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Thursday, October 1, 2015
The Anime Studio That Made Samurai Champloo and Gangsta. is No More
Well, that’s disappointing.
Manglobe (マングローブ), the anime studio behind such hits as Samurai Champloo, The World God Only Knows series, and this past season’s hit, GANGSTA. is kaput.
According to a report from animeanime.biz, Manglobe had started procedures for bankruptcy on the 29th after being in a state of insolvency for some time.
Apparently
this was not common knowledge when the news broke yesterday evening,
much to the surprise and chagrin of many contractors involved who had no
idea their livelihood had just gone tits up.
An animator, Toshio Kobayashi, aka SNIPES, tweeted last night, “[Urgent] Please give me work.” Followed by the tweet, “[Breaking news] I’m unemployed.”
Friday, September 4, 2015
Naruto Shippuden Episodes 427-428
Naruto Shippūden is no stranger to long periods of anime-original content, and the Infinite Tsukuyomi is the perfect excuse for more filler episodes. Every person under the all-encompassing genjutsu's spell—everyone in the world besides Naruto, Sakura, Sasuke, and Kakashi—is experiencing their own personal utopia. In fairness, the countless dream worlds created by the Infinite Tsukuyomi are ripe for further exploration. However, delving into them at this stage in the game isn't the best way to keep viewers invested in the earth-shattering final battle currently unfolding in the "real" world.
The first in what's sure to be a long line of dream-world-based filler episodes focuses on Tenten. Having received virtually no focus in the source material, she's far from the most important secondary character. However, as fans who are well-versed in filler know, the show's producers have a marked preference for this weapons expert. Their love for her shines through in Tenten-centric episodes, which are often among the best anime-original offerings.
The real world serves as a framing device in this week's episodes, and it's effectively used to show Tenten before and after she fully succumbs to the genjutsu. In her personalized dream world, she retains her memories and the general feeling that her surroundings are an illusion. Determined to break free and return to reality, she decides to research techniques for releasing genjutsu. She pushes the alternate-world versions of her comrades away, much to their shock and indignation. By the end of the arc, Tenten figures out that she can save the day when the Village of the Hidden Leaf is under attack—because it's her world. Her love of being appreciated, as well as the fact that Neji is alive and well in this world, ultimately causes her to embrace the illusion.
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