HUH???? THIS VIDEO IS ??? MADE FOR ME??? i am specifically a huge fan of toei era hosoda (since some of my favourite shows are digimon adventure and ashita no nadja) thank you for making this video!! now i can send this to my friends instead of rannting for an hour i'm actually an animation student and his work is my top inspiration for storyboarding...
Yeah this is like top 3 vids I'm most proud of, and I've had the intention of turning it into a convention panel sometime. I also kinda wanna remaster it, export it as 4:3 without the random Akage no Anne BGs (lol) and add some of his other work on Kasumi and Akko-chan 3. That's great he's an inspiration for your storyboards!
Dude, the episodes of Ojamajo Doremi that mentioned here, are actually my really personal favorite! I’m so glad I found a video perfectly discussing why these techniques works so memorably well! I just love it c’:
Episode 21 of Digimon has always been my favorite episode out of all of the Adventure series. I've always noticed how "different" it is compared to the rest of the series. I never actually knew that Hosoda directed it, but I wasn't surprised whatsoever when you said it. It made perfect sense.
As a big fan of hosada from a movie perspective this was a fantastic video to watch to see where his direction started from - I can remember the Digimon one vividly from my childhood and the rest are sweet surprises since I've never seen the other anime. Fantastic work, I loved this and now I feel like I love Hosada more.
Absolutely, I'll admit that I'm kinda lukewarm to his films, Summer Wars being my favorite, but seeing his episodes was just stunning and I gained such immense respect for him through this lens. So happy you enjoyed it :)
I know you're focusing on his best-known Toei work here, but Hosoda had done a fairly significant amount of episode direction work elsewhere; perhaps most famously he handled the Jury episodes of Utena, but there's also his work on Eto Ranger for SHAFT, Kenshin and Tenshi ni Narumon at Pierrot, and Himitsu no Akko-chan at Toei, to consider. It's true that the Digimon movies were what catapulted him into the spotlight, but I think anyone who's watched Utena would have realised something special at work already.
I would've gladly looked into those if he was credited for episode director, heck I went out of my way to hunt down those Gegege episodes even when they weren't subbed yet. I chose to focus on his credit as episode director, not just his popular work. You really think I consider Nadja a best known Toei title? That's why I never bring up his short films past the beginning, I put a footnote right at that moment saying he did other work, sorry I made a choice to be concise :/ You can make that video if you want, but I'm content with having made a video about something that's not exclusively about his movies for once lol
@@CaribouCoonsorry if I offended you, really not my intention! Japanese Wikipedia tends to be a better source for episode director credits than ANN/English Wiki - everything listed under 演出 for TV shows at ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/細田守 for example. Thanks for the video regardless!
@@WackyBlu sorry if I came off as abrasive, I heard about someone else voicing similar points but a lot more caustically like "Once again Anime RUclipsrs don't do their research!" Which really really bothered me cause I'm just sick of that stigma and I thought I really did make an effort. Thank you for the resource, I'll be sure to look into it! You're right that those English sites have some inaccuracies but I figured I could trust those figures at least :)
Mamoru Hosoda is my favorite director and I recently just rewatched G8 filler arc from One Piece. I immediately noticed 199 was very different to the other ones. Composition was simply different and very familiar at the same time. I mentioned it was Hosoda as a guess and I was really shocked to find out he really was the director when I looked up the episode credits. Made me feel somewhat good about it haha.
As someone who loves Doremi and specifically thinks Dokkan is the best season with only Sharp rivaling it those two episodes he directed are so odd and made me feel so confused but like in a mysterious way. Like something happened and I didn't know why. Knowing what I know now about who did these episodes it makes perfect sense.
Great work! A very enjoyable watch. As someone who loves Hosoda's style, it's interesting to learn more about the stuff I've never heard of or seen before.
Yeahhhhhhh haha I've considered pulling a Zeria like what she did with Ikuhara but Dezaki's history's a bit........bigger lol I might talk about Hakugei Densetsu cause it packs so much of his history into one show...maybe. Not on the radar but def interested :)
I'll never forget that feeling in my spine when I first saw the trailer for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, recognizing it immediately as the best parts of Digimon, even though I had never heard the name Mamoru Hosoda. Thank you for digging so deeply into the beginning of his career. Even though my favorite work of his will always be his most titanic blockbuster, Summer Wars, it just warms my heart to see that his personal, indelible touch on these TV series hasn't been forgotten.
thanks for compiling the work he did, I really think the episodes in each of these series really stood out, I was watching ashita no nadja and I instantly knew it was him then found this video.
