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reika (reika@clear.net.nz)
Sun, 25 Jul 1999 20:32:04 +1200


Haneto@aol.com wrote:

Thanks for the post script, now let me comment on this
 
> You're absolutely correct. I have Beltochika Children and Tomino states in
> the postscript:
>
> "The preliminary scenario was this story, but the group of investors,
> 'Gundam movie project group' had many complaints. The major one being that
> this story portrayed MS negatively. This was actually my intention.
Does this mean to say he dislikes the giant robot genre altogether? I
have heard that this is/was the case.

>... I had to admit to myself that I chased my own dream too much.
Now what is wrong with that Tomino? It's your work after all.

> Second complaint was that 'we do not want to see a married Amuro in a movie'."
would anyone here care? This a shift from what we have assumed on the
list that Belotchika's child was conceived out of wedlock, however
acceptance of this is definitely cultural.
 
> it must have lots of fighting, enough to gather complaints from the PTA.
I find that rather funny :)

> I did not forget this rule when it came to
> fight scenes, but as for the characters, Gundam is a story about evolving
> humans so the end result becomes 'denial of things', 'denial of machines =
> denial of MS'. This is the meaning of 'denial of Amuro's marriage' "
>
> "What will happen then? There will be no next Gundam. The small success
> I've achieved by creating Gundam will also be denied."
No wonder Tomino has been so pissed at Sunrise and Bandai et al. I am
surprised that he did F91 after all this.
 

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