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<\/span><\/p>\nWhat is the meaning of Pure Love Chapter<\/em>, the subtitle of Yamato 2202<\/em> Chapter 3!?<\/h3>\nPublished October 12, 2017 by Akiba Souken<\/a>.
\nRepublished Oct 13-16 by Cinema Cafe<\/a>, Pash Plus<\/a>, T-Site<\/a>, and the official 2202<\/em> website<\/a>.<\/p>\nChapter 3 of Yamato 2202, Soldiers of Love<\/em> will open in theaters this weekend. We spoke about it with Writer Harutoshi Fukui, and with Daisuke Ono, who plays the hero Susumu Kodai.<\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> Chapter 2 finished with Yamato<\/em> in a pinch, so how does Chapter 3 develop?<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> As you saw in the trailer for Pure Love Chapter<\/em>, a horde of Gatlantis reinforcement ships appears above Yamato<\/em>, forcing the decision of whether or not to use the Wave-Motion Gun against them. For Kodai, the act of firing the Wave-Motion Gun becomes a betrayal of his soul. To his soul, to Okita\u2019s soul, and also to Starsha, the savior of Earth. What will convince him to either pull the trigger or not\u2026I think that will be the first highlight.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Kodai has been forced to make many choices, and Chapter 3 is especially painful in the way of \u201cKodai, choose!\u201d As a performer and an individual, I can\u2019t help feeling sorry for him, and I really think Mr. Fukui is a terrible person. (Laughs)<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov17\/270a02.JPG\")
\nDaisuke Ono (Kodai)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> Can you tell me about any of the episodes that took place in the voice recording?<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Hiroshia Kamiya was impressive in the role of Klaus Keyman. In a word, Keyman seems like a \u201cyou know everything that\u2019s going on, don\u2019t you?\u201d kind of person. So I don\u2019t think you could play that role if you didn\u2019t understand everything. It\u2019s impressive how Kamiya so eagerly questions Mr. Fukui. He was asking questions until he left the recording booth, with an \u201cI want to know\u201d attitude that\u2019s just like Keyman\u2019s role. It raises morale on the site.<\/p>\nHouko Kuwashima is interesting in the role of Yuki Mori. There was a period where we didn\u2019t see Yuki in the story for a while, so Ms. Kuwashima was absent from the voice recording during that time. So during a test recording, I put in an ad lib to Yuki like, \u201cI haven\u2019t seen you for two months.\u201d (Laughs) I thought if that got in the show, she should have a peevish answer like, \u201cOh, I\u2019ve been on a long journey that seems like a role. It was wonderful and amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fukui:<\/em><\/span> In simple words, Kodai does plenty of \u201ccrying\u201d this time. But even when it says to cry, it\u2019s a performance that can\u2019t stand on emotional expression alone. Anime is pictures, after all, and you avoid following one person in long takes, instead moving the story bit by bit as you change shots. But with the animation techniques we have now, we get a feeling that pushes deeper into it. There are such scenes in the 7th and 9th episodes.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> There\u2019s a scene in Episode 7 where Kodai has lost, where he\u2019s at the limit of hesitation and uneasiness, and in a way he\u2019s clinging to the soul of Captain Okita. Can Kodai lose his confidence here? At the recording session, Mr. Fukui said, \u201cYou can be at a loss, you can be ashamed,\u201d which was when the shackles came off. I wondered whether Kodai could cry that much, but then I remembered that he cried unbelievably at the end of 2199<\/em>, didn\u2019t he? When his mentality gives way to impulsiveness, there are parts where he loses all his inhibition.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov17\/270a03.JPG\")
