255 – Manga in Motion 39 – Mirai

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255 – Manga in Motion 39 – Mirai

This week we take a look at Mamoru Hosoda’s latest anime movie, Mirai! Tune in to hear what we thought about this story about a boy learning to accept his baby sister and how it compares to Hosoda’s other films!!!

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Timestamps:

  • 00:00:00 – Intro Song: “Uta no Kisha” by Tatsuro Yamashita from Mirai, Opening, Darfox watching Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Our new website, Social Media, Introductions
  • 00:03:03 – Whatchu Been Reading: Transition Song: Dragon Ball ZOST “Prologue”, Seamus is determined to catch up on Ōoku: The Inner Chambers this year
  • 00:08:38 – dakazu is enjoying the anime of Vinland Saga and Seamus plans on rereading the manga
  • 00:16:56 – dakazu won’t be watching anymore given now that he’s checked out the manga
  • 00:19:06 – Dämons is an adaption of a story by Osamu Tezuka about a man who’s will for revenge allows him to control prosthetic arms for battle
  • 00:22:36 – dakazu is convinced the creators of B – Brahms 20-sai no Tabiji filled the series with pointless filler because they didn’t have enough material to actually cover Johannes Brahms’ early career
  • 00:28:06 – We discuss stories ending with a character writing that story
  • 00:32:11 – News: A new trailer for the BEASTARS anime shows more animated sequences and features voice actors
  • 00:39:29 – Tatsuki Fujimoto wrote Fire Punch with the intent to deconstruct the revenge genre and make readers question whether they should sympathize with the protagonist
  • 00:43:51 – Next Episode Preview and Rundown: Triple Dip where we read the first volume of three different manga, including: No. 6 by Atsuko Asano & Hinoki Kino, Gunjou by Ching Nakamura, and Area 51 by Masato Hisa
  • 00:45:50 – Main Segment Manga in Motion: Mirai, Transition Song: “Mirai no Theme” by Tatsuro Yamashita from Mirai, we review the 2018 anime film directed by Mamoru Hosoda
  • 00:47:38 – Seamus thought the design of the family house was very unique
  • 00:49:00 – dakazu was surprised with the amount of CG animation
  • 00:50:07 – We discuss how the story revolves around Kun learning a lesson and then forgetting it immediately
  • 00:51:33 – Darfox thought the movie was like an episode of Rugrats directed by Hosoda
  • 00:52:26 – dakazu thought the parents were not treating Kun fairly when Mirai joined the family
  • 00:54:28 – dakazu was surprised the movie didn’t just focus on the future version of Mirai meeting Kun
  • 00:56:00 – Darfox appreciated that the dog was included in the family tree
  • 00:56:46 – We agree that Kun is a bratty child and may come off as unwatchable to some viewers
  • 00:58:13 – Seamus points out how this movie had a saccharine tone to them
  • 00:59:12 – We wonder if Hosoda is trying to send a message about older generations by having the great-grandfather be the most sensible adult
  • 01:01:17 – We compare Mirai to Hosoda’s other movies we’ve seen
  • 01:02:46 – This movie might be the first Hosoda film not to have a scene of a character breathing heavily
  • 01:04:26 – Darfox notices that there was a digital effect on the tree whenever Kun would transition to one of the fantastical sequences
  • 01:05:09 – Darfox explain how Hosoda came up with the idea of Mirai after his son had a dream about meeting his sister from the future 
  • 01:06:13 – We give our final thought about the movie
  • 01:08:53 – Next Week’s Topic: No. 6 & Gunjou & Area 51, Social Media Rundown, Sign Off Song: “wish men” by sunbrain from Beet the Vandel Buster

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