the subject of nationalism it raises so centrally, I’m not sure, and I’m curious to find out! e.g. it’s curious to me that it’s the villain Kato, despite fighting on behalf of indigenous people crushed by Japan, who dresses in the sinister, Nazi-like uniform of an Imperial Japanese Army officer.

This story proved wildly popular, and caused a resurgence of interest in mysticism, such as onmyōdō and feng shui, as well as the classic figure of the oni. It inspired numerous adaptations (one by Takashi Miike!) and subsequent works in the same vein in literature and manga.

By the time Rintaro got to it, there had already been one successful tokusatsu adaptation of the first four chapters in 1988 by Toho, which had received wide acclaim. There had also been a certain OVA called Urotsukidōji, discussed back on Animation Night 69, which proved that sex and violence were very in - and as a result, this OVA went a lot harder than earlier Rintaro works or indeed previous adaptations of Teito Monogatari. Hoping to distinguish his take from previous adaptations, Rintaro emphasised the supernatural aspects - the things it was possible to display with elaborate effects animation. And thus animators like Tatsuyuki Tanaka provided suitably gruesome imagery.

The series spans four episodes, each about forty minutes, all overseen by Rintaro but directed respecitively Kazuyoshi Katayama, Koichi Chigira, Kazunari Kume and Masashi Ikeda. Like Toho’s take, it focuses on the first four chapters, spanning the period 1912-1928, in which the Meiji government was rapidly industrialising Japan and transforming it into a colonial power to stand against the Europeans; not long before the story starts, Japan had annexed Korea in 1910. Beyond his earthquake shenanigans, Katō schemes to possess a girl called Yukari Tatsumiya and her daughter Yukiko. A full-on wizard war ensues.

And I think that’s enough time writing. So, if you will join me tonight, we’ll be watching Bride of Deimos followed by all four episodes of Teito Monogatari (Doomed Megalopolis)! Starting shortly on twitch.tv/canmom - hope to see you there!

[gizchinaes]

Honor se prepara para lanzar la serie X60 con carga rápida de 40W

En las últimas novedades del sector de los smartphones, Honor ha conseguido la certificación 3C para dos nuevos modelos, identificados como BRP-AN00 y BRP-AN80, lo que significa que están listos para desembarcar en el mercado. Esta certificación incluye, de manera destacada, soporte para tecnología de carga rápida de 40W, una función que definitivamente mejora la comodidad del usuario. Según el…

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This is a mix between the medium and darkest colors just cause

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~Light and Shadow Chanyeol Moodboard~

[liestothedark-blog]

Chapter One

I was standing on the edge of the cliff; she looks down over Caldwell. The lights of the city twinkled showing it was a live. How I wishes I was alive like the city.  My name is Mahven, I am almost 25 and soon would be transitioning into full vampire. I am the only daughter and child to Ana and Chonnor. I am set to wed tomorrow it’s such rule. A stupid prearranged tradition. Thinking about it now I am so angry over that. All I want to do is to be free to make my own decisions. Fall in love with whomever I choose. Rolling my eyes, at my phone ringing it.  Looking down at the phone, of course, it was my mahmen. I silenced the ringing but didn’t push decline. What was that, I narrowed my eyes, I swore I seen something in the dark. There was a shape of someone moving fast towards me. I didn’t have a chance to react before the pale shape slammed into me knocking me down.

My phone sailing through the air, shattering on impacted with the ground. It was the enemy of race, a lesser, he was grinning as he stood up. I looked like a newborn deer stumbling as I stood. The lesser licked his lips as he pulled a knife from his boot. I didn’t realize the edge of the cliff was so close but when I took a step back. Before the lesser could attack the ground gave way sending me into the black abyss below.

The pain was the first thing that register in my mind. It screamed loud and clear before my eyes fluttered opened. Mu head throbbed; I couldn’t move my left leg without having searing pain ripping up the whole side. I go to try and yell for help cries nothing come out but sprays of the coppery taste of blood. Soon the pain numbs and slowly my eyes feel heavy my whole body is heavy like I am being pulled into the depths of the dark water. Peaceful.  

