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[00:01] Ekoda
Good evening. Ekoda-chan here.
[00:03] Ekoda
Today, we're gonna switch things up
and show you Ekoda-chan as envisioned
[00:07] Ekoda
by the artist, Sasaoka Yuriko-san.
[00:09] Ekoda
We've gone for a Supermarionation
feel, so bear that in mind.
[00:13] Ekoda
Anyone who wants to watch some normal anime,
now's your chance to change the channel.
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN Okay, let's get this show on the road!
SIGN Rinshi!!
[00:22] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists in all our hearts ♫
[00:30] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists in all our hearts ♫
[00:38] Singing
♫ More considerate than
you'd think at first glance ♫
[00:44] Singing
♫ ...which gets taken advantage of ♫
[00:48] Singing
♫ Not as strong as she seems ♫
[00:52] Singing
♫ A hot topic! ♫
[00:56] Singing
♫ I find the tiniest bit of happiness ♫
[01:01] Singing
♫ ...and don't even realize! ♫
[01:04] Singing
♫ As long as loneliness exists in this world ♫
[01:08] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists within my heart ♫
[01:17] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists in your heart... ♫
[01:31] Singing
♫ Shine on, Ekoda! ♫
[01:32] Singing
♫ You're the Japanese Marilyn Monroe! ♫
[01:35] Singing
♫ Shine on, Ekoda! ♫
[01:37] Singing
♫ You're a modern-day samurai general! ♫
[01:40] Singing
♫ Usually naked! ♫
[01:41] Singing
♫ Usually naked! ♫
[01:42] Singing
♫ Usually naked! ♫
[01:49] Singing
Gotta keep it real!
[01:51] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists in all our hearts ♫
[01:53] Singing
You wanna go to Hawaii?
[01:54] Singing
You bet I do!
[01:57] ---
I don't care!
[01:58] ---
I'm jumping in the ocean!
[01:59] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists in all our hearts ♫
[02:01] Singing
So slippery! Gonna crash!
[02:03] ---
Welcome to midriff town!
[02:06] Singing
High school!
[02:07] ---
Cool!
[02:08] Singing
♫ Such a people-pleaser ♫
[02:14] Singing
♫ ...which gets taken advantage of! ♫
[02:17] Singing
♫ No peculiar sexual fetishes ♫
[02:22] Singing
♫ Not that anyone believes me! ♫
[02:25] Singing
♫ Once I get sick of being trapped in a cycle ♫
[02:30] Singing
♫ I never go back! ♫
[02:33] Singing
♫ As long as men exist in this world ♫
[02:37] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists within all our hearts! ♫
[02:46] Singing
♫ Ekoda exists in all our hearts! ♫
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
[03:33] Narrator
They say that ten different people
produce ten different versions.
SIGN Ten Versions
SIGN Ten People
[03:37] Narrator
But what if there were new Ekoda-chans?
SIGN Sugii
Gisaburo
SIGN Takahashi
Ryosuke
SIGN Daichi Akitaro
SIGN Mochizuki
Tomomi
SIGN Misawa Shin
SIGN Takahashi Takeo
SIGN Yonetani
Yoshitomo
SIGN Kobayashi
Osamu
SIGN Kojima
Masayuki
SIGN Shigino Akira
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi
SIGN Morimoto Koji
SIGN 12 Women
SIGN 12 Versions!?
[03:43] Narrator
12 women, 12 versions?!
SIGN Over the course of the next 12 episodes of the anime "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan,"
we'll be checking in with the directors of each episode, and the voice
actress portraying Ekoda-chan!!
[03:45] Narrator
Over the course of the next 12 episodes
of the anime "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan,"
[03:49] Narrator
we'll be checking in with
the directors of each episode,
[03:51] Narrator
and the voice actress
portraying Ekoda-chan.
[03:53] Narrator
Today, we're unveiling the director
of Episode 10: Nagahama Hiroshi,
SIGN Director
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi
[03:59] Narrator
and Ekoda-chan's VA: Kobayashi Ai.
SIGN Playing Ekoda-chan
SIGN Kobayashi Ai
SIGN And not only that, but this time,
SIGN Episode 10's Ekoda-chan
SIGN Kobayashi Ai
SIGN Episode 10's Director
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi
SIGN we have modern artist, Sasaoka Yuriko-san, joining in the fun!
