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INTEREST: Book: Mamoru Oshii Is an Ardent Madoka Magica Fan




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Sam Murai



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:32 pm Reply with quote
Another cheaply-priced Madoka Magica item of interest? Too bad none of it is likely to come over here… Crying or Very sad

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised over Oshii liking the series, since he has gone on ad nauseum about the stale state of anime spoiler[(without really doing anything to counter it or show the way, but that's another argument for another day…)] and the show subverts one of its most formulaic genres. It would be very interesting to see what he writes, as well as who the other names contributing to the book are.
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Myaow



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:41 pm Reply with quote
Now I really want to see Oshii and Kazuo Koike having a conversation about Madoka Magica. I mean, c'mon... Kazuo Koike!!
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 7:43 pm Reply with quote
Sam Murai wrote:
Another cheaply-priced Madoka Magica item of interest? Too bad none of it is likely to come over here… Crying or Very sad

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised over Oshii liking the series, since he has gone on ad nauseum about the stale state of anime spoiler[(without really doing anything to counter it or show the way, but that's another argument for another day…)] and the show subverts one of its most formulaic genres. It would be very interesting to see what he writes, as well as who the other names contributing to the book are.


animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-29/aniplex-usa-to-dub-madoka-magica-into-english

You must been living under a rock for a long time, haven't watched the series, I have my doubts it could be successful as a franchise series.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:01 pm Reply with quote
He's referring to all the Madoka swag/items/whatsits making it over here, not the show itself.

Cool that Oshii is a PMMM fan. That's not too surprising to hear though.
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Vapors



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 8:16 pm Reply with quote
Has any series undergone such a sharp trajectory of popularity in such a short time? I mean, I loved this series when I got around to watching it. Well animated, good characters and memorable scenes throughout. But let's be honest, this series came out THIS year. The hype surrounding this show is starting to become nuts to me. By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, we'll all be talking about how "old" PMMM is and whenever Aniplex gets around to releasing the DVDs (and Blu-rays hopefully) they'll probably label this series as an "Anime Classic" or something. Ha!
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Asterisk-CGY



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:46 pm Reply with quote
Vapors wrote:
Has any series undergone such a sharp trajectory of popularity in such a short time? I mean, I loved this series when I got around to watching it. Well animated, good characters and memorable scenes throughout. But let's be honest, this series came out THIS year. The hype surrounding this show is starting to become nuts to me. By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, we'll all be talking about how "old" PMMM is and whenever Aniplex gets around to releasing the DVDs (and Blu-rays hopefully) they'll probably label this series as an "Anime Classic" or something. Ha!

Welcome to the internet. Hype moves fast. Industry is gonna hafta keep up.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 10:50 pm Reply with quote
Et tu, Brute? Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 3:16 am Reply with quote
This is pretty cool... so, if Mamoru Oshii was to make an anime with magical girls, what pertinent philiosophical discussions would be had? What Important Questions would Oshii raise in a way that only Oshii could? What explicit biblical references could he hammer out and connect with magical girls? Laughing

Actually, the idea of Oshii creating a work with magical girls sounds genuinely intriguing, now that I think about it...
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bravetailor



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 12:03 pm Reply with quote
Sam Murai wrote:
I guess I shouldn't be too surprised over Oshii liking the series, since he has gone on ad nauseum about the stale state of anime spoiler[(without really doing anything to counter it or show the way, but that's another argument for another day…)] and the show subverts one of its most formulaic genres. It would be very interesting to see what he writes, as well as who the other names contributing to the book are.


Oshii still makes movies in his own individualistic way. Just because many fans don't like them doesn't mean he's not still idiosyncratic.
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Sam Murai



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2011 11:10 pm Reply with quote
BlackJaded wrote:
Sam Murai wrote:
Another cheaply-priced Madoka Magica item of interest? Too bad none of it is likely to come over here… Crying or Very sad

I guess I shouldn't be too surprised over Oshii liking the series, since he has gone on ad nauseum about the stale state of anime spoiler[(without really doing anything to counter it or show the way, but that's another argument for another day…)] and the show subverts one of its most formulaic genres. It would be very interesting to see what he writes, as well as who the other names contributing to the book are.


animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-29/aniplex-usa-to-dub-madoka-magica-into-english

You must been living under a rock for a long time, haven't watched the series, I have my doubts it could be successful as a franchise series.


Megiddo wrote:
He's referring to all the Madoka swag/items/whatsits making it over here, not the show itself.


I have no idea what BlackJaded was talking about (and for the record, I've already watched it in full and kept up on its news), unless they were mistaking the first question in the post for me being oblivious to all of the Madoka Magica talk going on.

I don't know about how far it could go in terms of merchandising success here in North America, but it would be nice to see at least a few select items here, like that fan package announced earlier or the Kyubey punching toy. It doesn't necessarily have to be a deluge of stuff, but things like this book wouldn't be too bad to see here (though I hope the book is of some good substance). Additionally, I'm astonished at the reasonable prices being offered for these items, given Japan's propensity for sky-high (if not often inflated) prices.
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