242 – Manga in Motion 36 – The Night is Short, Walk on Girl
On this episode we check out Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Young, Walk on Girl! Will we be able to spot all the references to Tatami Galaxy?
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Timestamps:
- 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Kouya wo Aruke” by Asian Kung-fu Generation from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Opening, Introductions, Social Media, Updating our RSS feed
- 00:02:37 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball Z OST “Prologue”, *SPOILERS* Seamus finishes Frau Faust but isn’t sure if he should keep reading The Ancient Magus’ Bride
- 00:10:31 – dakazu is looking forward to reading more of Rumiko Takahashi’s new series, MAO
- 00:12:51 – dakazu has started reading Kin no Hitsuji, created by The Gods Lie manga artist Kaori Ozaki
- 00:17:08 – Murder Incarnation is drawn using 3D model and it looks very strange to us
- 00:24:58 – News: Japanese publishers have banded together to use the Authorized Books of Japan seal to combat pirate sites that sell illegal copies of manga
- 00:31:08 – Masaaki Yuasa will be doing an TV anime adaptation of Eizouken ni wa Te wo Dasu na!
- 00:32:21 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: One Shot Retrospective on Tekkon Kinkreet, we will review Taiyo Matsumoto’s surreal series about two boys living in a strange town
- 00:33:17 – Main Segment Manga in Motion: The Night is Short, Walk on Girl, Transition Song: Opening from The Night is Short, Walk on Girl by Michiru Oshima, we discuss Masaaki Yuasa’s recent animated feature film
- 00:36:34 – As a fan of Tatami Galaxy, Darfox really loved the movie half way through
- 00:38:01 – dakazu thought the movie was like four episodes of an anime show put together
- 00:41:12 – Seamus wasn’t a big fan of the final arc because of it’s similarity to Tatami Galaxy’s ending
- 00:42:00 – Darfox talks about his difficulty keeping up with subtitles during a sequence at the end
- 00:44:00 – We discuss the main story that focuses on the romance between the Raven-haired Girl and Senpai
- 00:45:38 – Darfox talks about how the movie focuses on romanticism
- 00:48:12 – We think the original author, Tomihiko Morimi, is to blame for the cliche pervert
- 00:49:51 – dakazu was disappointed with the choices they made during the end of the guerrilla theater arc
- 00:52:48 – We praise the story for connecting all the minor characters throughout the film
- 00:53:54 – Seamus noticed references to Paranoia Agent and Kick-Heart
- 00:54:58 – dakazu praises the wonderful cast for their performances
- 00:55:55 – We surmise that the movie takes place after the events of Tatami Galaxy
- 00:58:47 – We love the Raven-haired Girl’s character and design
- 01:00:27 – We think the movie is like a fairy tale or a dream as we dissect the main theme of perception of time
- 01:04:00 – We compare it to Yuasa’s surreal film Mind Game
- 01:05:05 – Seamus wanted to drink and eat along with the events of the movie
- 01:06:10 – Next Week’s Topic: Tekkon Kinkreet, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster