#character: mary yokoyama

[armoricaroyalty]

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author's note: thank you to @crownsofesha, @housekonig, @bridgeportbritt, and @simming-in-the-rain for sharing screenshots and headlines with me to fill out the news!

ETA: Thanks to @sirianasims for catching my typo!

[showamagicalgirls]

I finished the second Mary Poppins (メアリー・ポピンズ) novel, which is relevant to this project because these books influenced majokko creator, Mitsuteru Yokoyama (横山光輝).

I continue to be really stunned by how stern the character of Mary is in her prose manifestation, compared to the Disney version. But, in this sequel novel, I was also really struck by how vain she is too, which mostly doesn’t come out in the movies.

I have enjoyed these very much. The first two are really the most important for me because so many elements were taken from both and brought into the adaptations. There are six more and I do intend to read them, but I’ve been feeling the call to possibly look back at the works of Lewis Carrol, which were also highly influential in Showa Japan.

[tumblblabber]

Netflix Dates Maboroshi Anime Film

Netflix Dates Maboroshi Anime Film

  Netflix has announced a January 15th start date for the upcoming Maboroshi anime film. The film is produced by MAPPA and directed and written by Mari Okada, with Yuriko Ishii designing the characters and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. Much of the animation staff from Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, as well as Vinland Saga (TV series), Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku, and Attack on…

[wotakugo]

The Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Koujou anime film has released its final trailer ahead of its upcoming theatrical premiere this September 15. Studio MAPPA is animating the film under the direction of Mari Okada.[wpcc-iframe data-lazyloaded="1" data-ezsrc="about:blank" title="映画『アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場』ファイナル予告｜maboroshi Final Trailer" width="1170" height="658" data-src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/USwMAiuPsQI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen class="ezlazyload"][wpcc-iframe title="映画『アリスとテレスのまぼろし工場』ファイナル予告｜maboroshi Final Trailer" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/USwMAiuPsQI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen]Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Koujou film – Final TrailerThe rest of the anime film main staff includes:Assistant Director: Tadashi HiramatsuCharacter Design: Yuriko IshiChief Animation Design: Yuriko IshiMusic: Masaru YokoyamaArt Director: Kazuki HigashijiA music video for the anime film’s theme song “Shin-On” performed by veteran Japanese singer-songwriter Miyuki Nakajima was recently released. The song, which will be released on September 15 as well, is Nakajima’s first time performing a song for an anime-related project.Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Koujou film – Key VisualThe cast for the film includes Junya Enoki as Kikuiri Masamune, Reina Ueda as Sagami Mutsumi, Misaki Kino as Itsumi, Koji Seto as Akimune, and Kento Hayashi as Tokimune Kikuiri. The Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Koujou film was first announced in June 2021 along with a visual and trailer. Warner Bros. is distributing the movie in Japan.Director and screenwriter Okada previously stated that she wanted to recreate the atmosphere she felt as a child while watching Japanese movies and anime movies. Boys will be the main characters in this movie which will depict the “tingling feeling of youth” instead of sweet and sour teenage drama. Source: Official YouTube Channel©Maboroshi ProjectAfter AnimeCorner

[recentanimenews]

Utawarerumono Mask of Truth Anime Unveils 5 More Cast Members

  More than a decade and half after the first Utawarerumono anime series graced the small screen, Mask of Truth is gearing up to deliver a stunning 28-episode finale to the franchise this summer, today revealing even more cast members that'll be taking part in the upcoming war.

  The newly announced cast and their characters are as follows:

  Ryotaro Okiayu (Kongming in Ya Boy Kongming!) as Raikou

  Yuya Uchida (Ernst in 86 EIGHTY-SIX) as MIkazuchi

  Yukitoshi Kikuchi (Haruki in HAIKYU!! LAND VS. AIR) as Wosis

  Ooki Sugiyama (Karias in Noblesse) as Maroro

  Marie Miyake (Aki in Silver Spoon) as Sicilia

    RELATED: Utawarerumono Mask of Truth Anime Releases New Trailer, Key Visual

    Based on the visual novels by Aquaplus, Utawarerumono Mask of Truth is being directed by Kenichi Kawamura (Steins;Gate 0) at studio White Fox, with series composition by Itsuki Yokoyama and character designs by Masahiko Nakada (Infinite Dendrogram).

  If you're a fan of mystical fantasy anime, don't miss Utawarerumono Mask of Truth when it drops on Crunchyroll this July!

    Source: Comic Natalie

    Der shy man behind @Shymander, Liam is a timezone-fluid Aussie with a distinct fondness for anime, Eurovision and creating odd stats projects despite hating math.

