| 1. | (24 posts) | Trying to Buy the "Sen" DVD |
| 2. | (4 posts) | More Nausicaa Location Theories |
We looked at 34 posts by 57 different contributors.
When nearly half the posts are used up in one thread. . . it's a slow week.
Much mention of the "Sen" DVDs as store began taking pre-orders, many silly posts however. The Standard Edition is not hard to find, but the Collector's Edition and the DVD player are tough to pin down. Oliver Ho wrote about his experience, "In Shibuya:
First I went to Tsutaya (basically a Blockbuster/Video rentals place), there was a note saying that all special edition/dvd player reservation were all filled.
Then I went to HMV, no sign of any reservation besides the normal version. Same thing with Tower Records, I made my reservation for a normal version, at least I will get the "onigiri"!
I talked to the staff, basically "not a chance".
I also popped in to Bic Camera (electrical store that also sells DVD etc) and they only had promotion for the normal version.
To give you an example, at Tower Records a reservation lasts 2 weeks, so I doubt if anyone will forget their reservation.
Grrr...
Michael Dhanuwidjaja contacted CD Japan only to hear, "I just got reply from CDJapan that they will not carry collector's edition/dvd player bundle. No special order either."
And there was much gnashing of teeth. Lawson's website contains descriptions (in Japanese) and pictures of the various editions.
A continuation of last week's thread. Dario wrote, "I think despite all the clues, Miyazaki must have meant for a bit of ambiguity in his works. I really wish I had (and could understand) the Japanese version of the manga, that probably would have shed a much different light on the dialogue."
Julio Gea-Banacloche added, "it just occurred to me that maybe the reason why the Torumekians don't look Asian is simply that they aren't native to the region, but migrated there. We know that after every daikaisho there is fierce fighting for the remaining land. The ancestors of the Torumekians (and perhaps even those of the kingdom of Eftal, Nausicaa's ancestors) may have just moved into the area (by air, of course), most likely from Europe, either right after the Seven Days or after one of the early daikaishos, and conquered the land they presently occupy from whoever used to live there. This might account for their mixture of religious traditions (after a few centuries).
The Doroks, on the other hand, give the impression that they have been there (China, Manchuria?) since forever, basically.
Julio mentioned last week that Ohma had the kanji for "Tokyo" etched on his teeth. Michael Wojcik theorized, "I don't see any evidence in the manga to indicate that Ohma was created in Tokyo to be used domestically; he could have been an export model. (Perhaps if we knew whether he was right- or left-handed...)
Miyazaki could also have intended that scene to suggest that Japan was a major player in the "giant teeth" market just before the Seven Days.
To which Julio gave the only proper response, "*groan*"
Andrew Osmond finds a Miyazaki mention in The Guardian newspaper. Marc Hairston finds some Studio Ghibli films in a radio broadcast from Studio 360. Steve finds mention of "Spirited Away" premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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