New Anime Century

On 22nd February 1981 an event took place that could be seen as the most defining moment in creating anime fandom as we know it. Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino declared the 1980s a "New Anime Century" in front of thousands of misunderstood kids at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo. More than 15 years later this movement reaches a Swedish teenager in the form of cheap children's entertainment found in a bargain bin at a city fair.
Starring Tai Quyen Trinh as Yoshiyuki Tomino
An excerpt from the upcoming feature film "Places that were anime to me".
Trailer: • Places that were anime...
Upcoming screenings:
- Närcon Summer 2024 in Linköping, Sweden, Saturday 27th of July
(followed by director Q&A)
- Otakon 2024 in Washington D.C., USA, on Saturday August 3rd 2024.
- Tracon, Tampere, Finland Friday, September 6th 2024, 7:30 PM
- Comic Con Stockholm, Älvsjömässan, Stockholm, Sweden Friday November 1st 2024 - 4:30 PM
(followed by director Q&A)
Directed, written, edited and voice over by Anders Häger Jönson/@badboyhj
www.andershj.com
Director of photography - Per Hasselström
Assistant director - Stef Gaines
Music by Kalle J
More clips from "Places that were anime to me":
Miyazaki in Stockholm:
• Miyazaki in Stockholm
Our love was left out there somewhere in the sea of stars
• Our love was left out ...
"New Anime Century" clips taken from:
New Anime Century TV segment, as uploaded by kbigstone
• 1981年2 22アニメ新世紀宣言大会
Another New Anime Century TV segment, as uploaded by Twitter user @masahitoSPV
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Macross DYRL TV special provided by Seiichi Nishikubo, translated by Matt Alt and subtitled by Nicholas Chen.
(no longer up on RUclips unfortunately)
Sources:
Matt Alt's fantastic book "Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World "
www.amazon.com...
blog.alltheani...
criesinnewtype...
ricedigital.co...
Plus photographs of "Västerås marknad" and several other city fairs and attractions. Thank you to the photographers behind these!
This is a work of fiction, Tomino's speech is interpreted by me and obviously he wasn't Swedish. For a more historical account please read Matt's book or the links above.

[@oof5992]

Nice project

[@animeradion7870]

Thank you for watching!

[@jeanblocmusic]

Mycket bra! Väldigt fin skildring av ungdomskulturen!

[@badboyhj]

Tack Johan!

[@P-Drum]

Fantastiskt. Gud välsigne

[@GodaikingStudios]

0:16 Goon dom

[@animeradion7870]

Haha! In the feature film I actually mention the moment I realized how to properly pronounce Gundam in English.

[@scotthintze5901]

Wonderful video. Yoshiyuki Tomino has come a long way in making his "Gundam" series and making 1980 the "New Anime Century".

[@animeradion7870]

Thank you for watching Scott!

[@SMGJohn]

Tomino is God!

[@Toon_Pirate]

Den där Urusei Yatsura-pocketen slutade aldrig att lukta som Langos och bränd majs.

[@animeradion7870]

Hahaha det glädjer mig att höra!! Ta upp Lycanthrope Leo-boken, dra ett djupt andetag och slungas tillbaka till grusplanen på Rocklunda.

[@animeradion7870]

Du var ju i rummet när det sista klippet spelades in. Du kommer ju in sen som en doktor (i morgonrock) som upfunnit "Whiteboard Cleaner Turbo".

[@Toon_Pirate]

@@animeradion7870 Det var faktiskt Dennis som var doktorn. Jag minns att jag var upptagen och missade den dagen av inspelning. Men han memorerade hela sketchen och drog den för mig när han kom hem! ^^

[@animeradion7870]

@Toon_Pirate Aha, ja, Dennis är med i början som doktor. Men du är också med, som nån slags expert. Så antar att vi spelade in i två dagar haha.

[@erikalee5796]

Promo'SM

[@sevensecondsago]

Wow

[@animeradion7870]

Tack!

[@PhantasyStarLover]

Jättefint!

[@animeradion7870]

Tack!