Mark30001
March 30th, 2007, 01:33
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Via Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/blue-dragon/blue-dragon-toriyamas-final-anime-247955.php)
That's right, Blue Dragon (http://kotaku.com/gaming/blue-dragon/) could be the last anime for Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Quest character designer. It's based off the Hironobu Sakaguchi Xbox 360 game of the same. At the recent Tokyo Anime Fair, the animator said:
The offer to direct an animated version of Blue Dragon came in February of last year. Studio Pierrot approached me regarding it. I knew that Sakaguchi had been working on assembling staff to produce a game, although at the time Blue Dragon hadn't yet been formally announced. According to the materials, it was to be a fantasy world like "Lord of the Rings", with a detailed world view and story.
This may be my final anime, I'm a little worried (about it). There's incredible pressure, but at the same time, there's a sense of accomplishment — that it's worth doing. Blue Dragon will be a masterpiece, not simply because I'm working hard on it, but because the staff is expecting nothing less.
Blue Dragon begins airing on TV Tokyo on April 7th. Increased Xbox 360 console sales to follow.
Via Kotaku (http://kotaku.com/gaming/blue-dragon/blue-dragon-toriyamas-final-anime-247955.php)
That's right, Blue Dragon (http://kotaku.com/gaming/blue-dragon/) could be the last anime for Akira Toriyama, creator of Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Quest character designer. It's based off the Hironobu Sakaguchi Xbox 360 game of the same. At the recent Tokyo Anime Fair, the animator said:
The offer to direct an animated version of Blue Dragon came in February of last year. Studio Pierrot approached me regarding it. I knew that Sakaguchi had been working on assembling staff to produce a game, although at the time Blue Dragon hadn't yet been formally announced. According to the materials, it was to be a fantasy world like "Lord of the Rings", with a detailed world view and story.
This may be my final anime, I'm a little worried (about it). There's incredible pressure, but at the same time, there's a sense of accomplishment — that it's worth doing. Blue Dragon will be a masterpiece, not simply because I'm working hard on it, but because the staff is expecting nothing less.
Blue Dragon begins airing on TV Tokyo on April 7th. Increased Xbox 360 console sales to follow.