In the darkness of my mind, the pain was gone, it was replaced by the sensation of warmth. It blankets my body. Blinking my eyes open just to squeeze them shut. The warmth I had been feeling was the sun was at high noon. The heat got to be too much so tried to shift but nothing wants to move. Tears roll down my cheeks.  As much as I was upset with my parents for forcing me into this loveless marriage. But right now, all I want is my mahmen and father.  My brain keeps skipping around to drifted to the man I was being forced marry. He had already gone through transaction unlike herself. Dhamien came from a richer family then her own.  I now just wanted my mahmen, my father was the one to push this arrangement. What he didn’t know what that I knew that he had developed a bit of a gambling habit.  With this mating he would begiven a lot of money.  That was the reason why I was on the cliff I had gotten into a fight with him telling me that I was just being sold to the highest bid.  What the doggen had been told by Dhamien’s doggen is that he wasn’t nice he abused them. It made me sick to my stomach I prayed almost that no one could find me then wouldn’t be mated to that man.

Branches around me moved, this is was it.  The lesser had found me to finish off the job. I prepared to enter the fade.  Shutting my eyes and praying to the Scribe. When nothing happened to me, I looked up to the face of golden retriever. The gentle animal licked at my face licking at the tears. The golden dog also laid down beside me keeping me company.  My only hand that that didn’t hurt to move was my right. I started to pet his coat.  I wish my voice was louder than a squeak maybe this dog was like Lassie and would go get help.

Hours later when the sun had gone down, my new friend had stayed curling up to me in fact laying his head on my broken leg. Two very sharp and loud whistles ripped through the darkness. “George!” The dogs lifted his head and his tail thumped a happy beat on the ground. “George!” He got up at the second yell and padded off.  “George, where have you been? Hey Hardass, look at this, I think there is blood on his coat.”  

“That is blood, where have you been buddy? Qhuinn, what way did he come from?” There was a cocking of a handgun, “He came from over there.”  Through the darkness, the sound of heavy boots walking towards came.  I was frighten wishing I could have crawl or hid if she could. “Holy fuck, Quinn we have a female that is extremely injured go get Doc Jane and Manny pronto.  The sound of boots running off matched the beat of my heart pounding in my chest.

“Where did you come from?” The huge male asked as he looked around. With no voice all I could do is move my head enough to look up towards the sky. Tears rolling down my face, God I hate that couldn’t tell him, with everything I do I attempt to talk. Barely a whisper came from my mouth, it’s one single word came. “cliff.”  Butch looked up towards the mountain it had to be a least an80 foot drop. “Fuck me. This is going to hurt, and I am really sorry for that.” That man must have we weren’t going to wait for help to come to us I needed medical attention now.

[thedailyrufgh]

Hidy ho…Neighbor’s it’s your fine, weathery ,forecaster ,The Weatherman and today as we check the R Doppler 13,000 . It’s hot today I got you down for what feels like a day on the grill a spicy 91•’s and thank goodness for the over night lows at a nice but stuffy 63•’s I mean at least we have som wind going and it’s going at a mere 8 mph traveling from SSE but guess what I got a cool down at the start of the week on Saturday it will be another day on the Barbe a scorching 95•’s then Sunday it will start to trend at 86•’s so don’t forget your sunscreen but that’s not best part because it gets low,low,low on Monday we got an80• and on Tuesday we got a 78• so enjoy it while it last because the heat is on. I’m The Weatherman from The Daily Rufgh and this is your R Doppler 13,000 weather report…Live,Loco,Real only on The Daily Rufgh, SoLongFolks

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[computertech504]

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[simoneuza]

Que nossas palavras ilustrem nosso comportamento e o nosso comportamento nossas palavras. (William Shakespeare) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3bv-vxn04113IPxdyGtgXZ9BAN1jsqVu0-An80/?igshid=17ukrkrb51cou

[maxxineminx]

One thing that’s really helped me out the past few months is that? Doing a little bit of something, or doing something bad is so much better than doing nothing? Only have time for a 10 minute run instead of the usual 50? Then run for 10 minutes, it’s so much better than nothing. Want to do art but only want to sketch and not paint anything? Work on sketches then! It’s better than not doing any art, and art shouldn’t always be work. Struggling to polish an assignment for class?? Do your best and hand SOMETHING in! An80 is better than a 0. A 60 is better than a 0. A 40 is better than a 0, fucking a 10 is better than a 0!

I’m so used to being a perfectionist and doing “all or nothing!” And that’s so not helpful... never do nothing

[madnezvaper]

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[alleih]

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[qasihlegion]

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