\nHarutoshi Fukui<\/em><\/span><\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> There was the feeling with Chapter 2 that all the characters were present. Whose movements should we focus on in Chapter 3?<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> Needless to say with Kodai, I think he understands with Keyman, \u201cWhat is he?\u201d from the start?\u201d<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Because Keyman is watching the crew from a bird\u2019s-eye view, there were many convincing lines. I would say to the people on Yamato<\/em> something like, \u201cJust push Kodai to be responsible\u201d or \u201cThis guy isn\u2019t just a bad guy.\u201d (Laughs) There are a lot of things pushing at Kodai, and I thought this would be important to those who are close to Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> For example, the kind of problem you\u2019d have with someone coming in from an affiliated company as opposed to someone on the inside. Even if you understand something, you have to decide if you will say it or not. Keyman gets to say it. It\u2019s confusing for someone in that position, but he\u2019s a loving person with human empathy. And in addition to Keyman, Zordar is also paying attention. We come to understand what kind of enemy Gatlantis is. Is it an overwhelmingly powerful enemy that\u2019s a threat to humanity? This will come into view. They have a completely different existence from humans and Garmillas. They look at \u201clove\u201d from the outside, and though they despise it, they can talk about it simply because they\u2019re observing it.<\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> What is the meaning of Chapter 3\u2019s subtitle, Pure Love Chapter<\/em>?<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> There\u2019s the glorious part, meaning \u201clove will save the Earth.\u201d On other other hand, scary things are included. If you look around the world, various events are happening that are certainly done for love. <\/p>\nIt was said in Farewell to Yamato<\/em> that \u201cIt\u2019s not that. Aren\u2019t people good because of what they do for those they love?\u201d But if it\u2019s all for those I love, doesn\u2019t it turn into ego in the end? Pure Love Chapter<\/em> depicts the glorious part of love, but the dark side of love will come out from here on. It\u2019s important to depict both sides of it. Zordar understands the problem very well, and will continue to be depicted that way in the future. In fact, since Chapter 3 expresses that, the title is a bit ironic.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Because it depicts a different kind of love, making the Pure Love Chapter<\/em> at this point was as painful for me as it was for Kodai. (Laughs) However, I can identify with his expression and compassion. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s reasonable for people to simply think that they like something and then retro-fit a reason for it. I think it\u2019s also necessary to question it from a bird\u2019s-eye view without just sticking out your chest and saying, \u201cI like it.\u201d<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.ourstarblazers.com\/vault-images\/nov17\/270a04.JPG\")
<\/span><\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> Kodai has been presented as a certain kind of hero in Yamato<\/em> so far, but the Kodai of 2202<\/em> is a human being. This \u201chuman Susumu Kodai\u201d isn\u2019t so much decisive as carrying a huge burden due to his instant reactions. It\u2019s more \u201cThis is what human beings do in the moment.\u201d To put it another way, I think it\u2019s a matter of \u201cAre you ready to accept the consequences when people do these things?\u201d That part is deeply depicted. I feel that Yamato<\/em> was originally an anime that could reach the deepest part of people.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> It\u2019s interesting, but (Kodai) is harsh. (Laughs) It\u2019s a reflection of the times. I think it\u2019s big because that\u2019s how Mr. Fukui depicts it.<\/p>\nInterviewer:<\/em><\/span> Finally, please tell me the best highlights of Chapter 3.<\/p>\nFukui:<\/em><\/span> In this chapter it\u2019s \u201cperformance.\u201d It depends very closely on the actor\u2019s performances. In fact, there were considerable retakes for the visuals, reworking them to preserve the passion that was put in. Of course, the action and spectacle of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s mecha is also there. I hope you\u2019ll see how closely you can examine animation. As for the story, you\u2019ll see the direction. Through Chapter 2, 2202<\/em> might have been a continuation of 2199<\/em>, or maybe Farewell<\/em>, and it maybe Yamato 2<\/em>. How would we cross the complex paths of those three elements? Part of it was tailored to answer that. That became clear, but where are we going from Chapter 3 onward? This is the first place where that part will be clarified a little bit.<\/p>\nOno:<\/em><\/span> Mr. Fukui just said \u201cperformance,\u201d and I was actually thinking about that too. I was thrilled to see the visuals just before completion. I felt those raw emotions in there. Yamato<\/em> is SF anime, but it has an image that seems to be alive. I want you to feel that raw life. The animation staff also has techniques to jam-pack it with \u201cthoughts\u201d and \u201cfeelings,\u201d and hope you will feel it as well.<\/p>\n