I nearly forgot Hosoda directed a One Piece FILLER episode. Maybe that's what made me subconsciously really like that filler arc all those years ago. It really felt like a natural break in the action and an engaging and logical part of the world. I know there were more than the episode he directed but it could very well be the moments in his episode that sold the whole concept for me.
Oh definitely. I watched that arc knowing he'd direct 199 and immediately you could tell from 198 to 199 it was him and something was kinda fresher about it. I can't wait to get to that point where I recognize other episode directors' styles better and can compare and contrast how they choose to direct things :)
It was nice to watch, thank you for having taken time to make such an interesting video, with a deep look on his work ! His Digimon short films will forever stay with me, I still think about them regularly even after, maybe more than 15 years. That's how strong his images hit me back then, and even as an adult I think they're masterpieces when I happen to watch them again. I didn't know he directed these episodes of Digimon and Doremi, now I understand ; I got the chills when you talked about it ! How you evoked his work on tension, I felt it, so true, I never thought about it but that's one reason why some of his images are so impactful, he's like a musician of images, living on a special rythm of striking contrasts. What I love the best about his art is how humane and delicate it is. I'm so fond of his work !
Thank you! I was worried about crediting ALL of this to Hosoda, since there are animators, other storyboarders, sound designers, etc. etc. that you might credit with these decisions, but I figured there's enough consistency in all these episodes and Hosoda having the final say for me to think it was an acceptable call.
Holly hell, I discovered your channel thanks to Ojamajo Doremi, the one that RUclips search gave me with premiere about "6 reasons to watch Ojamajo Doremi". Can’t wait to see that! And get to know more about you in your videos. c:
Great video! Aswell as a good reminder that I still haven't watched as much anime as I should. Outside of his work on Digimon, One Piece and most recently Mirai no Mirai I haven't watched anything else by Hosoda. That needs to be changed! You did a really great job here
This was a really interesting video. I had no idea he was a episode director. I hadn't heard of a decent amount of these anime but they look pretty interesting.
I think one important thing that this video forgot to mention (even though it's kinda obvious, looking at visuals) is Hosoda's attention to environments and especially architecture.The locations in his episodes became incredibly detailed and concrete, but he still manages to maintain an aerie atmosphere regardless of how grounded it looks. Like in Nadja 26 he perfectly recreated Alhamra and used it to juxtapose character feelings, making it feel both real and surreal. He is maintaining his love for architecture to this day, specifically designing house in Mirai and using it for his horizontal transitions, indicating passage of time. If you compare him to other Toei directors of the time, like Igarashi or Yamauchi, this is what makes him stand out. I think only Nagamine is close to him in terms of spatial compositions, but his approach is more vertical and he’s not that skilled with editing. Otherwise good video.
Thank you! I do agree with your assessment, you could probably praise Igarashi, Yamauchi and Nagamine for much of the same qualities as Hosoda, tho Hosoda also stands out from those three in that he wound up leaving TV altogether (as of now) whereas those three went to actually fully direct TV anime and improve their craft in that area even more.
In episode 5 as well, using the castle and the garden, showing how small and faraway nadja is from the world of royalty. Going right down to the scene where shes pushed into helping cut roses. The dialogue directly reflects the actions of the characters, it really is just so well done! Its crazy that so many will overlook the beauty in these episodes just because of it being a children's anime.
The way he directs episodes is so interesting, but I'm not sure I could watch a feature length animation if he directed it the same way. I bought Mirai recently not knowing he directed it, but you can see he's had his hand in a lot of the set shots =D Uniquenameosaurus sent me this way, btw, and I really like what you've done with this video =D
From all the Digimon adventure episodes. Episode 21 was my favourite one. Years later I found out Hosoda directed it. As a kid I new, that this man is special. My favourite Movies are these from Hosoda.
Nadja 26 was the point I realized just how special of a show it was. But it's just one of many high points and honestly had the most standout episodes of most any show for me. Igarashi's 2000s work is some of my favorite. Currently going through Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan and it will likely breach my top 10.
There’s also a rule in toei for episode directors on how much shots/frames a episode director can use per episode. So his use of long shot and same layout really helps with that.