By: Liam Dempsey

[drawing-way-outside-the-lines]

Ruby Darling  *Supporting character Voice Claim: (Mirei Kiritani) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gQUe0YM6H8

Partner(s): None.   Parents: Cho Yokoyama and Hiroki Ariyoshi Kids: None Siblings: Xuě Darling (Half brother, but considers him just ‘full’ brother) Age: 29 (2021) Birthday: 7th of December Height: 153 cm. Body type: Slim Eye color: Gray but Bordeaux/Burgundy hues around the iris Classification: Human

About: ~ Energetic, Outgoing, Bubbly, Creative, Optimistic, Fun-Loving, Youthful, Un-Organized, Adventurous, Colorful, Open-minded, Spontaneous, Curious, Friendly, Helpful, Imaginative, Caring, Lovable and Playful ~ Born Haya Ariyoshi, but by now only goes by her artist name Ruby Darling. ~ Sexuality, straight, maybe? ~ Haircolor, black, but colors it pastel colors. ~ Japanese/Chinese but mostly sees herself as Japanese, so if anyone asks, that’s what she will say she is. ~ Very close to her little brother. ~ Grew up with her Chinese mom, American step dad and little brother, but as an adult she got back in touch with her long lost dad, and now she’s closer to him than anyone else. ~ Brilliant tattoo artist. ~ Lives in NY (where she grew up) with her brother and roomies ~ Is very energetic, like a speedy squirrel! ~ High vibe energy overload! ~ Bangs on pots to release built up energy ~ Slow eater - likes to take her time to fully enjoy whatever she’s eating ~ Once drove into a tree cause she was lost in a daydream, now walks with a bit of a limp on cold days ~ Always doodling ~ Dislikes slow walkers and slow talkers ~ Nervous around trains. ~ Smells like Japanese snacks and peach ~ Will attack if you call her small. ~ Always wears shoes with a thick soul, so she seems taller than she is. ~ Likes to jump into puddles, then complains about wet shoes. ~ Very close friend of Sparkle, since they were teens ~ Snack obsessed! She eats more snacks than regular food. ~ Spends a lot of time at her tattoo studio ~ Speaks fluent Japanese, English and almost fluent Chinese and Korean ~ Has a mild Japanese accent ~ Always late ~ Likes to be silly ~ Has a cat named Miruku (Milk) ~ Often donates money to animal rescue organizations ~ Loves Japanese snacks, doodling, tattooing, starry nights, her family, Miruku, meeting new people, dancing, Japanese culture, anything colorful, specially pastel colors, donuts, fairy lights, glitter, loud music, Lo-fi (when she wants to relax) fruit flavored lip balm, makeup, Pandas, well animals in general, waffles, Pizza, dragons, milk shakes and fried veggies. ~ Her style is, very cute, bright, colorful. ~ Very into anything Studio Ghibli has ever made.

Ruby’s tag Ruby’s house/home Ruby’s moodboard Handwriting/ask answer pic:

One gif to describe her:

One song to describe her: FAKY - Candy Personal playlist: 1. Dua Lipa - Physical 2. BTS - DNA 3. Gorillaz - MLS ft. JPEGMAFIA and Chai 4. Babymetal - Gimme Chocolate 5. E-girls - Pink Champagne 6. Doja Cat Ft Gucci Mane - Like That 7. Awkwafina - NYC Bitche$ 8. BENEE - Supalonely ft. Gus Dapperton 9. Y2K, bbno$ - Lalala 10. BTS - Danger 11. Ava Max - Sweet But Psycho 12. E-Girls - Follow Me 13. Miley Cyrus - Midnight Sky 14. Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS 15. Dua Lipa - Levitating Featuring DaBaby

[oatbrew]

*slides 50$ across the table Could you pls elaborate more on the novels you think that kou loves and the ones he would lend to akane? do you think that he would like poetry as well? I've been reading some Proust's poems and I think he would be interested in them !! I can totally imagine kou loving Poe's as well

takes your 50 and spends it on nendoroids

i forgot the rules of literature accessibility and what texts have survived in their world so to make things easier for me, this list is based on the premise that kou had full access to a library with no censorship. it’d be cute if he and akane started like a two-person book club where they just exchanged books and “conversed” via annotations and underlines. so here’s a really long list (im sorry)

lit already mentioned in canon that he’d enjoy/find enlightening:

kou’s favorite books are the running man and the stand by stephen king. i’ve never read these before but looking at their wikipedia synopses it’s easy to see why he’d identify with the protags.

do robots dream of electric sheep? by philip k dick. sci-fi classic and makishima’s fave. there’s a lot of overlap in their reading tastes.

