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The Amazing Rando
Posts: 18 Location: My anime collection underground bunker... |
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Okay I'll play along
Its called Kanokon: Manatsu no Dai Shanikusai. Its about Kouta's first summer with his spectral girlfriend Chizuru. It will have three episodes. It will be out November 25, 2009... Season two begins winter 2011... Don't bother saying it I know I'm amazing.... |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
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Comic Exhibition Taipei 2009 -- Katsumi Nishino autograph session
The first event I could cover was the autograph session of Katsumi Nishino, author of Kanokon novel. Before the autograph session started, I took the opportunity to ask a few questions to Nishino-sensei. Q: Kanokon has two female protagonists, and Chizuru is older (human-age speaking) than Kōta; why did you design such background setting? A: Personally, I prefer girls slightly elder than myself, and I thought "it would be great if a girl like Chizuru can be at my side." Q: Do you think yourself are similar to the male protagonist (Kōta) in some way? A: Not at all, but I really envy him. Q: Do you have a specific preference to girls with kemonomimi (animal ears)? A: Yes! I like kemonomimi very much, and that's why I wrote the story in this way. Q: Fans of your book are divided: some want you to stop this "suggestive" style of writing, yet the other want you write in a more erotic manner. What is your personal opinion on this and how will you continue writing? A: I respect opinions of both, but I just can't resist writing ecchi scenes, so I can only say sorry to the more conservative readers (laugh). Q: What was your original target audience? Surprisingly, the novel is very popular among grade schoolers; how do you see this? A: The target readership was set to be junior to senior high schoolers. I'm surprised to know I've got grade schooler readers; is this story really okay for them? I feel a bit apologetic to their parents. Q: Have you watched the anime version? If so, what do you think about it? A: Yes, I've watched it all, and I think it has adapted perfectly. I believe readers of my book would think the same when they watch the anime. Q: What did you think when you saw Koin-sensei's illustration for the first time? Was there any difference from your design? A: There were minor differences, but overall the illustration simply looked wonderful. Q: How and why did you pick Koin-sensei as the illustrator? A: In fact we didn't group together by our own; rather, editors of the publishing company thought Koin-sensei's artistic style suited my story, and I agree with them after seeing Koin-sensei's samples. Q: Is this your first autograph session and first time abroad? A: Yes, both my firsts. Q: Do you think it's a great thing to be a novelist? A: That's right! It's absolutely wonderful! When Nishino-sensei was still at the backstage, fans were gathering in front of the stage area. Some stayed awake overnight in order to grab the 150 autograph eligibility. 
Behold, the spoil of war: life-size pillows featuring Chizuru, exclusive for Comic Exhibition Taipei 2009. 
Sensei has appeared on the stage! Two cute cosplayers dressed as Chizuru and Nozomu accompanied him. What a lucky guy. 
Because Koin-sensei was not able to visit Taiwan in person, he illustrated an exclusive picture for the signing board, plus a signature with mini-Chizuru. 
Nishino-sensei is not shy to pose for photo with his fans. 
At the end of the autograph session, sensei left his autograph at the picture wall behind the stage. 
MC asked, "whom would you choose if you were Kōta?" Nishino-sensei replied, "it's too difficult to choose between them, so I want both!"
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Hentai_JP
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Epic post. Thanks for all of the above dormcat. Did you grab a pillow by the way? And autograph?
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The King of Harts
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Dormcat, is it weird that you look exactly like I thought you did?
I love this. I imagine he had a WTF face when you asked that question. You know, like, "WTF, why aren't parents keeping this out of kids hands? This could possibly scar them for life or at the very least make them a sexual deviant when they get older." |
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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Like I said in the coverage, the eligibility of the autograph is the first 150 pillow buyers, which requires waiting in the line overnight. I had an academic conference to attend yesterday morning so there was no way I could do that. As for the pillow, I may not buy it because I've learned its "original design" from some inside sources: when Koin-sensei was asked to design the pillow, he had Chizuru spoiler[with no skirt and her pantsu halfway undressed, barely covering the pubic area, and there's no bra but just her wrinkled shirt with the front unbuttoned (still covering her tits though)]. SPP received the design, shook their heads and told Koin-sensei: "We'll get into big troubles if we are going to sell this pillow at the con. Sorry, but please give her more clothes." Thus the finalized design you see.
Em, how could I in pictures when I was the one using the camera? There was no mirror around. 
If you find that orange-shirt guy appears more often that's because he's my personal friend and interpreter (he has passed Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 1).
How could you stop kids from reading it when it's available in most major bookstores?
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dormcat
Encyclopedia Editor
Posts: 9902 Location: New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC |
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We know that Ayako Kawasumi doesn't take adults-only anime/eroge jobs under pseudonyms like many other seiyū, but with new Kanokon screenshots like these (NSFW) it looks like she doesn't have to anyway.
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Hentai_JP
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This tops anything that original series has! Can't wait for fansubs. |
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neme
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The series had a good influence on boys and girls in Japan. It would be still possible that this series gets pretty good ratings in American television. I was most interested in which actors this series sub
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