Postby symbv » Fri Aug 12, 2011 9:24 pm

1731298478 wrote: Hiroki Azuma talks about receiving Re-Take as a birthday present. It reminds me a bit of symbv's story ^^ (Azuma is a big Asuka fan...)

Hiroki Azuma talks about receiving Re-Take as a birthday present. It reminds me a bit of symbv's story ^^ (Azuma is a big Asuka fan...)

I do not have a AA (ascii art) of Asuka so let me use a recent one from Madoka

My reaction[URL=http://imgur.com/BcTWW][/URL]This is the most affirmative comment I have ever seen on Re-Take, and from a veteran and big name anime critic!!He got it in May 2009, less than one year before my story. Yes!!http://d.hatena.ne.jp/hazuma/20090511/1242018681Let me try to complete the translation:文学フリマ＆エヴァンゲリオンRETAKELITERATURE FLEA MARKET & EVANGELION RETAKEみなさん、昨日の文学フリマはご苦労さまでした。Everybody, thanks for everything in the Literature Flea Market yeserday!ぼくは今回一般客としてちょっと顔を出しただけでしたが、評論系同人誌は確実にもりあがってますね。数年前の状況と較べると隔世の熱気で、そろそろマスコミも注目し始めるのではないでしょうか。ぼく自身もこのシーンをできるだけ長続きさせるべく、昨年のゼロアカだけではなく、今後もいろいろ仕掛けていかなきゃなとあらためて責任を痛感しました。This time I only showed up a little bit as a regular customer. The doujin on criticism genre really got a lot of attention. Compared to what it was a few years ago the passion was like from another world. I have a feeling that it is about time mass media will starts to take ntoice. I myself also wants to keep this state to last as long as possible. It got me to feel acutely the responsibility of giving various ideas not just in Zeoaka last year but also in future as well.たくさん献本もいただきました。これから目を通す予定です。ありがとうございます。I received a lot of books as gift. I plan to read them from now on. Thank you very much.さて、それはそれとして、その前日にはぼくの誕生日祝いが開かれていました。それで、その場でゼロアカ生の坂上くんより、スタジオkimigabuchiのエヴァンゲリオン二次創作同人誌「RETAKE」全6巻をプレゼントとして譲り受けたわけです。「最近東さんのエヴァ熱が低いので、これを読んでぜひ復活してください」とのことで、実際ぼくは、アスカの名前が変わっているとかメガネっ娘が出るとかマジどうでもいいよ、といささか冷淡な空気で新劇場版を迎えようとしていたわけですが……。Well, having said that, the day before the flea market my birthday celebration was held. I received the complete six volumes of Studio Kimigabuchi's Evangelion dojinshi "RETAKE" as a present from Zeroaka member Sakagami-kun, who said, "Azuma-san's passion for Eva has dwindled recently, so please read this and revive it." The truth is, I tried to accept the new movies with a somewhat cool air, as I didn't really care about the change to Asuka's name or the introduction of the meganekko, but......いやいやいやいやいや、坂上くんの思惑どおり、超熱気が復活しちゃいましたよ！ アスカとかまじいいっすよ！ ええ！ ひとり暮らしでポスター張ってたときとか思い出しちゃいましたよｗ！ やられた！Well well well well well as Sakagami-kun had wanted, my super passion was very much revived!! Asuka etc are truly so cool!! Yes!! The idea like sticking a poster (as I live by myself) even came up to me www!! It got me!!まあ実際、この「RETAKE」はとてもよくできている作品ですね。ゲーム的リアリズムばりばりです。二次創作でしかできない表現の可能性について、ひさしぶりに考えさせられました。Well, really, RETAKE is a very well done work. The game-like realism is so full of energy. It made me think again, after a long time, about the potential for expression that can only be achieved by secondary works.それにしても、おれ、あのころ娘ができてたらまじで「アスカ」とか命名してたんだろうなあ……（RETAKEはそういう話でもある）。Nevertheless, if I had had a daughter at that time, I would probably have named her Asuka...(in Retake there is also a similar story)Again I want to say this is something that is so good about the tolerant attitude of copyright infringement by doujin creation, even though adult material is involved. It keeps a franchise alive and allows outlet channel for the cretive energy as well as yearning from fans which would be very hard to satisfy in official channel. This is something that would be hard to imagine to happen in copyright-obsessive places like America.