SIGN Surprising secrets about the production will be revealed!
[04:09] Narrator
"Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan" special feature:
The Director and Ekoda-chan's Naked Chat!
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-Chan
SIGN The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN Naked Chat
SIGN Naked Chat
SIGN Naked Chat
[04:15] Narrator
We're baring all for you!
SIGN Nagahama
Hiroshi
SIGN Project/Production
Manager
Kataoka Yoshiro
SIGN Rinshi!!
Ekoda-Chan:
The Director
and
Ekoda-chan's
Naked
Chat
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi x Kobayashi Ai
[04:19] Kataoka
Let's start with introductions.
[04:20] Kataoka
If you could go first, Kobayashi-san.
[04:22] Ai
Right.
[04:23] Ai
I played Ekoda-chan.
My name is Kobayashi Ai.
SIGN Episode 10's Ekoda-chan
Kobayashi Ai
[04:27] Ai
I've been a fan of Ekoda-chan ever
since the manga first went on sale,
[04:31] Ai
so I'm tickled pink to be part of this.
[04:33] Ai
And that's all.
[04:34] Kataoka
And you, Nagahama-san...
[04:35] Naga
Well, I'm meant to be the director,
SIGN Episode 10's Director
Nagahama Hiroshi
[04:38] Naga
so I suppose you can say that's
what I am. I'm Nagahama Hiroshi.
[04:41] Naga
Ekoda-chan has been adapted
a few times in the past,
[04:44] Naga
so I wanted to try something
a little different,
[04:50] Naga
and to achieve that,
I approached this individual.
[04:53] Ai
Ta-da!
[04:54] Naga
Modern artist, Sasaoka Yuriko-san.
[04:57] Naga
Your turn, Sasaoka-san.
SIGN Modern Artist
Sasaoka Yuriko
[04:57] Naga
Right.
[04:58] Sasa
I'm Sasaoka Yuriko, a modern artist.
[05:01] Sasa
The Ekoda-chan manga was like
a bible to me when I was a student,
[05:08] Sasa
so I'm also tickled pink.
[05:09] Ai
Right?
[05:11] Ai
This setup makes me wonder
what you actually did, Director.
[05:15] Naga
Well, leaving that aside...
For now, at least.
[05:17] Naga
We can come back to that later.
[05:19] Ai
I see.
SIGN Thoughts on today's recording
SIGN Nagahama
Hiroshi
[05:21] Naga
It was fun.
[05:22] Kataoka
Fun?
[05:22] Naga
I'd say that describes it pretty well.
[05:26] Naga
Nothing beats a job
where everyone's laughing
[05:29] Naga
about how much fun it was
to work on the project together.
[05:32] Ai
It wasn't really your typical
voice-over session, was it?
SIGN Kobayashi-san struggled with recording the song?!
[05:36] Ai
More like... a recording session?
[05:38] Naga
A recording session.
[05:38] Ai
Where you record songs.
[05:40] Ai
I have to admit, I was sweating bullets.
[05:43] Ai
It feels like my little intro before
the song is a distant memory now.
[05:48] Ai
I don't even remember doing it.
[05:49] Naga
Really?
[05:50] Naga
But the intro was done after the singing.
[05:52] Ai
It was, but because of the singing...
[05:55] Ai
I'd worked my vocal chords a little too hard.
[05:59] Ai
I even got choked up a few times.
[06:01] Ai
So... the order of things was kinda backwards.
[06:06] Naga
It turned out better than I was expecting.
[06:08] Ai
Oh, my.
[06:10] Naga
You were even truer to Ekoda-chan
[06:11] Ai
This is embarrassing...
[06:11] Naga
than I could've hoped for.
[06:14] Naga
Even the bits that were flubbed,
[06:15] Naga
or the bits that didn't
sound the greatest vocally...
[06:18] Naga
They seemed totally in character.
[06:20] Naga
She did an amazing job. Don't you think?
[06:23] Sasa
She really did. For me,
that just was Ekoda-chan's voice.
[06:29] Sasa
Because of that passion,
and that throaty sexiness.