New thumbnail is fire. Reminds me I’ve gotta watch Ashita no Nadja! (Although I’m watching a certain other anime with “Ashita no” in the title and it’s the most beautiful show I’ve ever seen, haha.
Yet again another great video, but I have to ask did Hosoda direct it? I'm impressed how much his style was conveyed throughout the video, especially with the end
@@CaribouCoon I'll probably get around to watching that when I have the time! Aim for the ace is one of my favourite shoujo series but I haven't really seen his other work so that'll be fun to hear about.
I want to say thank you for your video because this become my introduction to Ashita no Nadja. I love it so much. Also Nadja eps 26 also my favorite anime episode. Did you planning make Ashita no Nadja video in the future?
I've considered remastering this video cause I think the visual/audial experience is a bit awkward/lacking, but I'm not sure so much about a dedicated Nadja ep. Maybe if I want to concentrate on Igarashi as a director this work would be included
The Doremi episode 40 was actually the last of the Doremi episodes I saw on my 2nd rewatch of the series when I tried to compare it with episode 42 in Sharp as both held a similar episode premise but 40 definitely was better as I felt it was more interesting and thought provoking especially with the ending line of "See you again.." or something on that idea. it was also one that before I learned that day who made it was surprising different from other episodes
Let's award some points. -Talking about Digimon (I remembered things that happened in Digimon but I've always remembered how that one made me F E E L) -Help me understand what makes film making beautiful -Express how THIS filmmakers work is beautiful -Having an outro that made me choke from nearly crying 10/10
Thank you thank you thank you :) yeah I had this made for like a month before I released it (cause reasons) and couldn't resist playing that last paragraph over and over, it's my single favorite end to a video of mine :)
I think that first point is quite significant. I remember a fair amount of Digimon, across all seasons, but not a lick of what happened in that episode. All I remember is that Tai was in a home that felt utterly, uncomfortably wrong. It was an emotional episode, rather than an eventful one, and one that set the tone for several future episodes. Both ones literally about going home, like in Frontier, and more figurative ones, like Takato seeing Jeri again in Tamers with its long shots on the train with dim colours and little dialogue to signal that things just aren't right. I can't say that I liked Hasoda's episode when I watched it as a kid but, looking back, it was very important to the series and none of the attempts to recapture its feeling ever really worked as well.
Awesone video, impressive that you went so in-depth and I don’t feel like I’ve been spoiled for any of them. Wolf Children’s one of my favourite anime movies, so I’d like to find time to watch at least some of these series or episodes. I’ll probably go Doremi then Ashita no Nadja, since I can’t see myself finding time for Digimon or One Piece anytime soon. I’ve heard good things about the recent Gegege no Kitaro. Aside from the fact that the Hosoda episode is in the 90s one, is this older version worth watching before the recent one in your opinion, or is the new one the better choice to start with?
Thanks! Heck yeah to watching Nadja and Doremi, tbh I think those are the episodes that are best to watch with the full context, tho in doremi's case they're two of the last episodes of the 200ep series, while Digimon is only ep 21/50 and tbh all I did for One Piece since I haven't started it yet either was I just watched the 2 or 3 episodes prior that was the start of that mini story arc. I'm not all that versed in Gegege but what little I do know is it pretty much doesn't matter which one you watch, almost all of it is episodic. But I don't think anyone in the west could give you an ideal answer since the new show is the only one getting subs, the majority of the other 5 series don't :/ but I enjoyed Hosoda's and they were my first Gegege episodes.
Yeah, I’ll probably watch both those first two before going to Japan next year, since I wouldn’t mind having a few more obscure anime under my belt that didn’t come out in the last five years. And I just assumed you must have either been following One Piece for years or caught up just for this video, but your way makes much more sense. Lol I completely forgot you said the old series hadn’t been subbed, I guess I’ll go with the newest one when I get to it. By the way, how did you watch those older episodes without subs? Did you request them from someone specifically, or are you good enough in Japanese to watch them without?
@@nasuada4732 not really, I found the torrent for them and just watched without subtitles. Storytelling is pretty universal, unless you have a short attention span it's not too difficult to follow what's going on.
I remember hearing a story about Hosoda getting to storyboard an animated movie for Ghibli... only to have his entire storyboard thrown into the trash, which is why he returned to Toei to direct the One Piece Baron Omatsuri movie. Supposedly the captain of the "LIttle Moustache" Pirates was his dig at Hayao Miyazaki. Or so I've heard.
