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GVman
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You know, despite the issues inherent with adapting a several-episode TV series into a single movie, Japan's obsession with doing so made sense for these years when home video and whatnot wasn't much of a thing. I wonder why it has persisted into the modern day, though?
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One advantage that the original series had that it sounds like this movie doesn't, is that the melodramatic story is stretched out over 52 episodes. The series focuses more on the day to day lives of the characters within the context of the larger narrative. This gives the creators time to flesh things out and lends an air of verisimilitude to the proceedings that the story doesn't always merit. For a 70's anime, the limited animation holds up a lot better than you might expect it to, and Takahata's direction, at least to my eyes, seems as though it is well informed by the classics of Italian cinema. I'm in the middle of watching it right now, and there are moments that are straight up breathtaking.
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belvadeer
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That's a good question. I think it's the overall and underlying themes they appreciate in this "child suffering" genre. |
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GVman
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@belvadeer: I was mainly speaking of the practice of producing summary movies themselves, though; not just child suffering ones. Although, I do definitely agree that Japan has a great appreciation (possibly even obsession) with the child suffering genre.
Or were you saying that most of these summary movies have been works that could fit into the child suffering genre? |
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Greboruri
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The film did get two English subbed releases; one from Universe in Hong Kong, the second from Dawoori Entertainment in Korea. I have the Hong Kong version which is OK in terms of video and the subs are pretty good. Video is 4:3 letterbox. No idea what the Korean version is like. Both versions seem to be out of print.
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walw6pK4Alo
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I saw the first episode of the TV series year ago but never felt compelled to continue on. I find that's a general problem with the WMT anime the things like it, it's just too little spread out over too many episodes, so easy episode only focuses on a small bit a story, bit by bit.
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StudioToledo
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A travesty in it's own right sadly.
I suppose that takes it out of Nick Jr. territory immediately Not to say Belle & Sebastian hasn't had it's share of child endangerment.
Those fans can go home, Justin. I can't take their crap!
Anything Nippon Animation has been quite verboten it seems around these parts. Only a scant number of shows ever made it over to TV or VHS in the past like Tom Sawyer on HBO or Little Women (which I think is currently airing on TBN's "Smile of a Child" if anyone cares to go there). I only found out recently Shout! Factory released their TV adaptation of "The Jungle Book" on DVD last year (of course a non-WMT entry but one that I only ever remember best from Christian TV broadcasts a few decades back). It's true to say many of these are not commercially viable to today's rather rather fickled crowd, of course I would say good literature is better than "disposable entertainment".
Money, that's all it is.
Just imagine being in Japan in the 70's and having to wait week after week to know what happened next? |
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belvadeer
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The former. I thought you were speaking specifically about the genre, not the movie summary practice, though you do make an excellent point about that too. |
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GVman
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But how are they still profitable in this day and age? That's what I don't get. Why do audiences want to keep watching these summary films in this day and age when Japan, apparently, still has a thriving video rental system (among other ways) that'll let audiences watch a whole series?
Ah, I see. And thank you. |
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Maokun
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This, like many other "child-suffering" anime (Heidi, Tom Sawyer, Cuore-'Heart', the parent story to Marco-, Butch Bee, Banner Tail, etc.) found its way into Latin-American TV during the late 80's. Pretty great stuff if you can take having your heart ripped out of your chest every weekday afternoon as an 8-year old, speaking from experience.
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StudioToledo
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[quote="GVman"]
But how are they still profitable in this day and age? That's what I don't get. Why do audiences want to keep watching these summary films in this day and age when Japan, apparently, still has a thriving video rental system (among other ways) that'll let audiences watch a whole series?
I wouldn't mind watching that at all, really. I did it before and I can do it again. |
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jsevakis
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Ooh, thank you kindly! Added to the article. |
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EricJ2
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At least Azumanga Daioh remembered the series, when they named the class kitten Marco. ("He's probably traveling to find his mother!")
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GVman
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[quote="StudioToledo"][quote="GVman"]
But how are they still profitable in this day and age? That's what I don't get. Why do audiences want to keep watching these summary films in this day and age when Japan, apparently, still has a thriving video rental system (among other ways) that'll let audiences watch a whole series?
I'm guessing that top part of the bottom quote was your response to me? If so, targeting this older demographic does account for part of it, but I feel like there's still more to it. I guess I'm thinking too much. |
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