User:Highwind888/Interview with Yoshiaki Iwasaki script

Below is the script for the Interview with Yoshiaki Iwasaki from DVD release volume 3 of Love Hina (Madman/Australian version). The narrator spoke in English, while Iwasaki's statements were in Japanese and subbed (THANK GOD).

• Iwasaki:

There is one path I have, in terms of how I want to create the show.

The most difficult part is when I get various opinions and I can't organize them in my head.

If the ideas fit s into my boundaries, I will incorporate it into the show.

But if it doesn't fit, no matter how brilliant the idea is, I won't use it.

• Narrator:

Iwasaki's dream of directing anime was shaped during his childhood days, watching the classic television series, Mobile Suit Gundam.

• Iwasaki:

When I was a young boy, I didn't think too hard when I watched anime.

But after seeing Gundam, how I watched anime changed.

• Narrator:

So when Iwasaki was asked to work with Gundam creator, Yoshiyuki Tomino on the new series, Turn A Gundam, he jumped at the chance.

• Iwasaki:

For the longest time, I definitely wanted to get involved in a project that was led by Mr. Tomino, the director of Gundam.

So when I was offered this project, I immediately jumped on it.

I learned many things from Mr. Tomino in terms of how to approach my work.

• Narrator:

Those lessons have helped Iwasaki make Love Hina an international hit.

• Iwasaki:

The sound and visuals in Japanese animation are beautiful.

How intriguing the story is...

Things like that, I feel, are being accepted all over the world.

• Narrator:

From local anime stores to national conventions, Love Hina has found a loyal following in the United States.

• Iwasaki:

The biggest difference, other than nationality, and differences in appearance is that the fans in the United States really love the title in itself.

They really enjoy the series on a personal level.

While you're in Japan, you can't get a grasp of the reality that goes on over there.

I think it really is something to actually come here and see for yourself.

• Narrator:

To create Love Hina's signature-looking style, Iwasaki used cutting-edge animation techniques.

Instead of traditional cell drawings, the show is produced using computers and digital animation.

• Iwasaki:

Right now is a time of change.

Coloring and other things that used to be done by hand are now starting to turn digital.

I think that's been ther most drastic change in the last dozen or so years

There are still things that are hard to do on a digital medium.

But as we continue to work for the next few years, things like that will create works that are even newer in concept than what we have now.