{"id":342,"date":"2009-07-21T18:22:12","date_gmt":"2009-07-21T23:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=342"},"modified":"2010-07-06T21:35:03","modified_gmt":"2010-07-07T02:35:03","slug":"yamakan-at-otakon-09","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectharuhi.net\/?p=342","title":{"rendered":"Yamakan at Otakon 09"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Japanator<\/a> has posted a transcript of Yamakan’s various Q&A sessions at Otakon. He touched a bit on Haruhi’s first season, as well as his other works. Here are some interesting excerpts…<\/p>\n

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Q: <\/strong>What inspired you to become a director?<\/p>\n

Yutaka Yamamoto (Y):<\/strong> I want to be an animator. But I am not that great at drawing. So I became a director.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>Were there any old shows that inspired you?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> The one title that made me do what I do today, it was Laputa<\/em>, Castle in the Sky<\/em>. If it wasn’t for that movie, I would not be here today.<\/p>\n

Q:<\/strong> <\/strong>Do you feel it’s important to add something original to a manga adaptation or sticking closely to the source?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> When it comes down to it, when making an anime out of a book or manga, some things you can’t translate directly. You respect it as much as possible but some things don’t translate. You also want to throw in some originality. I butted head with Tanigawa (author of Haruhi<\/em> novels) with my ideas, and I think sometimes originality needs to come out in an adaptation. I felt once the show was done, I can go to Tanigawa and say this is the way it worked out best.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>Your shows are very detail and unique. What details do you specifically categorize as most important to express your message?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> Without getting into ideologies or theories of filmmaking, there are many popular titles that don’t pay attention to details, but I think characters are the most important. How characters stay in character, their motivations and being consistent with that and remaining in character is the most important thing in creating a show.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>Can you personally do the dances you directed?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> I came up with all the dance moves from Haruhi <\/em>in my apartment, standing on my futon. I can do those moves. However for Kannagi <\/em>we hired a choreographer, so not for that.<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>Out of all the project you worked on, was there a favorite episode you worked on?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> Ones that were most memorable? As a director–I didn’t want to be emotionally worked up with my own work. But I was breaking into tears for Live Alive (episode 12 of Haruhi<\/em>) and last episode of Kannagi<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Q:<\/strong> What was your favorite series as director?<\/p>\n

Translator:<\/strong> Is it like asking which is your favorite children?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> Indeed. I love all my children. Some are good children, some are bad children, some are introverted and some are wild. The child I have the most problem with is Haruhi<\/em>!<\/p>\n

Q: <\/strong>Is there an American property that you want to see as an anime?<\/p>\n

Y:<\/strong> I would like to see Back to the Future<\/em> done, but even if it was animated, it would fall short of the original because the movies were so good.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The full transcript can be found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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