Gundam’s Yoshiyuki Tomino Wants Next Work to Reflect Current Wars Such as Ukraine, Israel – Interest

NHKJune 17th “News Observation” 9th edition, a weekend news broadcast, feature Interview Mobile suit Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki tomino To commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. this”Yoshiyuki tomino Talk about the reality of war. Gundamcurrent status Franchise He created and planned future work.

Tomino’s nearly six-minute section begins with the legendary director talking about his memories of World War II. He particularly remembers that he escaped an air strike with two or three picture books when he was three years old. His home happened to be the farthest from the nearby airstrike shelter. When his family arrived at the shelter, the only available space was protected by weaving mats that were only waving in the breeze.

The narrator then explained that until Tomino was older he understood why the U.S. military targeted his hometown. “I kept looking at the Battery Mountain. I realized they were military products. It was easy to say war, but the industry was closely related to it. So, supply needed. Without these supplies, war could not be fought.” According to Tomino, he used these ideas and experiences in making it. Gundam.

News clips express this by showing the clips of episode 1 of episode 1 Gundam The anime has made too many comments on Tomino’s comments. “The first enemy Gundam “The encounter was three Zaku mobile suits,” Tomino said. “I think I had no choice but to portray the war between countries. ”The narrator then pointed out that while the series showed mobile litigation fighting each other, those fights and casualties were people’s. NHK The scene from the first episode is shown when civilians are attacked.

and Gundam Franchise Popular after the first time Gundam Anime broadcast, Tomino talks about his thoughts about the current state Franchise. “When you say ‘I like it Gundam“The word that appears is of course “Mobile suit fighting is cool”. That’s not the point. It’s all at all.” Tomino lamented Gundam The director has less abrasives. “My young colleague is doing it Gundam Today’s series, I feel like I have no experience in war. ” He continued, he wasn’t sure if he could have experienced their younger generation in person, if he could have taught wartime experience.

Finally, when asked about future efforts, Tomino said he had something he wanted to do. Although he did not elaborate, Tomino did elaborate: “The war in Ukraine has been going on for three years, and the conflict in Israel has been 30 to 40 years. I don’t think we know much about these things. So the theme is whether humans can stop this social behavior.”

This segment can be found in NHK+Japan is till June 24 at 10:00 pm (9:00 AM ET). this NHK website A text article was also published, using different excerpts of the interviews used in the video segment.

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