Tuesday, 15 September 2020

A veteran Japanese artist otaku's wicked array of opinions

The artist’s website isn’t safe for general fandom work, as it is mostly aimed at fellow adults. This is what the same artist must have said about his childhood. 

My childhood heroes weren't Astro Boy or Ultraman, but rather genius scientists who could give clear answers to any challenge. For example, Dr. Ochanomizu, Dr. Ichitani of "Ultra Q", Brains of "Thunderbirds" and etcetera.

When I was absorbed in science fiction and monster movies, I longed for craftsmen who made use of miniatures and special effects to make things that could not be real look like real things. These are also behind the scenes who are working hard in an inconspicuous place, but I wanted to participate in the production if possible.

That's why it seems that he didn't watch the drama part of the monster movie very enthusiastically... At one point, I was surprised to find a friend who really sympathized with the people whose home was destroyed by monsters. At that time, I seemed to be a boring kid with a twisted idea.

In my childhood, the emonogatari of magazines were already obsolete, and there was a tremendous manga boom, but for some reason I was a twister and preferred reading to manga. And I was impressed by the reality of the illustrations attached to the text and watched it forever without getting tired of it.

I think now that my true heroes may have been the longing painters who could portray the dreams of science fiction, adventure, and war memorials on the opening page of Shonen Magazine.

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