swann’s way (in search of lost time) by marcel proust. it’s apt you mention proust as a poet kou might like because he was reading this book at the end of s1. i read swann’s way a long time ago and was baffled as to why kou liked it. then i revisited it when i was less of a dumbass and found it to be an introspective, lyrical and deeply almost painfully tender love letter to the experience of human existence. reading that in light of kou’s character made me realize that this tenderness is a constant but hidden core part of who he is underneath the trauma, armor, facade, and intellect.

mystery/detective novels: agatha christie, arimasa osawa, tarō hirai, hideo yokoyama, dashiell hammett, arthur conan doyle and others (some of these authors are also masaoka’s favorites. there’s an overlap there, too. no doubt masaoka lent him some of his books.)

his favorite shakespeare play would probably be something typical like hamlet or macbeth (i can see him reading and getting frustrated with ham during his enforcer days and he’d probably read macbeth while he was on the run.) but i genuinely think younger kou was a secret romantic so i think his true faves are the comedies like much ado. he’d consider the idea of a partner who could outwit him in verbal flirtation charming.

kou seems like a guy who’d have a wide reading range because he would be willing to read anything to widen his perspective but i also imagine him as a secret book snob and keeps to canonized (mostly western) classics. so this is stuff he’d most likely have loved if they were available:

the count of monte cristo by alexandre dumas. man wrongfully labeled a criminal hunts for revenge? check.

crime and punishment by fyodor dostoevsky. man morally reckons with his crime and despairs for release? check.

frankenstein by mary shelley. exploration on nature, monsterhood and retribution. who has the humanity here: the monster or the man? as a latent criminal, i’m sure he had the same question.

war and peace by leo tolstoy. there’s something about the sensibilities of (particularly imperial and post-revolutionary) russian lit that vibe w kou’s inner life (i.e. the ennui of a decadent/gilded society, andrei’s disillusionment, pierre’s existential angst, etc.) i can see him picking this up and dropping it, picking it up again throughout the years.

great expectations and the tale of two cities by charles dickens. young kou would relate to pip while older kou would relate to carton.

a clockwork orange by anthony burgess. the underrated dystopian novel compared to brave new world and 1984. the concept of ultraviolence and desensitization esp in light of the crimes he’s witnessed and the methods employed by enforcers would hit close to home.

the memory police by yoko ogawa. half dystopian/half kafkaesque existential dread exploring collective totalitarianism against individual resistance. it reminds me a lot of 1984 too but is more superior

the dispossessed by ursula k. le guin. utopian fiction exploring the conflict between anarchy vs social order/freedom vs authoritarianism. akane would really take to this one. plus it’d be criminal for an avid sci-fi reader like kou not to read le guin’s works

i dislike ernest hemingway but i could see kou liking his books. i’d personally send him kurt vonnegut instead if he really wanted to explore the ramifications of war and trauma.

in the miso soup by ryu murakami. one of those hazy noir-like existential thrillers that would really speak to his experiences witnessing the nihilist underbelly of society in japan and out of the country.

kokoro by natsume sōseki. a japanese classic that would have easily been in kou’s radar. it’s a melancholy book about isolation and liminality while the self and culture are shifting. i imagine him reading this after proust while he’s exiled and alone.

philosophers/critical thinkers he’d find value in reading regardless of whether he agreed with them or not: john locke (liberalism), st. thomas aquinas (principle of double effect), thomas hobbes & jean-jacques rosseau (their two alternate views on the social contract theory), donna haraway (post-humanism), john stuart mill (utilitarianism and the liberty principle), jean baudrillard (hyperreality), mark twain (anti-imperialist satire), henry david thoreau (self-determination and civil disobedience), friedrich nietzsche (ubermensch), sigmund freud (psychoanalysis), and maybe friedrich engels/karl marx (historical/dialectical materialism) if kou was up to reading all three fucking volumes of capital. i bet he reads philosophy and critical theory like me aka skim the actual book then buy another book that explains how to read the first one. 

as for poetry, i don’t know many poets except my pal mr siken (and a few others) so i can’t give that many examples. i can definitely see him enjoying the macabre and melancholy of poe though as you said. maybe he’d also like poe’s contemporaries like charles baudelaire or his inspirations such as lord byron. which would fit given that kou is a byronic hero of sorts but imagining any of my faves reading that bastard’s works is just so funny to me

for my own indulgence, here’s also some stuff i’d personally give him to broaden his scope: black thinkers esp richard wright, ralph ellison, james baldwin who deal w themes of masculinity, alienation and (black) identity/individualism in an oppressive society. i’d also give him some exilliteratur or other anti-fascist works from walter benjamin, elie wiesel, and hannah arendt. following proust’s heritage, i’d also give him speak, memory by vladimir nabokov and ulysses by james joyce since the power to recall seems like a pretty important motif for kou. and just for some taste: octavia butler, kirino natsuo, the bronte sisters (esp anne), zora neale hurston, and our queen jane austen.

anyway if he really wanted to court akane properly after their reunion, he’d gift her a copy of persuasion that akane would expect to already be annotated but the only thing he’d really mark is the underlined passage with wentworth’s confession (“i am half agony, half hope.”) can’t think of a more explicit way to tell her he loves her besides actually saying the words. plus the romance of it!! akane deserves to swoon

[funnuraba]

Ivan’s famous Ahahaha! pose from the original Mars manga (1976, Yokoyama Mitsuteru), the Giant Robo OVA tie-in manga (1991, Imagawa Yasuhiro & Mizuta Mari), and the Giant Robo OVA itself.