[06:34] Sasa
It's just how I imagined her sounding.
[06:36] Ai
I-I-I-I'm honored.
[06:39] Ai
Well, because I was so totally
focused on nailing the singing,
[06:43] Ai
not much else was
going through my head.
[06:45] Naga
I see. I see.
[06:48] Ai
I felt totally exposed.
[06:52] Naga
That makes sense. Just like Ekoda-chan.
[06:53] Ai
It felt less like a job
[06:55] Ai
and more like everyone was dogpiling me.
[06:58] Sasa
And yanking you about?
[06:58] Ai
Pulling me around, yeah.
[07:00] Naga
What a situation to be in.
[07:01] Ai
I was freaking out.
[07:03] Ai
It was nerve-wracking.
[07:04] Sasa
You said it was a rare sight,
seeing Ai-chan so worried.
[07:07] Naga
It was, indeed.
[07:09] Naga
You looked like a soccer player.
[07:11] Naga
The way you were just bouncing around.
[07:14] Naga
Someone'd say: "We're ready
for the next take, Ai-chan,"
[07:17] Naga
and you reply: "Gonna nail it."
[07:18] Naga
We were all confused!
"What's she going to nail?"
[07:22] Ai
Well, I meant hitting all the notes.
[07:24] Ai
Oh, the rhythm.
[07:24] Ai
And getting the rhythm right.
[07:26] Ai
It was a lot of fun, though. Even if
I was in a world of despair the entire time.
[07:30] Naga
A world of despair!
[07:30] Ai
I seriously was.
SIGN Sasaoka-san's first time seeing anime being made
[07:33] Sasa
It was my first time seeing for myself
[07:35] Sasa
just how many people help
put together a project like this.
[07:41] Sasa
It was kind of awe-inspiring.
[07:46] Naga
You basically directed the song
by yourself, Sasaoka-san.
[07:49] Naga
Asking for stronger takes.
That sort of thing.
[07:53] Naga
So this was a piece of cake for me.
[07:56] Naga
A total breeze.
[07:56] Ai
You had a constant grin.
[07:58] Sasa
I mostly just imitate what I've seen,
[07:59] Sasa
but when I work on a film,
I like to do the music myself.
[08:04] Sasa
I'm the kind of person who isn't
satisfied unless I'm involved
[08:06] Sasa
in every part of the process.
[08:08] Ai
Wow.
[08:09] Ai
It would've been nice
if you could've sung, too.
[08:11] Sasa
Oh, no, I can't sing.
[08:13] Naga
She can, really.
[08:15] Naga
But if she'd done the singing, as well,
[08:18] Naga
it would've put a limit on how much
she could experience with this project.
[08:22] Naga
Sasaoka-san doesn't usually do
this kind of collaborative work.
[08:26] Naga
She's usually a one-woman show.
[08:29] Naga
So I wanted her to find out what it was
like to work with others on a project.
[08:33] Naga
And I hoped that she would
end up getting something out of it.
[08:38] Naga
Just doing what you always do...
[08:40] Naga
wouldn't have been as much fun, would it?
[08:41] Sasa
You're right.
SIGN Behind the scenes of
"Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan"
Episode 10
SIGN Nagahama
Hiroshi
[08:48] Naga
This is a very interesting manga.
SIGN Director Nagahama's proposal for the anime
SIGN Rinshi!!
Ekoda-Chan:
The Director
and
Ekoda-chan's
Naked
Chat
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi x Kobayashi Ai
SIGN Nagahama
Hiroshi
[08:51] Naga
And I was sure it'd make
for an interesting anime.
[08:53] ---
That's what I thought, anyway.
[08:55] Naga
So I asked Kataoka-san about
maybe doing an anime adaptation...
[09:02] Naga
How long ago was that?
[09:04] Kataoka
13 years ago.
[09:05] Naga
That was 13 years ago!
[09:07] Naga
The fact he remembered that discussion,
[09:10] Naga
and actually made it happen
after all this time amazes me.
[09:13] Kataoka
I'm really grateful to Nagahama-san
for making me aware of it.
[09:17] Naga
Well, that's kind of you to say.
[09:18] Naga
But it's really weirding me out,
Kataoka-san being so deferential to me.
