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DamianSalazar
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Hmm... interesting to say the least. Hopefully this doesn't become a trainwreck like how LeSean Thomas' Yasuke was.
Ooh and I spotted Shin Koyamada's name there. I haven't heard of him since I last watched Wendy Wu which was like forever ago. |
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Silver Kirin
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I haven't seen Yasuke, was it that bad? Also, isn't LeSean Thomas the creator of Cannon Busters? Because I remember watching the anime adaptation when it came out on Netflix and it felt like a chaotic mix of various 90s and 2000s manga/anime (like Battle Angel Alita, Trigun, Samurai Champloo, Gurren Lagann, etc.), honestly I didn't like it that much. Regarding this project, the art looks pretty nice, it'd be cool to see more stories for all ages based on different African myths and legends |
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SpideyDude
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Yasuke was that bad. Rather than telling the true story of Yasuke they created a made up one which included magic and mechs which felt really out of place |
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all-tsun-and-no-dere
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There is also zero connection between the two projects other than the race of the creators so maybe stop and think for a second about why you jumped straight to that Anyway, it has an okapi, I'm sold |
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DamianSalazar
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I'm African and Africans need an anime that they can be proud of. Yasuke was supposed to be that since it's a tale about an African slave ending up all the way in Japan. Africans tend to be pretty sensitive about how our stories are handled. I was pleasantly surprised when I heard Disney were making an animated series called "Iwaju", which is set in Lagos, and then I heard CN were making their own series called "Iyanu", and I do hope both productions end up doing pretty well in paying tribute to the culture. |
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Ermat_46
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The name of the production company "N LITE" sounds quite sus to me. Does the N there mean NFTs?
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DamianSalazar
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What makes you think that? |
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Sariachan
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If you're interested in animation based on African legends and myths, I suggest you watch "Kirikou et la Sorcière". I remember it being really good and with a gorgeous art style.
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Abraham Omosun
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WHY N LITE? N LITE was born out of the word “enlightenment. From their website:https://www.nlitemedia.com/origin-story |
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MarshalBanana
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When this subjects come up, I'm left wondering what it means by African? A criticism I've heard levied against people outside of Africa is they wrongly assume Africa is just one country made up of one single group of people, when in reality it is more like Europe, and we wouldn't class Spain and Poland as similar places.
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all-tsun-and-no-dere
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Fair enough! Sorry for making assumptions. |
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MikeToneyDesign
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Really excited about this project. I'm actually familiar with the artist Patience and his work. I think the story he wants to tell is interesting and comes from a genuine place. Let's keep our fingers crossed for a good production studio!
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DamianSalazar
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Funny you should say that considering Morocco actually shares a border with Spain via the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, and is constantly pestering Spain to return those lands to them. Yeah, it's true that Africa is "multicultural" in a sense similar to that of Europe. North Africa has more in common with the Middle East than most of Africa (except for probably Sudan, and South Sudan). West Africa (where I'm from) has one thing that unites or causes division between them, Jollof rice, similar to that of the Balkans with rakija. East Africa is where the Lion King is set. Southern Africa is where most of the last remaining white settlers are located. Then there's the Horn of Africa which consists of Ethiopia, Eritrea, and Somalia. |
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OtomeGay
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Looks cool! Excited to see who's on the production team
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OjaruFan2
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Why? Just curious. |
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