Oh and speaking of Ashita no Joe (kinda), I was wondering something about your upcoming Influences of TTGL video: are you going to include Western influences in addition to the Japanese ones? (eg. "The Revolution will not be televised" as a lyric in Libera me from Hell; the four base elements of DNA referenced in the beastmen commanders' names; the Epic of Gilgamesh ect.)
nahh there's a LOT that GL takes, I'm not gonna even attempt to get everything cause I'll be sure to miss something. It's more about the most core components as well as *why* they're being used as influences to begin with, not simply pointing them out.
Hi Caribou, great episode, good job broski. Just an FYI, I cant read the text you add at the bottom because I have subtitles on and they land on top. kthxbai
So, as far as I could understand, Hosoda'd been doing all the stuff that is always required from any TV anime director. Let's appreciate originality behind it.
@@CaribouCoon okay, so that's one more reason to watch Doremi and Nadja. Maybe I'll give these shows a try, to see if I can like Hosoda as an episode director. His directing in movies is very distinct yet too consistent for me, I cannot tell his works apart from each other, as all of them are very close in terms of both visuals and themes. Your video suggests that there is (at least, was) a hidden layer of Hosoda's style, which somehow differs from the things he's been doing for the past 15 years, that's great!
Damn, people out here talking about Hosoda's movies and tv work but aren't going to bring up his true magnum opus - Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!
I disagree on your point about him refraining from using wacky anime tricks or whatever (sweat drops and stuff) I think one of his distinct qualities especially in his more modern films is his tendency to use techniques like that despite not making kids tv anime anymore. Look at the way the mom in mirai transforms into a demon when she’s mad. The one piece film uses them a lot too
Fair enough, I found them rather subdued in his TV as well as his early films like Leapt and Summer Wars. But yeah OP leaves a lot of room for him to use those tricks.
"In a way, this episode is like peeking at an intercourse from the outside, in the middle of the afternoon. You can either see it as a story about a beautiful love between siblings, or something that goes even further, with a somewhat erotic feeling to it." Hosoda on Digimon 21, dude was really trying to push the Hikari/Taichi incest angle.
HUH???? THIS VIDEO IS ??? MADE FOR ME???
i am specifically a huge fan of toei era hosoda (since some of my favourite shows are digimon adventure and ashita no nadja) thank you for making this video!! now i can send this to my friends instead of rannting for an hour
i'm actually an animation student and his work is my top inspiration for storyboarding...
Yeah this is like top 3 vids I'm most proud of, and I've had the intention of turning it into a convention panel sometime. I also kinda wanna remaster it, export it as 4:3 without the random Akage no Anne BGs (lol) and add some of his other work on Kasumi and Akko-chan 3. That's great he's an inspiration for your storyboards!
@@CaribouCoon id love to see you revisit this video :) love you channel and your work
Dude, the episodes of Ojamajo Doremi that mentioned here, are actually my really personal favorite!
I’m so glad I found a video perfectly discussing why these techniques works so memorably well!
I just love it c’:
Hosoda made a One Piece filler arc good. Now that's a good man.
To be fair a lot of it has to do with the writing, but yes that he contributed to it being so awesome is pretty dope ^_^
I do remember the arc looking particularly interesting visually. But ya the writing is important.
That episode of Digimon has stuck in my mind ever since I was a kid
Episode 21 of Digimon has always been my favorite episode out of all of the Adventure series. I've always noticed how "different" it is compared to the rest of the series. I never actually knew that Hosoda directed it, but I wasn't surprised whatsoever when you said it. It made perfect sense.
As a big fan of hosada from a movie perspective this was a fantastic video to watch to see where his direction started from - I can remember the Digimon one vividly from my childhood and the rest are sweet surprises since I've never seen the other anime.
Fantastic work, I loved this and now I feel like I love Hosada more.
Absolutely, I'll admit that I'm kinda lukewarm to his films, Summer Wars being my favorite, but seeing his episodes was just stunning and I gained such immense respect for him through this lens. So happy you enjoyed it :)
I know you're focusing on his best-known Toei work here, but Hosoda had done a fairly significant amount of episode direction work elsewhere; perhaps most famously he handled the Jury episodes of Utena, but there's also his work on Eto Ranger for SHAFT, Kenshin and Tenshi ni Narumon at Pierrot, and Himitsu no Akko-chan at Toei, to consider. It's true that the Digimon movies were what catapulted him into the spotlight, but I think anyone who's watched Utena would have realised something special at work already.
