tatsunokofan
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Hi all!
| quote: | | Another case of an "intern animator" perhaps.? |
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Yes and no. Like all episodes of Gatchaman, this one had three Key Animators working on it; Masami Suda, Hiroko Inui, and Hideaki Akamoto.
Masami Suda was anything but an "intern animator." He had been working at Tatsunoko since the days of Speed Racer, and was a Key Animator for 22 episodes of Gatchaman. Prior to this episode, he had worked on episode #'s 1, 3, 8, 11, 17, 24, and 27 (Which, if you look back on them, are all episodes that look pretty darn good).
Hiroko Inui worked on a total of 6 episodes of Gatchaman, including three prior to this one -- episode #'s 11, 22, and 28. I can't find any record of her working on any series prior to or after Gatchaman, so it is possible that she was a so-called "intern animator" with only three episodes experience under her belt.
Hideaki Akamoto would eventually be a Key Animator on 16 episodes of Gatchaman, including such notables as #'s 78, 92, and 105, but this episode was his first on the series. Like Ms. Inui, I am unable to find any references to work that he did prior to Gatchaman, so it is possible that this was his animation debut, not just his debut work on Gatchaman. He continued working as an Animator at least through the 1990s.
It should be noted that staff records for older anime series, beyond Writers and Directors, are difficult to locate. So it is possible that both Mr. Akamoto and Ms. Inui had been working in the animation industry prior to their work on Gatchaman.
| quote: | | I can't speak about Europe or Asia; though, I'd imagine that most of their seat belt laws came around the same time period. |
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Japan introduced seat belt laws for drivers and front seat passengers back in 1985, but began to require back seat passengers to wear them only last year.
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29-07-2009 21:47
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Ebonyswanne
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| quote: | Originally posted by gatchamarie
A leader must keep a balance between his tough side and his soft side which is quite difficult at times! (Is my Eagle side prominent here? ... I may be a bit biased hmm!) |
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Anything I've done in Leadership talks about this balance. Its often referred to as Tough skin- soft heart approach. Unfortunately Leaders aren't perfect people either, but in Ken's case he was chosen because of his decisive skills even as a teenager.
As for teh secrets, Ken has to chose how much he tells at times to keep them focused on the task at hand. Historically leaders are known for keeping information from sub ordinates if it doesn't serve the purpose of what they want to a achieve. Ken could have been following this line of thinking...but the lesson he learns is that it has consequences too if it all goes wrong or not according to plan. (Leaders have to grow, a leader never stops growing as a person or in their role as a leader.) Just think most military commanders generally have about 20yrs experience before they get to that point!!! WWII they might not have had as many options and promoted people during battle to replace a fallen leader...No choice there, the troops need a Leader to keep moving! But that still wouldn't have been a teenager. (Royalty well thats being born into it and scary! But knights started training at 7yrs old. In the teams case, Ken would have started young too, that makes his role a little more believeable.) He has to be able to give the information when its needed....
In there kind of work they need a certain Discipline that not everyone has to make the team work like it does. They might have temper conflicts, soft spots and attitude at times, but they have to keep focused and have that tough outer skin. However Joe's softer heart is shown in how he related to the girl he saved from the burning car. He uses the racing to think things through, get out excessive aggression thats natural for his personality...
Where am I going with this...Ebony stops to ponder and scratches her head...thinking...I think I've just gone into rambling mode...
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This post has been edited 4 time(s), it was last edited by Ebonyswanne on 04-08-2009 at 02:09.
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02-08-2009 23:35
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That's awesome....
