Looking at those image boards for Pippi, I think they're the best Miyazaki's ever drawn. They feel so fresh and full of life, brimming with the excitement of an artist who's in the works of fully coming into his own. Takahata's words also illustrate why he's the best animation director there ever was. This is the best anime never made, a…
Looking at those image boards for Pippi, I think they're the best Miyazaki's ever drawn. They feel so fresh and full of life, brimming with the excitement of an artist who's in the works of fully coming into his own. Takahata's words also illustrate why he's the best animation director there ever was. This is the best anime never made, and now it almost feels like it exists in my mind!
I would love for you to eventually tackle more seminal TV anime from the 1970s. Projects such as Heidi or Gamba no Bouken raised the bar so high that they're arguably still unmatched in many regards from both an audiovisual and storytelling perspective (and how these work in tandem) in the realm of serialized animation.
Wow, thank you for this comment! Helping people imagine the Pippi series was one of our goals with the article and it's wonderful to know that it worked out. There really was something special about this series, even though it never came to be.
As for other '70s anime, this is a topic we want and plan to cover. It's daunting to research them but shows like Heidi are on our list for the future -- we imported a book about that one in January, alongside the Pippi book. There's no ETA, but stay tuned!
Looking at those image boards for Pippi, I think they're the best Miyazaki's ever drawn. They feel so fresh and full of life, brimming with the excitement of an artist who's in the works of fully coming into his own. Takahata's words also illustrate why he's the best animation director there ever was. This is the best anime never made, and now it almost feels like it exists in my mind!
I would love for you to eventually tackle more seminal TV anime from the 1970s. Projects such as Heidi or Gamba no Bouken raised the bar so high that they're arguably still unmatched in many regards from both an audiovisual and storytelling perspective (and how these work in tandem) in the realm of serialized animation.
Wow, thank you for this comment! Helping people imagine the Pippi series was one of our goals with the article and it's wonderful to know that it worked out. There really was something special about this series, even though it never came to be.
As for other '70s anime, this is a topic we want and plan to cover. It's daunting to research them but shows like Heidi are on our list for the future -- we imported a book about that one in January, alongside the Pippi book. There's no ETA, but stay tuned!