Wed, 03/26/2008 - 7:46am — Nick
I know Shinkai's visual tendencies lately has been to not focus too much on realism in his films1 but the preview of his supposed latest short named Neko no Shuukai is something different:
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If this is truly Makoto Shinkai's work, then I'd have to say that I'm quite pleased that he's actually branching out. I'm just having a hard time believing that it's his, even if the character designs and background match his style.
UPDATE: Looks like a few other bloggers say that it's his work. Huh.
If he does more work like this, then he is really becoming the next Miyazaki, despite what I've said before....
UPDATE 2: Look! Subtitles!
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Ok, not real subtitles. But they are amusing subtitles, nonetheless.
- 1. He mentions this on an interview on the Five Centimeters Per Second DVD. This actually might be why I found 5 CM Per Second so much more visually striking than The Place Promised in Our Early Days
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Re: Neko no Shuukai - A Shinkai Short?
these actually are the real subtitles
Re: Neko no Shuukai - A Shinkai Short?
I have doubts that Shinkai would write dialog that translates to "I can has cheezburger" or "Charging up mah lazers!"... :)
Though the non-lolcat sections look mostly right (like not "I forgot Chobi's cheezburger!")
Re: Neko no Shuukai - A Shinkai Short?
animation personalities of different anime studios are given 60 seconds to animate something and were compiled into this small movie called Ani (Animation) Kuri (creators) 15. These shorts were shown between commercials in NHK channel and it's other channels. ;)