[box] What is 2channel?
2channel, also known as 2chan and 2ch, is the world’s largest forum. Completely anonymous, this is where Japanese netizens can disregard age, gender, and job title to conduct discussions in a relaxed atmosphere.
Usernames are non-existent, and instead users are assigned temporary, unique IDs to identify who is talking.
You’ll see the letter w used quite frequently, sometimes consecutively (“wwwwwww”). This denotes laughter, much like LOLOLOL. The more w’s, the more they’re laughing![/box]
1: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:21:25.32 ID:jn5a9XOh0
She looks more normal than I expected
2: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:21:51.72 ID:dUiY52VI0
3: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:22:01.45 ID:BmvEz3Ah0
6: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:22:33.86 ID:XDItaQZX0
7: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:22:38.34 ID:q8fObk9r0
Ink, huh
Looks nice
9: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:23:35.80 ID:2ynrrJDoi
16: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:27:28.11 ID:1UDLWAHY0
>>9
The director or someone was the same person
14: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:26:15.73 ID:rOORh9YH0
19: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:29:10.31 ID:jn5a9XOh0
The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter is such a classic moral story
I guess it’s like the Japanese version of Heidi of the Alps or
Anne of Green Gables
20: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:29:17.63 ID:SBfinCkr0
Ijuin said that the art style is like ink on writing paper
Supposedly director Takahata
insisted on it
27: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:36:10.50 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>20
Looks more like watercolor
21: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:30:03.13 ID:Aq8DYzDj0
I read The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter, but there weren’t any scenes of her running like that, what’s going on
23: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:31:25.28 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>21
The source material’s pretty short
They’re stretching it to two hours long, of course that’ll make the story a bit more engaging
22: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:30:29.17 ID:QxeP/JEh0
24: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:33:18.77 ID:BmvEz3Ah0
[youtube width=”602″ height=”350″ video_id=”4M6tfi0aAV8″]
I’m interested!
25: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:33:19.79 ID:54vSpKct0
26: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:33:26.50 ID:a5K5KPTU0
Two hours in that art style…
I think I’d get sick of it
28: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:37:15.92 ID:q8fObk9r0
That was pretty freaky
Two hours of that?
29: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:43:32.19 ID:jn5a9XOh0
They’ve been working on this since 2005
I’m excited
30: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:44:46.32 ID:o04C9FtOi
32: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:47:14.56 ID:Pe7HU3q60
It’s hard to see the appeal of this when it’s still shots
Having that art style move is what drives your attention to the nature and characters in the scene
33: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:47:22.49 ID:xQc/liRf0
34: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:48:54.68 ID:a5K5KPTU0
>>33
They both might be their last, so
35: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:49:58.71 ID:6otM/QoI0
The rule of “no”?
[muripo note: “no” is a connecting character in Japanese, like “the” or “and”; the Japanese title for Kaguya-hime no Monogatari, literally The Story of Princess Kaguya]
36: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:50:56.16 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>35
The rule of “no” is only for Miyazaki
Takahata had the rule of “ho”, but I guess he didn’t follow it this time
39: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:53:46.45 ID:1UDLWAHY0
>>35
Ah, the rule that adding “no” makes it a hit movie?
[muripo: list of Miyazaki movies with “no” in them]
38: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:53:18.34 ID:2sfsD5Ec0
The second image is wonderful
It’s really getting me pumped up~
40: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:54:44.30 ID:jn5a9XOh0
Next year’s director Yonebayashi’s heroine looks pretty cute too
45: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:59:58.99 ID:hd2xJ5DS0
>>40
His imagination is really running wild now
Arrietty’s rejected designs were pretty good too, so he has some material to work with for a while
59: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:47:55.24 ID:nLB5dlX10
>>40
My goodness, is that my Rola?
42: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:56:20.31 ID:BmvEz3Ah0
>>40
Another borrower?
44: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:57:36.08 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>42
I don’t think so
41: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:54:49.59 ID:ilHVMFp30
The person in the second image
Reminds me of Satsuki and Mei’s mom
43: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 01:57:15.86 ID:hd2xJ5DS0
47: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:05:17.68 ID:jn5a9XOh0
Btw, here’s the poster
It’s so cool!
48: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:06:17.17 ID:ThyQ4khDP
>>47
Runnin’ like a ninja
49: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:07:26.14 ID:BmvEz3Ah0
>>47
The hair accessory looks like a face
51: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:08:08.77 ID:jSkYxNT70
>>47
Looks fun
52: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:15:33.94 ID:z1Ow/IlPO
Ponyo, Yamadas…
Anything after Princess Mononoke doesn’t seem right
The Secret World of Arrietty was pretty good, but that’s thanks to the source material
Can they not make a decent plot anymore?
Ghibli is dead
54: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:18:05.42 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>52
Read the book that Arriety’s based on. The Setting is the same, but everything else is different
55: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:26:26.91 ID:jn5a9XOh0
The background art is so pretty
58:Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:47:46.46 ID:EG3d9Ucy0
Is Ghibli done with making movies with amazing worlds like Spirited Away?
Howl’s Moving Castle was boring, I wished they at least made the world more interesting like that
60: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:51:07.50 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>58
They probably don’t want to do the same thing over and over
Ghibli movies are similar, but every one of them are distinct
61: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:57:32.76 ID:w2ND9FcC0
This is the result of outsourcing most of the work, calling together the best animators in Japan
This is why Evangelion is so late wwwwwww
62: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 03:00:55.43 ID:jn5a9XOh0
>>61
There are only about 800 animators in Japan
Gather the best of the best and, yeah… Eva will be delayed
70: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 03:20:40.91 ID:I7WnXGaiP
>>62
Where the hell did you get the number 800 w
71: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 03:26:42.65 ID:PJu0ubL40
>>70
There are a lot less people on each movie project, around 40?
73: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 03:44:56.19 ID:+icBPMXJO
I looked at the voice cast real quick, a lot of veterans
It’s less anime, more like a stage production with moving pictures
83: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 05:32:50.83 ID:ekcJZJvO0
85: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 05:34:00.33 ID:tn9iohcS0
88: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 05:52:52.42 ID:KYDS+J0J0
Oh right, this was going to be in theaters at the same time as The Wind Rises
I’m glad it got delayed, I’d rather see a better movie than compromise quality and have a simultaneous release
I’m looking forward to it
56: Anonymous: 2013/10/05(Sat) 02:41:36.57 ID:rO/Pok4M0
This will be interesting. I wonder if it follows the Bamboo Cutter story?
Like Arrietty and how it was based on The Borrowers, its settings will most likely be similar, but also safe to assume that it will be a new interpretation. So it’ll feel at home at first, and then take us on a new adventure!
Then I’ll look forward to it.
I have always been interested in Kaguya related stories. Any release information?
also, I’ve just finished watching some trailers for it. The animation for it is very nice and smooth. As well as the music being very relaxing.
The movie hits theaters next month in Japan, on November 23. No info for outside Japan so far, however.