East Japan great earthquake charity animation, Hiroshi Yamamoto "new blossom" world premiere

At the Tokyo International Anime Fair 2012 stage event, 3.11 East Japan great earthquake charity animation "Blossom"World Premier was held. This work is the latest work directed by Hiroshi Yamamoto (Yamato Yamamoto) who is famous for "Lucky Star", "Kannagi", "Fractal" and so on. Director who showed up at the venue told us the strong thoughts that will lead to the future.

Project blossom
http://ordet.jp/#blossom

It was Ms. Reiko Chiba who served MC. He is a former idol and he is currently active as a businessman.

Reiko Chiba (Chiba):
Yamamoto Hiroshi Director, 3.11 East Japan great earthquake charity animation "blossom" World Premier will be held.


Hello everyone, is Reiko Chiba. It is Chivalay. As myself, I am from Fukushima Prefecture, so I have a teacher from the high school days in Minamisoma city, and my grandmother lives in Fukushima city. I am currently a lecturer on yoga and I am going to Fukushima, but I have not finished anything yet. Meanwhile, I'm looking forward to see Yamamoto Director at Tokyo International Anime Fair today. I am looking forward to what kind of work it is in the same generation as Yamamoto.


Well, I would like to welcome Mr. Hiroaki Takeuchi, producer of charity animation this time. Please welcome with a big applause.

Takeuchi Hiroaki Producer (Takeuchi):
Hello everyone, this is Animation Producer Hiroaki Takeuchi. Welcome to visit today. Actually, Director Yamamoto arrived at the hall two minutes ago. Mr. Chiba has not met the director yet. (Laugh) I'm counting on you today.


Chiba:
Thank you. Mr. Takeuchi is a producer of "Animatrix", an animated version of "Matrix", and is a producer of many international animations. I am also a producer in this "blossom".

Then, since the director seems to have arrived ... Director, Hiroshi Yamamoto, was responsible for the original work, director, director, and storyboard of "blossom". Director Yamamoto has worked on numerous hit works such as animation "Lucky Star", "Kannagi", "Fractal", and the movie "My Senior Senior".

Yamamoto Hiroshi (Yamamoto):
Thank you, Yamamoto. Mr. Chiba, nice to meet you. My name is Yamamoto.


Chiba:
Nice to meet you. Director, was born in 194? Chiba Lei, I was born in 50 years.

Yamamoto:
Oh, one difference?

Chiba:
It is the same grade.

Takeuchi
Make private stories that much.

Yamamoto:
Yes, very much, I would like to call you Yamamoto. I arrived now seriously. And, now seriously delivered goods.

Chiba:
Can Yamamoto tell us about the contents of the work to everyone at the venue?

Takeuchi
Today, the time is 30 minutes.

Yamamoto:
It is a very sticky work, sticking to Gili gili. I think that you can understand "Oh, this kind of thing" if you look at it. It is difficult to describe this work in a word, but we have to go beyond the Great East Japan Earthquake and still be a start. Although it is a short movie, I think everyone, everyone, how to catch it. While accepting the reaction seriously from now, the Yamakan who bites so far will hide, and regarding this work, as for the future work, we have to fumble and proceed while faithfully consulting the opinions of everyone I think. This work is positioned as the first stage to the last.


Blossom staff members


Takeuchi
Director Yamamoto does not say much, but "Kannagi" is set in Sendai in Miyagi prefecture, visiting the afflicted areas with that charity, even individuals lying on their name and going to help with cooking ten or more times It seems he got caught.

Yamamoto:
I counted it 9 times.

Takeuchi
Was it nine times, sorry. Last September, I also went to Minami Soma City with Director Yamamoto, met with the mayor and talked about something I could do to make such animation. Then, "Mr. Yamamoto, make an animation". It is a story that I want to make an animation and see as many people as possible to see the work, and that is why Mr. Yamamoto became the opportunity to make a work.

Chiba:
I see.

Yamamoto:
I go to Minami Soma three times. Before that I went to Iwate for a volunteer tour and went with friends I met at that time. I was telling the group that they are making works with such a theme, so I put in a mail saying yesterday night "It was completed." Then I heard that they are pleased or have been sent "YOUR GAME" ale. I think that it will be a while before delivering to those people, but first of all I would like to take this movie seriously, although it will be iterated how you think to see this movie.

Takeuchi
Actually Mr. Chiba, this project has also developed internationally, there are foreigners who originally gave me this opportunity to make this. Because I had you visit Japan this time, I think that you can introduce.

Chiba:
Let's appear at once, it is a special guest of today. It is Ms. Gregory Rude, overseas producer of "blossom". Gregory Rued is a creator from New Zealand. I have supervised a lot of international images, including images at the BBC, a national broadcaster in the UK.

In addition, we will also be attending Vincent Schottino who participated as supervisor of this work. Mr. Vincent Schottino is a founding member of Skype Japan and currently serves as Japan representative of crunchy roll, the largest anime distribution company in the United States.

Gregory Rude (Gregory):
I am honored to be able to come. Today I will tell you what kind of project I am about to do. "Blossom" you will see today, Yamamoto and coachCigar RossIt is a collaborative video, and I would like to make this project a starting point for participating in various artists like this worldwide.