I would've gladly looked into those if he was credited for episode director, heck I went out of my way to hunt down those Gegege episodes even when they weren't subbed yet. I chose to focus on his credit as episode director, not just his popular work. You really think I consider Nadja a best known Toei title? That's why I never bring up his short films past the beginning, I put a footnote right at that moment saying he did other work, sorry I made a choice to be concise :/ You can make that video if you want, but I'm content with having made a video about something that's not exclusively about his movies for once lol
@@CaribouCoonsorry if I offended you, really not my intention! Japanese Wikipedia tends to be a better source for episode director credits than ANN/English Wiki - everything listed under 演出 for TV shows at ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/細田守 for example. Thanks for the video regardless!
@@WackyBlu sorry if I came off as abrasive, I heard about someone else voicing similar points but a lot more caustically like "Once again Anime RUclipsrs don't do their research!" Which really really bothered me cause I'm just sick of that stigma and I thought I really did make an effort. Thank you for the resource, I'll be sure to look into it! You're right that those English sites have some inaccuracies but I figured I could trust those figures at least :)
Mamoru Hosoda is my favorite director and I recently just rewatched G8 filler arc from One Piece. I immediately noticed 199 was very different to the other ones. Composition was simply different and very familiar at the same time. I mentioned it was Hosoda as a guess and I was really shocked to find out he really was the director when I looked up the episode credits. Made me feel somewhat good about it haha.
As someone who loves Doremi and specifically thinks Dokkan is the best season with only Sharp rivaling it those two episodes he directed are so odd and made me feel so confused but like in a mysterious way. Like something happened and I didn't know why. Knowing what I know now about who did these episodes it makes perfect sense.
The best anituber is back!! : D
This guy and Bonsai Pop are the best anitubers to me.
Great work! A very enjoyable watch. As someone who loves Hosoda's style, it's interesting to learn more about the stuff I've never heard of or seen before.
Yee yee thanks for watching man ^_^
Very informative video! I can't wait for you to talk about Osamu Dezaki eventually. I bet you have A LOT to say about him.
Yeahhhhhhh haha I've considered pulling a Zeria like what she did with Ikuhara but Dezaki's history's a bit........bigger lol I might talk about Hakugei Densetsu cause it packs so much of his history into one show...maybe. Not on the radar but def interested :)
I'll never forget that feeling in my spine when I first saw the trailer for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, recognizing it immediately as the best parts of Digimon, even though I had never heard the name Mamoru Hosoda. Thank you for digging so deeply into the beginning of his career. Even though my favorite work of his will always be his most titanic blockbuster, Summer Wars, it just warms my heart to see that his personal, indelible touch on these TV series hasn't been forgotten.
thanks for compiling the work he did, I really think the episodes in each of these series really stood out, I was watching ashita no nadja and I instantly knew it was him then found this video.
I nearly forgot Hosoda directed a One Piece FILLER episode. Maybe that's what made me subconsciously really like that filler arc all those years ago. It really felt like a natural break in the action and an engaging and logical part of the world. I know there were more than the episode he directed but it could very well be the moments in his episode that sold the whole concept for me.
Oh definitely. I watched that arc knowing he'd direct 199 and immediately you could tell from 198 to 199 it was him and something was kinda fresher about it. I can't wait to get to that point where I recognize other episode directors' styles better and can compare and contrast how they choose to direct things :)
if he ever directed a full series, that'd be awesome!
Our king is back I'm going to cry.
ayyyy haha
It was nice to watch, thank you for having taken time to make such an interesting video, with a deep look on his work ! His Digimon short films will forever stay with me, I still think about them regularly even after, maybe more than 15 years. That's how strong his images hit me back then, and even as an adult I think they're masterpieces when I happen to watch them again. I didn't know he directed these episodes of Digimon and Doremi, now I understand ; I got the chills when you talked about it ! How you evoked his work on tension, I felt it, so true, I never thought about it but that's one reason why some of his images are so impactful, he's like a musician of images, living on a special rythm of striking contrasts. What I love the best about his art is how humane and delicate it is. I'm so fond of his work !