SIGN Not an adaptation, but a work born out of "Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan"
[09:23] Naga
The idea was to be fully aware that this is
something born out of the Ekoda-chan manga.
[09:29] Naga
Strictly speaking, this isn't
an adaptation of the manga.
[09:32] Naga
It's more something that was
made with the manga in mind.
[09:37] Naga
Because of that, both in the
illustration I produced for it,
[09:40] Naga
and in the animation for the intro,
[09:44] Naga
she's got blue skin.
[09:46] Naga
That's one of Ekoda-chan's alter
egos that appears in Volume 2.
[09:50] Naga
These alter egos are
everywhere in this episode.
[09:52] Naga
And that's part of the theme of this episode.
[09:57] Naga
We're all her alter-egos.
[10:00] Naga
And although Ekoda-chan
would hate the comparison,
[10:07] Naga
that sentiment shows that we
all have something in common.
[10:12] Naga
And it creates the kind of animosity
that comes from being alike.
[10:19] Naga
That was part of the reason why
I asked Sasaoka-san to get involved.
[10:23] Naga
I wanted something that
couldn't be accomplished
[10:26] Naga
by someone just drawing
an animated version of the manga.
[10:30] Naga
And I thought the medium she
works in would be just the ticket.
[10:36] Naga
My initial concept was producing something
that looked like "Thunderbirds."
SIGN Director Nagahama's plan
[10:42] Kataoka
You did, didn't you?
[10:43] Naga
Yeah. I wanted it to look like "Thunderbirds,"
but sound like "La La Land."
SIGN Going to "La La Land" with "Thunderbirds"
[10:49] Naga
But then, I had to actually
figure out how to do that.
[10:55] Naga
There's this live-action
director called Motoi-san,
[10:59] Naga
and I asked her: "Do you know anyone who
works with Thunderbirds-style marionettes?"
[11:07] Naga
So it was Motoi-san who turned
me on to Sasaoka-san's work.
SIGN Director Nagahama meets Sasaoka-san
[11:12] Naga
Anyway, I went to see her
while she was working,
[11:16] Naga
and it was just like
watching Ekoda-chan.
[11:18] Naga
She was in this worn-out sweatshirt,
[11:20] Ai
Was she naked?
[11:20] Naga
and worn-out jeans... Yeah.
[11:22] Naga
She wasn't naked! There was no nudity!
[11:23] Naga
That's not what I meant!
[11:24] Ai
I was getting excited for a second!
[11:25] Naga
You just had to go there!
[11:28] Naga
I thought she was really interesting.
[11:31] Naga
And after she showed me some of her
work, I thought: "It has to be her."
[11:34] Naga
If this woman takes on the project,
she'll look deep into Ekoda-chan's soul.
[11:42] Naga
And I thought I'd get the "Thunderbirds"
meets "La La Land" episode I was after.
[11:47] Sasa
Was it like that, though?
[11:48] Naga
In regard to the run-time...
SIGN Struggles with the three-minute run-time
[11:51] Naga
I think animation is defined by the
built-in limits of a specified run-time.
[11:56] Naga
Conversely, if you just sorta said:
"Take all the time you want,"
[11:59] Naga
or, "You can make it as long as you like,"
[12:03] Naga
it would basically change the medium.
[12:07] Naga
I wanted to show something quintessentially
Ekoda-chan in the time allotted.
[12:10] Naga
I imagine all the other directors
[12:12] Naga
felt the same way.
[12:12] Kataoka
They did.
[12:13] Naga
And that made it easy
to get motivated for this.
SIGN Getting fired up for a three-minute show
[12:15] Naga
To make something that'd
leave people wanting more.
[12:21] Naga
Where they react with:
"What? It's only three minutes?!"
[12:24] Naga
You have to figure out how to
get people to feel that way,
[12:28] Naga
and that's a fun problem to solve.
[12:32] Naga
So I wanted Sasaoka-san to have
the majority of the time to herself,
[12:38] Naga
and we just handled the introduction.
[12:43] Naga
That intro set things up for
Sasaoka-san's part of the episode,
[12:48] Naga
and made it seem like some
kind of programming error.
[12:53] Ai
But it was premeditated.
