Makoto Shinkai English Fan Forum and Site

zitch · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:40 pm Post subject:

In truth, I was thinking on planning on when it would be best for you, and let the slackers locally come if they want. How about Nov. 8th?

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

Back to Menasha's Blade of the Immortal post ...

I started watching it and liked it. The subs were coming out really slowly though.

Laz
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gleowine · Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:00 pm Post subject:

BY JOVE, I THINK HE'S GOT IT!!! Very Happy

EMMA: A VICTORIAN ROMANCE (1ST SEASON), that is. I loved the manga, and I'm loving the anime even more. I was hoping for a dub version, but this sub-only one from Rightstuf is still a pleasure to watch.

Also, I think the new thin-style of packaging the DVDs (1/4 inch case) is the way to go. The old style (1/2 inch case) was just a lot of wasted space, especially if you wanted to pack your bookcase with extra titles.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I saw the fist episode or two of that and I liked it. I need to add that to my list.

Laz
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gleowine · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject:

Have finished Season 2 of Emma, which concludes the series. This is the kind of stuff that thrills me to no end. If you like old-fashioned romance stories, it's worth a look. The animation is not up to Shinkai standards, but they did a lot with ensuring historical accuracy in the details. Even the sound effects received special attention.

Laz · Laz Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 1073

I watched the first dvd and I liked it. Interesting story and the characters are good too. I'll have to keep watching to see where it goes.

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gleowine · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 10:00 pm Post subject:

This is sort of a "life imitates art" thing. Could this be the work of an anime fan?

Police Want to Know Who Left Piano in Massachusetts Forest
Monday , November 24, 2008

HARWICH, Mass. —
Harwich police have a musical mystery on their hands: Who left a piano in the middle of the woods? And why?

The Baldwin piano discovered in the Bells Neck woods appears to be in perfect working condition and had a matching bench as if it had recently been played.
The piano was discovered Saturday by a woman walking along a path inside a conservation area at the woods.
Another question police would like to answer is how the piano got to such a remote location. The piano is heavy and it took more than a half dozen men to load it onto a truck to remove it.
Police said they've notified other police departments in the area to see if anyone has reported a missing piano.

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Reading this immediately made me think of Piano no Mori. I've never seen it, only read about it. Rather uncanny, don't you think?

Junpei · Posted: Tue Nov 25, 2008 8:25 am Post subject:

Maybe it's just the outside look but the piano seems quite small. I can't believe it took a half dozen men to carry it.

This is quite an interesting mystery. It's highly likely that some deep music lovers brought it into the woods for a final play before leaving it in a "dramatic" way, if you know what I mean.

Keep us updated if there's more news Laz.

davus0 · Tracer Joined: 19 Jan 2009 Posts: 22

It is either tribute or a kindred spirit. Musical instruments as a kind of public installation is a thing that's been done elsewhere. I think of a park in Toronto or some such with a (weatherproof) pipe organ....

As for the weight.... pianos have a looooot of solid metal on the inside

gleowine · Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2009 9:32 pm Post subject:

I did a search to find out the latest with that piano. Seems no new clues have surfaced, but it has inspired others to start a musical nature walk.

http://www.wickedlocal.com/harwic...158/Piano-inspires-musical-stroll

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