YES! Nitty-gritty directing style videos are easily my favorite to find.
Thank you! I was worried about crediting ALL of this to Hosoda, since there are animators, other storyboarders, sound designers, etc. etc. that you might credit with these decisions, but I figured there's enough consistency in all these episodes and Hosoda having the final say for me to think it was an acceptable call.
Holly hell, I discovered your channel thanks to Ojamajo Doremi, the one that RUclips search gave me with premiere about "6 reasons to watch Ojamajo Doremi". Can’t wait to see that! And get to know more about you in your videos. c:
Rewatching after getting half of Doremi's soundtrack compilations, and happy to report I have the same music you used for this video.
Excellent work man, Hosoda's one of my favorites! It's great to have you back o7
Great video! Aswell as a good reminder that I still haven't watched as much anime as I should. Outside of his work on Digimon, One Piece and most recently Mirai no Mirai I haven't watched anything else by Hosoda. That needs to be changed! You did a really great job here
This was a really interesting video. I had no idea he was a episode director. I hadn't heard of a decent amount of these anime but they look pretty interesting.
I don't dive enough into how good the shows are on their own but yeah they're all pretty awesome, Doremi Dokkan being like my 4th favorite anime haha
I think one important thing that this video forgot to mention (even though it's kinda obvious, looking at visuals) is Hosoda's attention to environments and especially architecture.The locations in his episodes became incredibly detailed and concrete, but he still manages to maintain an aerie atmosphere regardless of how grounded it looks. Like in Nadja 26 he perfectly recreated Alhamra and used it to juxtapose character feelings, making it feel both real and surreal. He is maintaining his love for architecture to this day, specifically designing house in Mirai and using it for his horizontal transitions, indicating passage of time. If you compare him to other Toei directors of the time, like Igarashi or Yamauchi, this is what makes him stand out. I think only Nagamine is close to him in terms of spatial compositions, but his approach is more vertical and he’s not that skilled with editing.
Otherwise good video.
Thank you! I do agree with your assessment, you could probably praise Igarashi, Yamauchi and Nagamine for much of the same qualities as Hosoda, tho Hosoda also stands out from those three in that he wound up leaving TV altogether (as of now) whereas those three went to actually fully direct TV anime and improve their craft in that area even more.
In episode 5 as well, using the castle and the garden, showing how small and faraway nadja is from the world of royalty. Going right down to the scene where shes pushed into helping cut roses. The dialogue directly reflects the actions of the characters, it really is just so well done! Its crazy that so many will overlook the beauty in these episodes just because of it being a children's anime.
Wonderful work! Very tight all the way through with a fantastic ending.
There's something special about your channel that I can't put into words
Very flattering, thank you :)
I really don’t have any serious memories of Digimon, but Hosoda’s guest-directed episode seriously stuck with me in the best way imaginable.
Welcome back
The way he directs episodes is so interesting, but I'm not sure I could watch a feature length animation if he directed it the same way. I bought Mirai recently not knowing he directed it, but you can see he's had his hand in a lot of the set shots =D Uniquenameosaurus sent me this way, btw, and I really like what you've done with this video =D
Thank you very much! ^_^
Love your content
From all the Digimon adventure episodes. Episode 21 was my favourite one. Years later I found out Hosoda directed it.
As a kid I new, that this man is special.
My favourite Movies are these from Hosoda.
youre one of the best man, keep up the great work!
Thank you :)
Nadja 26 was the point I realized just how special of a show it was. But it's just one of many high points and honestly had the most standout episodes of most any show for me. Igarashi's 2000s work is some of my favorite. Currently going through Ojamajo Doremi Dokkaan and it will likely breach my top 10.
Yeah Igarashi is sick, I really should watch Star Driver soon
you reminded me why i love anime so much, thank you sir
There’s also a rule in toei for episode directors on how much shots/frames a episode director can use per episode. So his use of long shot and same layout really helps with that.
Wowww that makes total sense! As a cost saving thing bc the more layouts/backgrounds you make the more time consuming and costly it gets. Nice!
I didnt know thisss!!! benkyou ni narimashita!!
Just came here cause Uniquenamesaurus referred you and damn you’re under rated, immediately subscribed! Keep up the great work!
New thumbnail is fire. Reminds me I’ve gotta watch Ashita no Nadja! (Although I’m watching a certain other anime with “Ashita no” in the title and it’s the most beautiful show I’ve ever seen, haha.