\nRepublished Oct 13-16 by Cinema Cafe<\/a>, Pash Plus<\/a>, T-Site<\/a>, and the official 2202<\/em> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Chapter 3 of Yamato 2202, Soldiers of Love<\/em> will open in theaters this weekend. We spoke about it with Writer Harutoshi Fukui, and with Daisuke Ono, who plays the hero Susumu Kodai.<\/p>\n Interviewer:<\/em><\/span> Chapter 2 finished with Yamato<\/em> in a pinch, so how does Chapter 3 develop?<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> As you saw in the trailer for Pure Love Chapter<\/em>, a horde of Gatlantis reinforcement ships appears above Yamato<\/em>, forcing the decision of whether or not to use the Wave-Motion Gun against them. For Kodai, the act of firing the Wave-Motion Gun becomes a betrayal of his soul. To his soul, to Okita\u2019s soul, and also to Starsha, the savior of Earth. What will convince him to either pull the trigger or not\u2026I think that will be the first highlight.<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> Kodai has been forced to make many choices, and Chapter 3 is especially painful in the way of \u201cKodai, choose!\u201d As a performer and an individual, I can\u2019t help feeling sorry for him, and I really think Mr. Fukui is a terrible person. (Laughs)<\/p>\n Interviewer:<\/em><\/span> Can you tell me about any of the episodes that took place in the voice recording?<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> Hiroshia Kamiya was impressive in the role of Klaus Keyman. In a word, Keyman seems like a \u201cyou know everything that\u2019s going on, don\u2019t you?\u201d kind of person. So I don\u2019t think you could play that role if you didn\u2019t understand everything. It\u2019s impressive how Kamiya so eagerly questions Mr. Fukui. He was asking questions until he left the recording booth, with an \u201cI want to know\u201d attitude that\u2019s just like Keyman\u2019s role. It raises morale on the site.<\/p>\n Houko Kuwashima is interesting in the role of Yuki Mori. There was a period where we didn\u2019t see Yuki in the story for a while, so Ms. Kuwashima was absent from the voice recording during that time. So during a test recording, I put in an ad lib to Yuki like, \u201cI haven\u2019t seen you for two months.\u201d (Laughs) I thought if that got in the show, she should have a peevish answer like, \u201cOh, I\u2019ve been on a long journey that seems like a role. It was wonderful and amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> In simple words, Kodai does plenty of \u201ccrying\u201d this time. But even when it says to cry, it\u2019s a performance that can\u2019t stand on emotional expression alone. Anime is pictures, after all, and you avoid following one person in long takes, instead moving the story bit by bit as you change shots. But with the animation techniques we have now, we get a feeling that pushes deeper into it. There are such scenes in the 7th and 9th episodes.<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> There\u2019s a scene in Episode 7 where Kodai has lost, where he\u2019s at the limit of hesitation and uneasiness, and in a way he\u2019s clinging to the soul of Captain Okita. Can Kodai lose his confidence here? At the recording session, Mr. Fukui said, \u201cYou can be at a loss, you can be ashamed,\u201d which was when the shackles came off. I wondered whether Kodai could cry that much, but then I remembered that he cried unbelievably at the end of 2199<\/em>, didn\u2019t he? When his mentality gives way to impulsiveness, there are parts where he loses all his inhibition.<\/p>\n Interviewer:<\/em><\/span> There was the feeling with Chapter 2 that all the characters were present. Whose movements should we focus on in Chapter 3?<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> Needless to say with Kodai, I think he understands with Keyman, \u201cWhat is he?\u201d from the start?\u201d<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> Because Keyman is watching the crew from a bird\u2019s-eye view, there were many convincing lines. I would say to the people on Yamato<\/em> something like, \u201cJust push Kodai to be responsible\u201d or \u201cThis guy isn\u2019t just a bad guy.\u201d (Laughs) There are a lot of things pushing at Kodai, and I thought this would be important to those who are close to Yamato<\/em>.