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Mr. Satoshi Shigeta, an animator who created many famous scenes of "GEAR Warrior Dendo" as a mechanical animation director, and who has also been active in "Mobile Suit Gundam Seed".
He talked about his thoughts on his work and what he aimed at SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN.

■ feelings for "GEAR warrior Denwarabe"

── but is was a 10-year period from the broadcast start "GEAR warrior Denwarabe" Looking back on again work, what was what works is in your own?

ShigetaIt was very When you're making a film, when I finished, I was somehow really there is love work. Although in his only'm the favorite to work that worked very hard, relationships and the net number of stations at the time of this broadcast, also there that re-broadcast did not, shame should were many people did not have a chance to see most is.
However, the person who watched it but I had a lot of people that will say funny.
I have the impression that I worked harder than SEED (" Mobile Suit Gundam Seed"), but people say I'm a "Gundam (SEED) person" (laughs). I'm grateful that the spotlight shines on Dendo's work like this time.

── In the work he's had been responsible for the total mechanical animation director.

ShigetaDuring this time, although I was aware I was talking with the same skill in the art, far it took part To the robot animation carefully is, in fact, I was aware that this work was the first time.
Because you like this genre, to participate as the original Man in robot anime, it there was fine. But, was doing because he was the first experience for the job is the main, while Uosao while being chased by the work of on-air.
However, to say whether tired themselves in the story of the work world, it bought a little difficult. While in the studio I drew every day BANK (the bank) scene, actually busy this work, at that time was about do not know the contents of the main part of the story.
Looking at the next to that other staff were envious I Naa looks interesting and the work of each story (laughs).

── or memories of the time are you feeling?

ShigetaAgain call summoning of the starting scene and data Weapon, Toka use of weapons, day after day the so-called BANK scene (deathblow repeated use scene, etc.), but it is an image that has been painted all the way from the beginning to the end.
Why do not you finish and collect the storyboards of BANK scene, one episodes of Conte of the TV series, I Naa'm certain amount of about one book half.
Soredakeni in the amount of work and the satisfaction of as personal animator, it might was more than SEED. Of course, what we have cultivated with Fukuda-san at this time, since or have been utilized since the SEED, I might also do is the work you had to order some.

■ SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN Dendou & Arai

聞 い How did you hear that Dendo decided to commercialize it with “ SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN ”?

ShigetaWhat came out in 10 years (from TV broadcast) is quite miraculous. In fact, when I heard that it would become a SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN, I thought it was good, but when I saw the first prototype, I thought that it was done according to the settings, both good and bad, but "What? I thought so.
If you see the setting that drew later of their own, I though this is it was a look-alike (laughs). Proportions I would drawn evolves to what to look great in a still stage going absolutely to the drawing.

── this time, did you supposed to handle the supervision in what circumstances?

ShigetaIt's actually not came Bandai's offer from the beginning. There is also the past to several times (of Bandai product) privilege exercise like a thing that I had allowed to carry out supervision, and asked to say a selfish and kana not that somehow. After all, it does not become a commodity in the form of the TV screen image at the time broadcasting Do not, and.
On hand on their own, to want to put things not embarrassed, I thought I Do not want to make. (I would like a nice product) it because fans would be the same.

── three-dimensional configuration of Denwarabe looks so drawn voluntarily from your own.

ShigetaRather than the fact that me as this drawing, I thought than there is no visual documentation, and I wonder if I should scree who was. At the same because it was bad also think I should have painted later, the Let shows only draw anyway.
On the other hand I thought also wonder if better is the good that does not draw really. When you have as it is three-dimensional pictures of the animator, because I believe there is also a possibility that became a thing uncoordinated.
However, I was me picking up much (and became involved in a three-dimensional supervision) the early days of the I three-dimensional had completed advanced in only meeting without drawing a picture, but what the heck percent Considering the feelings of length I was there is a place called wax. As also large a little more chest before the setting image or prototype, is not it difficult to common understanding alone word in how to interpret the part is not the numbers and whether.
So eventually consciousness better there was a certain degree of reference sketch and I wonder if not not much deviation. However, I do not mean that me this absolutely.

── but is currently still experimental sample, SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN Would you like to see the Denwarabe-凰牙became?

ShigetaAt the time, I do not think I buy you were elementary school students (in price basis), and I wonder if now that the people of the fan who thought that I wanted, if the time that has been in years of 10 years, should I allowed to buy gladly I think I. Of course, I also wanted as a commodity, but I also like a place (laughs).
CHOGOKIN are robust and have a high degree of freedom, I hope that they will play not only with TV action poses, but also with thinking of fighting poses and tricks that are unique to you.
I think that tampering with these products is probably "naririkiri pretend", but I want you to mess with them in various ways.

── What about effect parts?

ShigetaEvery time I see it attached to Bandai's various item, I think it's amazing, but isn't it difficult to make things that can't be grasped by hand, such as air currents and beams (laughs)?
When you draw in the anime, it is not to draw or thought I would not make a three-dimensional. I think there is a spirit of challenge because I'm coming to do it (laughs).

── when Denwarabe, whether in depicting the effect of the "spark" is there was a reason?

ShigetaAlso I have a place where electricity child was born reluctantly from where you do not have a weapon. When Kenpo action to fight with bare hands has become mainly, the action of the body, of course, I was thinking what to do with the effects associated with it and the side notes to be done.
But, I mean limbs of the tire, only turbine is rotated quite not see Rashiku it, when you draw it visually, I was in the air flow and spark.
This time, a fan guy said that "I want a spark effect" for Dendo's SUPER ROBOT CHOGOKIN, but what kind of effect parts would it be (in solid) (laughs).

── for the current prototype, other, Do you have anything?

ShigetaI wonder was is what made the Teruha that was at the time of the first prototype (laughs). ...... But I'm not Toka want to be deformed to Kiva striker, (fans) still is deformed by yourself, I guess I want to try to move.
Difficulty of variable things, but it is possible to prevent impaired (variable before and after the variable) either style. After all, it may be difficult.
Also become other data Weapon, it becomes Phoenix ale, but I think it would do everyone want, ... whether is three-dimensional continued other mecha.
Also bright blade and the animal form of the data weapon as your own, ōdachi of Akatsuki, sword of 凰牙, I but I certainly want also, such as cell Fighter and cell booster.
But I think that should not be a negative phraseology on their own, because the robot is not only two bodies of Denwarabe and 凰牙 (laughs). I guess that as soon as the audience is all (laughs).

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