That was a pretty good video dude!
*I WANT TO KNOW ¿ WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT Majo Minarai o Sagashite?*
I'M WAY TOO EXCITED AHHHHHH
Yet again another great video, but I have to ask did Hosoda direct it? I'm impressed how much his style was conveyed throughout the video, especially with the end
You watch enough of his stuff all at once it rubs off on you XD
Thanks :)
Man, that was great analysis.
Thank you very much :)
Maan...
That was a great video.
I hope you make more videos analysing the works of anime directors
I agree! I loved doing this. I did a whole hour on my favorite director Osamu Dezaki ;)
@@CaribouCoon I'll probably get around to watching that when I have the time! Aim for the ace is one of my favourite shoujo series but I haven't really seen his other work so that'll be fun to hear about.
You have so much Potential
i don't have much to say,good video.
This video was terrific
God you’re saying all the right things
I want to say thank you for your video because this become my introduction to Ashita no Nadja. I love it so much. Also Nadja eps 26 also my favorite anime episode.
Did you planning make Ashita no Nadja video in the future?
I've considered remastering this video cause I think the visual/audial experience is a bit awkward/lacking, but I'm not sure so much about a dedicated Nadja ep. Maybe if I want to concentrate on Igarashi as a director this work would be included
Ashita no nadja
Really like how you talk about stuff that's not quite as touched upon as the rest of AniTube.
The Doremi episode 40 was actually the last of the Doremi episodes I saw on my 2nd rewatch of the series when I tried to compare it with episode 42 in Sharp as both held a similar episode premise but 40 definitely was better as I felt it was more interesting and thought provoking especially with the ending line of "See you again.." or something on that idea. it was also one that before I learned that day who made it was surprising different from other episodes
Let's award some points.
-Talking about Digimon (I remembered things that happened in Digimon but I've always remembered how that one made me F E E L)
-Help me understand what makes film making beautiful
-Express how THIS filmmakers work is beautiful
-Having an outro that made me choke from nearly crying
10/10
Thank you thank you thank you :)
yeah I had this made for like a month before I released it (cause reasons) and couldn't resist playing that last paragraph over and over, it's my single favorite end to a video of mine :)
I think that first point is quite significant. I remember a fair amount of Digimon, across all seasons, but not a lick of what happened in that episode. All I remember is that Tai was in a home that felt utterly, uncomfortably wrong. It was an emotional episode, rather than an eventful one, and one that set the tone for several future episodes. Both ones literally about going home, like in Frontier, and more figurative ones, like Takato seeing Jeri again in Tamers with its long shots on the train with dim colours and little dialogue to signal that things just aren't right.
I can't say that I liked Hasoda's episode when I watched it as a kid but, looking back, it was very important to the series and none of the attempts to recapture its feeling ever really worked as well.
1:48 Haha that noise
Awesone video, impressive that you went so in-depth and I don’t feel like I’ve been spoiled for any of them.
Wolf Children’s one of my favourite anime movies, so I’d like to find time to watch at least some of these series or episodes. I’ll probably go Doremi then Ashita no Nadja, since I can’t see myself finding time for Digimon or One Piece anytime soon.
I’ve heard good things about the recent Gegege no Kitaro. Aside from the fact that the Hosoda episode is in the 90s one, is this older version worth watching before the recent one in your opinion, or is the new one the better choice to start with?
Thanks!
Heck yeah to watching Nadja and Doremi, tbh I think those are the episodes that are best to watch with the full context, tho in doremi's case they're two of the last episodes of the 200ep series, while Digimon is only ep 21/50 and tbh all I did for One Piece since I haven't started it yet either was I just watched the 2 or 3 episodes prior that was the start of that mini story arc.
I'm not all that versed in Gegege but what little I do know is it pretty much doesn't matter which one you watch, almost all of it is episodic. But I don't think anyone in the west could give you an ideal answer since the new show is the only one getting subs, the majority of the other 5 series don't :/ but I enjoyed Hosoda's and they were my first Gegege episodes.
Yeah, I’ll probably watch both those first two before going to Japan next year, since I wouldn’t mind having a few more obscure anime under my belt that didn’t come out in the last five years.
And I just assumed you must have either been following One Piece for years or caught up just for this video, but your way makes much more sense.
