Japanese animation and movie industry has lost one of its giants. Satoshi Kon, director of Paprika and creator of Paranoia Agent, died today at age 47. Gainax employee Takeda Yasuhiro tweeted the news a short time ago, and it was confirmed by Madhouse’s Masao Maruyama via the Otakon committee.
Kon’s work was pretty fantastic, and I’m definitely sad there won’t be more of it. The work of Kon (and of course Miyazaki) is one of the few who still manages to convey the freshness, strangeness, and wonder that I used to get when I first watched, say, Akira and felt like my eyes were going to pop out of their sockets.
Her signature detailed style reflects a refined monochrome pallette with her name ‘Nanami’ (meaning ‘Seven Seas’ in Japanese ) stamped in red. Fluid line-work, watery creatures and Goldfish are some of her favourite subjects, and distinctive forms which are featured in her artworks.
Shohei Otomo is a Japanese artist with a really impressive style. The Japanese traditional characters meet some modern elements making his work stand out!
Animators for Astro Boy drew inspiration from 19th-century woodblock artist Katsushika Hokusai, whose landscapes eliminated visual clutter in favor of a stripped-down image. Enjoy:
Iain Tateatrage atentia asupra contributiei japonezilor in comunicarea online si pune in cuvinte acel je-ne-sais-quoi al proiectelor realizate de niponi.
Japanese agencies are doing some outstanding work right now. And here’s why I think that is:
1. The work is polite
2. The work isn’t driven by TV advertising
3. The work draws from a culture of games, comics and technology
4. Advanced mobile and blogging cultures
5. Distribution
6. Craft
7. Some of it is a bit strange
8. Japaneseness
9. They’re having fun with it
Explicatiile pentru fiecare punct le gasiti in postul original alaturi de cateva exemple geniale de proiecte realizate in Japonia. Unul dintre preferatele mele este Gassaku for Intel, al carui case study il puteti citi integral aici.
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