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NEWS: Afro Samurai: Resurrection's Shigemi Ikeda Wins Emmy




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Lemoncookies23



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:35 pm Reply with quote
Well, if nothing else, this film did have very pretty art. Mr. Ikeda deserves it.
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ninjaclown



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:30 pm Reply with quote
Good for him, it was pretty enjoyable to be honest.
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:30 pm Reply with quote
But what about Family Guy?! Did it get anything?
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Sam Murai



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:51 pm Reply with quote
While the film wasn't that great (especially not Emmy-worthy), Ikeda's art direction was very imaginative and impressive, so at least he was deserving of recognition. On that note, it's good to see another anime artist win an award from a major organization for something not attached to a feature-length film (and not even as "the" director).
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AoiHonou



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:34 pm Reply with quote
Well, congratulations to Ikeda-sensei and his team of artists that worked on Afro Samurai series. They finally got an Emmy.

I wonder how the award will weigh in Japan itself, as they have their own award bodies?
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:56 pm Reply with quote
I'm not a fan of this anime at all, but the work was good, the emmy earned, and it is good to see the emmys award this, the artistic value of anime is too often snubbed, especially by the american awards.
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Pedestrian A



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:22 am Reply with quote
Quite sad... An art without a story.
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Sentire



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 12:27 am Reply with quote
His art direction is well deserving of an Emmy. I'm not a big fan of the series myself mostly due to the storyline, but could definitely appreciate the style. Way to go Shigemi Ikeda and team.
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Primus



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 11:31 am Reply with quote
a-cha wrote:
I'm not a fan of this anime at all, but the work was good, the emmy earned, and it is good to see the emmys award this, the artistic value of anime is too often snubbed, especially by the american awards.


It only took a TV movie based upon a Japanese one shot dojin funded by Americans to get Japanese animation some recognition...
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GATSU



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 29, 2009 5:51 pm Reply with quote
Actually, if Viz is willing to step up to the plate, this could be good publicity for Monster.
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