Lol I completely forgot you said the old series hadn’t been subbed, I guess I’ll go with the newest one when I get to it. By the way, how did you watch those older episodes without subs? Did you request them from someone specifically, or are you good enough in Japanese to watch them without?
@@nasuada4732 not really, I found the torrent for them and just watched without subtitles. Storytelling is pretty universal, unless you have a short attention span it's not too difficult to follow what's going on.
I remember hearing a story about Hosoda getting to storyboard an animated movie for Ghibli... only to have his entire storyboard thrown into the trash, which is why he returned to Toei to direct the One Piece Baron Omatsuri movie. Supposedly the captain of the "LIttle Moustache" Pirates was his dig at Hayao Miyazaki. Or so I've heard.
He was slated to direct Howl's moving castle
Great video, i just dont think that changing the designs or any other established elements is a wrong thing for an episode director to do.
Why I'm crying
I can tell you it's probably the clair de lune haha
He would have made a great FMA 2003 Episode Director
Akage no Anne background art :)
Finally someone said something about it!!
Ayyy just recently discovered this channel and it's amazing!
Have you heard of the anime Aoi Bungaku Series?
Oh yeah! I have a script for that show in the backlog! It's not priority for me right now but it exists :)
I'm looking forward to it! My friend RogerSmith2004 stans that show I believe
Oh and speaking of Ashita no Joe (kinda), I was wondering something about your upcoming Influences of TTGL video: are you going to include Western influences in addition to the Japanese ones? (eg. "The Revolution will not be televised" as a lyric in Libera me from Hell; the four base elements of DNA referenced in the beastmen commanders' names; the Epic of Gilgamesh ect.)
nahh there's a LOT that GL takes, I'm not gonna even attempt to get everything cause I'll be sure to miss something. It's more about the most core components as well as *why* they're being used as influences to begin with, not simply pointing them out.
@@CaribouCoon yeah fair enough. Looking forward to the vid!
Hi Caribou, great episode, good job broski. Just an FYI, I cant read the text you add at the bottom because I have subtitles on and they land on top. kthxbai
SHEET you right, I'm dumb. I'll try to add those in brackets or something. Thanks!
Could u reccomend 90s classic anime
So, as far as I could understand, Hosoda'd been doing all the stuff that is always required from any TV anime director. Let's appreciate originality behind it.
Oh yeah, the job is certainly the same, but it's remarkable how he manages to stand out. There are others that do that too, like Shigeyasu Yamauchi.
@@CaribouCoon okay, so that's one more reason to watch Doremi and Nadja. Maybe I'll give these shows a try, to see if I can like Hosoda as an episode director. His directing in movies is very distinct yet too consistent for me, I cannot tell his works apart from each other, as all of them are very close in terms of both visuals and themes. Your video suggests that there is (at least, was) a hidden layer of Hosoda's style, which somehow differs from the things he's been doing for the past 15 years, that's great!
6:00 lmao
Finally someone appreciated that lol I cracked myself up every time watching it over haha
SIESTA!
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9:36 FROM WHICH SHOW
PLEASE
Ojamajo Doremi Dokkan ep 49
And right before that Ashita no Nadja 26
@@CaribouCoon Already found, but thanks anyway.
@@CaribouCoon By the way, I was talking about the music. You made it clear what show it was.
I member that digimon episode! Member Greymon?
I member
Cute animw 😊
thank you!!
Damn, people out here talking about Hosoda's movies and tv work but aren't going to bring up his true magnum opus - Digimon Adventure 3D: Digimon Grand Prix!
I saved it so you could talk about it ;)
I disagree on your point about him refraining from using wacky anime tricks or whatever (sweat drops and stuff) I think one of his distinct qualities especially in his more modern films is his tendency to use techniques like that despite not making kids tv anime anymore. Look at the way the mom in mirai transforms into a demon when she’s mad. The one piece film uses them a lot too
Fair enough, I found them rather subdued in his TV as well as his early films like Leapt and Summer Wars. But yeah OP leaves a lot of room for him to use those tricks.
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"In a way, this episode is like peeking at an intercourse from the outside, in the middle of the afternoon. You can either see it as a story about a beautiful love between siblings, or something that goes even further, with a somewhat erotic feeling to it." Hosoda on Digimon 21, dude was really trying to push the Hikari/Taichi incest angle.