(character is unnamed in Mars, referred to only as Ivan in the OVA, and given an appellation like the other characters in the OVA tie-in manga: オロシャのイワン, Ivan the Russian. Orosha is a very old-fashioned name for Russia and googling it brings up Ivan himself as one of the top results.)

(The original dub calls him Ivan the Terrible, which gets the Russian feeling across, so the appellation may have been used in the OVA scripts or something, but it’s not spoken out loud or used in the credits.)

[amateur-theater-critic-blog]

Do You Feel Anger?

Do You Feel Anger is an absurdist dark comedy play that revolves around an empathy therapist attempting to help a workplace, with charming figures like Nice Guy™, guy with the emotional capacity of a teaspoon, and a woman so used to their terrible behavior it’s sad. While beautiful and hilarious, it was disturbing and thought provoking

Do You Feel Anger is powerful and distinctly uncomfortable. The quintessential female experience I would never wish on anyone and yet nearly all have to go through at some point. It felt like a train-wreck from start to finish that I knew I couldn’t look away from or avoid. At some point the jokes only pulled nervous laughter from me. It asks the question “how do we change others without fundamentally changing ourselves at the same time?” And the play doesn’t leave any easy answers.

While the premise is beautiful and the style and idea nearly carry everything the whole way through, the play doesn’t have any plot. It’s just the life of a woman trying to do her job in a sexist environment, with some strange subplot about trying to connect with her mother on the side and yet losing her. So, without a plot it felt like a comedy skit that dragged on for too long. At one point I actually checked my watch for the time because I needed to know if it was close to the end.

The lighting is interesting. There are very abrupt lighting shifts between scenes, turning on all the white lights and then turning them off - nearly no fade, which, first time it happened, burned my eyes a bit. It worked for the vibe of the play, but it still happened, especially helping make the last part of the play, when there is a lot of play with the lighting, feel much more jarring. It’s very crisp, minimal lighting, perfectly suited for what is meant to be a work environment.

Sound is used pretty minimally as well, but when it’s there, it’s gorgeous. My favorite part of the sound design was when a bird was supposed to fly from house right to house left, and while there was no physical bird, you could hear the wings flapping from one side of speakers to the other, which I found gorgeous.

The acting is amazing. Playing Eva is Megan Hill from Eddie and Dave, and she is wonderful. All the other actors, as well, play their role fantastically and are used to their full potential by the director, Margot Bordelon. In the end, I feel like they were limited by the original play script more than anything. If there were a more overarching plot - more than the hints we get from the mother’s phone calls and slips in the character lines, it would be a much stronger production.

This is the kind of play I would see once, but would like to see more of.

Rating: 3.5/5

Tickets Available Through April 20th

https://www.vineyardtheatre.org/do-you-feel-anger/

Trigger Warning: At some point there are strobing lights on the whole stage, as well as a lot of vulgarity.

Cast and Creative

Sofia’s Mom/Janie -- Jeanne Sakata

Sofia -- Tiffany Villarin

Eva -- Megan Hill

Jon -- Greg Keller

Jordan -- Ugo Chukwu

Howie -- Justin Long

Old Man -- Tom Aulino

Writer -- Mara Nelson-Greenberg

Director -- Margot Bordelon

Set Designer -- Laura Jellinek

Costume Designer -- Emilio Soa

Lighting Designer -- Marie Yokoyama

Sound Designer -- Palmer Hefferan

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author's note: thank you to @nexility-sims for being my toddler dialogue consultant on this one. Arthur's probably still too articulate for a little guy, but that's fine. He's just really, really advanced for his age.

Toulon and Aducia remain the setting of @ardeney-sims' story, which does not actually exist. shh, it's a secret.

Transcript under the cut.