[12:54] Naga
It absolutely was.
[12:56] Ai
I mean, even here, in this segment,
SIGN A truly unique episode
[12:58] Ai
where it's usually just the director and
Ekoda-chan's VA sitting down for a chat,
[13:02] Ai
we're so fancy, we got a third person in!
[13:04] Ai
There are literally two people
here you could call the director.
[13:08] Ai
I think this episode crams
a lot more in than usual.
[13:13] Kataoka
You've got a point.
[13:14] Kataoka
Usually, we just have the two
who made the episode happen.
[13:17] Kataoka
But this time, two people
came up with the core concept.
[13:20] Naga
That's a good point.
[13:22] Kataoka
For this particular three-minute episode.
[13:25] Naga
And, at first, I was kinda worried
that I wasn't being directorial enough.
[13:29] Naga
But that just added to the entertainment.
[13:31] Kataoka
From what I've heard today,
I do think you did the job of a director.
[13:33] Naga
Really?
[13:35] Naga
Well, that's good, then.
[13:36] Ai
Yeah, it is.
[13:38] Naga
As long as it all worked out.
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN The Director and
Ekoda -chan's
Naked Chat
[13:44] Narrator
In the first half, they discussed
difficulties in the recording,
SIGN Episode 10's Ekoda-chan
SIGN Kobayashi Ai
SIGN Episode 10's Director
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi
SIGN Rinshi!!
Ekoda-Chan:
The Director
and
Ekoda-chan's
Naked
Chat
[13:48] Narrator
and the director's approach to the episode.
[13:51] Narrator
In the second half, we'll examine their
lives through the lens of Ekoda-chan.
[13:56] Narrator
And what production materials will
Sasaoka-san unveil that you can only see here?
SIGN The Director x VA
& Ekoda-chan
SIGN Nagahama
Hiroshi
SIGN Could you relate to Ekoda-chan?
SIGN Nagahama
Hiroshi
SIGN Nagahama Hiroshi x Kobayashi Ai
[14:06] Naga
Well?
[14:07] Ai
I have nothing but sympathy for her!
[14:09] Naga
I figured you might!
[14:11] Ai
Sympathy, and admiration.
[14:14] Ai
She goes through a lot,
[14:16] Ai
and my reaction to those moments
would be more emotional,
[14:19] Ai
but she's already laughed
it off by the next panel.
[14:23] Ai
And that's something I really admire.
[14:27] Ai
I get what she's going through.
I see myself in these situations.
[14:31] Ai
Not necessarily with this episode,
but I genuinely feel that way.
[14:36] Ai
When I'm reading Ekoda-chan, I'm always
going, "I know, right? I know, right?"
[14:41] Ai
There was one lyric in the
song that really stood out...
[14:46] Ai
I didn't sing that line, but the part where
she's called a modern-day samurai general...
[14:51] Ai
That was really funny.
SIGN The appeal of Ekoda-chan
[14:54] Sasa
I think it's a manga where
you can recognize feelings
[14:57] Sasa
you don't necessarily
have the words for yet.
[15:01] Sasa
And seeing it on the page
allows you to sympathize,
[15:04] Sasa
and helps you realize there are
others who feel the same way.
[15:07] Sasa
Something about that
is really reassuring.
[15:10] Sasa
And as you read through, you start
to see yourself reflected in Ekoda-chan.
[15:17] Sasa
Sort of like with Buddhist statues.
[15:19] Naga
I see!
[15:19] Sasa
For some reason, in Volume 1,
[15:21] Sasa
she looks kind of intense and scary,
[15:25] Sasa
but as it goes along, she softens,
and you start to see her cute side.
[15:29] Sasa
Like when she gets
attached to some mildew.
[15:31] Naga
That's a good example.
[15:32] Sasa
I think she's really great.
[15:35] Naga
I don't know if I could honestly say
I fully understand it, since I'm a man,
[15:41] Naga
but it's like... I want to understand,
[15:46] Naga
and there are parts I definitely do get.
[15:48] Naga
Parts that any man should be able to get.
[15:52] Naga
I think it's a pretty versatile
manga, in that sense.
[15:54] Naga
It doesn't pigeonhole itself
by only being aimed at women.
