Forum - View topicInterview: Tow Ubukata [2015-05-20]
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KH91
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The world needs more Fafner. The anime gods know it to be true.
BEGONE! |
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SquadmemberRitsu
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So... he was not 100% satisfied with his work on Psycho Pass 2? Wow, I never would have guessed.
Although hearing about all the time constraints and the restrictions imposed on him I guess I can't really blame him for the way it turned out. |
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kevinx59
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Man this was a great interview, and Ubukata seems like a cool guy. Its funny, I've haven't watched much of his works but I've been following his career (in terms of series, interviews, magazine articles) since I first started getting in depth into anime. I remember reading an article not too long after I got a Fafnir dvd about the (at the time) upcoming Mardock Scramble ova. Shame it got cancelled. I'm surprised to find out it was going to be mainly cgi, but I still like Gonzo and Range Murata's a great artist, so I would've like to have seen it. Whch reminds me, I need to find his Spiegel series.
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NormanS
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I really liked Mardock Scramble, it had great visuals and Rune Balot and Oefocque are great characters.
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anddo
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Kenji Kamiyama needs to be given control of GitS again. Arise is by no means a bad series, but the philosophical, political and especially historical themes are definitely lacking.
I was just watching the SAC episode with the Tachikoma discussing Luddite "discrimination" and the concept of Memento Mori and learned more intellectually in a single episode than the entirety of Arise, which seems to be a more fantasy-oriented action series. |
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partially
Posts: 702 Location: Oz |
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I think that is a good way to describe Tow Ubukata's style – fantasy-orientated action. It is why I really do not think he is a good fit for GiTS. His style of action is fun, and despite its problems I enjoyed Mardock. However as a director and writer it seems that for him everything must be stylish, cool, and big, with logic and reasoning only being of secondary concern.
I would much prefer him to continue directing and writing original works. I have enjoyed all his previous works. It is quite obvious though that he is unable to adapt his style to suit other properties (see Psycho-Pass, GiTS). So not sure why he is continuing to take over established properties. |
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anddo
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My thoughts exactly. His tendency to stick to stylish low-depth storytelling is actually made clear in this very interview when he asserts that his job is to adapt GitS for a "younger audience". To me, a statement like that is a dangerous thing to say to the fanbase of an intellectually-driven franchise.
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