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xizro345 · 2017-09-16, 11:57

There's a really interesting interview with Aoki here - https://akiba-souken.com/article/31417/

- In reference to the part in the stadium in the last episode, he says that the fact that despite all the efforts the creations didn't match Altair even though the world is saved is a symbolic depiction of the harsh reality, where effort isn't always connected to result;

- He considers the show a metaphor of craftsmanship. He read the first draft (NAKED, basically) and suggested changes in order, adding and removing scenes to fit the series composition;

- He didn't suggest much regarding the characters, as he felt Hiroe's descriptions and background were enough. The staff worked on adding background on the series and the likes;

- While it has a metafictional structure, he doesn't think the series is truly metafiction;

- He was interested in the story of the characters;

- He mentions the concept of secondary creations that can spread thanks to sites like pixiv, nico, or Youtube;

- After hearing from Aniplex, he started thinking the overall duration of the series, starting from a 18-20 episode idea. Since it was a bit problematic to fit all the story after the recap, he increased it to 22 episodes. In the initial concept, episodes 21 and 22 were combined into one;

- It felt it was nice to close the story with a quiet episode, but it wasn't that easy to do, especially the second part. It took a lot of time to do the farewell scenes;

- At first he didn't really get Sota as a character. After discussing with Hiroe, he decided to disclose his relationship with Setsuna before the Festival;

- Looking at Sota, he sees a part of himself, especially when he feels its work is not up to par;

- He also mentions he didn't have a "mentor" figure while he took his first steps into directiong;

- As characters, he prefers Nakanogane and Matsubara, in Nakanogane he sees a lot of the hardships a director has to endure;

- He says he wanted to pour his experiences in this work, also adding he knows animation can't be 100% perfect, but he always tries his best;

- His favorite scenes come from episode 1, 8, 10 and scenes with Alice and Selesia in episode 19;

- He briefly discusses the "acceptance" mechanic, mentioning that even something that may be considered "interesting" can end up not accepted by the public, and that sometimes ends up in frustration for the creator. But that doesn't mean the blame should be put on the public;

- He jokes saying Hiroe writes outrageous things, but that's exactly what he wants.

Interview out: https://www.sunday-webry.com/events/...erview/22.html

- Hiroe says part of the production was hard, because he had to decide a lot of details by himself;

- It's mentioned that the ending is completely different from NAKED, then there's a blatant attempt at asking people to check it out to see the difference;

- They mention Meteora losing her powers, but also Magane. Hiroe says that even if Magane's power disappears, she'll keep going around doing what she wants and telling lies to people;

- The appearance of "Re CREATORS" in the end was decided from the beginning. Hiroe says it's a title with several meanings (previously discussed in the interviews).

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xizro345 King's Justice Join Date: Apr 2004	There's a really interesting interview with Aoki here - https://akiba-souken.com/article/31417/ - In reference to the part in the stadium in the last episode, he says that the fact that despite all the efforts the creations didn't match Altair even though the world is saved is a symbolic depiction of the harsh reality, where effort isn't always connected to result; - He considers the show a metaphor of craftsmanship. He read the first draft (NAKED, basically) and suggested changes in order, adding and removing scenes to fit the series composition; - He didn't suggest much regarding the characters, as he felt Hiroe's descriptions and background were enough. The staff worked on adding background on the series and the likes; - While it has a metafictional structure, he doesn't think the series is truly metafiction; - He was interested in the story of the characters; - He mentions the concept of secondary creations that can spread thanks to sites like pixiv, nico, or Youtube; - After hearing from Aniplex, he started thinking the overall duration of the series, starting from a 18-20 episode idea. Since it was a bit problematic to fit all the story after the recap, he increased it to 22 episodes. In the initial concept, episodes 21 and 22 were combined into one; - It felt it was nice to close the story with a quiet episode, but it wasn't that easy to do, especially the second part. It took a lot of time to do the farewell scenes; - At first he didn't really get Sota as a character. After discussing with Hiroe, he decided to disclose his relationship with Setsuna before the Festival; - Looking at Sota, he sees a part of himself, especially when he feels its work is not up to par; - He also mentions he didn't have a "mentor" figure while he took his first steps into directiong; - As characters, he prefers Nakanogane and Matsubara, in Nakanogane he sees a lot of the hardships a director has to endure; - He says he wanted to pour his experiences in this work, also adding he knows animation can't be 100% perfect, but he always tries his best; - His favorite scenes come from episode 1, 8, 10 and scenes with Alice and Selesia in episode 19; - He briefly discusses the "acceptance" mechanic, mentioning that even something that may be considered "interesting" can end up not accepted by the public, and that sometimes ends up in frustration for the creator. But that doesn't mean the blame should be put on the public; - He jokes saying Hiroe writes outrageous things, but that's exactly what he wants. Interview out: https://www.sunday-webry.com/events/...erview/22.html - Hiroe says part of the production was hard, because he had to decide a lot of details by himself; - It's mentioned that the ending is completely different from NAKED, then there's a blatant attempt at asking people to check it out to see the difference; - They mention Meteora losing her powers, but also Magane. Hiroe says that even if Magane's power disappears, she'll keep going around doing what she wants and telling lies to people; - The appearance of "Re CREATORS" in the end was decided from the beginning. Hiroe says it's a title with several meanings (previously discussed in the interviews). Last edited by xizro345; 2017-09-16 at 12:09.