This time it is a charity to collect donations to victims, especially children, but I would like to make a project that collaborated with rock artists and famous animation artists that everyone knows as well. I hope to cooperate with other animation studio people and become a power of children. People who want to know more about the project will publish them on crunch rolls and other media, so please take a look at them and cooperate.


Takeuchi
When Gregory visited Japan last year, I received an introduction from Ms. Vincent, and I got Mr. Yamamoto and Mr. Gregory in attracted. From the moment I met, I got into a spirit and the project started to do something with two people.

First, Mr. Yamamoto gave a different artist's song, but Mr. Yamamoto and Mr. Gregory discussed and this time it was about matching the musician's music of Cigar · Ross and Yamamoto's video It was. I am a producer, but actually I have not seen the picture of today. It is said that it was finished last time.

Yamamoto:
I am not sleeping, so my head is white. I should have said something more interesting (lol)

Takeuchi
In a word, I think that you can greet a message from Mr. Vincent.

Vincent Schottino (hereinafter Vince):
It is as almost as Gregory introduced me. People all over the world are paying attention to Tohoku so now, I hope to be able to help by using the power of this animation. As our company distributes Japanese anime overseas, Gregory says that he wants to do something, so if you collaborate closely with Japan and overseas and become a force in the Tohoku region I am thinking. Today, I'd like to keep on trying this as a start.


Chiba:
Well then, I'd like to screen my work.

Takeuchi
Although it is a work, how many minutes did it finally become?

Yamamoto:
It is not counting (laugh), it is probably about five minutes.

Chiba:
It's the world's first.

Takeuchi
This is the first and last in the cigar loss version to be released in such a form, I would like to plan a strategy until the next development for a while. Everyone, I think that I am very lucky.

Chiba:
So please, 'blossom'.


Takeuchi Producer, Yamamoto Director, Chiba, who watches the completed video.





Takeuchi
Originally, the producer had to look at the facial expressions of everyone watching the work, but I also saw the work.

Yamamoto:
Sorry, it's not 100% possible. I just delivered it a while ago, there are parts that I could not pursue. However, since I think that it is one hundreds of a million as compared with the hardships of the afflicted area, it is said that as long as I am going to do it from the future with the theme of the earthquake disaster, I will resolve my hardship in the future He came.


Yamamoto:
There was an offer from Mr. Gregory and it was decided to make this movie, but as my mind is still not in touch with Tohoku anything. So, I think that this is my love letter to Tohoku. I am humbling to think about what kind of relationship we can have with Tohoku in future.

Mr. Gregory said that for the children. I'd like to send a theme that I should not forget, but I do not mean that I should not forget it as a tragedy, but I want you to talk about how Tohoku can accomplish a miracle rebuilding appeal to people all over the world I want to do it. I do not know if that will be the cause, but I think that I would like to make animation with such prayers.

Takeuchi
Actually there is another news. This "blossom", I named the international version, but the Japan version actually exists. Today, the music we played at the opening was deeply friends with Ms. YamamotoKusahira Kano'S. Mr. Kano took a look at this animation and compiled it with the thought that I wanted people playing with Japanese brass bands.

I think that it is not necessary to be one piece of music for one animation, so I think that you will play the music of Ms. Kano for future students, and individual composers will make it by themselves I think that it is possible to do such things by wearing music and showing it to various people.

Also, this project has been sponsored by several companies. Gakken has a form of charity sponsorship. I think that you can attach this Japanese version of Mr. Kano to the Gakken's magazine for free and watch it to many people. Also, I hope to report on articles etc. Then I will exhibit a good smile company booth, but I hope to have some information flowed on the booth on 25th March.

I am thinking as a producer as if many people, including crunch rolls, will sympathize with Mr. Yamamoto 's thought, Mr. Gregory' s thought, and overcome the country and race and cooperate.

Chiba:
I wanted to tell you more story, but it is about time so please give me a message one by one at the end.

Vince:
Yamamoto mentioned the target earlier, but I think the same way. People in Japan have been shocked by the earthquake, but if they can give power to children with animation and music it may be 20 or 30 years later, but wonderful things are created there I think that will come. For this reason, this project will become very important, so I would like to do my best this year.


Takeuchi
Since information will be updated from time to time on the Internet etc, I hope that you will continue to pay attention. Thank you.

Gregory:
I believe in music and the power of love, I think that you can change your life. Artists and musicians who support this project have the same thoughts. In terms of doing what we can do, musicians think that music, animation creators make animation, I think that they can become the power of the children in the disaster area.
If everyone is able to sponsor this thought, it would be a donation or you could spread information in word of mouth.


Yamamoto:
In addition to participating in this project which will become big beyond "blossom", a new series linked to this work is indirect but "EinzatsuThe next issue will be announced with. I think that will be the second step. I do not know how much scale and how much ripple power is available, but I'd like you to do it in talk execution. Please be watching from now on, thank you.


Chiba:
Thank you for your participation today.

Director Yamamoto is a person who is easy to attract as good or bad as possible, and animation who was in charge of the original and director in 2011 "fractalAt the same time, there was also an exchange that criticized each other with the author Hiroki Higashi who was a co-author of the original work. However, this time it is a charity animation of the earthquake disaster, expressing by saying "Yakinaku Yamakan becomes hurt too much" himself, showing a place where preparation is different from before.