Pineview Manor // Toulon, Aducia

ARTHUR | Mommy? For my birthday, can I ride in a car? KELLY | Uh...we don't have a car, kiddo. ARTHUR | Oh. Why? KELLY | Well, the bus goes everywhere we need to go. And it's cheaper than a car. ARTHUR | Okay. But why? KELLY | Well, with a car, you have to pay for gas and insurance. And that's expensive. ARTHUR | Oh. What does eg...eg...egspensive mean? KELLY | [sighs] You are full of questions today, aren't ya? KELLY | Ugh! Who just leaves their boxes all over? Animals, I swear to god... ARTHUR | What kind of animals, Mommy? KELLY | Not real animals, sweetheart. ARTHUR | Oh...Pretend animals? [gasps] Dragons? KELLY | No dragons. It's just a saying. ARTHUR | Mommy, what's your favorite animal? KELLY | Hm...cats, I think. ARTHUR | Why? KELLY | They're cute. I like their little whiskers. And I like how they're independent. ARTHUR | What does independent mean? KELLY | It means someone who doesn't need a lot of help to take care of themselves. ARTHUR | Oh...like a big kid? KELLY | [chuckles] You betcha, kiddo. Just like a big kid. ARTHUR | Mommy, am I a big kid? KELLY | Mhm. And you're getting bigger every day. ARTHUR | Mommy, are you independent? KELLY | Hold on, kiddo. ARTHUR | Why? KELLY | The front door is standing wide open... KELLY | [whispering] Arthur, Mommy needs you to be very quiet, okay? ARTHUR | [whispering] Okay. KELLY | [gasps] You- ARTHUR | Mommy? ROSALIND | Me. ARTHUR | [whispering] Who's that lady? KELLY | I don't know how you tracked us down, but come near us. If you try anything, I'll...I'll...I'll scream! MARY | I wouldn't, if I were you. KELLY | [gasps] KELLY | You were the one who broke into my apartment! MARY | Sorry. We needed a sample for the DNA test. You understand. ARTHUR | [whispering] Mommy, what's DNA? KELLY | I never asked for anything from any of you! Why can't you leave us alone? ROSALIND | Kelly, please. That's quite enough. ROSALIND | Why don't you come in and have a seat. We have business to discuss....

[showamagicalgirls]

The first Mary Poppins (メアリー・ポピンズ) novel turned out to be extremely short. The audio book was only four hours so I’m already done and moving on to the next one.

One of the main ways I’m experiencing these books is in comparison to the 1964 film. They have quite a different structure — much less overarching plot, more a series of small adventures chapter-by-chapter.

Also, Mary Poppins is a pretty harsh character. She shows a lot of tough love, much more, I think, than in the movie. I also don’t see this to the same degree in Princess Comet (コメットさん). I’ll get back to all of these texts to check, but I don’t remember Yokoyama’s manga protagonist to be nearly as mean as Travers’ Mary.

To be honest, I kind of like the harsh Mary.

[tokupedia]

Japanese Hero Show Case: Tetsujin-28

The year is 1956, Japan was still recovering from World War II and Tokyo is getting a new landmark with the Tokyo Tower under construction and nearing completion. Akira Kurosawa and Godzilla made their marks on the world 2 years prior.

Amidst all this change, the shadow of the Second World War hung heavily over the nation after its defeat. Some became bitter, others mourned the immense loss of life of families and friends, some proclaimed their unending hatred of the US for being so cruel as to use them as a live testing target of a new weapon. Others who witnessed the horrors of the atomic bomb and the war or heard about it growing up developed an anti-war mentality, wanting to never again experience such tragedy and show the world why war was a bad thing. 

We know some of their names because of this thematic narrative: Ishiro Honda and Tomoyuki Tanaka with Godzilla, Yoshiyuki Tomino with Gundam, Shotaro Ishinomori with his Cyborg 009 manga and Go Nagai with Devilman who mused humanity will inevitably destroy itself if it succumbed to violence. Among those many names was Mitsuteru Yokoyama. 

Mr. Yokoyama is considered the template builder of many of the anime, tokusatsu and manga genres we now take for granted: Ninjas, Jidaigeki, supernatural and sci-fi, Magical girls and of course, humanoid robots that fight evil controlled by a human. 

While Go Nagai is credited as the father of the Super Robot Genre which expanded this to involve them being piloted from the inside by humans, Mitsuteru Yokoyama is the one of the origin points of our modern association of the island nation and robots with the other being the legendary Osamu Tezuka and his creation; Astro Boy.

In an interview with a Japanese magazine, the manga artist said the inspiration of his most beloved creation was one from the terror of war as a child. He said: 

"When I was a fifth-grader, the war ended and I returned home from Tottori Prefecture, where I had been evacuated. The city of Kobe had been totally flattened, reduced to ashes. People said it was because of the B-29 bombers...as a child, I was astonished by their terrifying, destructive power." 

