Image via 81 Produce official website The voice talent agency 81 Produce announced on their official website May 21 that voice actor Hideyuki Umezu passed away due to interstitial pneumonia on May 17 at the age of 68. According to the statement, the funeral service was held with only relatives in attendance following wishes from his family. The agency writes, "We would like to express our deepest gratitude for your kindness during his life and respectfully inform you of his passing." Hideyuki Umezu was born in Aichi Prefecture on July 24, 1955. After graduating from Tokyo Medical and Dental University, he enrolled in the voice acting course at Nhk Actors Seminar and made his voice acting debut in 1982. He was a voice actor not only in anime series, but also in Japanese dubbing for foreign films, as well as narrating TV programs. His notable anime character roles include: David Rutherford in Blue Comet Spt Layzner (1985) Nel...
- 5/22/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
At the 2nd Niigata International Animation Film Festival held in Niigata City, Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino issued a playful challenge to the new generation animators, urging them to surpass Hayao Miyazaki.
Following a screening of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack at the festival on March 16, 2024, Tomino took the stage to discuss the changing landscape of anime, and impact of Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed film How Do You Live? which recently clinched the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
In his speech, Tomino highlighted the growing maturity of manga and anime. He stressed the need for aspiring creators to look beyond simple entertainment and develop a wider perspective. He praised Miyazaki’s work for breaking conventional storytelling tropes, setting a new bar for aspiring animators.
“There are works in manga that are surpassing literary works. These are the times we live in. Fans can enjoy manga and anime on one level,...
Following a screening of Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack at the festival on March 16, 2024, Tomino took the stage to discuss the changing landscape of anime, and impact of Hayao Miyazaki’s acclaimed film How Do You Live? which recently clinched the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
In his speech, Tomino highlighted the growing maturity of manga and anime. He stressed the need for aspiring creators to look beyond simple entertainment and develop a wider perspective. He praised Miyazaki’s work for breaking conventional storytelling tropes, setting a new bar for aspiring animators.
“There are works in manga that are surpassing literary works. These are the times we live in. Fans can enjoy manga and anime on one level,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
The 1990s decade had set a pathway for the anime and manga industry, which was further developed by the Big Three. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam was one of the few anime that held the credit for paving the way. The anime followed the military science fiction and the mecha genre, and it felt a mark on every anime fan’s mind with its plot and amazing mecha suits.
The anime featured war and the aftereffects of horrific man-made disasters. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino took the reference to the latest war, the Ukraine-Russia war, and made a few interesting comments on Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. He said if Putin had watched his magnum opus, the Ukraine-Russia war would not have happened in the first place.
Yoshiyuki Tomino Believes the Ukraine-Russia War Could Have Been Avoided Yoshiyuki Tomino
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam depicted the horrors of war as...
The anime featured war and the aftereffects of horrific man-made disasters. Mobile Suit Victory Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino took the reference to the latest war, the Ukraine-Russia war, and made a few interesting comments on Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin. He said if Putin had watched his magnum opus, the Ukraine-Russia war would not have happened in the first place.
Yoshiyuki Tomino Believes the Ukraine-Russia War Could Have Been Avoided Yoshiyuki Tomino
Mobile Suit Victory Gundam depicted the horrors of war as...
- 2/21/2024
- by Priyanko Chakraborty
- FandomWire
Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the Gundam franchise, has suggested that Vladimir Putin’s decision to go to war might have been averted had he watched Sunrise’s 1993 anime series, Mobile Suit V Gundam.
This was revealed by Tomino during an interview with the Summer 2023 edition of Great Mechanic G, where he talked about the relevance of V Gundam in the context of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. He highlighted the uncanny parallels between the events depicted in the anime and the geopolitical realities of today.
“…It’s been a year since the war between Ukraine and Russia started. To me, V Gundam feels so on the nose it’s like it’s entirely about Putin’s war. If Putin had watched V Gundam, I think he definitely wouldn’t have gone to war.“
The interview delved deeper into Tomino’s analysis of modern warfare, drawing comparisons between Putin’s military actions and historical paradigms.
This was revealed by Tomino during an interview with the Summer 2023 edition of Great Mechanic G, where he talked about the relevance of V Gundam in the context of the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War. He highlighted the uncanny parallels between the events depicted in the anime and the geopolitical realities of today.
“…It’s been a year since the war between Ukraine and Russia started. To me, V Gundam feels so on the nose it’s like it’s entirely about Putin’s war. If Putin had watched V Gundam, I think he definitely wouldn’t have gone to war.“
The interview delved deeper into Tomino’s analysis of modern warfare, drawing comparisons between Putin’s military actions and historical paradigms.
- 2/20/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
In a recent interview, Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of the iconic Gundam anime series, expressed his views on the the anime industry, predicting a possible decline of the boom that the industry is currently experiencing.
Having navigated the world of anime as a freelancer for over 40 years, Tomino said that he appreciated the current improved social status of the anime industry, where animators like him no longer had to make tax officers understand what working in an anime meant.
“In the past, I had a narrow view of the world. I’ve been in the industry as a freelancer for over 40 years, worrying about my mortgage. I remember the annual tax returns. Every time I went to the tax office, I had to explain to the staff what I did in the animation business,” Tomino said. “But now, the tax office doesn’t make fun of me. From this perspective,...
Having navigated the world of anime as a freelancer for over 40 years, Tomino said that he appreciated the current improved social status of the anime industry, where animators like him no longer had to make tax officers understand what working in an anime meant.
“In the past, I had a narrow view of the world. I’ve been in the industry as a freelancer for over 40 years, worrying about my mortgage. I remember the annual tax returns. Every time I went to the tax office, I had to explain to the staff what I did in the animation business,” Tomino said. “But now, the tax office doesn’t make fun of me. From this perspective,...
- 12/20/2023
- by A.R. Madillo
- AnimeHunch
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