<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> For example, the kind of problem you\u2019d have with someone coming in from an affiliated company as opposed to someone on the inside. Even if you understand something, you have to decide if you will say it or not. Keyman gets to say it. It\u2019s confusing for someone in that position, but he\u2019s a loving person with human empathy. And in addition to Keyman, Zordar is also paying attention. We come to understand what kind of enemy Gatlantis is. Is it an overwhelmingly powerful enemy that\u2019s a threat to humanity? This will come into view. They have a completely different existence from humans and Garmillas. They look at \u201clove\u201d from the outside, and though they despise it, they can talk about it simply because they\u2019re observing it.<\/p>\n Interviewer:<\/em><\/span> What is the meaning of Chapter 3\u2019s subtitle, Pure Love Chapter<\/em>?<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> There\u2019s the glorious part, meaning \u201clove will save the Earth.\u201d On other other hand, scary things are included. If you look around the world, various events are happening that are certainly done for love. <\/p>\n It was said in Farewell to Yamato<\/em> that \u201cIt\u2019s not that. Aren\u2019t people good because of what they do for those they love?\u201d But if it\u2019s all for those I love, doesn\u2019t it turn into ego in the end? Pure Love Chapter<\/em> depicts the glorious part of love, but the dark side of love will come out from here on. It\u2019s important to depict both sides of it. Zordar understands the problem very well, and will continue to be depicted that way in the future. In fact, since Chapter 3 expresses that, the title is a bit ironic.<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> Because it depicts a different kind of love, making the Pure Love Chapter<\/em> at this point was as painful for me as it was for Kodai. (Laughs) However, I can identify with his expression and compassion. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s reasonable for people to simply think that they like something and then retro-fit a reason for it. I think it\u2019s also necessary to question it from a bird\u2019s-eye view without just sticking out your chest and saying, \u201cI like it.\u201d<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> Kodai has been presented as a certain kind of hero in Yamato<\/em> so far, but the Kodai of 2202<\/em> is a human being. This \u201chuman Susumu Kodai\u201d isn\u2019t so much decisive as carrying a huge burden due to his instant reactions. It\u2019s more \u201cThis is what human beings do in the moment.\u201d To put it another way, I think it\u2019s a matter of \u201cAre you ready to accept the consequences when people do these things?\u201d That part is deeply depicted. I feel that Yamato<\/em> was originally an anime that could reach the deepest part of people.<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> It\u2019s interesting, but (Kodai) is harsh. (Laughs) It\u2019s a reflection of the times. I think it\u2019s big because that\u2019s how Mr. Fukui depicts it.<\/p>\n Interviewer:<\/em><\/span> Finally, please tell me the best highlights of Chapter 3.<\/p>\n Fukui:<\/em><\/span> In this chapter it\u2019s \u201cperformance.\u201d It depends very closely on the actor\u2019s performances. In fact, there were considerable retakes for the visuals, reworking them to preserve the passion that was put in. Of course, the action and spectacle of Yamato<\/em>\u2019s mecha is also there. I hope you\u2019ll see how closely you can examine animation. As for the story, you\u2019ll see the direction. Through Chapter 2, 2202<\/em> might have been a continuation of 2199<\/em>, or maybe Farewell<\/em>, and it maybe Yamato 2<\/em>. How would we cross the complex paths of those three elements? Part of it was tailored to answer that. That became clear, but where are we going from Chapter 3 onward? This is the first place where that part will be clarified a little bit.<\/p>\n Ono:<\/em><\/span> Mr. Fukui just said \u201cperformance,\u201d and I was actually thinking about that too. I was thrilled to see the visuals just before completion. I felt those raw emotions in there. Yamato<\/em> is SF anime, but it has an image that seems to be alive. I want you to feel that raw life. The animation staff also has techniques to jam-pack it with \u201cthoughts\u201d and \u201cfeelings,\u201d and hope you will feel it as well.<\/p>\n
\nDaisuke Ono (Kodai)<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
\nHarutoshi Fukui<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n