Well, Kenji takes a break from preparing for the Game Show to let us in
on The Latest.....

Kenji Shimizu wrote:
> 
> ...It's been more then a WEEK since the Afternoon has been released...
> an NO ONE's talking about it here...? (I'm a bit suprised... I guess
> everyone's busy...?)
>  Anyway, sicne no one mentioned this already, I guess I will... -_-;
>  This month Afternoon had an interveiw with the directors of both of the
> movie... I'll do a really really really short summary of it here;

Thanks, but the reason we haven't mentioned it here in the states is
that we don't get Afternoon. Still, I was wondering how things were
coming along, so it's good that you dropped by with the news from
Belldandyland....
> 
>  AMG movie;
>  It's going to have an original (?) character.... it was on the original
> manga before (...you'll have to "look" for it...)

I bet you that they mean new to the movie. If Kenji gets "kidnapped",
Marllier has to be involved. That's the easiest to figure out.

 There will be
> action... (since The director of art (moving art, animation, etc... what
> every you want to call it...) likes it...

Oh, I can see it now, Major Belldandy, Section 9, Relief Goddess Office,
Special Operations. Give the Goddess a sword and watch her rock the
world!

(Matsuda-san)... the Director
> (total director, head director, etc... what ever you want to call it...)

Chief cook and bottle washer.

> (Gouda-san) has already finished the scenario, and is moving on to
> fine-tuning it for animation...
>  Oh, Peorth (sp?) will be on the movie screen as well ^_^

Good! I never got a hand on her personality anyway. However, they'll
have to do some backstory to familiarize most of the audience with
Peorth.

>  The rough draft of two clips from the film is also shown... (I guess
> someone must have scanned it already...???) The theam of the movie
> (might be) "Shinrai" (trust...?)... but they'll ahve to write "fushin"
> (distrust...????) first....

Hmmmm, Keiichi loses faith in Bell-chan, then regains it? Well have to
see.

>  And of course, as usual, they are having hard time drawing it... (AMG
> art is a pain in the neck to draw... lots of lines.... one of them is
> Bell-chan's front part of her hair... it's complicated... -_-; I guess
> we've discussed about her complicated hair last time, so I'm not going
> to talk about it anymore here ^_^;

When you've got good manga, it's tough to do justice to the original
with a half-assed job. Now that it is going to be a movie, we'll get to
see the job done right!
> 
>  YUA Movie (Taiho Shicauzo)
>  This movie seems to be moving along well (much more better speed then
> AMG... it's more on schedule.... the AMG movie seems to be always "bit
> behind"... (to be honest, I think it's WAAAAAYYYYY behind... they were
> thinking about an OVA... but trashed that and turned it into a
> movie..... wonder if they will keep up their schedule... -_-;)

Probably not.;-)

>  Anyway, back to YUA... The contents aren't disclosed, but there are
> sceens such as *Brigdge being **, and *** being **...... (they want you
> to fill in the "blank" and guess what it is ^_^;;;)
>  Anyway, the theam of the film (or the plot) is taking place during
> CURRENT time zone... (not "Modern time setting" or "Near future" time
> setting, but RIGHT NOW....) Miyuki and Natusmi will be drawn more as an
> "adult" then compared to the TV series... (more grown-up" in
> personality...? As an OL...???)... anyway, the character is very much
> "human" and "prestent" and looks like it's going to be realistic....
> (anyone seen Patolabor...? maybe something a fan of Patolabor MIGHT
> like....)

Nineties Tokyo street cops. Same old same old, but I love 'em.
> 
>  Hope this interested someone... (anyone...???)

Thank you for this contribution. Once again, you've come through with
flying colors.

Be Seeing You,

Chris
> 
>                                         Kenji Shimizu