[15:59] Ai
Friend M is pretty cool.
Like, you think, "I want a friend like that."
SIGN The existence of Friend M
[16:03] Ai
The way their relationship is...
I think it's really appealing.
[16:08] Ai
They're not too close; they have
just the right amount of distance.
[16:13] Ai
That's something I'm envious of...
[16:15] Ai
and it makes me wish
I had a friend like that.
[16:18] Naga
She was in this episode.
[16:21] Ai
That's right.
[16:22] Naga
Voiced by...
[16:24] Ai
A classmate of mine.
[16:27] Naga
Wait, really?
[16:29] Ai
Well, you asked me if I had anyone in mind,
[16:32] Ai
so I ended up casting her!
[16:35] Naga
Well, Friend M is Ekoda-chan's friend,
[16:38] Naga
so it made sense for Ai-chan to pick
the person she wanted to play her.
[16:44] Naga
And that person was Komatsu-san.
[16:46] Naga
Well...
SIGN How the Director and Kobayashi-san met
[16:49] Naga
Where we met?
[16:51] Ai
"Mushishi"?
[16:52] Naga
"Mushishi," yes.
[16:52] Ai
The audition for "Mushishi."
[16:54] Naga
Right, it was at the "Mushishi" auditions,
[16:56] Naga
for the role of Tanyuu,
a very important character.
[17:00] Naga
And then, after that...
[17:03] Naga
She just sorta stuck in my memory,
[17:07] Naga
and when we had to cast a princess
for a Crayon Shin-chan movie,
[17:11] Naga
I brought up the name Kobayashi Ai.
[17:15] Naga
And since then...
[17:16] Ai
Since then...
[17:17] Naga
It's been ten...
[17:18] Ai
Ten...
[17:20] Both
...years.
[17:23] Naga
Sure has.
[17:24] Naga
My impression at the time... hm...
SIGN First impressions of Kobayashi-san
[17:30] ---
My immediate impression was
that she had to be Tanyuu.
[17:37] Naga
But then...
[17:39] Naga
You don't like the "but."
[17:40] Ai
Yeah, I'm not a fan of it.
[17:41] Naga
But when I listened back over the tapes,
[17:42] Ai
You'll ruin my career!
[17:43] Naga
I was like, "Wait, why did I pick Ai-chan again?"
[17:47] Naga
But the thing is...
[17:49] Ai
I didn't do a great job.
[17:51] Naga
Right, in the audition.
When auditioning for the part.
[17:53] Naga
But in the actual voice-over
sessions, she was spectacular.
[17:58] Naga
You were great, really.
[18:00] Naga
So I was kinda impressed with
myself for seeing her potential.
SIGN Kobayashi-san's first impression of Director Nagahama
[18:06] Ai
My impression of you is mostly from when
we were traveling around for "Mushishi."
[18:13] Ai
I thought you were a funny guy.
[18:17] Ai
We ended up going all over Japan
and spending some time together,
[18:22] Ai
and ever since, I've thought
of him as a goofball.
[18:27] Ai
But once you get past that side of him,
you see the incredible work he does.
[18:32] Ai
So there's both admiration
and a sense of familiarity.
[18:36] Ai
We're good friends in a sense.
[18:40] Kataoka
I'm actually really curious
SIGN The use of marionettes
[18:42] Kataoka
as to how you actually use the marionettes.
[18:42] Ai
Oh, I am, too.
[18:44] Sasa
Right. Well, I have a marionette right here.
[18:50] Sasa
And I control the marionette just like this,
[18:56] Sasa
and later, I paste my face onto it here,
where a face would usually be.
[19:01] Sasa
And that then becomes Ekoda-chan.
[19:04] Sasa
You generally don't see this kind
of elaborate movement in anime,
[19:08] Sasa
and even Pixar doesn't try to do it,
[19:11] Sasa
so I try to make sure I get in as much intricate,
[19:13] Naga
Wow!
[19:14] Sasa
articulated movement as I can when I film.
[19:18] Naga
Impressive.
[19:19] Sasa
Including me, there are three
people holding the puppets,
[19:23] Sasa
and moving them in time with the music.
[19:25] Sasa
And when I'm making a film, um...
