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Interview with Kenji Nakamura "Exploring “Money and The Future through Anime"

This is an officially translated version of an article originally in Japanese. The original can be found  here This translation was done by: Chiho Exploring “Money” and “The Future” through Anime — An Interview with Kenji Nakamura, Director of Fuji TV's Noitamina Series C Originally published on April 14, 2011 at 8:00 AM By Akihiro Horiuchi, Business Media Makoto   Fuji TV’s late-night Thursday anime block “Noitamina” has produced numerous hit titles over the years. The name, a reverse spelling of “animation,” reflects the creators' desire to overturn conventional expectations of anime. This innovative programming slot has given birth to major works such as Honey and Clover , Nodame Cantabile , Eden of the East , and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0 . The latest addition to Noitamina, premiering Thursday, April 14 at 12:45 a.m. (1:05 a.m. for the first episode), is the original anime C , which centers on the themes of “money and the future.” The story follows a college student s...

Interview with Keiichi Matsuda, Shigeru Ueda, Son Sung-hee, and Ai Matsuki (Simoun)

   Translation by Riko H. Her portfolio can be found  here I have left the original Japanese text alongside Riko's translations Original version is from the Simoun website うえださんは、メインキャラの中で共感できたキャラはいましたか? Ueda-san, was there a character among the main characters that you could sympathize with?   うえだ:いや、やっぱりみんな女の子だから。男にはわかんないよねー …… 。好きなキャラだったら、モリナスです。 Ueda: No, they’re all girls after all. I don't think men can understand them. ...... If I had to pick a character I like, I would say Morinas.   いわゆるプロ志向を持っている子が好きなんです。アーエルもそうなんだけど、アーエルはもっと感情に走るので。 I like kids who have what is called a professional mindset. Aer (unsure of English spelling) is the same way, but Aer is more emotionally driven.   モリナスの行く末うんぬんとか、何があったかとかは別にして、ああいう立場とか態度はわりと好きですね。 Setting aside Morinas's fate and what happened, I do like her position and attitude.   でも、気持ちはわからないよね。やっぱ、女の気持ちがわかる男になれないよねー。女の気持ちがわかる男ばっかりだ ったら、物語なんか成立しないんだよ。わかんないから物語になるわけで …… 。 But I can't really understand her feel...