Adding to this was his fascination of experimental vehicle superweapons the Nazis tested. Despite most of them being impractical or outlandish, their size and seemingly threatening appearance made the creative spark in his mind along with that childhood traumatic horror. A final inspiration was reading Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, with Yokoyama feeling sympathetic to the Monster as he was not good or evil, just misunderstood and driven to evil by the cruelty of the world. This lead to the idea for a robot who was a superweapon made by the Japanese Imperial Military meant to destroy the Allies, but became a force for good for all mankind in the hands of the succeeding generation.

BIRU no machi ni GAOO  Yoru no HAIUEE ni GAOO DADADADA DAAN to tama ga kuru BABABABA BAAN to haretsu suru BYUUN to tondeku Tetsujin Nijuuhachi-gou!

Original Story: In the 1950s, Dr. Kaneda revealed to his son Shotaro that he had worked on an top-secret experiment during the last phases of the war that would have turned the tide in Japan’s favor had the atomic bombs not dropped and Japan surrendered. A series of powerful giant robots that would have crushed the Allied forces. 

Deciding that a device that was intended for war would be able to be used for peaceful purposes, Dr. Kaneda entrusted the 28th model and its remote to his son. Shotaro used it to stop crimes, disasters, kaiju and other robots that had been stolen, created for evil or fallen into the wrong hands. Shotaro is a famous genius private detective and despite this breaking all known reason, he can legally drive his 1953 Austin-Healey (or a Volante depending on the incarnation) around Tokyo despite being 10 years old. Shotaro also has to keep the remote on hand or others could use the powerful Tetsujin-28 for evil.

This story has been adapted several times. Aside from the manga, there was a 1960 tokusatsu TV show. The series is an interesting time capsule... if a bit primitive. See, while things like Godzilla could pull off the scale of giant things on the big silver screen, Japanese TV hadn’t perfected that trick just yet. It would take until Ultra Q and Ultraman to get it just right and the live action adaptation of Giant Robo (another Yokoyama creation) to give TV one of its first baby footsteps into live action giant robots. Thus this incarnation of Tetsujin-28 is giant...by only a foot or two. In other words, he was human sized, which I’m sure disappointed some fans.  Then there was the 1960s anime which was brought over to the US as Gigantor and rebroadcast years later on Cartoon Network. (Oldtaku love this show and have fond memories of it. Remember, without this series as one of the gateways, we wouldn’t have anime here!)

Its next retellings was in 2004 with a reboot anime that followed its own story and a 2005 live action movie that transplanted the events into the 2000s. 

An animated reboot film by Imagi Studios was planned, but ultimately terminated as the studio went bankrupt. Interestingly, the trailer showed it borrowed an element from Giant Robo by having Shotaro control Tetsujin-28 with a voice control radio wristwatch. 

The 1980 Reboot:

The Reboot moved the story into the 1980s and several things changed. First was Dr. Kaneda built Tetsujin-28 to fight aliens (WWII was a sensitive subject to some TV viewers) who wanted to destroy Earth and conquer the universe. Another change was Shotaro was a junior agent of Interpol. But the most radical change was the star of the show, slimmed down to a sleeker design and stronger than ever. Theme song is pretty good too, because its pure 80s rock/pop.

The TMS made sequel series- Tetsujin 28 FX:

It is the year 2002 and robotics technology has advanced rapidly since the time of Tetsujin-28 back in the ‘50s. Shotaro Kaneda is now a middle aged man who still uses his robot every now and then and mentors young kids to succeed him in his detective agency business and his wife is part of a tech company. Sakaki Electronics wants the children of the world to live by Shotaro’s example and protect the future with new robots. Unfortunately, said robot tech attracts the attention of evil aliens called the Neo Black Group who wish to use them for war. While old Tetsujin puts up a good fight, the tech he runs on is too old to be a match for the evil space menace on his own. Fortunately, a new and improved Tetsujin called the Iron Man Future X Project or Tetsujin-28 FX has been built and is controlled by Shotaro’s son Masato via a remote gun. Together along with thier friends and family, they fight the Neo Black Group to save the Earth! 

The original Tetsujin still puts up a good scrap and helps his successor when the situation calls for it, nice of TMS to not render the classic character useless.

(Like father like son!)

The series was planned by Yokoyama himself and is sort of a sequel to the 1960s anime. There is a G Gundam vibe as some of the mechs are very stereotypical, like Iron Eagle, the official robot of the United States of America controlled by Michael Justice! (No, I swear I am not making that name up.)

Look at him, red white and blue with gunmetal gray, covered in bullet bandoliers, has a fighter pilot helmet head and wields a shotgun weapon. All that is missing is a cheeseburger and a cowboy hat! 

There was another Tetsujin series recently..Tetsujin-28 go Gao!

But it is more comedy based and has slice of life scenarios. Outside of that, the famed robot did a live action ad for NTT’s wi-fi internet service in 2009.

