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The Anime 11/1981 – Shūichi Ikeda Interview
As part of a larger feature on Char Aznable, The Anime magazine included a short interview with Shūichi Ikeda in their November 1981 issue. The interview is on the lower half of page 19 (below). Shūichi Ikeda (Char) He is affiliated with Kato Kikaku. He made his debut as a child actor, and his first…
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Animage 01/1988 – TALKING UP: YOSHIYUKI TOMINO VS YOSHIKI TANAKA
The following is an interview Animage magazine held with Yoshiyuki Tomino and Yoshiki Tanaka to promote the upcoming movies Mobile Suit Gundam: Char’s Counterattack and Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars. The label “AM” denotes that one of the Animage staff is speaking. Yoshiyuki Tomino VS Yoshiki Tanaka Special…
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TOWN MOOK SF Adventure Special – Dedicated to “Galaxy Saga”: Staff Comment Collection
Up next in the My Conquest is the Sea of Stars TOWN MOOK is a collection of comments from various staff members, including character designer Okuda Matsuri and mechanical designer Naoyuki Katō. Other translated sections of this book can be found HERE. Eight key staff members who participated in the anime version of Legend of…
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TOWN MOOK SF Adventure Special – Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (Roundtable Interview)
Released in May 1988 following the movie a few months prior, this book includes interviews, staff commentary, an encyclopedia, and much more. The following is a translation of a roundtable interview with Yoshiki Tanaka (the original author of Legend of the Galactic Heroes), director Noboru Ishiguro, screenwriter Takeshi Shudo, and producer Masatoshi Tahara. In the…
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Animage 12/1979 – Yoshiyuki Tomino Answers 67 Questions
As part of a larger feature on the currently airing Mobile Suit Gundam in the December 1979 issue of Animage, Director Yoshiyuki Tomino answers 67 questions sent in by fans. Questions are numbered as they appear in the article and Director Tomino’s answers follow, with section titles in between. I’ve added a few of my…
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Monthly OUT, 05/1986 – Interview with Kazuki Yao
The following is a translation of an interview with Kazuki Yao, voice of Judau Ashta in Gundam ZZ, from the May 1986 issue of Monthly OUT. Scans of the corresponding pages: Voice Actor Magical News: Vol.12 Kazuki Yao-san Gundam ZZ started with the catchphrase “Light-hearted Gundam”. The protagonist Judau Ashta is played by Kazuki Yao,…
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Newtype 09/1985 – Saeko Shimazu interviews Director Yoshiyuki Tomino
In this short article from the September 1985 issue of Newtype magazine, Saeko Shimazu (voice of Four Murasame) asks Director Yoshiyuki Tomino a few questions about the character she plays and her role in the series as a whole. **Note that at the time of publishing, Zeta was still airing, probably around episode 25-26. Four’s…
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Kamille Bidan Pia Mook – Interview with Nobuo Tobita
The following is a translation of the interview with Nobuo Tobita from the Kamille Bidan Pia Mook, published by Pia (ぴあ) in 2018. More than 30 years have passed since the TV broadcast. We asked Nobuo Tobita, the voice actor who has continued to breathe life into Kamille Bidan, to talk about episodes from the…
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Monthly OUT, 10/1979 – Part 2 (Interview with Director Tomino)
[originally posted on 9 November 2024] Picking up where we left off in this magazine, up next is a section titled Fly! Gundam featuring an interview with Director Yoshiyuki Tomino. As usual, “Q:” denotes the interview questions and “T:” is Director Tomino’s response. Q: First of all, I hear that you are going to use…
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Char & Garma’s Fun!? Military Academy – Interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko (Animedia 07/2016)
[originally posted 27 September 2023] The following is a translation of an interview with Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, creator of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin manga and director of the OVA and TV series, published in the July 2016 issue of Animedia. The letter “Q” denotes the interviewers questions, and “Y” is Yas’s responses. The term…