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Shay Guy



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:08 pm Reply with quote
Not the only interview she gave there -- Shaenon Garrity's is worth a read as well.
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Treetastic



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 3:47 pm Reply with quote
She seems like a very interesting lady. I'm just glad that we're finally seeing some of her stuff in print.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 4:44 pm Reply with quote
God, it's fantastic that ANN has posted this. Found Moto Hagio's comparisons, particularly with the paper, of the different periods of manga to be very interesting. (Also really appreciated her recommendations!)

The more exposure Hagio gets, the better.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:02 pm Reply with quote
Ohhh, whoa, I had no clue Hagio-sensei was still alive.
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Adonisus



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:08 pm Reply with quote
Ah, Ms. Hagio. Such a talented lady. A real gem in the manga world. Not only is she a great comics creator, she's also a published novelist and science fiction writer, an illustrator, a pioneer in the yaoi genre, and was the character designer for the classic SNES Action-RPG, Illusion of Gaia.

And, of course, she was an actress in Death of Domomata.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:41 pm Reply with quote
Great interview! It's always interesting to hear how things have changed.

*crosses fingers* Heart of Thomas, Heart of Thomas, Heart of Thomas ...
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:53 pm Reply with quote
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I think the best thing is for publishers to find them, and then to demand royalties!

I love how it sounds like she has no hesitation about it, looks like she's ready to go to court over it!

Nice interview and I really need to read some of her stuff. There were eleven sound really interesting but it looks like Viz has licensed it but hasn't put any volumes out, is that true or is the encyclopedia incomplete?
EDIT: Never mind, the other interview specifically says that There were 11 was released by Viz, now off to find it or the movie.
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here-and-faraway



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:59 pm Reply with quote
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God, it's fantastic that ANN has posted this.


I agree!
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nightjuan



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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:04 pm Reply with quote
Interesting interview.

I'm ashamed to admit that I've only seen the They Were 11 movie and haven't read any of her actual manga works, but assuming that the adaptation was faithful to the core of her ideas...it was a wonderful piece of science fiction. Hopefully it's fair to conclude that. She seems like a talented manga creator in her own right and thus it's wonderful to see her getting a fraction of the spotlight she probably deserves.

The fact that she isn't opposed to legal digital distribution of manga and comics is worth pointing out too.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:12 pm Reply with quote
I thought "They Were 11" was anime only...
Viz did release her manga volume "A, A'" (A, A Prime), but that's been out of print of ages.

Anybody know which CLAMP story sensei was talking about? The one where people live forever, so no children are born? I can't bring it to mind. Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:44 pm Reply with quote
yblees wrote:
I thought "They Were 11" was anime only...
Viz did release her manga volume "A, A'" (A, A Prime), but that's been out of print of ages.


They Were 11 was a manga originally. Viz published it in the Four Shojo Stories collection back in the mid-90s but you'll have to be either very lucky or very wealthy to get hold of a copy now. It's a fantastic book if you can find it though.

A, A' is much easier to get hold of for reasonable money and is also well worth searching for.
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KrebMarkt



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 1:35 am Reply with quote
Side-comment, Motto Hagio meeting Ray Bradbury & Jo Chen.
http://matt-thorn.com/wordpress/?p=459#comments
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Brand



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 8:26 am Reply with quote
I can't wait to get A Drunken Dream, I really love her work. I actually have a copy of A, A Prime that I got from a local comic book store's five dollar bin. So I believe it is worth to keep looking sometimes you can find a good deal.
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jgreen



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:39 pm Reply with quote
Moomintroll wrote:
yblees wrote:
I thought "They Were 11" was anime only...
Viz did release her manga volume "A, A'" (A, A Prime), but that's been out of print of ages.


They Were 11 was a manga originally. Viz published it in the Four Shojo Stories collection back in the mid-90s but you'll have to be either very lucky or very wealthy to get hold of a copy now. It's a fantastic book if you can find it though.


Viz also released They Were 11 in comic book form as a four-issue miniseries. Looks like Mile High Comics has all 4 issues in stock right now: http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=list&title=87279571026&snumber=1
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Maryohki



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PostPosted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:03 pm Reply with quote
That was really interesting! Thanks so much for posting this, ANN. I'm really looking forward to A Drunken Dream now.
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