Powers: Tetsujin-28 is made of a super steel alloy that makes him difficult, and in some cases near impossible, to damage. It has super strength from complex hydraulics that allows it to lift buildings or smash a robot with his bare hands! Tetsujin-28 can also fly using the rocket boosters on his back to carry Shotaro to wherever he needs to go at super speed.

As to be expected from the granddaddy of Japanese Robots, he is awesome based on the fact he doesn’t need any fancy weapons. Simple brute force gets the job done!

Weaknesses: Tetsujin can be controlled by someone else if the remote is stolen or its remote frequency is jammed and manipulated.  It also didn’t work well in the old days when a thunderstorm was going on as the lightning interfered with the signal and made it liable to get zapped. Since its body is made of super steel, intense heat can melt its armor. Lastly, Shotaro is both vulnerable to attack and needs to stay close to Tetsujin-28 in order for it to keep moving.

Tetsujin-28 is a classic character that has transcended its WWII origins and endured for over 60 years. Its influence is everywhere, from Akira to Pacific Rim. Here’s hoping we see more of the lovable potbellied robot in the future!

*flexes arms like Tetsujin-28*

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MAPPA Announces New Mari Okada Directed Original Anime Film 'Alice to Tres Maboroshi Kojo'

  For the last surprise at the MAPPA 10th Anniversary event tonight, a new anime film from famed screenwriter and director Mari Okada (Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms) was announced to be in production at the anime studio. The first visual and trailer for Alice to Tres Maboroshi Kojo was released alongside the reveal of the main staff.

      As mentioned before, Mari Okada will be directing the film, with Tadashi Hiramatsu (JUJUTSU KAISEN animation director) as the sub-director. Yuriko Ishii (Nagi no Asukara) will be the character designer and animation director with Kazuki Higashiji (Nagi no Asukara) as the art director, and Masaru Yokoyama (Her Blue Sky) providing the music.

  It has not been announced when Alice to Tres Maboroshi Kojo will be released as of yet.

  Sources: Alice to Tres Maboroshi Kojo official website, MAPPA 10th Anniversary event

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Daryl Harding is a Japan Correspondent for Crunchyroll News. He also runs a YouTube channel about Japan stuff called TheDoctorDazza, tweets at @DoctorDazza, and posts photos of his travels on Instagram. 

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A Movie-able Feast Criterion Channel Has a Smorgasbord of Great Food Movies Right Now added to Google Docs

A Movie-able Feast Criterion Channel Has a Smorgasbord of Great Food Movies Right Now

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From ramen adventure “Tampopo” to the sinful meals of “Babette’s Feast,” these streaming movies will leave you hungry

In 2018, when it was announced that FilmStruck would shut down, cinephiles (myself included) let out a collective wail — and with good reason: it was the exclusive home of The Criterion Collection. Amid the outcry, Criterion and former corporate parent Warner Bros. carved out a deal that would allow the films on FilmStruck to be made available through the Criterion Channel. Since its debut last year, the platform has boasted an impressive rotation of programming, as well as access to its permanent collection.

As many of us continue to shelter in place, we increasingly miss the things that make us happy, from dining out to traveling. But if you let it, a movie can scratch that itch, or at least get close. The beauty of the Criterion Collection is that its curated films are guaranteed to delight. You can marvel at the grandeur and energy of New York City, observe sweeping romances set in Italy, follow a family’s adventures in Taipei, and more from the comfort of your couch. And if you’re feeling famished, you can indulge in a sensory meal, too. While no platform is without its share of food movies (you can watch Eat Drink Man Woman on Amazon Prime and Fantastic Mr. Fox is scheduled to debut on Disney+ later this month), I believe that Criterion Channel is the best hub offering a consistent number of works that glorify food on film. Here now is a list of the best food movies on the platform:

Babette’s Feast (1988)

Babette’s Feast is a celebration of cooking and what it means to be a cook. Set in a small village on the desolate coast of 19th century Denmark, the film follows sisters Martina And Philippa over the course of several decades. As the daughters of a devout clergyman who preached salvation through self-denial, the two sisters sacrificed everything to faith and duty, keeping their father’s teachings alive long after his death. But with the arrival of Babette, a French refuge of the Paris Commune, life in the village begins to change.

Best food scene: Apologies in advance for not picking the titular feast, but watching the arrival of Babette’s ingredients in the days leading up to the meal is just fantastic. The white-haired villagers can only watch in horror as Babette leads a procession of red wine, live quails, and more exotic ingredients to her kitchen. For years, these people have denied themselves countless pleasures and the thought of indulging in this meal (Martine refers to it as a “witch’s sabbath”) means exposing themselves to dangerous forces (turtle soup! caviar blini! cake!) that may bring evil upon them. It makes the events that unfold over the course of Babette’s feast that much more delightful to watch.