[19:29] Sasa
I like to do long, single takes with no cuts,
[19:34] Sasa
so any slight mistakes or habits
end up feeling emphasized.
[19:41] Sasa
Which makes for a thrilling
experience filming it.
[19:44] Sasa
I started using this method because
I wanted to find a middle ground
[19:49] Sasa
between a puppet show and a movie.
[19:52] Naga
And this is Ekoda?
[19:53] Sasa
Yup, it's her.
[19:56] Sasa
Before I get to work, I find I have trouble
getting started if I haven't drawn something.
SIGN Illustrations drawn before filming
[20:03] Sasa
So I draw the character first
to help place them in my mind,
[20:09] Sasa
in terms of what kind
of person Ekoda-chan is,
[20:12] Sasa
and what kind of things influence her,
[20:17] Sasa
and then, until I actually
portray them, I have these.
[20:21] Sasa
Done in pastels.
[20:22] Naga
That's impressive. In pastels, huh?
[20:24] Sasa
Yeah, I used pastels.
[20:26] Sasa
Here's Big Sis. I tried to get
across how crazy she is.
[20:31] Sasa
Here we go. I wanted to really
emphasize the faces of Ekoda-chan.
[20:35] Sasa
So I basically discarded the bodies.
[20:39] Ai
That's an amazing choice.
[20:41] Ai
Just cutting everything else.
[20:41] Sasa
It puts the focus on the faces.
SIGN Your thoughts on having worked on the episode
[20:44] Ai
I'm kinda sad that it's over after today.
[20:52] Ai
This was my first time meeting
Sasaoka-san, for instance.
[20:56] Ai
And getting to talk, and sing,
and do a round table like this...
[21:00] Ai
It's all been so much! I feel full.
[21:03] Kataoka
That's good to hear.
[21:04] Naga
[21:05] Kataoka
What about you, Nagahama-san?
[21:07] Naga
Well, let's see...
[21:10] Naga
Y'know, it was really fun.
[21:12] Naga
I got to drag the artist,
Sasaoka-san, to the recording.
[21:18] Naga
Someone who's normally
cooped up in her own studio.
[21:21] Naga
So that was fun.
[21:22] Ai
She sure doesn't dress like a shut-in.
[21:25] Naga
True enough!
[21:27] Naga
I'm very satisfied with how everything went.
[21:32] Naga
I'm glad.
[21:33] Sasa
This was my first time being around
a professional production like this,
[21:40] Sasa
and seeing how many people
have internalized this work
[21:44] Sasa
to put together three minutes of film for it
[21:50] Sasa
really helps me realize the amount of
polish that goes into a project like this.
[21:58] Sasa
And I think it's an experience
that'll help me in future.
[22:01] Sasa
I feel almost like there's
pressure to capitalize on it.
[22:04] Sasa
So I'm going to keep working hard.
[22:07] Naga
That's good to hear.
[22:07] Kataoka
Thanks for coming.
[22:10] Narrator
And that's it for today's discussion.
SIGN Next Episode Preview
[22:13] Narrator
Next time on "The Director
and Ekoda-chan's Naked Chat,"
[22:17] Narrator
we're ditching the studio and crashing
the episode wrap party instead!
SIGN Director
SIGN Ekoda-chan's
VA
SIGN Director
SIGN Ekoda-chan's
VA
[22:22] Narrator
And a big-time musician
makes an appearance?
[22:24] Narrator
Will the free-flowing conversation
end up making any sense?
SIGN Ekoda-chan's
VA
SIGN Director
[22:28] Narrator
Find out next time!
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN The Director and Ekoda -chan's
SIGN Naked Chat
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
SIGN Until she's ready
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
Until she's ready
SIGN Kyoto Studio
SIGN Today, the footage for Friend M and Big Sister is being filmed
SIGN The completed makeup for Friend M
SIGN Test Photography
SIGN The footage will be composited onto the faces of the marionettes
SIGN The backgrounds are all done on blue screen
SIGN Cameras rolling
SIGN Checking the footage
SIGN Filming Big Sis
SIGN That's a wrap for today
SIGN Ekoda exists in all our hearts
SIGN Rinshi!! Ekoda-chan
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