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Another cool person
I have to add another person to the coolest people in the world list1 list: I have to thank Laz, owner of Cherry Blossoms Falling, for the following2: Laz sent it to me for my work on the Ventrilo chat server I ran for Global Shinkai Day 2009. I st...
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Global Shinkai Day 2009...
...is coming to a close. This had become a bigger event that I had even anticipated. I've been a member of the Cherry Blossoms Falling Makoto Shinkai fansite forums for the better part of a year now and I remember when Global Shinkai Day was just a...
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Crunchyroll hosting Shinkai's movies for Global Shinkai Day
I figured this was going to happen last week, but it was only a few days ago that crunchyroll announced that they were going to host Makoto Shinkai's three major works for streaming for free for the 24 hours that Global Shinkai Day will last (Friday ...
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Global Shinkai Day 2009
I haven't posted anything on here for a while, but there's news of an event hosted by Cherry Blossoms Falling: ANIME FANS WORLDWIDE TO CELEBRATE GLOBAL SHINKAI DAY 2009 Fans of Japanese anime creator Makoto Shinkai are gathering worldwide in cybersp...
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Shinkai's work in Ef: A tale of Memories?
Though I knew that Makoto Shinkai had directed the openings of the ef games by minori, but I had thought that he didn't work on the Ef: A Tale of Memories anime series at all. Turns out, my research for the last post had me stumbling on IMDB creditin...
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Makoto Shinkai's Movie Budget
I got involved in a discussion on AnimeNfo comparing Hayao Miyazaki and Makoto Shinkai1. While looking up some hard facts about both of these animation directors, I came across the difference in the budgets they had to work with. I couldn't find any...
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Makoto Shinkai at BFI
Though I've seen some quick write-ups from some lucky bastardspeople who got to see (and meet) Makoto Shinkai at the BFI in London, Martin was another of those lucky bastardspersons who got to even shake his hand and wrote about the experience at Na...
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Limits Out of Necessity
A new member at Cherry Blossoms Falling1 had pointed out an interview of Makoto Shinkai on the Electric Sheep Magazine site, the first I've seen since Shinkai released his Five Centimeters Per Second last year. What interested me most was the real re...
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New Game Trailer Directed By Makoto Shinkai
Here's the new trailer directed by Makoto Shinkai for the game "ef - the latter tale", Music was composed by Tenmon. I haven't gotten a chance to watch it yet. My internet connection is being very obtuse right now. Hopeful...
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The Evolution of Chobi the Cat
One thing that has struck me about Makoto Shinkai is how his style had evolved over the years, and watching through all of his short films emphasized that point. He’s always been an expert at the little details, and the background scenery was gorg...
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A Collection of Makoto Shinkai Shorts And an English Fan Site
Well, I'm quite flattered that Fledge thinks my obsessions are working looking into. So, I will return with even more Makoto Shinkai visuals! But first, I need to announce the Makoto Shinkai English Fan Forum And Site. It's not super active yet, an...
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Anime News Network with 5 Centimeter Per Second Theme
Anime News Network is back at it with a website theme based on another favorite anime of mine. They have done this in the past with other anime that I like....
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Neko no Shuukai - A Shinkai Short?
I know Shinkai's visual tendencies lately has been to not focus too much on realism in his films1 but the preview of his supposed latest short named Neko no Shuukai is something different: If this is truly Makoto Shinkai's wo...
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Indecisions
Even after the third time I watch it, I seem to waver between considering the last part of Makoto Shinkai's Byousoku 5 Centimeter either a misstep or a masterpiece. Indeed, I do declare that the first two parts near perfection, but it's th...
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Highly Scientific Experiment
Daike, in a highly controlled experiment, attempts to answer the all-important question: Does a cherry pedal actually fall at the rate of 5 centimeters per second, as claimed by Makoto Shinkai's latest film, Byousoku 5 cm? His results? It's...
