tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post2143952761449213759..comments2014-08-31T23:50:01.067-04:00Comments on Version 2.0: Meow. Or as the Japanese say, Nyan~windaeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15675521688357602729noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post-33157981582901037872013-04-28T21:56:44.831-04:002013-04-28T21:56:44.831-04:00Agreed! Voices of a Distant Star was the first Shi...Agreed! Voices of a Distant Star was the first Shinkai film I watched, and I was kind of turned off by the animation of the main characters, but that was made up by the beautifully poetic feel of the story and dialogue, along with lots of amazing background art. Plus I'm a sucker for anything that has a mecha in it and a well thought out love story, but his animation has since gotten a LOT better since he's gotten studios to back him. :) And yes, Shinkai does indeed have some talent--I tried to use an animation program called Maya once, and the best I could do was make a cube flip over a couple of times, and even that took me like, 3 weeks to learn how to do. xDwindaeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675521688357602729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post-71567251779837233742013-04-27T17:24:54.975-04:002013-04-27T17:24:54.975-04:00Oh really? No wonder it looked so off-model LOL, I...Oh really? No wonder it looked so off-model LOL, I actually criticized the designs when I wrote my Children Who Chase Lost Voices review. But now I'm pretty amazed if he indeed did everything by himself...it goes to show how talented Shinkai (and Mac) is. xD<br /><br />GlassShadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014146036100696579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post-24265893914287682322013-04-25T18:15:27.168-04:002013-04-25T18:15:27.168-04:00Thanks for commenting, GlassShadow. Yeah, Makoto S...Thanks for commenting, GlassShadow. Yeah, Makoto Shinkai's works are really something in terms of the simplistic feel of them as well as the beautiful visuals. Voices of a Distant Star was apparently made by Shinkai on his own Mac without anybody to help him...this man is crazy good with computer animation!<br /><br />And I gotta say, I actually quite like his voice as Chobi here, hehe :)windaeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15675521688357602729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7310633429248003646.post-21914125724996428842013-04-25T15:15:52.281-04:002013-04-25T15:15:52.281-04:00Fascinating to see Makoto Shinkai's early work...Fascinating to see Makoto Shinkai's early work, and what do you know, he's been waxing poetic since that long ago, adding a touch of magic to the most mundane encounters. <br /><br />Lovely review Wind~ .^^.GlassShadowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12014146036100696579noreply@blogger.com