244 - Manga in Motion 37 - Tekkonkinkreet

244 - Manga in Motion 37 - Tekkonkinkreet

We follow up our last episode by checking out the 2006 anime film adaptation of Tekkonkinkreet! We compare the anime to Taiyo Matsumoto's manga and talk about why it looks like so much like a Masaaki Yuasa film!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 - Intro Song: "A Town In Blue" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation from Tekkonkinkreet, Opening, Introductions, Upcoming Retrospective on Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Social Media
  • 00:01:37 - Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST "Prologue", The new character in Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru presents some problematic gender stereotyping for Darfox and dakazu
  • 00:06:30 - dakazu really likes Sakumo Okada's Oni Shine for it's dual dynamic between two demons brothers pretending to be human who are jealous of each other
  • 00:09:22 - Tokyo Alien Brothers is another manga about human impersonating brothers but here they are aliens inspecting Earth as a possible site for colonization
  • 00:13:53 - dakazu drops Kiss and White Lily for My Dearest Girl
  • 00:14:48 - News: Blade of the Immortal started a spin-off sequel called Mugen no Juunin: Bakumatsu no Sho and will be getting a new anime adaptation to cover the whole series
  • 00:18:20 - The live-action Akira movie directed by Taika Waititi will premier 5/21/21
  • 00:27:10 - Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Guest Gaiden with John from Manga Log Podcast, John will join us to talk about starting his manga podcast along with discussion on the Manga Plus series Blue Flag by Kaito
  • 00:28:06 - Main Segment Manga in Motion: Tekkonkinkreet, Transition Song: "White's Dream" by Plaid from Tekkonkinkreet, we review the 2006 anime film directed by Michael Arias
  • 00:29:12 - dakazu explains how Michael Arias's work on a CG pilot film of Tekkon Kinkreet might have led him to the director role
  • 00:30:07 - Seamus points out how you can choose to either watch the movie or read the manga and doing both doesn't really add anything
  • 00:30:59 - Darfox and dakazu disagree about Yuu Aoki's performance as White
  • 00:33:39 - dakazu thought the film's direction was too direct and not subtle unlike the voice acting
  • 00:34:27 - Darfox explains the connections this movie has with Masaaki Yuasa's Mind Game through anime Studio 4°C
  • 00:37:36 - Seamus praises the non-distinct design of Treasure Town in the film
  • 00:38:44 - We agree that adapting the manga too closely messes with the overall flow of the story
  • 00:39:56 - Darfox thought the editing made the fate of Kimura confusing
  • 00:41:39 - dakazu was disappointed that they didn't make full use of the random vendor from the beginning and the end of the manga
  • 00:42:26 - dakazu points out the connection Storyboard lead Kouji Morimoto has with other Manga in Motion titles we've covered
  • 00:43:00 - Darfox nominates Mind Game as a future movie to cover
  • 00:43:52 - We give our final thoughts on Tekkonkinkreet
  • 00:45:53 - dakazu praises the chill electronica soundtrack by Plaid
  • 00:46:48 - Next Week's Topic: Blue Flag by Kaito with John from Manga Log Podcast, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: "wish men" by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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