Hideaki Anno new king of anime?

kuribo-04 · Postby **kuribo-04** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:01 pm

@Xard: On top of that he's a manga artist too.

Wait, it is? Seriously, when did that happen?

September 3, 2014
Release of the final Kill la Kill episode.

Rosenakahara · Postby **Rosenakahara** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:02 pm

Somehow i doubt anime is dying.

Dataprime · Postby **Dataprime** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:17 pm

Rosenakahara wrote:Somehow i doubt anime is dying.

Good Read

Ray · Postby **Ray** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:28 pm

Well. . . .this sucks. . .

Rosenakahara · Postby **Rosenakahara** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:42 pm

This explains why i have been drifting away from anime and why all my favs are 90's- early 2000's
It sucks though.

Xard · Postby **Xard** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 4:59 pm

Justacrazyguy wrote:Man, some of those guys haven´t done anything good for years, that´s just sad.

Huh? Well obviously this isn't subject of universal agreement but if you ask me previous good work from these fellas (that I've seen):

Mamoru Oshii: The Sky Crawlers 2008
Masaaki Yuasa: Ping Pong 2014
Mamoru Hosoda: Wolf Children 2012
Isao Takahata: Kaguyahime 2013
Kunihiko Ikuhara: Penguindrum 2011
Shinichiro Watanabe: Space Dandy 2014
Kenji Kamiyama: Moribito 2007
Junichi Sato: Tamayura More Aggressive 2013
Shoji Kawamori: AKB0048 Next Stage 2013
Yasuhiro Imagawa: Shin Mazinger Shogeki! Z Hen 2009
Kenji Nakamura: Tsuritama 2012
Mahiro Maeda: Gankutsuou 2005

Maeda aside (who is hardly profilic director, Gankutsuou is his newest series) none of these are particularly old works.

Justacrazyguy wrote:Wait, it is? Seriously, when did that happen? I´d like an explanation for that statement.

The talented industry workbase is rapidly dwindling and aging and unless some sort of major shift in constitution and attraction the industry holds for young animators to be happens the current anime industry will probably be gone in 20 years time. Animator Expo is all about Anno fighting the trend and trying to prolong its existence as well as he can, just like with his beloved tokusatsu. He seems to think both will be gone in 30 years or so though.

Justacrazyguy · Postby **Justacrazyguy** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:06 pm

Weird, all those animes feel like they came ages ago. My perception of time seems to be all messed up.

20 years you say? Well, I hope that can be avoided, it would be incredibly sad to watch anime die.

Nuclear Lunchbox · Postby **Nuclear Lunchbox** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:16 pm

Well, that still gives me time to pursue anime as a passion-- and hey, maybe the trend will reverse itself somewhere along the way.

Postby **pwhodges** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 5:39 pm

Oh well, I guess I'm OK for life, especially as I tend to be a few years behind (apart from KlK, I suppose).

Postby **robersora** » Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:09 pm

Well Maeda lent a hand in Q... Maybe he qualifies for exposure in Anima(tor) Expo, since he hasn't directed for so long. Now that the next Episode is basically a tribute to Gundam, I could see that happen. I would love to see a short movie directed by him. Oh, and don't forget, Ikuhara has Love Bullet coming up next year!

C.A.P. · Postby **C.A.P.** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 2:57 am

Xard wrote:Anime already is dying artform, after all.

Gag me with a spoon.

Nuclear Lunchbox · Postby **Nuclear Lunchbox** » Wed Dec 03, 2014 3:38 pm

Speaking of the expo, now that we know that we're going to see at least one tribute to another anime, it's making me wonder if we might get some kind of Evangelion tribute in the future.

Hideaki Anno new king of anime?

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