Daisies (1966)

Vera Chytilovà’s Daisies is considered one of the great works of feminist cinema — and it’s as relevant today as it was more than 50 years ago on its release. The absurdist farce follows the adventures of two dangerously bored young women, Marie I and Marie II, who set out to create mischief because the world is ruined and values are worthless. What follows is a series of strange but delightful pranks, including a number of dinner dates with stale old men, during which they insult them while eating a lot of food.

Best food scene: The two Maries, in search of nourishment, stumble upon a feast. They indulge in the finest of foods and then — food fight! The scene is no more than three minutes but it escalates from pastries flying across the room to the Maries destroying the banquet hall and dancing on the table, pressing their high heels into roast chickens.

Garlic is as Good as Ten Mothers (1980)

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the base to all good food is garlic. Without it, you don’t bring out the true flavor of food. Les Blank’s mouthwatering documentary, Garlic Is as Good as Ten Mothers, is a love letter to the stinking rose. Featuring interviews from Chez Panisse owner Alice Waters to members of the garlic appreciation society Lovers of the Stinking Rose, Blank’s documentary is a 50-minute foray into the history and consumption of garlic in the United States.

Best food scene: The documentary is intercut with a variety of cooking scenes. My favorite one features legendary Flamenco dancer and singer Anzonini del Puerto, who prepares sausage links from start to finish. Closeups of each step — cloves of garlic grinded repeatedly in a mortar and pestle, ground beef hand mixed with vibrant spices and red wine — guided by the sounds of a flamenco band in the background will leave you feeling hungry.

Life Is Sweet (1990)

Mike Leigh’s bittersweet comedy is a portrait of working class malaise in suburban London and at the center of it all is a loving family of four. Andy is a cook who purchases a rundown food truck from his drinking buddy on a whim and his wife, Wendy, is sensibly skeptical. Their twin daughters have varying opinions: Natalie thinks it’s fine as long as it makes him happy while Nicola dismisses the idea. If you’re looking for something wonderfully optimistic, this is it.

Best food scene: The disastrous opening of family friend Aubrey’s the Regret Rien, a French restaurant promising “tres exclusive” fare. Oh yeah, it’s as bad as it sounds.

The Secret of the Grain (2007)

At the center of Abdellatif Kechiche’s film is a story that explores the modern day immigrant experience. Slimane Beiji is the divorced patriarch of a Franco-Arabic family living in Sete. After being forced out of his job at the local shipyard, he is determined to leave his family a legacy and follows his dream of opening a port side restaurant — a meeting place where members of their community can gather — that specializes in his ex-wife’s fish couscous, a meal that she prepares for her friends and family every Sunday. What follows is a restaurant opening that becomes a family affair.

Best food scene: The last 40 minutes of this film — the night of the restaurant’s soft opening — is incredible. When the screen finally cuts to black, you will sit there wondering what happens to these characters the morning after. I’m still thinking about it.

Still Walking (2008)

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s gentle, human drama Still Walking follows the Yokoyama family over the course of one summer day as they gather for a commemorative ritual to mark the anniversary of the death of the eldest son, Junpei. Unlike the narratives of most family reunion dramas (A Christmas Tale, Rachel Getting Married), Still Walking isn’t particularly eventful. While there is an undeniable cloud of melancholy, the Yokoyamas do not exchange explosive accusations or drop any bombshells. Rather than focus on big dramatic moments, Kore-eda relies on simple moments (looking through old family photos, cooking and eating together) to paint his portrait of a grieving family.

Best food scene: When the family prepares corn tempura together, the sound of batter sizzling in oil reaches the far corners of the house and the grandchildren come running into the kitchen to indulge in their grandmother’s cooking.

Tampopo (1985)

The premise of Juzo Itami’s Tampopo is simple: Two Japanese drivers help a restaurant owner learn how to cook great ramen — but the overall film is one hell of a ride. On the surface, Tampopo plays like a satire of Clint Eastwood’s spaghetti Westerns, but deep down it’s a surreal yet heartwarming exploration of the human appetite and the joys of nourishment. Make sure the volume is up nice and high because many of these scenes are ASMR at its finest

Best food scene: Tampopo’s narrative is interspersed with a number of stories, each one exploring a character’s relationship with food. The focus of one of these stories is a young gangster and his mistress. For this couple, food plays an important role in the bedroom. You might be wondering, “Like whipped cream?” Sure, they use whipped cream. But in perhaps the most erotic food scene ever filmed, the two pass a raw yolk from his mouth to hers back and forth until, finally, it bursts.

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Amagami SS Plus Character Songs & Soundtrack - always Vol.1

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