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Just got out of the Sparks of Tomorrow world premiere.

Really great. For a first time director Ota has an infectious style and I think this is going to be another KyoAni gem people love.

We weren't allowed to do even audio recording so not sure if I'll be able to do much of a writeup of the panel section but it was a nice chat led by @Hanners

Unfortunately the last fan question raised the arson. Genuinely don't think the person asking meant anything ill but you could tell by the guest's response it still haunts them 😞
 
HellCat said:
Just got out of the Sparks of Tomorrow world premiere.

Really great. For a first time director Ota has an infectious style and I think this is going to be another KyoAni gem people love.

We weren't allowed to do even audio recording so not sure if I'll be able to do much of a writeup of the panel section but it was a nice chat led by @Hanners

Unfortunately the last fan question raised the arson. Genuinely don't think the person asking meant anything ill but you could tell by the guest's response it still haunts them 😞
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When he asked that question all I thought was "dude why would you go there"
 
I do wish I could have audio recorded the panel segment (I was in row 2 in clear view of everyone on stage. If I'd tried, @Hanners laser eyes would've ended me) because there was some cool stuff. Like how it takes around 2 months to make a promotional key visual and they're usually making it after production wraps, thus they want to encapsulate character's entire arcs without spoiling anything.
 
I had that same reaction to the arson question. A bit jarring considering the very cheery mood with the interview etc.

This was my first big convention and it was so difficult in those first hours but totally worth it.

I sat in the front row for the premiere, and while great to be up close my neck was aching after looking up for so long. Thoroughly enjoyed Sparks of Tomorrow, my Dad which hasn't ever seen an Anime before was with me and quite enjoyed watching it, just proves how good it was.

Afterwards at the meet and greet/signing Minoru Ota liked my Steins;Gate shirt 😁😁😁. Can't wait for this to come out in July, the comedy was quite funny imo and the more serious moments were great too.

Just like how the projector made Inako believe she was in paradise, maybe this series will do the same to me!
 
RB008 said:
I had that same reaction to the arson question. A bit jarring considering the very cheery mood with the interview etc.

This was my first big convention and it was so difficult in those first hours but totally worth it.

I sat in the front row for the premiere, and while great to be up close my neck was aching after looking up for so long. Thoroughly enjoyed Sparks of Tomorrow, my Dad which hasn't ever seen an Anime before was with me and quite enjoyed watching it, just proves how good it was.

Afterwards at the meet and greet/signing Minoru Ota liked my Steins;Gate shirt 😁😁😁. Can't wait for this to come out in July, the comedy was quite funny imo and the more serious moments were great too.

Just like how the projector made Inako believe she was in paradise, maybe this series will do the same to me!
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Evidently Ota likes Gundam too as at the interview Andy mentioned he was going to tell Ota I like it but before he could Ota pegged I was wearing a Xi Gundam shirt.

At a different time when both interviewer and interviewee weren't full of nerves, maybe we could have chatted about it.
 
At the risk of turning this thread into my blog, something I'd just like to say openly- despite all the complaining I do about their handling of a specific franchise, Anime Limited have been bloody good to me for a long while. Where others might have blacklisted (or punted me down a flight of stairs), they still stick their neck out for me even now and give me amazing opportunities to cover stuff. And that stands out all the more seeing other companies I'm much more reserved with have treated me like nothing.

If you see my complain about logistics, please know I consider the actual folk running things bloody good people and we as a regional community are lucky to have them.
 
Bit late to the table, but was also lucky enough to go to the Sparks premiere yesterday. Fab event really, such a cool opportunity. The first two episodes were awesome. The story and setting were very intriguing and enjoyable right from the get go and the pacing was really snappy for a kyoani show. The facial expressions really jumped out to me in the first 2 eps - absolutely world class character animation was on full display, which was extra impressive when the director said afterwards that they sort of tried to focus more on the background art on this show (which I can only describe as sort of Zelda: Skyward Sword impressionist-esque) instead of solely making expressive characters.

Perhaps a note for the guys next time, but in my opinion I would say perhaps the event might have been better suited to being a fringe evening event at a cinema venue or something. It sort of got lost in the massive MCM agenda and attendance can't have been more than 80-100 odd people in the room (plus my neck hurt staring up at the screen)... But that's pretty mean of me, as the Anime Ltd. guys did a great job and we're lucky to get a KyoAni preview over here at all, let alone it being the world premiere.

I was also lucky enough to ask a question myself, though I sort of jumbled my words when I got to the mic & there was quite strong feedback on the sound system, so the interpreter was giving me the devils by the time I had finished my question (I asked about the music), but in any case the pair of them gave an insightful answer.

The guy who asked the arson question at the end really did ask it with the best and most noble of intentions, but it was nonetheless a real downer and probably would have been best left unsaid. I thought the director/producer handled it like pros in fairness - their answer which was 'we just want to continue making anime' was a completely perfect response.
 
William278 said:
Bit late to the table, but was also lucky enough to go to the Sparks premiere yesterday. Fab event really, such a cool opportunity. The first two episodes were awesome. The story and setting were very intriguing and enjoyable right from the get go and the pacing was really snappy for a kyoani show. The facial expressions really jumped out to me in the first 2 eps - absolutely world class character animation was on full display, which was extra impressive when the director said afterwards that they sort of tried to focus more on the background art on this show (which I can only describe as sort of Zelda: Skyward Sword impressionist-esque) instead of solely making expressive characters.

Perhaps a note for the guys next time, but in my opinion I would say perhaps the event might have been better suited to being a fringe evening event at a cinema venue or something. It sort of got lost in the massive MCM agenda and attendance can't have been more than 80-100 odd people in the room (plus my neck hurt staring up at the screen)... But that's pretty mean of me, as the Anime Ltd. guys did a great job and we're lucky to get a KyoAni preview over here at all, let alone it being the world premiere.

I was also lucky enough to ask a question myself, though I sort of jumbled my words when I got to the mic & there was quite strong feedback on the sound system, so the interpreter was giving me the devils by the time I had finished my question (I asked about the music), but in any case the pair of them gave an insightful answer.

The guy who asked the arson question at the end really did ask it with the best and most noble of intentions, but it was nonetheless a real downer and probably would have been best left unsaid. I thought the director/producer handled it like pros in fairness - their answer which was 'we just want to continue making anime' was a completely perfect response.
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I don't mind that they kept it on site. They had to get people to a signing immediately after and to be honest hosting it in a below ground area really helped beat the humidity in the wider building. I was more annoyed that MCM staff had no clue what was happening, to the point of telling us who showed up early to go away and come back at the time the panel was listed to start. Much like in the exact same area the day prior I was shunted between 8 different staff in 5 minutes as I arrived for the Gundam panel, ALL telling me something different and expecting me to obey it.

I wouldn't worry about Bethan. Had the privilege of doing several AL arranged interviews with her as interpreter and she's very easy going. Plus you'll never top me in 2016 rattling off 10 obscure mobile suit names, leaving her to give me a "...Seriously?" look 😂😅

EDIT- the impression I got being sat right next to the mic was that the person who dropped the arson question was on the spectrum, so potentially aware it was a thing but not inherently aware not something you just drop like that on strangers. In the last few years I've learnt I'm near certainly more mildly on the spectrum myself (an autistic Gundam fan. Truly we're all shocked.) so not trying to be mean, just an observation.
 
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